#(title from thirteen by big star)

[heavencasteel420]

For the unwritten/unpublished ask game thing, 4 and 5. Preferably that vibes-based Lucas story you've mentioned.

Thank you for asking!

4. Something I'm unsure about including: there might be a love triangle that would require some careful handling regarding race, class, and gender. The fic would be set during fall of freshman year. Lucas and Max aren't going out in any formal sense--she won't go on dates with him or do PDA at school or call herself his girlfriend--but sometimes she'll hang out with him in her trailer home and they'll make out. He wants more than this, but that's about all she can give and he takes it because he misses her terribly. Meanwhile, more girls at school are starting to notice him, because he's good-looking and he's on the basketball team. Patrick, looking out for his younger teammate, introduces him to freshman girl Danielle McCorkle. She's pretty, ladylike, and way into 4-H; the McCorkles are the established black farming family in Hawkins.

(Side note: in the social world of Hawkins, most of the well-to-do black families are farmers who have been around for one hundred years or more and live out in the country; the McKinneys are another example. There is a smaller group of newer arrivals like the Sinclairs--doctors, lawyers, accountants--who are scattered throughout the nice developments, plus some working-class black families who are mostly clustered in one okay-ish neighborhood near downtown.)

Lucas goes with Danielle to a dance, but he feels conflicted about it. He's still hung up on Max, who gives her blessing but kind of sulks about it, but Danielle's really sweet and cute and, you know what, it is cool that she knows so much about how to grow different kinds of peppers even if he never really thought about that kind of thing. At the same time, he starts to feel like he's being encouraged to date her by more than one of his teammates because they're way more comfortable with him dating a black girl from a nice family than a poor, "weird" white girl like Max. Which is one thing coming from Patrick, who's also just trying to get by as a black kid in a majority white school (and who, it turns out, feels protective of Danielle, a younger family friend, and doesn't want Lucas to treat her as second-best), but a lot more infuriating when it's the white guys on the team. They're not like Billy--they wouldn't tell him it's wrong to date a white girl, let alone try to kill him over it--but they're still more prejudiced than they think.

I don't think there's any big fallout--the relationship with Danielle just kind of trails off and Max continues to drift away--but both girls end up feeling slighted, partly for class/race reasons. Max is like "of course he wants Danielle, she's so pretty and perfect and her family isn't a disaster area" and Danielle is like "I try so hard to look the right way and act the right way, and he'd still rather moon over a white girl who doesn't even want him around." And, while neither girl is really being fair to Lucas or understands whether the other girl is coming from, their insecurities are based in real-world prejudices that they have suffered. And I really want to be fair to Danielle, who is getting an incredible amount of shit as a black girl in-universe and doesn't have built-in audience sympathy because she's an OC.

5. Is there any scene I'm excited about writing: not to sound like a sicko, but I am jazzed to give Lucas PTSD and make his (attentive! loving!) parents pretty flawed at handling it, partly because they're working with incomplete information and partly because they never really unpacked Charles's own bout with Vietnam-War-related PTSD shortly after Erica was born. Like they are both trying to help and dissuade him from being down on himself for having trauma, but they won't get him professional mental health care because then it becomes Too Real to them.

Also, he's going to find a hobby that's just for him, that he's pretty sure that no one in his life is going to understand and that he's starting pretty late if he ever wants it to be more than a hobby, but it's all his!!! He gets unexpected encouragement from two people (Max and a surprise person!).

[nolita-fairytale]

Pastry Chef Luca of the Bear Masterlist

**masterlist organized to be read in chronological order

burn your life down: (pastry chef luca x fem!reader)

leaving your old life behind, you move to copenhagen to follow your dream of opening a restaurant. almost a year after opening, luca's quest for inspiration brings him right to your doorstep. it's a story about learning how to fall in love again, about second chances, finding inspiration, and that sometimes, change can be really, really good. (completed)

one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten | eleven | twelve | thirteen

don't you worry there's still time (oneshot from the world of burn your life down, guest starring marcus brooks)

something will happen (banner by @translatemunson)

you and luca embark on another a big new adventure together: one of second dreams and second chances. the long-awaited sequel to 'burn your life down.' titled inspired by something will happen - berlioz.

one | two |

headcanon: new year's ever & day with luca

burn your life down bonus content

meeting pastry chef luca headcanon (teaser for 'burn your life down')

pov: you're the main character of 'burn your life down' and this is your instagram grid (moodboard/social media pov)

pov: youre the head chef of kokuore - the restaurant in 'burn your life down'

a behind the scenes look at 'burn your life down'

the secondary characters - the kimuras & the mikkelson twins

instagram profiles for the secondary characters by @translatemunson

[miumura]

( 🗒️ ) — ADVENT CALENDAR ‘23?!

[ 🎥 ] — open something a little special each day before christmas day … who wouldn’t love these gifts?

unlock a new drabble/fic by soph everyday in december before christmas!

[ 💬 ] — happy early december!! as the weather is starting to get colder, i decided to write a 2023 kpop winter masterlist ! there are many reasons as why i have decided to do this — 1. 2023 is coming to an end 2. i hit 2K+ followers 3. and bc it has officially been a year of hanniluvi (since oct 30 2022), so this is my big present for you all! thank you guys so much for all this love on this account, and i hope you love these little fics you get daily very soon 🫶 + get little spoilers of the titles n everything 👀 !!

POSTING SCHEDULE — starting from dec. 1st to dec. 25 . NO FIXATED TIME POSTS ; I POST WHENEVER I CAN!

STATUS : COMPLETED ; REMAINING DAYS —> 2024 ?!?!

�� stay in the middle, like you a little ”

[ ★ ] DAY ONE — lovers’ tv [ jungwon ]

[ ☆ ] DAY TWO — hot choco girl [ hanbin ]

[ ★ ] DAY THREE — his beige sweater [ jake ]

[ ☆ ] DAY FOUR — you’re my star [ eric ]

[ ★ ] DAY FIVE — love easily crumbles [ taehyun ]

[ ☆ ] DAY SIX — ugly christmas sweaters [ beomgyu ]

[ ★ ] DAY SEVEN — come on! [ jaehyun ]

[ ☆ ] DAY EIGHT — this is how it feels [ sunghoon ]

[ ★ ] DAY NINE — blurry hearts [ niki ]

[ ☆ ] DAY TEN — warmth for two [ nicholas ]

[ ★ ] DAY ELEVEN — winter without you [ yeonjun ]

[ ☆ ] DAY TWELVE — you’re blushing? [ changmin ]

[ ☆ ] DAY THIRTEEN — not our last goodbye. [ k ]

( * ) PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME FIC IDEAS / TITLES MAY CHANGE BUT THE IDOLS WOULD MOST LIKELY STAY THE SAME FOR THIS MASTERLIST !

TAGGING PEOPLE IN CERTAIN GROUP TAGLISTS !

—> people in certain taglists will only be tagged in idol works of that group

—> if you wish to be tagged for any group(s) on here or just for the mlist in general, let me know !

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[lemoncrushh]

Too Far From Texas - Story Page

Summary: Stacey Barnett is a writer and a single mother. Her hands full with two daughters (one with special needs), a newly published novel, an extroverted best friend and a controlling ex-husband, the last thing she expects is to meet an international pop star.

When It Was Written: I started this story in 2016 when I was going through my own divorce, so it’s very personal to me. I didn’t actually finish it until 2019. Sometimes you write something that you think is going to be a big hit and when it’s not, it kind of crushes your spirit. While I knew this was not for everyone, I think because it was so personal to me, it was hard for me to take any criticism (and it still is, tbh). The title comes from the Stevie Nicks song of the same name, and her music is a big inspiration in this story.

The Characters and Face Claims: This fic is based on Real Harry (aka famous!harry). The story takes place when he’s just released his first solo album, although in this he never cut his hair, and his movie (which is not named) came out before the album. The face claim for Stacey is Rachelle Lefevre. She is 40. Her bestie Lorelei’s face claim is Tabrett Bethell. I did not use any other face claims, although most of the other characters are based on real people in my life - Stacey’s daughters are mine, her mom is mine, and her ex-husband is mine. I just changed the names.

Warnings: age gap (older woman), smut, angst, mentions of divorce, autism (child), seizures (child), insecurities, flashbacks, nightmares, mental health issues * Again, this mentions a lot of personal issues I had and was going through at the time. I am not exaggerating when I say this is LOADED with angst. You will get angry at the characters, especially Stacey. But please remember to have a heart, because she’s been through a lot and doesn’t always react the way you think she should.

Number of Chapters: 33

AS ALWAYS, YOU MUST BE OVER 18 TO READ MY STORIES. NO EXCEPTIONS. Obviously, I can't monitor on my own, but use your best judgement. My fics are labeled MATURE for a reason.

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

CHAPTER NINETEEN

CHAPTER TWENTY

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

CHAPTER THIRTY

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE

THE PLAYLIST

[15-lizards]

SUBMISSION FROM: @timcurry-imgoinghomedotmp4

It is I, swimming modern braime anon! Here is what I have so far, snipping up your "worst couple on god's green earth" post and using it as an outline:

they met while she was on her daily 5 am jog outside of campus and found him hungover on a park bench after a two week bender with coke in his pocket and 30 missed calls and 55 suggestive texts from Cersei.

She’s a college sophomore on a sports scholarship just trying to get through her classes. She’s managing but she also has insomnia so running and training her body helps.

She thinks he’s a bum but gives him her water bottle out of pity. She heads back to her dorm, where she changes into the the team logowear athleisure she lives in. t-shirt, hoodie, basketball shorts, leggings, all in combination, and of course parka. Socks regardless but sneakers or slides depening on weather. Or timbs in the winter, Wisconsin gets fucking COLD. Showering before grabbing huge breakfast and heading to classes.

A week later is the ribbon cutting on the new recreation and fitness center. Tywin Lannister's name is on the brand spanking new natatorium.

Jaime’s there bc he works at Daddy Tywin Roy’s multi media empire as a nepotism. He doesn't know what his title is. Director of management of talent, or talent management director, or something. Whatever.

He’s at the party bc again, nepotism, and also he has a bunch of swimming records on the books from the 00s when he was on the team there. He could not tell you the last time he was in the pool (he was burning out while setting those records, and then he got in the car accident and had an excuse to lose himself in cersei and booze and drugs and a bunch of pr girlfriends who thought they were his beard bc he was so disinterested in them. a real jude law's character in gattaca situation.

Anyway, he was drinking champagne and trying to decide if the high he would get from sneaking away to do a bump of coke would be worth the judgement from his father and had just decided he couldn't be fucked to care.

She's there because she's currently swimming and breaking her own records, in a Katie Ledecky-type situation of competing against herself in the women's races and being among the faster men. But she's there as STAR SCHOLARSHIP TALENT and is also very aware that she's so busy swimming that she's passing classes bc she can only afford to take "rocks for jocks" type stuff. anyway, oh baby she does not belong here. And also why does her dad have to be here too?

they meet eyes and immediately feel some kind of godawful connection they are Locked In now. He beelines over to her bc he subconsciously thinks she’s Mother Teresa but then verbally starts making fun of her for having a social climber daddy. She asks how his monthly detox at rehab was. They’re snippy with each other all night.

Next few days on Jaime’s end, Tyrion notices he can’t stop talking about how huge and strong Brienne looked in her dress. So big and fit? Just. I mean it’s like weird how she was so powerful and had also saved him in the morning and oh  remember how big Dayne was? Tyrion remember he had the 50 and 100 free records before I did, and he was HUGE and Brienne is so mannish like that. Strong. TOTALLYYYYYYY gross though ewwwww imagine if she was into me? and I had to talk to her and her awful father and her records and her swimmer's shoulders and. Tyrion yearns for death.

A few days later for Brienne, she’s getting coffee with Sansa after class. Sansa looks over to see who Brienne’s texting and goes why are you arguing with a thirty two year old man about whether he got touched out anchoring the medley relay at olympic trials thirteen fucking years ago?

More to come!

NOTE FROM ME USER 15-lizards: incredible impeccable no notes

[a-french-coconut]

Part 4

Michael wakes up in a golden haze.

He's a big room, yellow flowers growing a little everywhere, music instruments linger on the floor with the occasional broken arrow.

Apollo Cabin, Camp Half-Blood.

A window is open, the ray of sunshine passing through hitting him right in the face. Warmth settle over his body, like the light is hugging him.

Welcome home my son

The voice is a barely a whisper, only meant for those whose earring is keen enough to perceive it, only meant for the children of music.

Michael basks in the sunlight, acknowledging his father's embrace. He's still bitter about the whole "I'm alive but you didn't bother looking for me" thing but he can appreciate the effort.

He tentatively stretches, that empousai hit him pretty hard, only to feel great.

A little too much even for his accelerated healing. Either Will is a medical prodigy or his father really wants to be forgiven.

His eyes wander to the nightstand and he freezes.

On the little table is a bow, smaller than the standard size, specifically built for one person only.

The last time he hold his bow, he was falling off a bridge in Manhattan.

His siblings must have found it in the middle of the wreckage and brought it back.

He carefully takes the weapon, the wood fitting perfectly in his palms. At the very end of the it, there's a little engravure, a M and Y etched in the surface.

It's another part of him coming back, this bow holding so much memories.

Lee taking him to Beckendorf because the other bows were too big for him.

Hours after hours in the archery fields, hands bleeding red from shooting countless arrows until every one of them were perfect.

Enflaming the Ares Cabin from the flying chariot, Clarisse promising to skewer him.

Where was Clarisse now ?

Two years are a long time for a demigod, that insufferable war-addict could be in college or ashes scattered in the wind for all he knows.

He hopes it’s the former, he might have despised her but there is only one demigod Michael has ever wish died and that is not Clarisse. That title is reserved for Luke Castellan.

Now that’s someone Michael really wants to be dead. If he’s not, if he’s miraculously still alive…

Michael smiles, he does need a subject test to see if his aim is still top notch.

Light footsteps interrupts his murderous thoughts, followed by the sound of shoes hitting a wall.

"Ugh, finally ! Gods, why did I choose to wear baskets ? It sucks."

Will's distaste for any kind of footwear covering his toes, Michael can work with. It's a familiar ground, one he can travel on without stumbling. Maybe the only thing left from what he knew.

Will is fifteen now, a far cry from the thirteen year old boy he left.

Does he still like Star Wars as much as he used to ?

Does he still smile with all his teeth despite witnessing the slaughter of Williamsburg Bridge, leaving him in charge in horrible conditions ?

Lee, I failed him, I failed you.

Lee, who had been adamant that he would be a great older brother.

Lee, whose bed across Micheal's has been left untouched by his new siblings.

Does he have new siblings ? Or is it just Will, Kayla and Austin ?

Two fucking years

He's out of his depths. Why did he even thought of coming back ?

They managed fine without him, yet here he is, wrecking Will's world once again.

Even more, Micheal's eighteen. He's still reeling about getting compared to a twelve years old but that's not the point.

The point is that all the demigods he knew are either long dead or in college.

Annabeth, Percy, Travis, Clarisse, Chris, everyone is too old for camp, just as him.

Camp is a place for demigods to learn their capacities in order to survive in the mortal world. The cabins were not made to house demigods entering adulthood.

He tries desperately to hold his tears off, why would it matter to leave Camp ? He already left it a long time ago.

Because it's home, because it's familiar, because Michael missed Camp so fucking much.

Despite his best efforts, tears soak the sheets, his heavy breathing echoing in the cabin.

"Michael ! You're awake !", shoots gleefully Will, now in his beloved flip flops, before noticing the tears, "Are you okay ? Are you still hurt ? I triple checked before letting you go of the infirmary but maybe I missed something ?"

Michael furiously rubs his eyes, already red and puffy.

"I'm fine, thanks to you actually. Your healing really got better after I-", he wavers, "disappeared."

Will's joy diminishes drastically.

"Yeah, well hum, I got a lot of practice with the wars you know..."

His mind stops dead on its track.

Wars

"What do you mean wars ?"

Will winces, "A lot happened since you die-, disappeared I mean. Sorry, force of habit.",his young brother chuckles nervously, "But yeah you kinda missed a war."

He missed a war. He left Will with blood and monsters while he was doing tea parties with the other orphans.

"And dad got turned mortal... but he's a god again now !"

Michael's brain is going to go overdrive if Will lets out another bomb.

"Oh, I almsot forgot ! I'm dating Nico, you remember him ?"

"The son of Hades ?"

"Don't say that with such a tone ! He's a sweetheart, a little grumpy one very prone on conjuring skeletons, but nobody's perfect. Although in my very unbiased opinion, he's getting closer every day..."

As he watches Will rambles about Nico, Michael is relieved to see that some things really don't change.

Will's smile has remained the beautiful, pure, wide smile of his memories.

[thegreatestfilmnevermade]

The 1975 Concept Album (Detailed)

'A Sight For Sore Eyes' by The 1975

I did the 1975's job and came up with some (lots) of ideas for their sixth studio album. Coming (never) to stores December 2024!

Covers + Tracklist + Details about each song, story, genres, etc BELOW

Tracklist

The 1975

Bite The Bullet

Spilt Milk

Clíodna

Make Me Immortal

Stand Out (In A Crowd)

Please See My Lover

Crocodile Tears (Interlude)

Stop Making Sense!

FYI!

Best For Me

My Final Bow

Pistol (In My Hand)

Covers

Would be shot somewhere in London or Manchester. Think (What's The Story?) by Oasis. I sketched other versions but couldn't make it look pretty for Tumblr :(

Ideally, it would be a guy in a black coat walking through a park, this kinda shot like the image below on the left. And the back of it would have the band in a park in the middle of the night, sitting on a bench with a street lamp right next to them. Healy would be leaning against the lamp, the rest of the band would sit on the bench, with one of them lying down in their laps. They face away from the camera. The shot would like the image below on the right.

Story

This, in my deranged, delusional head, is a concept album that follows a single narrative from the perspective of a single person. 

It follows a rockstar who can't remember the day before, permanently in a state of amnesia, but felt entirely compelled to create, perform, and fall in and out of the obsession. He falls in love, obsesses over a muse, yearns to be remembered, to be immortalised. Over the course of the story, he explores his relationship to art, sex, politics, drugs, the ephemerality of life and music, and optimistic nihilism. 

The story is linear - with him finding meaning in the lack of meaning.

Track by track & inspiration

Playlist for direct reference:

Every song has specific inspirations! Most tracks have a specific inspiration from one of their (The 1975's) songs, and another one. Most are inspired by the sound not the lyrical content. Another note: Ideally, they would all transition perfectly into the next, but be able to stand well on their own as well.

The 1975

Song inspiration: The 1975 (Being Funny In A Foreign Language) by the 1975 + Thirteen by Big Star

Guitar driven, slow start. 1/2 bass/drums come in & choir. Build up, and transition perfectly into track two.

Set the scene, as usual. Re-Introduce, welcome back! We're in for a ride! Essentially a prologue.

2. Bite The Bullet (Note: This would be the single!)

Song inspiration: You First by Paramore + Sex by The 1975

Fresh, nostalgic rock sound.

Story starts...The protagonist is in a bad state. He doesn't want to perform, but thousands are waiting. He's resentful to everybody. He owes it only to himself to prove that he can do it.

NOTE: This would have a music video, in my head I picture Harris Dickinson, with like 5 minutes straight of dialogue directed by Noah Bombauch. Looks very A24. Each band member would make a cameo.

3. Spilt Milk (Yes, this is a reference to Milk)

Song inspiration: Antichrist by The 1975 + Scott Street by Phoebe Bridgers

Strings, drama, cinematic quality.

He can't remember who he is, he doesn't recognise anybody he loves. He awakens with no memory, and then meets her. He must create.

4. Clíodna (Reference to Celtic goddess of the sea, the Otherworld, passion and love, and deep beauty)

Song inspiration: Nothing Revealed / Everything Denied by The 1975 + Jackie and Wilson by Hozier

Gospel, bluesy, rock-funk, choir, piano.

He's confused by everything - except for her. He clings to her, he is desperate for a muse. Someone to idealise. He hates himself for it, his self-awareness getting the better of him, but not enough to stop himself from putting her on a pedestal.

5. Make Me Immortal (I don't know why this title, don't question it)

Song inspiration: All I Need To Hear by The 1975 + I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free by Nina Simone

Soul piano ballad, jazz, gospel, blues.

He must compose, he must write. He must be an artist. He starts expressing his deep seated need to be remembered, despite his own lack of memory. He wants to be heard in an endless crowd and be understood. He faces his mortality, his mighty imagination, and even considers religion. Things get really political and confusing.

6. Stand Out (In A Crowd) (Every song title from here on onward is totally random)

Song inspiration: Playing On My Mind by The 1975 + Virgin Veins by Coma Cinema + Landslide by Fleetwood Mac

Stripped back, calm, vulnerable, acoustic.

Away from the crowd, he returns to his muse. His muse doesn't recognise him anymore, but he hasn't changed - she has. He is stuck permanently, forgetting himself, the world, not quite growing up. Who is he without her? Who is he?

7. Please See My Lover

Song inspiration: Please Send Me Someone To Love by Fiona Apple + Buddy's Rendevouz by Father John Misty and Lana Del Rey

Jazz ballad, blues, strings.

She's gone. He turns to alcohol and dreams of memories that never happened. if he can't have her, he'll have materials, substance, and he will be remembered. Commentary on people's dependency on materials and lack of connections.

8. Crocodile Tears (Interlude)

Song inspiration: When I'm On My Own You Are On My Mind by Labi Siffre + Interlude: I'm Not Angry Anymore by Paramore + That Funny Feeling (Cover) by Phoebe Bridgers

Acoustic interlude, fast-paced guitar driven, end with quiet strings and real external audio (of family, friends, news, etc)

Observations of the world, questioning his place as an artist in the grand scheme of things. Does this even matter? He's trying to move on from her. He sees the hope in people, humanity, but where is it in him? Is art selfish? He doesn't know. He knows we don't know either.

9. Stop Making Sense! (In reference to The Talking Heads)

Song inspiration: Can't Behave by Courtney Jaye + Murder On The Dance Floor (triple j Cover) by Royel Otis + Spiderwebs by No Doubt + Fisrt Date by blink-182 + Me & You Together Song by The 1975

90s-2000s pop-rock, country inspired blues rock

Alright, so there's hope. But right now, he's pissed and wants to dance. No more muse, falling out with his family, friends and he hates every song he writes - the star has turned to further substance abuse to cope. It's cool, though. Doesn't this guitar riff sound sick?

10. FYI!

Song inspiration: Get It Right The First Time by Billy Joel + The Louvre by Lorde + UGH! by The 1975

Funk, synth-pop (hints of disco/electro), new wave (rock)

Drugs and alcohol are epic! Who cares he can't perform for a crowd (or in bed??) anymore! Bigger things to worry about. He feels insanely unloveable in a world of mass communication. Anyway, life sucks, but at least materials are cool. Capitalism doesn't suck all the time. The government has failed us and we've become desensitised, ignorant pricks. Next club?

11. Best For Me

Song inspirations: Real Love Baby by Father John Misty + Sincerity Is Scary by The 1975 + Tired of Being Alone by Al Green

R&B, neo-soul, gospel choir, jazz ballad.

He's wondering how she's doing. He can't remember how it all went down. He just remembers the feeling. He's starting to think adulthood is getting worse - drugs and aging are making it harder to make new friends. Was it always this hard making friends? He starts to reminisce of home, childhood friends. Do they remember him? Do they think of him when they see his name? Does he remember them?

12. My Final Bow (I hate this title so much)

Song inspiration: Movin' On Up by Primal Scream + About You by The 1975 + ARE WE SITLL FRIENDS? by Tyler, The Creator

Britpop, shoegaze, cinematic, pop-rock ballad.

On stage, vulnerable. This might be the only place he feels truly loved. No matter how much he forgets, he will never forget the feeling, the pure thrill, of performance. He pleads to the crowd to love him forever. Immortalise him. He reveals he has been hiding a new muse (he doesn't remember her), he won't make the same mistake (he doesn't know what it was).

13. Pistol (In My Hand) 

Song inspiration: Lostmyhead by The 1975 + I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes) by The 1975 + Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin

Britpop power ballad, cinematic, hard-rock, slow buiild.

He's back where he started - not wanting to perform. He's crashing from the intense substance abuse. He wants to remember. He can't remember how it feels to be hugged anymore. This time he doesn't bite the bullet, and doesn't go out. He wants to call his dad.

Ends on a voicemail to his dad because he isn’t remembered.

END OF ALBUM.

Anyway, this was all for funsies. I'm excited for whatever album they'll release next, I am really pulling and praying for a bluesy/rock album. Get religious and political, have some epic references to mythology even, you know? Whatever they do, whether it's another 80s synth party, or electro ambience, or heavy metal, I'm sure they'll smash it out of the park.

I have put way too much time into this so: Logging out!

[illarian-rambling]

Thanks for the tags @wyked-ao3 and @inkednotebook!

Character Profile Tag

Because I've been working on two big report chapters recently and I miss him, let's do Anarac!

Full name: Anarac Fifth-Blood

Age: He died at 32, but existed for about ~7000 years after that, so I'm not sure how you'd count that

Gender: Cis man

Type of Being: Araunian

Appearance: A tall, gaunt man with berry-red skin, amber-brown eyes surrounded by dark circles, ears that come to a rounded point, and shoulder-length blonde hair usually pulled into a slightly unkempt ponytail. He looks older than 32 by a good bit. A wound encircles his throat, and though his head stays on, it's easy to infer he died by beheading. He wears a tunic of ancient make with some bits of light armor on his chest, forearms, and shins.

Way of speaking: Not much at all. Anarac rarely speaks more than a few words at a time. His voice is deeply strained and rusty with disuse. Without the enchantment that allows the crew of the Starbreaker to understand each other with clarity, his Janazi dialect is very antiqued.

Physical characteristics: Dude has top-tier crazy eyes. That's probably what an outside observer would notice the most. Anarac switches between looking through most things and focusing with an incredible intensity. Also, the way he moves is pretty jerky and uncoordinated, almost like he's not used to having a body to move.

Occupation: Even the dead (or these dead, at least) have to work, so he's the R.S. Starbreaker's onboard End expert.

Family: In life, he had two sons, Finlay and Baerdyn. The last time he saw them, they were thirteen and ten. He was never close with his parents. He also had an ex-wife named Eabain who never paid her fantasy child support.

Best friend: I wouldn't describe the crew of the Starbreaker as his best friends yet, but Izjik has earned that title. They haven't seen each other in a long time, since he's dead and all, yet he still considers her a pal.

Pets: None currently.

Relationships: The crew of the Starbreaker is who he's been interacting with lately. In his mind, he sees Faalgun as a responsible leader who frequently bites off more than he can chew, Nyda as easily the funniest person he's ever met, Kaulakri as a stuffy science type who's also the actual hand behind keeping the mission on track, and Pash as a misguided kid who someone really should've taught better manners to.

Describe their room: None of the ghost crew got rooms when the ship was constructed because they don't technically need them. They've carved out their own places, though, so Anarac's 'room' is a private corner between a supply crate and the wall. It's dark, with a little slit he can watch the cargo hold through. There aren't really any decorations, but he does work on sample sorting in there, so there are usually a few stacks of preservation boxes.

Items in their bag/purse/pockets: Honestly, nothing.

Hobbies: People-watching is a big one. He sort of remembers that he liked to cook in life, but he hasn't had the chance to try that out again yet.

Favorite sport: Another thing he remembers enjoying in life is dancing. Dance was a big part of communal Araunian culture, so he would've gotten a lot of practice in life. Maybe he'll work up the courage to try again someday.

Abilities/talents/powers: Anarac has been dead for long enough that, while he can feel pain on an abstract level, his brain has lost the need to perceive it as dangerous, so it doesn't actually 'hurt' him. Also, give him a situation where he has no choice, and my boy can kick some ass in a fight.

Fears: Everything? Ok, I'm only kinda kidding there, but Anarac is extremely skittish around any overwhelming sensations, since he hasn't had a body for 7000 years. He's scared of people because he still has the initial instinct that End is going to take control and make him kill them. He scared of the stars especially, because of End again.

Faults: His fear. It keeps him from reaching out or beginning to heal. Also, a bit of a minor one, but after being part of a hive mind, his sense of boundaries is a little eroded. He will 100% watch you sleep because what is that compared to watching you think?

Good points: Under all the fear and general creepiness, he has a heart of gold. Anarac does his best to protect and guide the people he cares about, albeit in his own way. Those dad instincts are very much present. He also has a genuine curiosity about new people and new ways of doing things.

What they want more than anything else: To find the lost Araunian afterlife and apologize to his sons.

I'll tag @mk-writes-stuff @kaylinalexanderbooks @astor-and-the-endless-ink @drchenquill @cain-e-brookman and anyone else who wants in :)

Questions under the cut

Full name: Age: Gender: Type of Being: Appearance: Way of speaking: Physical characteristics: Occupation: Family: Best friend: Pets: Relationships: Describe their room: Items in their bag/purse: Hobbies: Favourite sport: Abilities/talents/powers: Fears: Faults: Good points: What they want more than anything else:

[thechaoticdruid]

~My Tav for roleplay and story purposes~

Name: Winnie (Winnifred)

Gender: Female

Pronouns: She/Her

Class: Druid (Her favorite form being the direwolf. I also like to imagine she has some doggy-like characteristics because of it lol), she's also multi-classing as a wizard for reasons.

Age: 23

Race: Human

Hair: Reddish brown

Eyes: Pink

Height: 5'3

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral (With a bit of a good lean I suppose)

Love interest: Astarion

Backstory: Winnifred was raised deep in a hidden forest village, amongst her fellow druids. Her grandmother was the archdruid of their circle and took to raising her after Winnie's parents went missing (aka the likely died horribly on an adventure.) Winnie lived a peaceful, but boring life in the village for thirteen years until eventually it was raided by goblins and everyone she'd known and loved was slaughtered before her very eyes. Winnie was captured by the horde's leader, a strange drow wizard who only allowed her to live because he thought she'd be the perfect test subject for his 'experiments'. She never learned his name, but since the event his face has haunted her nightmares. Winnie remained his lab rat for weeks following the raid. Eventually however her suffering came to an end when a band of adventurers came to her rescue. Apparently they were old friends of the family though she had never once met any of them. They freed her from the prison she'd been held in before setting fire to the goblins camp, killing every last one of the circle's murderers....Well all except for the drow...

Sometime after that Winnie was taken in by Arva, a half elf who just so happened to be the leader of her rescuers. She brought Winnie back to her group's hideout in Baldur's Gate's under city and for ten years Winnie learned how to survive on the streets, using some not so heroic skills Arva had taught her....

•Just stuff about Winnie•

Winnie is weird.

She rarely takes anything seriously and will usually use humor as a way to keep herself sane as she puts it.

She's definitely not a saint but there are some big no nos for her when it comes to morals. No harming innocents, children, or animals.

Self righteous rich tits can suck it tho

"Think you can just spit on me? Huh!? I'll bite your fucking ankles!"

Winnie is an insomniac with permanent raccoon eyes. Shh...don't say anything she gets self conscious!

She has really low self esteem when it comes to her appearance.

Growing up all the other children in her village used to call her ugly a lot. Pretty much all of them aside from a gnome child named Demi.

Winnie liked Demi. Demi used to call her tall.

Winnie isn't particularly romantically experienced. Mostly due to her low self esteem and urge to faint or run away screaming when around someone she finds attractive.

Astarion is her first everything really.

Moving on from that Winnie has a bit of an obsession with cheese. It's like her favorite thing ever.

If you have any she will steal it.

Her handwriting is awful.

She has a habit of pretending to be dumber than she actually is to throw people off.

She identifies herself as being interested in men exclusively, but if I'm honest she does have a bicurious streak.

Mostly because Karlach once asked her what she would do if Astarion was a girl.

Karlach is like her best friend, but don't tell Star he'll get jealous. Shhh...

Has a little plant in a small pot that she affectionately calls Vern.

Currently writing erotic Bloodweave fanfiction titled 'Blood Mage' as a side job to afford Astarion's costly wardrobe. Shhh.... don't tell Gale.

Likes to draw exaggerated doodles in her journal a lot. Usually illustrating important events in her life.

She often dwells on something she remembered one of the older druids saying before the raid. The elder druid described Winnie as "a weed amongst the flowers."

Winnie used to flip the old lady off behind her back all the time.

Will probably be updated and expanded on. Feel free to ask questions. I might make a separate one of these for my Durge .

IMPORTANT: While I am open to doing a little roleplay here and there I'm only doing it with users above the age of 18. Anyone without their age on their blog will be blocked or ignored. Also I'm not comfortable roleplaying the canon characters at this time so don't ask please.

[themculibrary]

"Numbered" Fic Titles Masterlist 2

part one

5 times it wasn’t a hug and the 1 time it was - parkrstark T, 31k

Summary: 5 times it wasn’t a hug and the one time it was.

Or…

The one where Tony has a habit of not-really-but-kinda-sorta hugging Peter and finally gets it right when it matters the most.

5 Times Peter Saves An Animal and 1 Time He Can't (ao3) - hopeless_hope G, 16k

Summary: Tony's penthouse turns into an actual zoo and it's all Peter's fault.

17 or 18 Times (ao3) - AdamantSteve clint/steve E, 2k

Summary: Steve is always up for sex. Always. So one day his boyfriend Clint gives him permission to have sex with him all day long. And Steve has a refractory period of about twenty seconds so... you can imagine.

Totally shameless PWP that I am actually a little bit ashamed of.

20 questions (ao3) - bevioletskies gamora/peter T, 118k

Summary: Wasp has a new competition in store for the students of Avengers Academy, and there’s money involved. So obviously, Peter and Gamora have to pretend to be a couple in order to win. Wait, what?

21st Century Brooklyn Boys (ao3) - khaosNotRefundable T, 121k

Summary: In which Steve & Bucky from the 1930s wind up time-traveling to the 21st century and finally run into each other…sort of. Brooklyn’s still Brooklyn. Only bustling, shiny, and very expensive. Bucky wants to know why this little yahoo of his is now Big and Sad. And Steve’s pretty certain the last time he saw him, Bucky wasn’t a very confused, quiet, long-haired, dangerous version with so many knives…and a metal arm…

OR:

Who’d’ve thunk procrastinating an arts assignment could save two pals in another century?

1946 (fanfiction.net) - WintersSunrise T, 36k

Summary: When a mercenary presumed dead threatens to unravel a timeline, Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson are thrust back to 1946 where the fates of Peggy Carter, Howard Stark, and S.H.I.E.L.D. hang in the balance. They navigate a painful past fraught with post-war shadows while deciding whether to preserve the timeline or remake it.

a million mile fall from grace (thank god we missed the ground) (ao3) - Heather wanda/vision G, 12k

Summary: What if Wanda liked historical romance novels instead of sitcoms?

fourth of july (ao3) - AliuIce0814 steve/bucky M, 7k

Summary: All of Steve’s best and worst birthdays have somehow featured Bucky Barnes.

Geriatric Road Trip, 2015 (ao3) - what_alchemy steve/bucky N/R, 4k

Summary: Bucky was the eldest of four.

G.I. Joes and 2AM Diners (ao3) - OhCaptainMyCaptain steve/bucky E, 100k

Summary: They look nothing like what they used to. Time and life have completely changed them. But as they sit there in silence, eating two halves of one cupcake, letting Brooklyn remind there where they came from, and enjoying a sky full of stars… They are those same little boys, somewhere deep down. For just a second, you’d be able to see them again.

And Bucky thinks to himself that maybe it’s little moments like these – fleeting as they may be – that remind him why life is still worth living.

Half a Minute and Thirty Seconds (ao3) - mrasaki clint/phil T, 18k

Summary: He's not hiding, he's on vacation. (and adopted by a dog.)

It’s 3am and We Must Be Lonely (ao3) - monicawoe steve/bucky T, 2k

Summary: Steve and Bucky go on a motorcycle ride to Coney Island in the middle of the night. The amusement parks are closed but that doesn’t keep them from having some much-needed fun.

Lucky Thirteen (ao3) - agentsimmons bruce/tony N/R, 150k

Summary: Widowed father, and billionaire genius, Tony Stark and single father, and nuclear physicist, Bruce Banner meet at a science conference. One has six kids and the other has seven. So of course that’s a recipe for disaster love in the making.

Rule #1: Peggy Carter is sometimes wrong (ao3) - burninglights peggy/angie, ana/edwin T, 25k

Summary: The four times Peggy apologises to Angie, and the one time she doesn’t. With an extra few chapters of Angie being (always) right.

Or: Peggy falling in love with another scrappy Brooklyn kid, in a mostly-canon re-write of Agent Carter season 1 and a non-canon-re-write of season 2, because we all know how that went down. Domestic shenanigans from New York to L.A.

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Peggy Carter pushes open the door and takes a corner seat, still feeling like she’s somehow betraying her Queen by being publicly seen drinking coffee twice in a week (and /enjoying/ it, too). Angie spots her from across the Automat and comes hurrying over, a huge, shit-eating grin plastered to her face. “English!” She bends down and pulls the woman into a tight, brief hug.

When Angie finally pulls away, Peggy isn’t sure what she’s more concerned about – the fact that this waitress doesn’t seem to understand the meaning of personal space (of which she herself places great importance) or the fact that she actually finds herself enjoying the said invasion of personal space. She clears her throat. “I have a name, you know,” she says. “It’s Peggy. Peggy Carter.”

Six times Melinda May spent time with a member of the Avengers Initiative (ao3) - Minnow melinda/bruce T, 5k

Summary: Melinda May, interacting with her own team and that of the Avengers.

That one special person to annoy for the rest of my life (ao3) - artsies loki/tony M, 6k

Summary: Tony and Loki end up drunk in Vegas - and married, to both their surpise. Loki turns out to be a devoted husband, as does Tony, so they stay that way.

In secret.

The One Where Clint is Wanda’s Weakness (ao3) - JinxQuickfoot T, 5k

Summary: Agatha dragged her hostage around in front of her, yanking the strings so he was forced up onto his knees. “Told you I had a very special surprise for you. Now—standdown, dear.”

Slowly, still not quite believing this was real, Wanda lowered her hands, trying to find her voice again. “Clint?” ————————————– So that’s where Clint was during WandaVision

The Third Option (ao3) - Uncertainty_Principle M, 220k

Summary: Homecoming A/U.

Ben and May divorced before Peter’s parents died, so when Ben is murdered Peter goes into foster care. It takes just a tiny taste of superpowers for Peter to decide he doesn’t want to put up with his horrible foster father anymore—the streets are infinitely more appealing. All he wants is to be Spider-Man anyway.

So he leaves.

Simple.

Simple, that is, until Iron Man needs Spider-Man’s help. Peter isn’t about to turn down an opportunity to fight alongside Tony Freaking Stark, but he also isn’t going to let his hero know that his recruit is a fifteen-year-old homeless dropout. So they strike a deal. Peter will help Tony. In return, the mask stays on.

And that’s when things get complicated.

Three Deaths (ao3) - glorious_spoon peggy/daniel T, 1k

Summary: Three ways it could have gone for Jack, Peggy, and Daniel, and how it went instead. Inspired by this prompt.

Two Hours (ao3) - parkermunson_bright G, 1k

Summary: Tony’s in a meeting. It’s been two hours. You can only imagine how bored out of his mind he is. Luckily a certain Spider can get him out of this.

[klaineccfanficlibrary]

Any fics where they slow dance at their wedding? Or just fics that feature their wedding(AU-ish)?

A popular ask - there are about 55 links on our library tab for this topic! Find them here. A lot of au stories also feature weddings, some are listed.

Here are some one shots or short stories, that expand on canon, most have some dancing! ~Jen

At Last by maanorchidee - @forabeatofadrum

Kurt and Blaine don’t get married when Brittany asks them to. That doesn’t mean that they won’t get married at all.

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Four times Kurt was a groomzilla (and one time Blaine was) by etextraordinary

Kurt is a bit of a Groomzilla, but so is Blaine.

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Time after Time By @wowbright

Before Kurt and Blaine can get married, they need to travel back in time to take care of a few technicalities. Brittany is their guide. Reaction fic to Glee 6.08 “A Wedding” – I saw time travel all over that episode, so I decided to make it explicit. 

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Sweet Surrender By @quizasvivamos

Part of the "With A Cherry On Top" series: After being happily engaged for nearly two years, their big day finally arrives, and Kurt and Blaine are prepared to exchange vows. The time they’ve spent together as a couple has been filled with the highest of highs and even some lows, but it has been an experience that neither will ever regret. During the reception, Blaine can’t help but surprise Kurt with a throwback to the origin of their relationship.

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My Happily Ever After By Fettucine_ Anderhummel

A one-shot that happens in season 6, episode 8 (A Wedding).

Brittany, Santana, and Sue offer Kurt and Blaine to make this a double wedding. Blaine seems to be on board but Kurt is hesitant. How did he finally decide to go through with it? Kurt’s POV. Canon compliant.

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Missing Pieces By @spaceorphan18

Set during 6x08 (A Wedding). A reaction fic. Little snippets that happened in the spaces of the episode.

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99 Perspectives on a Single Love Story by @spaceorphan18 Chapter 94: The New New Directions (A Wedding)

The Story of Kurt and Blaine told through the eyes of everyone else but them. Each chapter is a different perspective in the ongoing tale of their love story. (this one + season 6 newbies)

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Everybody Clap your Hands and shout by Killerqueen80

Kitty wakes up the day of Brittany and Santana’s wedding to a threatening text from Unique. She better be live texting this wedding. Title comes from "On Our Way" the New New Directions last real group number.

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Just Married! Surprise! by Canttalkgrounded

A few months ago, someone on twitter was like "what if kurt and blaine showed up to the wedding already married" and that has not left my head since.

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I remember when we first met by tnystrk3000

Inspired by #42 of 101 Ways to Say I Love You by emswritingprompts on Tumblr: "I remember when we first met."

Summary: During their wedding reception, Kurt and Blaine find a moment alone to reflect on where they started and are now. They sit outside, looking at the stars, as they talk about their journey.

Takes place during season 6 episode 8, the only difference is that it’s nighttime.

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Thirteen Moments we didn't see by @Flaming_muse

Thirteen moments for Kurt and Blaine we didn’t see in Glee 6x08.

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While my heart's still beating By @misqueue

Sometimes it doesn't make sense, but you can find the perfect moments anyway. A 6x08 reaction fic in three small pieces: 100, 200, and 300 words.

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Let's go Crazy by @flowerfan2

What exactly did Blaine mean when he said "This is crazy... But..."?

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Almost at forever   By @wardo2796

The coda to Courage and Cake, all the wedding stuff y'all asked for!

Chapter One - Proposal

Chapter Two - Planning

Chapter Three - Wedding Day

Chapter Four - Wedding Night

[inkykeiji]

clari!! can we get 19. 10 years ago with tag keigo?? i’ve been wracking my brain for that prompt just because its soooo interesting and i think tag keigo suits it the most!! thank youu :3

prompt: ten years ago series: tag you’re it warnings: mention of drug addiction/shooting up, touches briefly on keigo’s love being more than brotherly, implied physical abuse words: 582

yes anon i absolutely agree with you!!! i hope you enjoy <3

Ten years ago, he was thirteen years old.

Ten years ago, you thought the world of him, tiny plastic jelly shoes—all glittery and vibrant colours—catching on his heels everywhere he went, trailing after him with both hands clasped around one of his as he ran through the forests and the schoolyards and that dingy little convenience store you both loved so much, pooling your allowances together to buy pieces of bubblegum for you routine Who Can Blow The Biggest Bubble competition—he always won, of course, but you were always such a good sport about it, gazing at him with stars of awe and amazement twinkling in your eyes, a look only a little sister could ever give her big brother.

Ten years ago, the thought of disobeying him was unimaginable to you, everything yes, nii-san and of course, nii-san and oh, really, nii-san?, his word more holy than the gospel at church, more sacred than any text, more true than any fact, unwavering and absolute faith.  

Ten years ago, you were proud of him, at every single one of his track meets clapping and shouting and whooping for him, his best little cheerleader, his favourite little cheerleader, babbling to the crowd all boastful and smug and so, so happy; that’s my big brother! That’s my Kei-nii! And rushing down those rickety aluminum steps to greet him, to congratulate him, to jump into his arms and hug him tight, tight, tight, all bright smiles and fizzing voices, reassuring him that you knew he could do it.

Ten years ago is when something began to change, to shift, to break. Something sick, something wrong, something he’ll fight for the rest of his life, because he will never allow it to taint your pureness. A monster he suppresses, represses, keeps locked away behind a sturdy cage of ivory bone, buried deep within the pulsating walls of his heart. A creature with envy for claws that he shoves down over and over and over again, who’s roars rattle his ribs when Dabi touches you, when you touch Dabi. 

Ten years ago he realized his love for you crossed boundaries a brother’s love should never cross, morphing into something ugly and venomous, something that burned holes in his stomach and ate through his throat any time he thought about you with another boy, any time you asked him, so shy and soft and sweet, for advice concerning your most recent crush—back when you trusted him enough to confide in him for such personal matters—because he knew they’d never be able to protect you the way your big brother can, the way your big brother always will.

Ten years ago, the only bruises and cuts and scrapes you had on you were from jumprope accidents and bicycle mishaps and untied shoe laces, tended to with care and caution and gentle hands by your big brother, sealed with white bandages and mild kisses.

Ten years ago, his spine wasn’t cracking beneath the weight of responsibility, and the thought of shooting up was inconceivable, the need for an escape nonexistent, the title of All-Star Golden Boy still easygoing and carefree and fun, nothing more than a lightweight label that came naturally to him, straightforward and uncomplicated and free of the heavy strings of duty it eventually sprouted.

Ten years ago, you wouldn’t have left him for his dealer, because ten years ago, he wasn’t an addict. 

Ten years ago, you were his. 

[oingomyboingos]

Tag 9 people you’d like to know better. I was tagged by the lovely @icannotreadcursive

Last song: spotify tells me it is Honeymoon (Forever) by Hellogoodbye, which is off of my ineffable husbands playlist. I have good omens brain rot rn 😅 accepting fic recs if u have any

Currently reading: I have been slowly churning my way thru Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. 1950s Mexicana socialite must go investigate her cousin’s mysterious illness. the cousin lives in a spooky manor after she has married into the once-rich family of a British aristocrat, whose failed mining enterprise hangs over the town like a spectre. ALSO Tombs by Junji Ito—I very much enjoyed the title story and the one about the deep sea creature.

Currently watching: Recently finished Kingdom, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. It’s a korean period drama with zombies. The king dies while the queen is waiting to give birth, and the current heir starts a coup. What do you do if you’re from the queen’s clan and desperately want to stay in power? Why, infecting the king’s corpse and turning him into a zombie sounds like a great way to buy time until you have a new heir. The costuming is excellent (THE!!!!! HATS!!!!!!) and the characters are genuinely so likeable.

also going apeshit for star trek lower decks

Current obsession: I blame david tenant’s wonderful acting because after bingeing good omens 3 times in the past few weeks I have now returned to doctor who and am attempting to watch the 13th doctor. it’s fine. not the best quality writing. Im curious to see where this “lone cyberman” plot goes. the evil microplastics episode was silly. i want to know more about “ruth.” i liked the mary shelley bits, but I am slightly put off by the writers not letting thirteen think on the fly. ten always used to come up with these crazy schemes in the moment. meanwhile, in the mary shelley episode, they keep asking thirteen for help and she goes “yeah my brain isn’t working right now check back later.” like, hm. I don’t like the written in incompetence. or perhaps it’s the phrasing/set up of it that’s getting to me? it’s not that there weren’t challenges that were tough for ten, but the writers’ hand wasn’t so….evident? it always felt like big time lord brain working on the problem. now it’s as if they’re telling us “hush we haven’t gotten there yet so just deal with her being dumb no we will not give you more info yet or a satisfying reason for her to act this way.” i’m also not the biggest fan of the whole “oh look at me i’m talking to myself” jokes. I know they’re trying to make the character quirky and likeable, but the joke wasn’t funny the first time and now i’ve heard it like 8 times. save me. I have heard that her final season is better, so hopefully that’s true. I think I will be taking a break for now though so that I can watch more star trek lol

alrighty I’m supposed to tag 9 people i want to get to know better so! let’s go: @kayliflower @dolly-macabre @cosmosredshift7 @godofsickdreams @idylls-in-juniper @minecraftgender @transathenacykes @lezbfrenz @great-exhibition-of-1851

(only if u want to!)

[tathrin]

👀 Do you have any WIPs that you would never let see the light of day? If yes, what are they about? ✨ Choose three adjectives to complement your own writing.⏰ Do you spend more time reading fic, writing fic, or do you do both equally?

👀 Do you have any WIPs that you would never let see the light of day? If yes, what are they about?

Well, I don't have the very first stories I wrote on a computer anymore because they died when the old family desktop did, but I have brought all my files along with me ever since I got my own laptop for college, so let's go have a peek in my oldest folders...

From Star Wars:

Ooh look, here's Baby Tathrin's Very Mature And Not-At-All Mary-Sue-ish Lengthy Backstory Novel for Rhysati Ynr, who deserved so much more character development and screentime than Rogue Squadron gave her and I'll do it myself if I have to, dammit, fic... Yeah, I still think Rhys deserved more story-time, but I'm definitely never going back to that fic because I'm not thirteen anymore XD

Bounty Hunter's Winter, which was supposed to be a young-Boba-Fett-grudgingly-teams-up-with-Sheltay-Retrac-in-Clone-Wars/Purge-Era and then timeskips to juxtapose with an-experienced-Boba-Fett-grudgingly-teams-up-with-a-young-Winter-in-Rebellion-Era fic that basically just existed to show How Fucking Competent all three of them were. There's nothing wrong with this one, it's just not got enough framework/point to be interesting going back to now.

Padmé Jedi Prequels is the working-title for a what-if? re-writing of the Prequel Trilogy where Padmé, you guessed it, was a Jedi too. Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon still get sent to deal with the Trade Federation over Naboo, but Obi-Wan has been recently Knighted and Padmé is Qui-Gon's new Padawan. I do like what I have written for this one, but it would be a LOT of work to write the rest of it (basically: everything between "landing on Tatooine" and "the ending scenes w/ the Purge"), and the canon has changed sooooo much since I started working on it that I'd either have to re-work a lot of details or just throw my hands up and go "this is pre-Clone Wars tv show continuity reconstructed from memory, it's gonna be a bumpy ride!" and know that everyone, including me, is going to be so fucking confused lmao.

From Lord of the Rings:

Okay I'm so glad you asked this question mainly for this answer, because I had completely forgotten I ever did this, but: apparently back when I was in college, I started writing a story where a portion of the Fellowship along with Elrond's kids, Faramir, Éowyn, and Éomer were all re-embodied (in the case of the mortals and Arwen) or sent from Aman (in the case of the elf, half-elves, and dwarf) to go deal with some Terrible New Threat by...pretending to be Normal Modern Humans Undercover In College, I guess??? The only things I ever wrote for it were the intro, an "everybody tries to figure out how modern clothing works in a big department store and it's a Disaster, thank goodness they have Éowyn there to wrangle everyone" scene, a snippet of Legolas and Gimli being Very Good At Acting Like Humans on a balcony and annoying Aragorn, and Legolas nearly having a stroke when a bartender serves Gimli and not him, because "he's clearly old enough, but you look way too young; sorry kid try again when you have a better fake ID."

I've also got an ancient Three Hunters get pulled into the Star Wars universe post-War of the Rings when Artoo and Threepio's escape pod lands in Gondor instead of Tatooine story that I can't imagine I'll ever touch again, but does admittedly have some amusing (if very painfully Old Writing) bits written for it, so that was nice to look at (and wince over) again.

Also there's this, of course.

From the X-Men Comics:

A fanfic about a New Excalibur Team being formed that actually has (if I do say so myself, and I will) an excellent beginning, but which I failed to write-down the Actual Planned Plot of, and now I can no longer remember wtf I was going to do with the damn story, so it's probably never going to get any further since that's uhhh. kind of an important part of Writing A Story lmao.

One where Illyana gets shunted back to Mythical Camelot somehow when she dies during Inferno, irritates/distresses Merlin, befriends both Guienevere and Mordred, annoys Morgan le Fay, learns some advanced magic, and eventually has to help destroy Mordred to save everyone else; only then does she find her way back to the present, and comes back to life several years after her younger self has died of the Legacy Virus to be re-united with Kitty and the New Mutants. Given that in the (many) years since I started that fic, Illyana already has been resurrected it's uhhh. kind of a moot point of a story now lol.

Also there's surely some half-started Potter stories sitting around here that idk if I'll ever feel the urge to touch again (Green-Eyed Snake included). Maybe the burst of celebration I'll feel the day she just self-combusts from all that hate and finally just fucking dies will be inspiring...

✨ Choose three adjectives to complement your own writing.

Detailed, plausible, and most especially verbose ;)

⏰ Do you spend more time reading fic, writing fic, or do you do both equally?

Writing, definitely; although I've read a lot more fic in the past few months than I'd read for years, and I'm enjoying it mightily (navigating on AO3 is sooooooooooo much better than trying to slog through FFnet and livejournal and geocities omgggggg I can actually find good stories now, what is this witchcraft???).

[benniesimpson]

Full name: Benson "Bennie" Louise Simpson

Nicknames: Bennie, Ben, Bennie Lou, Benzo, Bart, Bezzie

Age: 22

Star sign: Sagittarius (December 1st)

Hometown: New York City, NY

Occupation: Pizza delivery person/stand up comedian

Pronouns/Gender: She/her, cis female

Time in town: 2 years

@aurorabayaesthetic

this bio contains mentions of body image issues, eating disorders, and panic attacks. please proceed with caution if said topics are triggering to you.

bennie was born the middle child of moderately successful theatrical artist parents in new york city. her mother was a broadway chorus dancer and former ballerina, while her father was a respected and constantly employed understudy who never quite made the position of leading man.

around the age of two and a half it was discovered that bennie was gifted with perfect pitch and a powerful voice for song. by the age of three her parents had enrolled her voice lessons, by five she was doing talent shows and local commercials. by six she was doing off-broadway shows and by seven she was appearing as gretel in a broadway production of 'the sound of music'

her real big break came at the age of eleven when she landed the coveted title roll of 'annie' in a big budget revival. her face was all over the city -- glowing on the marquee and in time square. all the reviews were raves, most praising the energy of the child star and the power of her voice. bennie became one of the youngest tony nominees in history (though did end up losing). she managed to hold onto the part until she was thirteen -- when she was gently let go because it was deemed that she had ''outgrown" the part

being forced out of 'annie' led to a very complicated relationship between bennie and her developing body (her 'almond mom' stage mother absolutely didn't help matters). bennie developed bulimia, which went undetected off and on for several years in various degrees of severity.

after notable broadway runs in shows such as 'into the woods', 'bye,bye,birdie' and 'peter pan', bennie began to notice a change in her vocal range and pain and strain when hitting certain notes. after several doctors visits to various specialists it was determined that from the combined effects of her bulimia and constant overworking of her voice bennie had done irreparable damage to her greatest gift. even after surgery her voice was never the same and she was forced to retire from her professional broadway career at the age of seventeen

trying to cling to some sense of familiarity, bennie applied to attend college at UCLA to see if she could hack it as some sort of professional screen actress. at her first open call she experienced her first panic attack and after several more she had dropped out of college by the end of her sophomore year.

feeling like a failure and too ashamed to return to new york but not enough money to stay in LA, bennie moved herself down to the more affordable aurora bay. she gets monthly checks from her childhood work savings, but to cover the rest she works as many hours as she can at the local pizza place.

she's just beginning a fledgling stand-up career after a tiktok of her first time at an open mic did decent numbers, but she plays that close to the chest.

fun facts.

wants to adopt a cat but cries every time she goes to the shelter so she hasn't dared to make another attempt yet

can only drink decaf or halfcaf coffee because full caffination makes her swear she can hear colors

has a scar on her shoulder from hitting the corner of a table because she passed out while meeting bernadette peters

obnoxious yankees fan

will always suggest sushi when presented with the option of going out for dinner

named after olivia benson from law and order: svu because a marathon was on when she was born and her mom was high on pain meds

current connections.

across the hall neighbor/coworker/total soul sister @mackstevie

across the hall neighbor/brother from another mother @nomadjones

former new york wonderkid club @averyxmontgomery

annoying little sister that he never asked for to @carterjohnsons

roastmates with @ulyflynn

diehard submergence fan @connorxrose (former) @xaviermattthews @vanessagable

wanted connections.

sibling! she has an older sister who could absolutely come to town because bennie has been dodging calls and family reunions for the last two years.

friends from new york! she hasn't been back in a minute but childhood friendships is always possible

college friends! former roommates or friends or sorority sister from her disaster stint at ucla

current roommate(s)!! girlie aint making rent alone i know that much

dating pool! for silliness!

[twins2994]

Baltimore Orioles-Minnesota Twins Series Preview

9.27.24-Cade Povich LHP (2-9) 5.59 ERA Vs. Pablo Lopez RHP (15-9) 4.11 ERA

9.28.24-TBA Vs. Zebby Matthew RHP (1-3) 5.71 ERA

9.29.24-TBA Vs. Bailey Ober RHP (12-8) 3.94 ERA

The Orioles At A Glance- The Baltimore Orioles are back in the playoffs, but fell short of the division title to the Yankees. The Yankees clinched with a win over the Orioles last night and got into Minneapolis late. They will try to set-up their pitching rotation for the playoffs and get regular guys some rest. Anthony Santander is having a great season with forty-four homer and 101 RBI. Gunnar Henderson is a young star emerging in this league with thirty-seven homers and ninety-one knocked in. Jackson Holliday has struggled in the Majors with a .174 average and just five homers. The Orioles starting rotation owns a 3.80 ERA, which is eighth-best in the big leagues. The bullpen has struggled at times with a 4.26 ERA. The Twins will get to see Cade Povich, who they traded away for Jorge Lopez. He has a 5.59 ERA in seventy-four innings. Yennier Cano has become a solid reliever with a 3.20 ERA and thirty-four holds. Danny Coulombe has a 2.20 ERA this year.

The Twins At A Glance- The Twins had their chances in the series finale with the Marlins and ending up losing in thirteen innings. They will close out the string this weekend at home. The Twins elimination number is one, so any losses or Royals/Tigers wins would eliminate them. Matt Wallner was put on the injured list earlier this week with left oblique tightness. Jose Miranda was scratched from Thursday's lineup with a back injury. Carlos Correa has a .351 average since returning. Kyle Farmer is hitting .349 in September. Carlos Santana has hit four homers and knocked in twelve this month. The Twins bullpen is taxed. Everyone except Louie Varland threw on Thursday and I don't know who is available for Friday's game. Justin Topa and Caleb Thielbar are the only ones, who haven't exceeded thirty pitches over the last three days.

What To Watch For- The Twins were swept in mid-April in Baltimore. The Orioles also swept the Twins at Target Field before the All-Star Break last season. Baltimore has won seven straight games over Minnesota. Pablo Lopez is (2-0) with a 1.06 ERA in three starts against the Orioles. Bailey Ober is (1-0) with a 0.69 ERA in two starts against Baltimore. It sounds like Kody Funderburk will get called up on the Twins roster. There isn't a corresponding roster move announced just yet. The Twins are finishing out their disappointing season and the Orioles are getting ready for a postseason run.

-Chris Kreibich-