#- paige armstrong

[rxin3akamallory]

Jurassic World Chaos Theory OC info sheets!!

The Cretaceous Ambassadors consist of Ben’s younger brother and his five best friends. They’ve devoted themselves to help protect the Nublar 6 from being hunted, even despite their young ages. After all, the Nublar 6 wee surviving two dinosaur infested islands when they were their ages.

[star-spangled-man]

SUCCESSION

4.03 “Connor's Wedding" | 4.09 “Church and State”

[zayadriancas]

Death Of A Disco Dancer

“I have absolutely no idea. And…I..am…so…high!”

[willstafford]

Heartstopper Toetapper

BECOMING NANCY The REP, Birmingham, Thursday 17th October 2024 This updated version of a musical that first played in Atlanta in 2019 gets its first ever UK production at Birmingham’s Rep theatre, the same establishment that gave us the gorgeous What’s New, Pussycat? three years ago.  Can they pull it off again?  Have they another hit new musical on their hands. In a word: YES! We first meet…

[hacketteeers]

Good afternoon campers, parents, and staff!

Welcome to Hackett’s Quarry Summer Camp! My name is Rachel York, and I am thrilled to introduce myself as the new camp director. This summer marks a new beginning for Hackett's Quarry, and we couldn’t be more excited to have you here.

Rachel York - Camp Director - She/Her

Walker Piccirillo - Program & Activities Coordinator - He/Him

Morgan Hackett - Program & Activities Assistant, Social Media Intern - He/Him

Benny Hayward - Announcements & Scheduling Coordinator - He/Him

Marcus Date - First Aid Support & Camp Nurse, On-Site RN - He/Him

Olivia “Liv” Roe - Wildlife Trainer & Adventure Coordinator - She/Her

Naomi Gruber - Cook & Kitchen Supervisor - She/Her

Georgia Camillo - Theatre & Music Coach - She/They

Shaun Maier - Arts & Crafts Coordinator - He/Him

Paige Armstrong - Sports Director - She/Her

Gale Coy - Swimming & Fishing Instructor, Lifeguard - They/Them

[jack-doohan]

If you had to assign your mutuals based off of vibes to a Indy or Nascar driver who they be?

OOOOH…..THIS IS A GREAT QUESTION ANON!!! okay so these aren’t all of my mutuals but I picked a few to put in this! and i kinda went off which driver i think of the most when i see your blog/interact with you! mostly indycar, but there’s a couple of nascar drivers!

i assigned myself rinus (self explanatory, we are very silly!!!)

meghan @omigodyall -> kyle kirkwood (similar vibes to me! both are very nice and kind!!!! :D)

paige @i-like-dogs-and-apologizes-alot -> HERE ME OUT, scotty mac (both are super fun and nice!!!! and ofc i love talking with paige!!!!)

jasmine @op81s -> okay here me out, pato o’ward (friendly, warm, and amazing to talk to!!)

izzey @stockcarbaby24 -> colton herta (based on vibes, but izzey is super fun to talk to!!!!!!)

khadizah @userblaney -> christian lundgaard (a bit of a wildcard, but absolutely hilarious and very funny!!!)

immy @nolanseagull -> nolan siegel (both are super sweet!!)

bay @lovebaybayme -> marcus armstrong (both are very friendly!!!!)

theo @greengxrdens -> linus lundqvist (one of the highest honors! very silly and we both appreciate the egg!!)

amanda @music-wrestling-nascar-fan -> dale earnhardt jr (i associate you so much with him!!)

lee @allmendinger -> christopher bell (again, vibes! to me, polite and nice!!)

IF YOU WANT ME TO DO YOU, PLEASE LMK!!!

[the-forest-library]

July 2024 Reads

Funny Story - Emily Henry

Summer Romance - Annabel Monaghan

Until Next Summer - Ali Brady

All Roads Lead to Rome - Sabrina Fedel

Expiration Dates - Rebecca Serle

Director's Cut - Carlyn Greenwald

How to Get the Girl - Anita Kelly

Once Upon a Leap Year - Anna Bell

On the Bright Side - Anna Sortino

Near Misses & Cowboy Kisses - Katrina Emmel

Heir, Apparently - Kara McDowell

Only One Survives - Hannah Mary McKinnon

The Lost Alchemist - Samantha Vitale

The Fireborne Blade - Charlotte Bond

The Elizabeth Stories - Isabel Huggan

Pirate Stew - Neil Gaiman

Little Ghost Makes a Friend - Maggie Edkins Willis

Woe - Lucy Knisley

Give Me Space But Don't Go Far - Haley Weaver

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me - Mariko Tamaki, Rosemary Valero-O'Connell

Cat + Gamer, Volume 1 - Wataru Nadatani

None of the Above - Travis Albanaza

Cactus Country - Zoe Bossiere

Soundtrack of Silence - Matt Hay

Just Add Water - Katie Ledecky

I've Tried Being Nice - Ann Leary

Did I Ever Tell You? - Genevieve Kingston

I Shouldn't Be Telling You This - Chelsea Devantez

Little Earthquakes - Sarah Mandel

You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried - Susannah Gora

Healing Through the Vagus Nerve - Amanda Armstrong

Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents - Sherrie Campbell

The Love Prescription - John M. Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman

Better Sex Through Mindfulness - Lori A. Brotto

Stop People Pleasing - Hailey Paige Magee

True to You - Kathleen Smith

Bold = Highly Recommend

Italics = Worth It

Crossed Out = Nope

Thoughts:  The latest Emily Henry audiobook narrated by Julia Whalen did not disappoint. And overall, this was a pretty decent reading month.

Goodreads Goal: 257/300 2017 Reads | 2018 Reads | 2019 Reads | 2020 Reads | 2021 Reads | 2022 Reads | 2023 Reads | 2024 Reads

[dw-flagler]

BLONDE WILDBOW CHARACTERS

Every wildbow character with hair color described as blonde or similar to blonde. Characters are listed in alphabetical order.

A character's category is determined by their debut appearance. Though Lisa Wilbourn appears in both Worm and Ward, she will be listed as a Worm character, and not as a Ward character.

WORM:

Ashley Stillons I (Damsel of Distress)

Ava ? (Cuff)¹

Brad Meadows (Hookwolf)

Carol Dallon (Brandish)

Crystal Pelham (Laserdream)

Dean Stansfield (Gallant)

Elijah Mathers (Valefor) (Later dyes white)

Elle ? (Labyrinth)

Emily Piggot

Eric Pelham (Shielder)

Gabriel Maxberry (King)

Glastig Uaine/Valkyrie

Greg Veder (The Worst)

Hero

Hoyden

Jaager Charles (Gasconade) (Appears ONLY in PRT Quest)

Jeanne Wynn/Brown (Citrine)

Jessica Biermann (Fenja)

Katherine Oldershaw (Grace)

Kurt Wynn (Harbinger/Number Man)

Leonid(?)

Lisa Wilbourn (Tattletale)

Marissa Newland (Sundancer)

Melody Jurist (Cricket)

Mike ? (Lightstar)

Missy Biron (Vista)

Mrs. Knott

Neil Pelham (Manpower)

Nessa Bierman (Menja)

Oliver ? (Oliver)

Principal Blackwell

Riley Grace Davis (Bonesaw)

Sam ? (Prism)

Sarah Pelham (Lady Photon)

Tammi Herren (Rune/Scribe) (last name presumed)

"Tom Moss" (Acidbath)

Victoria Dallon (Glory Girl/Antares)

"White Fairy"²

Blonde Adjacent:

Alabaster (white hair)

Kamil Armstrong (white hair)

Madeline ? (Winter) (white hair)

Paige Mcabee (Canary) (yellow feathers, hair unknown)

Polka (white hair)

Scion (gold hair)

Scrub (white hair)

The Simurgh (silver hair)

Worm has: 38 blonde characters, and 8 blonde-adjacent characters, for a total of 46.

WARD

Ashley Stillons II (Swansong)

Ashley Stillons III (Damsel of Distress)

Axehead? (Presumed)³

Bianca ? (Goddess)

Harbinger V (Limerick)

Hunter ? (Mincemaid)

Jay ?

Kathlee Rosenthal (Monokeros)¹

Lachlan ?

Lionwing

Moose

Mr. Drowsing

Nate ? (Reconciliation)

Paris

Rain O'Fire Fraizer (Precipice)

Ryan ? (Cradle)

Samuel Vasil

William Giles (Scapegoat)

Blonde Adjacent:

Anita Vera (white hair)

Christine Mathers (Mama Mathers) (silver hair)

Coiffure (silver hair)

Colt (Colt) (bleached hair)

Dino (silver hair)

Egg (yellow hair)

Engel ("glowing" hair)

Enyo (silver hair)

Foggy Idea (gray dyed hair)

Nailbiter (bleached hair)

Presley ? (gray-white dyed hair)

Vince Crowley (poorly-bleached hair)

Voltrage ("pale" hair)

Ward has: 18 blonde characters, and 13 blonde-adjacent characters, for a total of 31.

PACT:

Blake Thorburn

Chloe Duchamp

Diana Thompson

James Thorburn

Joanna Duchamp

Lea Duchamp

Lola Duchamp

Paul Thorburn

Penelope Duchamp

Peter Thorburn

Rose Thorburn Jr.

Rose Thorburn Sr.

Roxanne Thorburn

Sandra Duchamp

The Briar Girl

Blonde Adjacent

Malcolm "Fell" Atwell ("light" hair)

Pact has: 15 blonde characters, and 1 blonde-adjacent character, for a total of 16.

TWIG:

The Baron Richmond

The Duke of Francis

Duncan Lambsbridge

Emily Gage

Gordon Lambsbridge(?)

Helen Ibott

Jamie Lambsbridge

Jessie Ewesmont

Lord Carling

Lord King

Lord Leeds

Marcella

The Duke of Francis

The Twins (counts as 2)

BLONDE ADJACENT

Lady Glora ("pale of hair")

Lara (white hair)

Nora (white hair)

Twig has: 15 blonde characters, and 3 blonde-adjacent characters, for a total of 18.

PALE:

America Tedd

Anthem Tedd

Avery Kelly

Edith James

Eloise Miraz

Freak (of Freak & Squeak)

Gillian Ross

Liberty Tedd

Reggie the Composite Kid

Snowdrop

The Family Man

Ulysses Miraz

Wallace Davis

BLONDE ADJACENT

Mrs. Schaff (white hair)

Crooked Rook (white hair)

Gemma Duchamp (Grey hair)

Luna Hare (white hair)

Pale has: 13 blonde characters, and 4 blonde-adjacent characters, for a total of 17.

CLAW:

"Valentina's Mom & Sister"

Claw has: 2 blonde characters, and 0 blonde-adjacent characters, for a total of 2.⁴

Notes

¹ Both cuff and monokeros are noted to have dark hair in Ward while having blonde hair in their original appearances (Worm and WD Helena respectively).

² White Fairy is Mr. Gladly's girlfriend and a prolific redditor who is seen during the leviathan battle and the PHO greg interlude. deep cut. As a mortal enemy of greg veder, please treat her with appropriate respect.

�� Axehead is never seen in ward. However, Titan Skadi (who forms from Axehead) is described as having golden hair. I am presuming that this is from axehead the human having blonde hair.

⁴ Literally 1 person told me any characters from claw. i haven't read it. there's more than 2, but i haven't seen anything.

[thisisyourdriverspeaking]

In honour of Indycar being back this weekend, here is US racing tunes (every drivers racing number). Enjoy 😊

Helio Castoneves (10th May 1975) - The Blackbyrds - Walking In Rhythm

Takuma Sato (28th January 1977) - Al Green - Keep Me Cryin'

Katherine Legge (12th July 1980) - Queen - Play The Game

Scott Dixon (22nd July 1980) - Jermaine Jackson - Let's Get Serious

Ryan Hunter-Reay (17th December 1980) - Harry Chapin - Sequel

Will Power (1st March 1981) - Stevie Wonder - I Ain't Gonna Stand For It

Ed Carpenter (3rd March 1981) - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb - What Kind Of Fool

Romain Grosjean (17th April 1986) - Simply Red - Holding Back The Years

Marco Andretti (13th March 1987) - Billy Joel - This Is The Time

Colin Braun (22nd September 1988) - Bruce Hornsby - Look Out Any Window

Graham Rahal (4th January 1989) - Duran Duran - I Don't Want Your Love

Tristian Vautier (22nd August 1989) - Bad English - Forget Me Not

Agustin Canapino (19th January 1990) - Michael Penn - No Myth

Marcus Ericsson (2nd September 1990) - Brother Beyond - The Girl I Used To Know

Josef Newgarden (22nd December 1990) - Madonna - Justify My Love

Alexander Rossi (25th September 1991) - Michael Bolton - Time, Love and Tenderness

Felix Rosenqvist (7th November 1991) - K.M.C Kru - The Devil Came Up To Michigan

Conor Daly (15th December 1991) - Karyn White - Romantic

Kyle Larson (31st July 1992) - Sophie B.Hawkins - Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

Jack Harvey (15th April 1993) - P.M Dawn - Looking Through Patient Eyes

Scott McLaughlin (10th June 1993) - H-Town - Knockin' Da Boots

Tom Blomqvist (30th November 1993) - Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Boom! Shake The Room

Luca Ghiotto (24th February 1995) - 69 Boyz - Kitty Kitty

Pietro Fittipaldi (25th June 1996) - Michael Jackon - They Don't Care About Us

Alex Palou (1st April 1997) - 702 - Get It Together

Santino Ferrucci (31st May 1998) - Madonna - Frozen

Kyle Kirkwood (19th October 1998) - Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply

Callum Ilott (11th November 1998) - Jennifer Paige - Crush

Linus Lundqvist (26th March 1999) - TLC - No Scrubs

Pato O'Ward (6th May 1999) - Busta Rhymes ft Janet Jackson - What's It Gonna Be?

Colton Herta (30th March 2000) - Whitney Houston - I Learned It From The Best

Christian Rasmussen (29th June 2000) - Nine Days - Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)

Marcus Armstrong (29th July 2000) - Ruff Endz - No More

Rinus Veekay (11th September 2000) - Jagged Edge - Let's Get Married

Christian Lundgaard (23rd July 2001) - Babyface - There She Goes

Sting Ray Robb (3rd September 2001) - Dido - Thank You

David Malukas (27th September 2001) - Fuel - Bad Day

Theo Pourchaire (20th August 2003) - Matchbox Twenty - Unwell

Kyffin Simpson (9th October 2004) - Nelly ft Jaheim - My Place

Nolan Siegel (8th November 2004) - Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved

All added to this playlist 😊

[kaiba-cave]

You know something I’ve never understood? When you have a crush on a celebrity and someone tells you something like oh, he’s married, or oh, he’s gay.

Like okay, and? Did you think that I thought I had an actual chance with a famous celebrity that’s twenty years older than me and the only thing holding back this relationship was the fact that he’s already married and/or not straight? 🤔 Because I’m not even THAT delusional I just think he’s hot.

Legitimately I remember back when I was in like grade 7 and had the biggest (well, an even bigger) crush on Billie Joe Armstrong and one girl who didn’t like me, and I didn’t like her, was like “you know he’s married right?” Okay, PAIGE, because if he wasn’t married I’d totally have a chance. Even as a little 11 year old I knew I didn’t!

Or like, people who say all the straight girls will be super sad if Pedro Pascal isn’t straight. (Sorry but if he’s not at least bi I’d be shocked and wouldn’t be surprised if he was gay either, just saying.) BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN HE’S STILL NOT HOT AF??? Him potentially not liking women doesn’t mean women can’t still find him sexy?? I think most normal people are aware they’re never going to get together with their celebrity crush no matter what. 😂

I don’t get it lmao it’s just a way to be mean to someone for something they like.

[somebodylovesyougcv]

im a tim armstrong defender till i fucking die like that man did nothing wrong yet i have never seen a positive word about him on the scorpion tag. what is that for. he literally just showed up and tried to do his job and caught feelings for paige. not his fault walter is obtuse and insecure

[rxin3akamallory]

Wait what?? I never posted these here!?

Well I am now!

My CC/CT OCs with their own posters!!

So I already posted a couple drawings with Liam, but just to refresh ya, Liam is Ben’s little brother and a self proclaimed “ocean nerd”, hoping to one day become a marine biologist. Darius sees a lot of himself in Liam, they’re both dorky and withdrawn.

Then there’s Zoey, the neurotic and cautious one, eerily similar to Season 1 Ben. Unlike Ben, Zoey hasn’t gone through a comply 180 with her character and is still very much cautious about a lot of things, but it starts to decrease in extreme mess overtime. Her over analyzing actually helped her friends get out of situations, so they’re not completely ungrateful.

Hannah is definitely the Kenji of the group. The light amongst the darkness of their circumstances. Like Kenji from earlier seasons, Hannah can sometimes be a bit too much for the others, but she knows when it’s a good time to lighten the mood and when isn’t.



Paige is the bubbly extrovert of the group, like Sammy. Her family runs a successful garden back at home and is a very passionate “plant mama”. Overtime, she gets to know each of her friends, some were able to open up better than others, but she’s happy to learn that the six consider themselves close friends, even family.

Mickey is someone I can describe as a small gender-bent clone of Yasmina. Unlike Yaz, he is a baseball player for his school’s team. Mickey is also a lot like Yaz in season 1, super anti social and constantly puts on this tough guy physique when in reality he’s just as terrorized as the rest of the group.He warms up to the group overtime and looks up to Yasmina a lot.

And lastly, Tyler. He’s an aspiring social media influencer. He has looked up to Brooklynn ever since she first started her career and wants to be just like her, or possibly collaborating with her one day.Tyler currently doesn’t have as many followers as his idol, but he recently reached one million followers before the events of Chaos Theory.

Anyways I love them they’re so silly!!

[pixiestix05]

the coastal grandmother aesthetic

The coastal grandmother aesthetic, term coined by TikToker Lexi Nicoleta, is one of the many niche aesthetics making its rounds of the internet right now- and my personal favorite. It represents a life spent valuing the little things, romanticized by the image of a slow-paced, quaint, seaside summer. A coastal grandma is typically an affluent older woman, a confident, lives-life-on-her-own-terms sort of person enjoying a slower summer by the coast before she returns to her busy urban worklife. The aesthetic is defined by comfy-chic clothing, knickknacks reminiscent of the ocean, and an emphasis on a life well lived.

Of course, it isn’t a necessity to be a grandmother or live in a quaint beach town to embody this aesthetic- at its essence, the coastal grandma aesthetic is all about romanticizing everyday life, breezy, chic clothing and a relaxed small-town vibe

Here’s how you can embrace the coastal grandma in you!

ACCESSORIES: delicate gold jewelry, sunglasses, sunhats, straw tote bags, hair scarfs

FOODS: freshly picked fruit, homemade sandwiches, lemonade

ACTIVITIES: long walks on pretty streets, cooking with ingredients from the garden, beach picnics, book club with friends, thrifting quaint knickknacks

MUSIC: a good playlist sets the mood! Consider the below songs your soundtrack to a coastal grandma summer:

Beyond the Sea by Bobby Darin

Feeling Good by Michael Buble

La vie en Rose by Elaine Paige

Girl from Ipanema by Esther Phillips

Under the Boardwalk by The Drifters

Do you Wanna Dance by Bette Middler

Blue Skies by Ella Fitzgerald

Come Away with Me by Norah Jones

Summertime by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald

The Writer by Elle Goulding

Carolina by Taylor Swift

Flowers in Your Hair by the Lumineers

Starting over by Chris Stapleton

[sporadiceagleheart]

It's Friday Y'all know what that means time for one of my Rachel Joy Scott Friday edits Sarah Elizabeth Armstrong, Sarah Elizabeth “Sadie” Ollis Armstrong, Ruth Eleanor Ollis Yenter, DEATH 27 Dec 1988 (aged 78)Ruth Elizabeth Armstrong Sizer, Dr Sarah Elizabeth Reidhead Armstrong, Sarah Elizabeth Armstrong, Sarah Ann Armstrong, Hachikō “Hachi or Chūken Hachikō” Ueno, Rex the Dog, Girl Dog, Milo, Rando the Dog, Spike, Lassie, Lassie Jr., Max Dog, Greyfriars Bobby, Buster Boy, Toto AkA Terry, Barney “The Cemetery Cat” Sampson, Sneaky Pie Siamese “Sneaky” Cat, Grumpy the Cat, Room Eight, Grumpy Cat, Suzy Cat, Simon The Cat Allen, Tippy The Cat, Slick Cat Chidsey, Morris the Cat, Susan Hayward, Cat, Tom Hanks (Cat), Syrka, Panther Cat, Sylvester Bachman “Syllie” Cat, Edle Lee “♥♥” Hecht Cat, Mr. “Bootsie” Boots-Cat, Nagi cat, Gilbert Cat, Snookum White McStay, Butters “The Bean” Bozwick, Danie Cat, You'll Do Lobelia, Rachel Hannah Morin, Rachel Marie Sobkoweak Jackson, Rachel Marie Johnson Janous, Rachel Lauren Lavalley, Rachel Ann Schrette, Rachel Joy Scott, Rachel Erin Rollings, Rachel Dawn Freeman, Rachel Frances Reid, Rachel Elizabeth Payne, Rachel Karin Hurley, Saffie-Rose Brenda Roussos, Saffiatu “Saffie” Bockarie, Leonard “Len” Saffie, Sarrafino Joseph “Saffie” Flammia, Lillie Estelle Lawson Greene, Effie Frances Sandifer Mayhew, Ewing Roy Mayhew, John Atkinson, Courtney Boyle, Kelly Marie Brewster, Georgina Bethany Callander, Olivia Paige “Ollie” Campbell-Hardy, Megan Joanne Hurley, Nell Jones, Sorrell Jenny Leczkowski, Eilidh MacLeod, Chloe Ann Rutherford, Nevaeh Alyssa Bravo, Jacklyn Jaylen “Jackie” Cazares, Makenna Lee “Kenna” Elrod Seiler, Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, Maite Yuleana Rodriguez, Layla Marie Salazar, Eliahna “Ellie or Elle” Torres, Rojelio Fernandez Torres, Alejandro "Ale" Vargas Jr., Ava Jordan Wood, Tristyn Tyne Bailey,

[hopelesscalico]

WHOREVILLE

aurelia jane cervantes (she/her)*

(+ the aurelia backstory post tag)

eden sage lieto (she/they)

SIGNPOST

c1c4d4 anne von carinon (she/her)

lillian “lily” ivy von carinon (she/they/he)

ruth marilyn tolinov (she/her)

james “jimmy” of the seas (he/ae/fun)

danela paige ekundayo (she/they)

indigo “indy” armstrong (she/her)

bridget nightmare crivello (she/they/it)

frankie finch (she/he)

angelvenom “angel” the divine (he/it)

MICHISINO

myleen “mj” nina kalashnik (she/her)

tetyana “ana” olene kalashnik (she/her)*

persnickety “nicki” perchance (she/they)*

SENTENCE REPOSE

joan georgia gaye-wazowski (she/her)

lucien orion shirosawa (they/he/she)

jack elijah shirosawa (she/her)

evangeline debaco (he/him)

creed “reed” beebus (he/him)

guinevere “gwen” wisteria shirosawa (she/they)

belladonna “bella” magdalene shirosawa (she/her)*

PLAYER CHARACTERS

alphabet “alphie” noodle soup (she/it/he)

(+ the alphie backstory post tag)

elizabeth “lizzie” maria wells (she/her)*

ehnos valjas (they/them)

thistle-asmi “thistle” wymond (he/she)

DERANGED, OUR SAVIOR

menshalra “menchie” desdepot (they/them)

alley oops (she/they/xe)

anzavel “anza” eckry (she/they)

DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE

gustava “goose” lundqvist (she/her)

andrea “andy” praseritsang (he/him)

cilrea’sjana’meril “cilrea” aelle’ta’yreklijsh rys’dereck’ryv’paumre (she/her)

cupid (it/she/he/they/bit/pix)

STARLET

ire (he/him)

merrymaking “merry” joy (she/her)

sprout bellwhistle (she/her)

taxidermy “taxi” viscera (he/they)

stardust “dusty” whimsy (she/he)

sunshine “sunny” whimsy (she/they)

“twe” the world ender (they/them)

dove radiance (she/love)

“obbie” the observer (it/any)

JOSEFINE, ARLO, AND THE PRINCESS OF THE WHOLE WORLD, I GUESS

josefine riya manzano (she/he)

arlo calvin nesbitt (he/him)

princess felicity sparkles II, the ultimate ruler of woodland creatures and friendship (they/them)

FURRIES

ollie-wollie “ollie” ecksdee (they/he/mew)

lilac (she/her)

FAN OCS

dapplenose of moonclan (she/her)

rienne (it/she)

OTHER

hallison “hal” lucination (he/him)

*for the time being, will change in the future

[splinter-cat]

Do you ready books often? (And do you have any book reccomendation?)

Unfortunately I don’t read often, I’ve struggled with reading for like 15 years now due to my ADHD. I often miss it because I used to be one of those “reads a book in one night” kids. My "to read" list gets longer and longer each year because I add to it more than I actually read off of it, haha.

That said, I have managed to read a few things over the years that I’ve loved! Long post so it's under a cut:

Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong

Goodreads link here!

Obviously I have to start with the series I've done the most fanfic for, haha. Bitten is about Elena Michaels, the world's only known female werewolf. It follows her as she navigates accepting having become a werewolf and her place in her pack and with her mate.

The series itself follows Elena for the first two books before switching to another narrator, the witch Paige Winterbourne. A few more narrators crop up during the series, each with different powers and romances. Occasionally the series returns to earlier characters, like how books six and ten return to Elena. There are also a ton of short stories and novellas taking place before, during, and after the series, and if you like the werewolves there are plenty of stories following them.

The series still has some of my favorite werewolves I've read about, which is why I like writing in the world so much. It's pretty much what kick started my werewolf obsession, haha. Unfortunately the series is extremely hetero- and cisnormative, so even when queer characters are (rarely) introduced, the writing isn't the best (hence so much of my fanfic being queer lol). But the main characters are still a lot of fun to read about and the plots are full of suspense, mystery, and magic.

So, if you like werewolves and witches and vampires, I recommend this series! Just go in knowing it's a strictly het romance series.

Fae Tales series by Pia Foxhall/not_poignant

Found on AO3 here.

Okay, so really I would rec anything by Pia, but I wanted to start with this one.

The first part of the series is Deeper into the Woods, which follows the Seelie King, Gwyn ap Nudd, as he seeks healing from an Unseelie waterhorse, Augus Each Uisge. It's a shorter introduction to the characters and Augus' healing-through-BDSM methods.

The next part is Game Theory, which follows Gwyn after he has defeated the former Unseelie King, Augus, and imprisoned him. It's an amazing enemies-to-lovers story with a captor/captive dynamic where it's not always clear who really holds the power.

After that the series goes for another million+ words of political intrigue, epic fantasy quests, and another amazing enemies-to-lovers dynamic with Mosk Manytrees and Eran Iliakambar. If you like long, character focused stories of trauma recovery, found family, and BDSM, it is absolutely worth checking out!

(To give you an idea of just how much I love this series, I've styled multiple ball-jointed dolls as some of the characters from it!)

Falling Falling Stars by Pia Foxhall/not_poignant

Found on AO3 here.

Technically, this is a sequel to The Spoils of the Spoiled, which I also recommend (it adds context to a lot of FFS, too). But this one in particular has one of my favorite MCs of all time, Efnisien.

Falling Falling Stars follows Efnisien ap Wledig through a long path of trauma recovery, finding himself outside of what others wanted him to be, and learning to live with the ways he badly hurt people in his past.

If there were ever a manual on how to write a good redemption arc, this would be the absolute best example to use. It is such a thoughtful, soft, and comforting story, even though it touches on some very dark themes. To me, it's hot chocolate and marshmallows in story form.

Chronicles of City M by Lissa Kasey

Goodreads link here.

Hidden Gem follows Misaki Itou, a psi who works at a brothel in a post-apocalyptic city, and his shifter love interest, Shane McNaughton, as they try to solve a series of murders in the city. The subsequent books also follow their friends with various abilities and the relationships they form while still returning to Aki and Shane.

I first read this series during quarantine in 2020, which seems like an odd time for a post-apocalyptic story to be feel-good, I know, but this series focuses on the city and the people rebuilding after everything that happened in the past. It's a story of trauma recovery (seeing a pattern in the stories I like? haha) and hope, even when it seems like humanity itself might be wiped out.

How to Raise an Honest Rabbit by Amy Lane

Goodreads link here.

Another sequel story, this time to The Winter Courtship Rituals of Fur-Bearing Critters, but this couple was one I really enjoyed.

How to Raise an Honest Rabbit is about a former con man, Jeremy, who finds a place he might be able to stay for good in the form of working for an alpaca farm and fiber mill in a small town. There, he meets Aiden, who is determined to make Jeremy stay even when every instinct tells him to pack up and run at the first sign of trouble.

Rabbit is a much angstier story than the very fluffy Winter Courtship Rituals, but the setting still makes it a very comfy story to me, and I deeply enjoyed the characters. Once I can get around to reading again, I'm looking forward to continuing the series and seeing more from them in Blackbird Knitting in a Bunny's Lair.

That's all for now!

I thought about including fanfiction in this post, too, but it's already quite long, so I might do a separate post later. I also have a very long to read list that I can post some secondhand recs off of if anyone wants it, it'll just be less detailed recs since I haven't finished the books yet haha.

And if anyone wants manga or TV show recs I can also provide those. :D