#2020 reads

[thoughtfulfangirling]

“There is a luxury in self reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel that no one else has a right to blame us. It is the confession, not the priest, which gives us absolution.” 

-The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wild

[mangozic]

archivist be upon ye

[waltricia]

Emma. (2020) // Bridgerton

[egophiliac]

Your first initial impressions of any Twst character vs your current feelings about them?

honestly, my perception of pretty much every character went through some metamorphosis of "this guy looks like a jerk" to "oh, he's a stupid jerk? now hold on." it's all about that balancing act between a dark brooding asshole and a dark brooding asshole who is also totally ridiculous, and it really does make ALL the difference.

perhaps most ironically, I've mentioned before that I was absolutely not into the Diasomnias at first, because the impression the website gave pre-release was somehow even less favorable than for everyone else and I was mad at Lilia for getting my hopes up for a token girl). and then we got their stories and, well, I kind of just haven't stopped thinking about them since. 🤷

also, I went in thinking that Crowley was going to be. y'know. competent at his job. a helpful guide. a mysterious yet caring mentor figure, a fitting leader for this band of delicate young magic waifs with their fancy little magic outfits and their perfect, perfect hair. I've never been so glad to be wrong.

[mimimar]

finally completed my comic based on the song ivy by taylor swift!✿ please zoom in to read the text and see the details~

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you can get the digital zine pdf here! it includes extras like character profiles, costume design, more art of willow and ivy, zine-exclusive sketches and an illustrated guide to the symbolism of all the flowers in this comic.

you can also get prints of individual pages here!

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[andisupreme]

I moved recently to start a new job and part of my commute now involves one of those high capacity toll booths where a two lane road suddenly flares out into 5-7 lanes of total anarchy with no lines anywhere, and then narrows back down to two lanes again, and we're just supposed to sort ourselves out? Who designed this

anyway I dreamed up this helpful anatomical guide on the drive home

[anyataylorjoys]

CHALLENGERS (2024) dir. Luca Guadagnino

[madbalalaika]

Commission for my dearest friend @teilzeiteinhorn 💖 A scene from a MDZS fanfic love, in fire and blood by cicer

[irenespring]

Really I think nothing shouts "my first Presidential election as a politically active person was 2016" more than the fact that when I feel hope and excitement for the future (possible President Harris) for more than five minutes I immediately get a crushing, all-consuming anxiety of "feeling this positive emotion now is going to make it so much worse when the worst thing possible happens" to the extent that I'll probably need my break-glass-in-case-of-emergency anxiety medication.

[corneredcopia]

stobotnik continues to hold the title for ‘I read this in a fic and now it’s actually canon’

[macrolit]

According to the New York Times, these are the best fiction books of the 2020s. Do you agree? What's missing?

[cooplagoop]

Guys I can't believe this

Melon was a diversity hire in the manga 😭

[5-pp-man]

no you don't get it. i literally love stories where they dive into people's hearts/minds (literally or figuratively) sm it's my favourite type of storytelling.

[gffa]

LOOK AT OUR TRASH CAN MAN HE IS SO EXTRA YOU CAN NEVER FORGET THAT'S ANAKIN SKYWALKER RIGHT THERE THAT'S NOT EVEN THE EXPLOSION BILLOWING HIS CAPE HE'S PROBABLY DOING THAT WITH THE FORCE HIMSELF

[mizaruwu]

Henlo artists and fic writers! do y'all remember when you started coloring/writing Legend's eyes as purple/violet? (And why) Or like, the earliest you've seen it/read it? Please I've been thinking about its origins for months TwT)

[clarkgriffon]

REVISITING PRIDE & PREJUDICE: PART TWO ↠ The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (2012-2013)