#(schrödinger's post lol)

[electronicgalah]

Here have a poorly drawn bracken and mouthdog cause I’ve been playing the shit out of lethal company this week.

[quarks-pussy]

[Images description: Twelve pictures of Star Trek actors. The phrase "thank you for being both amazing actors and amazing people" is written across most of the images one word at a time, except for the two images in the middle. The middle images are of William Shatner, reading "not you!" and Robert Beltran, reading "or you for that matter". The actors in the other images are George Takei, René Auberjonois, DeForest Kelley, Gates McFadden, Wil Wheaton, Kate Mulgrew, Patrick Stewart, Siddig El Fadil (aka Alexander Siddig), Nichelle Nichols and Leonard Nimoy. End image description.]

Non exhaustive list of course. Many more such cases, in fact feel free to add

(insp)

[chaoticwholesome]

the fact that family still use plausible deniability to assume i'm A Heterosexual is very funny if u have ever Seen Me With Your Eyes

[itsnobodysproblem]

Ok well. Exactly one person said i should post these so. @theverycoolfish here they are

Sherlock and Co fic recs that I initially compiled for a friend of mine

Very subjective. Most of these are hurt/comfort.

I did attempt an order but it ended up an ambiguous mix of when I read them, when they take place and who wrote them so ehh. Yeah.

Overworked And Underslept, I Think by holyflyingswisscheese

Someone heard "Sherlock hasn't been feeling well" in reig and ran with it, this is the backstory

It's... So good… And it’s one of the first sh&co fics I read.

4k

seventy-four by SupposedToBeWriting (aka @organchordsandlightning )

Early days, they don't know how important they are/ will be to each other yet.

John is thrown off a balcony

(Such a good mix of lighthearted and angsty)

(Contains the funniest line I’ve heard in any Sh&Co fic)

4k

The Dancing Men: Part Four by dykeiel

SOOSOSO GOOD THE PERFECT FIC TO READ AFTER DANC IDK I LOVED IT

They talk!!!!

9k

The New War by ProjectOrthus

Post-Danc fic. Both of them are rattled. John's nightmares are back.

I don't remember to tell you more but I did leave this comment:

"Oh man... That was amazing. Wow. Just. Really.. wow"

8k

hey girl why are you dreaming about losing me every night by consistentjpw

POST DANC

There is One Quote in this fic...... Bro. BRO.

1k

hey girl why are you dreaming about my hands every night by consistentjpw

John's in love. Sherlock thinks he's mad at him :))

So you know how cringe John was in the early days? One thing he says in this fic rivals every cringe thing we ever heard from him. You have been warned.

I don't remember much about it tbh but I do remember I really liked it so

8k

hebb's law (anonymous)

Sherlock falls. Watson catches him. But he can't hold on.

Reichenbach feels.

Honestly so good wtf

3k

schrödinger's law (anonymous)

Fix-it fic to some other fic

John's dying. Dead already. Sherlock's trying to keep him alive.

2k

[Yes, I see you, person who read murphy’s law, it’s not on here because I haven’t read it yet. I know, I know. I will.]

No Words Needed by Coyote_Writes

Sherlock going through a dissociative episode

Very well written. The prose, I mean.

1k

The Dying Detective by blush_bite

What it says on the tin. The Dying Detective story but make it sh&co.

15k

it only takes a taste (of your shoulder) by @lxvenderjewel

5+1 things but the things are Sherlock biting John lol

180 mood change at one point you have been warned

3k

much too blind to see (the damage that he's done) by lxvenderjewel

The girls are fightinnnn

Actually Sherlock is not, John just. Doesn't communicate his feelings. It's good, I remember I liked it

3k

And you know obviously you could 👀 check out my fics, at the moment there’s two, Ghost of a Christmas Present (4k, super lighthearted, lost christmas gift) and Untethered (8k, very very angsty but it all ends well), but there will be more.

Mmmkay byeeee

[luzthethales]

Ok I finished watching sooby doo mystery incorporated today and I am currently obssesed (as you can see for my reposts and likes lol). But a particular thing that I can't get out of my mind is velma and marcie, specifically in the reset au.

There are so many questions in my head and I made this post to show my personal interpretation.

So the scene where Velma talks about the "Schrödinger's cat", Marcie seems a little bit suspicious of Dinkley, although she easily forgets and starts reading. What if she didn't easily forgot?What if she started trying to understand where the other's idea come from? So Marcie can't stop thinking about the Schrödinger's cat thing and she just heard that the mystery inc are going to leave town, so obviously she confronts Velma:

Why did you bring up the Schrödinger's cat?

Velma don't answer, she don't need to, Marcie can figure it out, and she do, that theory brings up different universes. Velma is acting different than she used to. That's why. Then Flench ask another question, the one she should've asked before: What happened? Velma's again reluctant to answer, not because she knows the other can figure it out, no, because she don't want to tell the love of her life her best friend what just happened, it was terrible she saw almost everyone she cares about die. She didn't saw Marcie's death, but knowing about it was still so painful, she didn't want her Marcie to have that pain.

But then she speaks again You can trust me, Velma. Dinkley looks into Marcie's eyes. They look so similiar to the other Marcie, the one who died protecting her. But they're not the same, they're less tired, she didn't have to go trough what her Marcie had to. But she was still Marcie, not the same, but close enough, alive. She then bursts into tears, the other conforts her no matter what you're still my girl.

Velma spend some time crying while hugging "hot dog water", god how she grown to hate that nickname, why can't people just call her Marcie? Her real name, not some stupid nickmane that the kids at school gave to her. Then she stops, she has to tell the truth to Flench. Even if it is hard, she deserves to know. So she tells everything, the curse, the entetity, Mr. E, how they grow close in that universe, even Marcie's sacrifice. Marcie look at her, shocked, but she still believes, even with all her skepticism in the supernatural. Velma would never lie to her. And she hugs the other girl again but this time not to console her but to show that she believes in her. In every word, she wouldn't believe if anyone else said it but Velma her best friend, the person she most cares about in the world. And Velma understands, she understands that this Marcie, although not with the same memories, it's still her Marcie.

Then they finally say goodbye, no, not a goodbye but a "see you soon", they keep in contact, even if they aren't at the same town anymore. They still love each other, even if they're not exactly the one they know.

Anyways I love Marcie and wish she had more screentime.

[dtmsrpfcringe]

None of the prominent tinhats that I occasionally hate-read (guilty) posted or reblogged David's actual speech at the LGBTQ+ awards. They only post stuff surrounding it, and say how much he's flourished under Michael's care, how confident he's become (as if he used to be a wallflower dressed in duds until GO1 or whatever), how beautifully he defends his queerness (ignoring all he says about his "allyship") and so on. But no actual speech. Why? Because he spends like half of it praising his wife and saying how she is an engine of all their activism and his educator, and tinhats simply can't deal with it.

I thought they're gonna tell some elaborate tale how PR wrote the speech for him and made him read it (they could make the Badenoch situation be the PR's fault as well, 2 for the price of 1), but no, they don't want to take away his pro-lgbtq+ activism and give it to "PR", because it's a cornerstone of their narrative about David being gay himself and his wife being a beard or a baby-trapper - what's the latest idk. But they also can't concoct a story explaining why he would praise Georgia of his own volition, while they're on the brink of divorce or have already separated - what's the latest idk as well lol. So they simply don't touch it at all.

It's like there was a speech and there is a fallout of the speech. They praise and defend David accordingly, but pretend that it's all down to his queerness and Michael's support while ignoring what David actually says himself in the speech. Not the first time of course, but I thought it was especially funny and obvious in this case. And these are the people who scream about "believing David and Michael's actual words" as opposed to "antis" who "take everything they say as a joke" etc. But here's this Schrödinger's speech lol.

they only believe David when it matches their narrative and any other time it's wittle David so poor and helpless

[starbuttons]

Okay idk why I have such vivid opinions on this but as a continuation of this post I wanna give my headcanon on the Bleach guys’ sexualities

(please don’t disagree with me by giving me textual evidence I’m just vibing here fjdhsjhs)

Isshin Kurosaki: honestly? bisexual

Chad Yasutora: asexual panromantic (I can see him in a loving relationship with a wife who tells the waiter he order mashed potatoes for him lol)

Kisuke Urahara: yes

Kensei Muguruma: hmmm gay. he tried stuff with women but was like “yeah no I like men”

Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez: ace but he will fuck as long as the other person is bottoming

Ulquiorra Cifer: aroace

Renji Abarai: heteroooooo jessica

Sousuke Aizen: sex repulsed aroace

Shukuro Tsukishima: bi

Ryuken Ishida: straight

Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto: idk broooo

Byakuya Kuchiki: bi with a preference for women

Shuhei Hisagi: uhh bi with a femme preference

Jushiro Ukitake: to me he’s got Schrödingers sexuality like he’s not gay, bi, het, OR ace (wait maybe he could be demisexual, idk but it’s not based on gender and depends on emotion)

Kenpachi Zaraki: well if he gets the time for it then he’s like “a hole is a hole” 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 (asexual btw)

Shunsui Kyoraku: erm bisexual slut

Gin Ichimaru: it took me a while but I figured it out. Gin is straight but he would have sex with dudes. He only tops with dudes but if it’s a girl they have to peg him 😭😭

Coyote Starrk: as long as they’re power bottoming he’s down

Mayuri Kurotsuchi: asexual aromantic

Ichigo Kurosaki: y’know what, I’m gonna say bisexual with a preference for a certain personality type (maybe grayace)

Kugo Ginjo: i think he’s experimental he doesn’t have a sexuality he’s letting that shit rooooockkkk

Tosen Kaname: idk but he’s a BOTTOM

Ikkaku Madarame: bi but he doesn’t know it like when he’s horny he only thinks of women until a dude approaches him one day and he’ll be like “ohh this works too” lmao

Shinji Hirako: his sexuality is DESPERATION

Yumichika Ayasegawa: gay gay homosexual gay

Uryuu Ishida: he wasn’t in the other post but imma just say uh str8 lol

[benevolentthorn]

Rylan headcanons:

(This is for the anon from the last post who also requested Rylan headcanons! Here ya go!)

Their relationship is long distance post-game since Dylan stays in New York for college and Ryan goes to Boston for animation school. Once they both graduate they moved in together.

Dylan took Schrödinger with him to get an apartment with Ryan and Ryan decides to get a dog. He ends up adopting a German shepherd puppy.

Dylan sometimes lifts Ryan up to kiss him due to their height difference.

Dylan always gets the high-to-reach things for Ryan since Ryan is so short lol

Dylan is an early bird while Ryan likes to sleep in. Dylan likes to give Ryan a small kiss on the forehead before he gets up for the day 💕

Ryan is usually responsible for cooking since Dylan sucks at cooking lol. Dylan cannot even make toast without messing it up. Ryan is so much better at it and even helps Dylan cook basic things like pasta and eggs.

Ryan and Dylan love to stay up late playing video games together. Ryan likes survival horror games like dead space and silent hill while Dylan prefers more peaceful games like Minecraft and stardew valley.

Their favorite type of date to go on is coffee and thrifting dates! They both love to get iced lattes, breakfast sandwiches and check out thrift/antique stores and book stores.

Dylan likes a classic iced vanilla latte while Ryan prefers an iced hazelnut latte. They both like to get bacon egg and cheese sandwiches on everything bagels!

They also both really love to go to concerts. Dylan loves classic rock/pop and indie concerts while Ryan is more of a metalhead.

Ryan dragged Dylan with him to a metal concert one time and they both went into the mosh pit. Dylan was terrified at first but he eventually got into it!

One time Dylan got very drunk and sang “emo boy” by Ayesha erotica to Ryan. Ryan thought it was both cringeworthy and hilarious at the same time. Once Dylan was hungover the next morning he teased him relentlessly about it.

They both suffer from night terrors and insomnia as a result of the events at hackett’s quarry. If either of them are having a bad night, they’ll stay up late and hold each other until morning.

Dylan is such a sweet brother-in-law to Sarah. Whenever Dylan sleeps over at Ryan’s house, he loves to paint her nails and play dolls with her!

Dylan tends to be the big spoon most of the time, but will sometimes switch with Ryan, especially if he’s having a bad mental health day.

Dylan often suffers from phantom pain after he lost his hand :( Ryan is always there with medication, a warm drink and a hot/cold compress for him. Ryan cuddles him and puts on a movie to help him get his mind off of it

Ryan becomes deeply depressed post-game, since he lost Chris who was a father figure to him. Dylan likes to do little things for Ryan to help cheer him up, like buying him small gifts, helping him tidy up or taking him on nature walk dates. Dylan even asks Nick for tips to cook better so he can make Ryan nice meals.

[ask-meowscarada]

(( Wait a second, none of those are Meowscarada (I'm pretty sure)...

I know it goes against the spirit of April Fool's Day to explain the joke immediately, but posting this without context feels kinda mean LOL

You can blame my partner for giving me the idea, "wouldn't it be funny if you launched your new blog tomorrow?" and I wish I could except I'm not ready enough to want to launch it yet.

"Wait," you ask. "You're making a new blog?!"

Maybe! It's an idea I've been holding onto for some time now and I'd really like to do it, but it wouldn't be an ask blog the same way this one is—more of a casual place for doodles and stories relating to all of the Pokémon characters I've come up with in recent times that don't fit into ask-meowscarada. It's an idea I've even talked about on this blog and many of the characters can be found on my main, but I've otherwise been quiet about it because of the uncertainty.

So when my partner mentioned their idea earlier, I wanted to do something simple and silly for Schrödinger's blog—without being a jerk about the teaser (like, am I actually planning something or is this just a prank?). And by the time I made the art it felt like a waste not to do anything with it, so here we are!

Until next time, gamers! ))

[birdstooth]

NO!!!

this is like when Zooey Deschanel went blonde 😭 the universe still hasn’t healed…

SEBASTIAN STAN as STEVE I'm Not Here (2017) | dir. Michelle Schumacher

[sciencewife]

Schrödinger’s Cave Caveline divorce selfie!

This is an OLD meme redraw I did months ago, so it’s not as good as my recent work, but it’s too fun not to post. And it’s funnier now given recent fic events.

CaveDOS’s design wasn’t finalized yet so that’s why he looks different here lol. But enjoy

[bookaddict24-7]

REVIEWS OF THE WEEK!

Every week I will post various reviews I've written so far in 2024. You can check out my Goodreads for more up-to-date reviews HERE.

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232. The Quarterback by Tal Bauer--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

THE QUARTERBACK had some of my favourite tropes, so I initially started this duology with the excitement of getting to this book in the mini series. While I (surprising myself) enjoyed the first book more, this one still kept me fully engaged and in love with the characters.

One of the things I really liked about this was how both characters were essentially at a point in their lives where they had to figure out who they were and what they wanted for their lives. Obviously one character was more at a crossroads than the other, but their mutual attraction was definitely something that set off their introspective search for who they were and who they wanted to become.

The age gap was expected and one of the reasons why I was anticipating this read, even if at times it felt a little questionable because one MC had very, very clear daddy issues. But besides those moments where I was wondering if this relationship would have happened if there weren't any of the aforementioned issues, there were some seriously sweet and romantic moments.

Bauer is really, really good at creating relationships that form over time, where love just naturally becomes a comfort blanket for both characters. Bauer's grasp on romance and how to make the reader feel that palpable connection has always been masterful and THE QUARTERBACK was no different in romantic levels than his other books. And one of my absolute favourite things is when we, the readers, are wholly aware of that creeping love but the characters are ignorant to their impending romantic doom (LOL). There's always this sense of "finally" when the characters look at each other in a certain way, or finally just give in to what they're feeling.

Anyway, this book had a lot of tender moments and some surprisingly spicy ones (even though it was a lot tamer than I was anticipating). The love between the two characters was very different from the first book--where the first couple's love was a whirlwind of desire, this one was the slowly growing ember of love that has to be stoked over a period of time.

The biggest conflict of the book had me frustrated, so that also affected the rating. But other than that, this book was such a perfect summer romance read.

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233. The Day Tripper by James Goodhand--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

THE DAY TRIPPER blew me away and I wasn't expecting it to. While the beginning took a bit to get into, the body of the story had me completely hooked.

I love the concepts explored in Goodhand's book: time travel, speculative fiction themes, cause and effect, and the play on the concept of Schrödinger's Cat. I love the idea of what if and the exploration of everything surrounding it. I was just so deeply fascinated by it and how the MC's actions could have certain consequences.

I also enjoyed that the MC's character had so much character growth throughout the book, whether it was self-realization of the flaws we're aware of from the beginning, or the ones he slowly reveals that traumatized his life enough to have a negative effect on his choices. I like that he forged a new life for himself DESPITE the things that plagued him in the past.

Ugh, I'm just so in awe of this book and how much I enjoyed it. It was fun, but heartfelt; hopeful, but terrifying. I loved it, so much.

I need to read more books by this author!

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234. The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I had a lot of fun reading this one! I really enjoyed finding out what was going on with the MC alongside him, especially because of the memory loss. The adventure, the humour, the artwork in the physical book, and the fun interludes in between chapters made this such a fun and memorable read.

I think that also because of the way this book is written and the world the MC lives in, this kind of book could technically branch off into a bunch of other books. A world where people can travel to different dimensions that sometimes mimics our owe history? I'd read another book set in this world!

The mix of fantasy and sci-fi was also a lot of fun because there was that typical fantasy aspect of magical beings and fae-like creatures and gods, but then you had nanotechnology. I was surprisingly entertained by it!

Finally, this MC experienced one of my favourite tropes in fiction: people underestimate him, A LOT. And as we learn more about him, it all makes sense why, but the important thing is his character growth showing him that he can be more than the perceived image of him just beyond his memory's grasp. I REALLY enjoyed that.

Sanderson's novel caught my attention from the beginning and the adventure, humour, and the underestimating of the MC made this a really, really fun read for me!

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235. The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I'm a huge fan of Katherine Center. Save for two or three of her backlist titles, I've read most of her books and have enjoyed them all. THE ROM-COMMERS wasn't a different experience for me--I enjoyed this new book by her immensely. I loved the enemies to lovers aspect, the concept of it, the slow fall into romance, and the forced proximity.

Both characters brought a lot to the table and I loved that they embodied the definition of rom-com while actively trying to write one. Watching them do really adorable things with each other made me feel all giggly and excited for them. Especially because the FMC slowly brings the MMC out of his shell--but at the beginning, this is the very definition of "don't meet your heroes".

One of my biggest issues, however, with this book that I was kind of surprised by, was one situation where the FMC refuses to apologize for some pretty cruel things she said to her sister. THIS MAY BE A SPOILER SO BE WARNED: the sister apologizes profusely and it's reluctantly accepted, but other than a reminder that the FMC should apologize to the sister, she never does. It sat so wrongly with me for the remainder of the book that a part of me stopped enjoying the story as much. It was like, trauma inducing level of bad if the sister were a real person.

The majority of the book was enjoyable and was that typical Center cute and clean romance between two people that didn't like each other at first, but that blip near the end made me so uncomfortable.

I'd still recommend this cute read, but be aware that there are definitely some darker aspects of this book that could be triggering.

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236. Not In Love by Ali Hazelwood--⭐️⭐️⭐️

I've gotten to the point with Hazelwood where I tend to sort of feel on the fence whenever she releases a new book. I initially loved her first series because it had stem and some good romance between enemies, then promptly DNF'ed the third in that series because it all felt so...similar.

NOT IN LOVE is like that strange middle-ground between those very similar books in that first series, and different enough to break up that monotony. The differing factor in this one? Every time the characters met up, they had some form of sex. They were like the horny teenagers who are always off somewhere "discovering different parts of each other", even though they swear up and down that they hate each other.

While I'm normally a huge fan of smutty romances, this one felt a little forced at times? Don't get me wrong, these two had some good times. And if Hazelwood had gone through with it, it would have been an interesting exploration of a type of sex we don't typically see in smutty romances, but of course, he was "not like other men" and proved that she could indeed enjoy the typical sexual acts.

Their sexy rendezvouses WERE fun though and I remember listening through my audiobook and thinking, "Damn, okay, Ali." I liked watching these two take down each others' walls and fall into their love. Even if it was forbidden.

The MMC of course matched the physical descriptors of previous Hazelwood MMCs, and the FMC was also that quirky, slightly bitchy, curvaceously gorgeous FMC that Hazelwood also loves to write about. And I mean, I don't dislike that because I love some good rep for curvy girls, BUT it's also like falling into that Hazelwood formula that has become her character standard.

One of the main things, however, that I discussed with others who'd read this book is how STEM, the one thing that set Hazelwood's romances apart from all others when she first debuted, took a backburner to the smut in this book. Sure, it made an appearance every once in a while, but it was definitely a background character.

Look, my review nitpicks this book but you know, *shrug*, I actually enjoyed this book--for what it's worth. It was entertaining, sexy, and SLIGHTLY different enough from her previous stuff that it kept me wanting to read the rest of the story. It wasn't perfect, but it was fun for the summer. I'll still be wary of her future books, but this one was entertaining in its own way.

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237. This Book Won't Burn by Samira Ahmed--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

THIS BOOK WON'T BURN was an incredibly powerful book, but it was also from the perspective of a very young MC--yes, she's a senior in high school who was about to graduate, but some of her decisions felt very young and it was jarring, especially when those said decisions happened alongside her more mature moments.

But keeping that in mind, some of the adults in her life also let her down intensely--which, to be honest, is very realistic, especially with how North America is right now.

I wouldn't be surprised if this book gets banned because it focuses so much on what is happening right now. The racism in small town America, the idea that certain people have the power to control what other people do with their own time and what they read, and the threats that minorities face when they stand up for what is right was all scarily timely. And this made for a very uncomfortable read. Add to it that this is all from the POV of a teenager who was originally from an incredibly diverse city/school and is also dealing with the grief of her father's abandonment.

There was also such an underlying current of animosity in this book that breached the seemingly calm waves every so often, until the bigots and racists felt comfortable enough to come up for air more often. The one character remaining silent proved that silence was also the perfect example of how evil can flourish when there isn't anyone or anything stopping the abuse.

While the ending of this book is incredibly idealistic, I thought it was perfect because it adds that touch of hope that we are all wanting in such a difficult time. Real life may be a shit show of lost expectations, but at least fiction can show us what it COULD be like.

At times hopefully (because of the allies that find their bravery to stand up), and at other times terrifying, THIS BOOK WON'T BURN will definitely leave you thinking after the last page. And if you're an adult reading this book (like I am), it will make you wonder what you would have done if you were a teenager during this current political climate.

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238. The Only Light Left Burning by Erik J. Brown--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ugh, this sequel was soooooooo good!!

When I read the first book in this series years ago, I thought that it would have been great to get another book because I wanted to read about more adventures. Erik J. Brown definitely delivered in THE ONLY LIGHT LEFT BURNING and I'm so, so, so happy we got to have this conclusion!

One of the things I'm so grateful for is that this is a dual POV story. There are so many moving pieces in this book and so many instances where the MCs need to grow as characters on their own, that having dual POVs allowed for us to get the full stories.

I had forgotten how addicting Brown's writing is, too, because I was immediately hooked with this one. And there is ALWAYS something happening. There were some wild moments in this book and some that genuinely made me so itchy with anxiety and fear. Add to those scary moments a group of small kids and that's an extra level of horror.

But probably the thing I love the most about this duology is the love the two MCs feel for each other. They're young characters--I think sixteen?--but the love they share and the care they have was perfect. Plus, the guilt and PTSD of survival and past actions/choices haunting them was realistic, especially when putting into consideration just how young these two boys are (even if they're put into mature situations that challenge their survival).

I can barely put into words just how much I adored this book and how great it was. I definitely see myself re-reading this series in the future! The characters, the situations, the survival, and the adoration from one character to the next--this series is a MUST read.

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239. Rise of the Earth Dragon by Tracey West & Graham Howells (Illustrator)--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

ADORABLE.

I've been wanting to read this one for a while because of how popular it is with the littles who come into the bookstore to buy this series. And I have to say that I can understand the hype. It's obviously simpler because it's for younger readers, but it's a fun adventure with characters who slowly gain confidence in their abilities.

I think young reader me would have devoured these books!

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240. Nanny Negotiations by Merry Farmer--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Quick, fun, dramatic, and caught my attention quickly.

NANNY NEGOTIATIONS was a surprising read because while it was entertaining af, it also read like a Harlequin novel. It was quick on the romance, deliciously spicy with drama, and an adorable toddler to off-set the tension between the characters and the antagonist.

I loved the idea of this single dad returning back to a gentlemen's club after a nasty divorce. And that club? It's exclusively for queer people. This club was like a safety net as the single dad MC meets and hires a new male nanny and then, of course, falls for said nanny.

While the romance between the two MCs was a little insta-lusty for me, I still liked seeing this cold and jaded man bluster his way through a conversation with the nanny because he's nervous af. I will say, though, with the size of this book and how quickly paced the story was, insta-lust to love made sense.

The drama was telenovela-worthy. It was ridiculous but I couldn't look away from the book. You know those really bad ads for those reel short videos? The acting is questionable and the climax of the story is over-the-top? Yeah, this is like the novelization of that, but more entertaining than cringe.

Anyway, I enjoyed this for what it was. I'd recommend it if you're looking for a romance book with the nanny trope, especially if that nanny is a man and the parent is also a man.

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Have you read any of these books? What were your thoughts?

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Happy reading!

[pinliteral]

Fuckkk ok I’ll post my cringetiber pieces I like so far

Day 1 : Screenshot Redraw

Day 3 : Oversized Prop

Yapping below the cut

So erm the oc in day three is Thomas Schrödinger.. he’s my thinly veiled house md self insert.. erm so

ALSO THE FUCKING MOUSE BITRS VIAL TOOK ME LIKE AN HOUR 💔⁉️ I also drew that one at like one am so erm

Also watch My Best Friend is a Vampire right meow… Its so cheesy but it makes me feel nice inside .

Erm. Here’s an edited okbuddyvicodin screenshot for your travels

That’s also Thomas btw.

Oh yeah I also started a day early LOL

[catindabag]

TBOSAS on Crack short take (72)

*Planning a fake funeral is hard!* Read [this] first.

Coryo: Hey, Class Press.

Felix: Yes, Snowy?

Coryo: Poor Aeneas just called me earlier and said that his little sister is getting discharged from the hospital today.

Felix: Who’s Aeneas again?

Coryo: The Banshee’s surprisingly nicer and smarter older brother.

Felix: The same guy who was forced to sleep inside a tiny doghouse by his parents for being born good?

Coryo: Yup. That Aeneas.

Felix: Oh, I remember now. Poor guy. He deserves better.

Coryo: Yeah. Poor guy. So are we going to celebrate Arachne Crane’s recovery or what?

Hilarius: Are we?

Festus: I’m not. She gave me a proper black eye for saving her screeching spidery ass.

Palmyra: She’s not dead?

Clemensia: Palm Palm, that’s mean. Arachne was almost choked to death by her crazy Tribute.

Coryo: To be fair, crazy Brandy was hungry. She wanted to steal and eat the spider’s ✨Heaven Bread✨.

Domitia: Hungry? But Tanner told me that Brandy stole his bread rolls, cheese tarts, and 2 cans of beer before the spider came and made her a sh*tty sandwich.

Coryo: She’s like Percy’s little gremlin. She won’t stop eating no matter what.

Persephone: True. Mizzen has a Tartarus like stomach.

Festus: And the raging appetite of a thousand grown men.

Persephone: He can even eat Domitia’s whole family farm.

Domitia: Even my sweet daddy’s baby duck sanctuary?

Persephone: Especially the baby duck sanctuary.

Palmyra: So Craney really survived Brandy Sharp Candy?

Diana: Fortunately.

Festus: Tragically.

Diana: Creed!

Festus: She punched me in the face.

Coryo: 4 times.

Festus: It still hurts.😞

Coryo: And now she’s wearing an ugly neck brace because of it.

Felix: Wow. Who would’ve thought that my weird prediction came true.

Gaius: Cool.

Diana: Does that mean that you’re now a seer, Class Pres?

Felix: I wish.

Apollo: In a scale of Dr.Gaul’s ugly mutts to Clemensia’s pretty Mr. Paris Patty, how ugly is Arachne Crane’s neck brace?

Sejanus: Pit bull rabbit mutt ugly.

Apollo: Really?

Sejanus: Truly.

Diana: I can’t wait to see it.☺️

Palmyra: But are you 100 percent sure that our local Banshee is still the same Banshee?

Sejanus: What do you mean?

Palmyra: What if she’s now a cat trap in a box and we don’t know what’s happening inside?

Coryo: She’s not Schrödinger's cat!

Palmyra: Who’s Schrödinger?

Domitia: Monty, please.

Palmyra: But she hasn’t replied to my emails for 2 straight days now.

Domitia: So?

Palmyra: That means she’s dead in my books.

Domitia: Do you want to know the real reason why the spider doesn’t reply to your weird emails?

Palmyra: Yes! I love honesty.😊

Domitia: She doesn’t like you.

Palmyra: Ok! So what’s the truth?

Domitia: She doesn’t like you!

Palmyra: That’s a lie. Everybody likes me. Even Dr. Gaul and her rainbow snakey snakeys like me.

Domitia: You need help.

Palmyra: I like kelp too!

Domitia: I hate you.

Palmyra: I date me too.😊

Domitia: You’re hopeless.

Palmyra: Thank you! You’re a nice friend, Tia.

Domitia: We’re not friends.

Palmyra: Best friends!🥰

Hilarius: Lol. I’m recording this.

Florus: But just to be sure, does anyone have legitimate proof that the spider is still the spider?

Sejanus: *raises hand*

Florus: Really? You of all people?

Sejanus: Yup! The other day, me, Coryo, Lizzie, and Creed had a secret slumber party inside her hospital room without her knowing.

Festus: We stole her ice cream.

Coryo: I ate her mother’s homemade apple pie. It was a little bit dry and flaky, but I still gave it a 7 out of 10 for trying.

Lysistrata: I stole her morphling bottles and sold them to Dennis.

Festus: I drew a mustache on her face while she was sleeping.

Sejanus: And I took some photos and short videos for Felix.

Florus: Photos? Photos of Crane sleeping?

Sejanus: No. They were photos and videos of Crane swearing and screeching at Lizzie and Festus.

Florus: Can you share them with me?

Felix: Flory, I posted them in our secret group chat, remember?

Florus: You made a secret group chat without me?!

Felix: Sh*t. I think Urban and Io forgot to add you.

Apollo: Don’t worry, Flory. I’ll add you.☺️

Florus: Thanks.😞

Pup: Actually, we’ve already added you in our group chat before.

Florus: Then why am I not in chat anymore?

Pup: I think Ban Ban and Andie accidentally kicked you out.

Florus: Why? What did I do?

Pup: They thought you were secretly Dean Highbottom in disguise.

Florus: Is it because of my profile picture?

Pup: Definitely.

Florus: My profile picture is cute and perfectly fine!

Pup: Your profile picture’s a fat goldfish drinking booze.

Florus: It’s simple and symbolic.

Pup: Change it.

Lysistrata: Yo, can we share the photos with Lucky Flickerman?

Florus: That magical clown was added in the group chat before me?!

Lysistrata: Yes, but anyway-

Florus: Anyway?! Felix, explain yourself!

Felix: Don’t look at me. I didn’t add no magical clown in chat.

Lysistrata: I did.

Clemensia: Of course you did, Lizzie. Of course you did.🙄

Lysistrata: He said that he’ll give us 20 bucks, 2 crates of candy corn, a free bird show, and a bucket of chicken wings.

Clemensia: No. Just no. We are not sharing Crane’s ugly pictures with that clown and Capitol News.

Lysistrata: He’s a magician.

Clemensia: That’s not the point!

Lysistrata: He can talk to birds!

Coryo: I’m allergic to weird birds.

Festus: Same.

Apollo: Aren’t we all here to talk about Crane’s miraculous recovery and celebration?

Dennis: Hear me out-

Clemensia: No.

Dennis: Just this once. I swear that you might even like it.

Felix: Fire away, Denny.

Dennis: How about we arrange a fake funeral as a “welcome back” party for Crane instead? What do you guys think?

Coryo: A fake what?

Dennis: A fake funeral!

Festus: That sounds fun.

Dennis: An exclusive fake funeral for our local screeching Banshee and her dead sh*tty sandwich!😀

Clemensia: Dennis, that’s madness-

Sejanus: Denny, that’s brilliant! You’re a genius! A genius!

Coryo: I’m with Seji Pie.

Palmyra: Me too!

Hilarius: Let’s do it!

Felix: But just for formalities-

Clemensia: Or Panem’s sake.

Felix: Raise your good hand if you want to arrange a fake funeral for Arachne Banshee Crane tomorrow.

Everyone: *immediately raises their hand except for Clemensia*

Apollo: Yey! Fake funeral!

Clemensia: You guys disappoint me.

Diana: Are we going to sing ✨Gem of Panem✨?

Felix: Of course! It’s part of the ceremony.

Diana: Can we sing ✨Somewhere Over The Rainbow✨ after?

Felix: Sure! You and Coryo can sing the rainbow song together.

Coryo: But can Sejanus and I sing ✨My Heart Will Go On✨ after my duet with Ring?

Sejanus: Please, Class Pres! Let me sing with my Coryo! I’ll pay you 10 bucks and 4 crates of posca.

Felix: Fine. You can sing whatever love song you feel like singing.

Everyone: Yey!

Festus: But can I bring a big ass silver crane to serve as the main centerpiece for tomorrow’s funeral?

Felix: Are you talking about the weird looking long-legged bird or the one used for construction?

Festus: A big ass metal crane that my mother uses for construction.

Felix: A literal crane?! You want to bring a literal crane to poor Arachne’s funeral?!

Festus: It’s a fake funeral. Anything goes.

Felix: Why, Creed? Just why?!

Festus: Coryo and Seji Pie can even swing on the crane while performing ✨My Heart Will Go On✨.

Diana: Can I swing too?

Festus: As long as you wear my dad’s old neon pink harness.

Coryo: Wait. Are we going to jump down the crane after we sing?

Sejanus: That’s a good idea.

Festus: Don’t worry, Snowy. I’ll make sure that there’s a working ambulance nearby.

Coryo: Working? What do you mean by working?!

Festus: May the odds be ever in your favor, Bestie.☺️

Coryo: Thanks.

Sejanus: Just to be safe, I’ll bring 10 parachutes.

Festus: *turns to Felix* So Class Pres, what do you say? Metal crane or no metal crane?

Felix: Fine. You can bring your mother’s old metal crane.

Festus: Yey!

Felix: But just one.

Festus: No promises.

Apollo: Can we bring fireworks? I love fireworks.

Felix: One box each.

Apollo: You’re the best, Class Pres!

Dennis: Yo, I have another idea. What if-

Clemensia: Dennis, shut up.

Dennis: Hear me out, hear me out-

Clemensia: Suck a di-

Hilarius: Let the man cook!

Clemensia: He can’t cook.

Hilarius: Let the businessman cook!

Palmyra: I wanna cook!😀

Everyone: No.

Dennis: What if we use Creed’s crane to lift up Arachne’s empty casket while Diana, Sejanus, and Coryo are standing on it. What do you think?

Coryo: Standing where exactly?

Dennis: On the casket.

Coryo: While being lifted up?

Dennis: Yes.

Diana: Does that mean that we’re going to perform with the birds?!

Coryo: Not the birds!

Sejanus: I’m excited!

Gaius: That’s brilliant! Capitol News will love it!

Hilarius: I can’t wait to record that.

Dennis: And what if-

Clemensia: You’re an idiot.

Dennis: What if the rest of us are riding 12 pink chariots covered with white and yellow roses while Coryo and Sejanus are singing their love song above us! What do you guys think?😀

Felix: Why chariots? Why not cars?

Dennis: Because we’re Roman Empire fanatics, Class Pres.

Felix: True. We do love the Roman Empire and Greek Mythology.

Apollo: Do you know that I was named after the sun god?😊

Festus: Obviously.

Dennis: Fun fact! My first name is actually Dionysus.

Domitia: We’re still going to call you “Dennis” after this, ya know.

Dennis: I know.😔

Felix: But where exactly are we going to get 12 pink chariots before tomorrow’s event?

Dennis: Mama Cardew.

Felix: Right. I’ll call Livia’s mom later.

Apollo: How about the roses?

Felix: Coryo?

Coryo: Sure. I’ll ransack my grandmother’s garden again.

Dennis: Good! That settles it.

Felix: But where are we going to hold Crane’s fake funeral anyway?

Dennis: In front of the Presidential Palace.

Felix: We can’t! My granduncle might die from embarrassment.

Dennis: The President of Panem will love it! He might even give a funny speech tomorrow!

Felix: You’re killing me.

Dennis: Don’t be like that, Class Press. Your crazy Gran Gran loves attending weird funerals.

Felix: Dennis, please.

Dennis: I’ll give you a banned Lana Del Rey album next week.

Felix: For free?

Dennis: 2 Lana Del Rey albums.

Felix: Fine! I’ll call my crazy Gran Gran right now. *calls President Ravinstill*

Pres.Ravinstill: Hello? Is this the royal dog walker? My puppies are sleeping right now-

Felix: Gran Gran, this is Felix.

Pres.Ravinstill: Ah! My favorite son!

Felix: I’m not your son. I’m your grandnephew, remember?

Pres.Ravinstill: What do you want from your dear old Gran Gran, my sweet son and heir? Do you want another golden chair? I can give you another golden chair-

Felix: Can we arrange a fake funeral in front of the Presidential Palace tomorrow?

Pres.Ravinstill: Am I invited?

Felix: You’ll be speaking on stage.

Pres.Ravinstill: I approve!

Felix: Thank you, Gran Gran. You’re the best.

Pres.Ravinstill: I’m the best!

Felix: I’ll hang up now-

Pres.Ravinstill: But can your poor old man wear an extra large burrito blanket and a pink balaclava for tomorrow’s event?

Felix: Wear whatever you want. You’re the President, remember?

Pres.Ravinstill: Yes! I’m the President!

Felix: Goodbye, Mr. President.

Pres.Ravinstill: See you late, son.

Felix: *Hangs up the phone* Gran Gran approves!

Everyone: Yey!

Palmyra: Weewoo!

Festus: I love you guys!

Sejanus: So who’s telling Crane?

Coryo: It’s a surprise.

Sejanus: Nice! I love surprises.☺️

Clemensia: I’m homeschooling my children.

[sanderssidesthehouse]

Can you do "Schrödinger's Union"? That's probably my favorite way I've heard their relationship described. Oh, for the bingo btw.

Yes, absolutely, I would love to talk about Schrödinger's Union, I'm glad you appreciate my nickname for them.

The most married and also divorced couple of all time.

I also just noticed I forgot to mark off affectionate or derogatory on toxic but tbh yeah. They can be whatever you want them to be. This, that, and/or the other thing.

Um, so, what can I say? They're both care taker types and could use someone to take care of them. They would have that kind of understanding. They also need to gossip with each other, probably about the creativitwins comparing stories, but they talk about Virgil a lot too. I think I started writing a fic about this somewhere, it feels very familiar to mention. (Should I just go crazy and start posting the first chapters of all my WIPs? lmk)

You could also encounter a problem where they focus too much on helping each other, making each others jobs harder, buring out, creating resentment, etc. Y'know... If you wanted to.

And I feel like them being married but also divorced is a popular opinion so idk how much I need to explain that in particular but if you just watch them interact and the way they talk about each other, they know each other intimately. They care about each other. They also annoy the piss out of each other and would have the most passive aggressive arguments. This is kind of peak Patton for me. Let Patton be a bitch 2k24. (We all know you're capable, Patton, let loose for me just one time.)

I think they could be good friends too. I'm a sucker for the 'guy who is all about self preservation meets someone they didn't actually mean to let in but would now do anything for dynamic'. I'm the sucker for the 'guy who is struggling with self image and confidence meets someone they originally think is mean but then realize that they're just uncompromising on their values and one of their values is themself dynamic'. They're so 'morals are important, but what good are morals if they kill you for nothing' and 'protecting yourself is important but what good is protecting yourself if you never experience the joys of life and connection with others'. They're just balanced in that good, good way. They strike me as classic western grizzled cowboy (Janus) and farm boy who just lost his parents but everyone in the community has been helping out (Patton).

At the current point in mainline canon it seems like they'll be hanging out more. That will be fun. It's great to get them in a room together.

I think that's all I can manage for now, I've been trying very hard to write this but my brain has been absolutely fried recently. As always, anyone can feel free to jump on, it would probably prompt my brain into making coherent thoughts lol.

[winryrockbellwannabe]

hey, first off all just wanna say your blog is so cool i love seeing you on my dash!

i was just wondering if you had any tips for first year students and how to manage time? i think that’s the aspect i have been struggling with the most is time management and getting enough sleep rn.

omg tysm!!! 💜💜💜 so glad you like my posts!! and hope your enjoying your 1st year so far <3

So, how to manage your time:

tbh I haven't understood it that well myself. Personally im a little time blind, so i coordinate my schedule based on tasks i have to do, instead of time.

So instead of: study physics for an hour, it could be something like: understand The Schrödinger equation or study 40 pages.

My only time blocks are: morning, afternoon (before snack time, before dinner) and before going to bed. Which i particularly like since it's more flexible, and if i didn't manage to accomplish everything, i can just move it a bit, instead of ruining the whole thing.

My planner usually looks like this: (it's a bit light, since i had classes all day both monday and today, but you get the idea)

But if you like to study in time blocks, my tip is to give them space to be flexible. So if you delay smth it doesn't ruin your entire schedule, and you won't be so stressed about the time as well.

For example, you think you'll take 1h to do this assignment? Save 1h30 for it, if you end up actually needing this extra time, then you're still in time. If you only needed 1h, you can take a break and move to your next task earlier than planned.

Alarms are a student's best friend for time tracking. And a bonus advantage is that it also forces me not to be on my phone, since i set the alarm in there, and it's a visual reminder that i should be working.

Another important thing to do is to ✨ prioritize✨ your tasks!! Your final exam is way more important than a report that's only 10% your grade. Sure, if you can do both it's perfect, but don't waste too much time perfecting smth that's not that important.

Oh, and if you feel like the way your professor explains isn't doing it for you, just forget about that class! It's a waste of time to be 2 hours in a classroom, not even understanding what the professor is saying and stressing about it. Just find some good notes, and study them in the library during that time instead.

Also, for the not enough sleep problem. I feel you. That was me in the second semester of 1st year. I would lose track of time, sometimes just procrastinating, and forget to sleep. My solution for that is ✨alarms✨. I usually wake up at 7:30, so everyday i have an alarm set for 23:00 to remind myself to go to sleep, and another for 24:00, just in case i ignored the first one lol. Really improved my sleep schedules.

(And a little extra (tho i intend to do a bigger post about this soon)

1st year tips in general: Find ways to be interested in your classes, so it's easier to study. Watch documentaries about it, discuss stuff with ppl that love that subject. Even if you are learning how to solve integrals so you can help your crush - totally not talking from experience. If it get's you motivated, then that's all that matters. DONT BE AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS!!! I promise your professors aren't judging you, and if your classmates are, well, they won't be judging anymore when you ace that test. And force yourself to take breaks. I would put on my t.do list to watch an episode of a series daily, bc i would be so stressed i would forget to do that. And taking breaks it's super important.)

(sorry for the huge post, I really hope at least one tip in here will be useful for you. Thank you for the ask, and best of luck for this uni year!!! Feel free to ask anymore questions💜)