#23:55 nailed it

[i-can-even-burn-salad]

Happy STS! (Storytelling Sunday!)

When and how much do you usually write on a daily basis and what determines it? Are there any motivational tips/tricks/techniques you can share?

Happy STM! (Kidding. I'll try to get this done before midnight, but no promises, been out all day and have a headache :D)

So from Sept 2021 to Sept 2022 I did a rather unhealthy thing, which was write half a million words in 12 months. I honestly have no fucking clue how I did this. That's basically 1300w/day or 10 Nanos.

One of the reasons it was possible (besides the part where I recklessly ignored every other hobby, housework, and a healthy sleep schedule) is that I had multiple WIPs. When I was stuck for days or weeks on one of them, I got several chapters down in the other.

I also did two (well... and WiJ 2022) monthly writing challenges, which gave me a very short deadline for a whole ass novella—I had to have it all done before the first day of the event. I could never write during the event.

You see, I am haunted by the fear of being unable to finish something, so I am racing myself to the finish lines. It's slowed down a bit since, and last month I found that 20-25k/mo are an acceptable middle ground. I get down 500-1000 words most days, but sometimes days just suck, then it's 100-200. I am in the "kick myself to write a few words each day" phase, because, once again, I set myself a deadline (:

After this one, I'll take a break. Sure will. Promise.

I am an example of what not to do, so no. No advice from me.

[mercury101]

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Some items are direct links due to dead original pages or links. Let me know if i messed up with any of the links :)

Thank you to all cc creators🫶🫶 !!

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[freakylover]

TOP Dragon Ball Z ships on AO3

TOP 50 ships according to the number of fanfics on AO3:

Bulma Briefs/Vegeta (3941)

Chi-Chi/Son Goku (2031)

Son Goku/Vegeta (1812)

Videl Satan/Son Gohan (810)

Android 18/Krillin (566)

Trunks Briefs/Son Goten (413)

Bra Briefs/Son Goten (316)

Bulma Briefs/Yamcha (307)

Tenshinhan/Yamcha (248)

Bardock/Gine (238)

Frieza/Vegeta (173)

Piccolo/Son Gohan (162)

Bulma Briefs/Son Goku (140)

Raditz/Vegeta (118)

Freezer/Yamcha (106)

Broly/Cheelai (100)

Launch/Tenshinhan (99)

Goku Black/Zamasu (98)

Bulma Briefs/Chi-Chi (94)

Trunks Briefs/Mai (89)

Piccolo/Vegeta (84)

Chi-Chi/Piccolo (83)

Trunks Briefs/Marron (81)

Son Gohan/Vegeta (72)

Caulifla/Kale (70) and Marron/Son Goten (70)

Launch/Raditz (69)

Son Gohan/Son Goku (66)

Tights Briefs/Raditz (55)

Future Trunks Briefs/Son Gohan (53); Chi-Chi/Vegeta (53)

Raditz/Yamcha (52)

Cell/Frieza (49)

Frieza/Son Goku (48)

Gogeta/Vegito (47)

Piccolo/Son Goku (45)

Cell/Son Gohan (44)

Bra Briefs/Son Goku (43) and Future Trunks Briefs/Future Mai (43)

Android 17/Future Trunks Briefs (42) and Trunks Briefs/Son Gohan (42)

Son Goku/Yamcha (36); Android 17/Raditz (36) and Dende/Son Gohan (36)

Frieza/Frost (35)

Bardock/Tooma (34)

Beerus/Supreme Kai | Shin (33) and Dodoria/Zarbon (33)

Broly/Vegeta (31); Bra Briefs/Son Pan (31) and Nail/Piccolo (31)

Son Goku/Turles (30) and Trunks Briefs/Vegeta (30)

Erasa/Son Gohan (29) and Bardock/King Vegeta (29)

Goku Black/Vegeta (28)

Son Gohan/Son Goten (27) and Frost/Hit (27)

Trunks Briefs/Broly (26)

Future Trunks Briefs/Broly (25)

Android 18/Son Gohan (24); Krillin/Son Goku (24); Raditz/Zarbon (24) and Son Goten/Vegeta (24)

Broly/Raditz (23)

This list doesn't include fanfics tagged with character/reader or polyships.

Please don't comment hate messages, this post is purely informative. I don't want my notifications to be filled with ship wars/hate in general :ccc

This top is susceptible to errors, my bot almost exploded due to overload xddd

[cosmowes]

100 things to try

getting off the phone can be hard. i find that i’m only ever motivated to do it when there’s something else to do. so! here are those things, dollie.

hobbies:

collecting (figurines, blind boxes, vinyls, books…)

2. embroidery

3. thrift flips / diying clothes

4. jewelry making

5. kandi

6. collage making

7. painting

8. sketching

9. start an album list

10. thrifting

11. baking (w/o the box mix !!)

12. cooking

13. origami

14. doll customization

15. making stuffed animals

16. building models

17. clay sculpting

18. customizing shoes

19. dancing

20. yoga

21. pilates

22. singing

23. learn an instrument

24. skating (skateboard, roller skating/blading, ice skating)

25. biking

26. hiking

27. jogging/running

28. doing nails

29. doing hair

30. building costumes/cosplays

31. soapmaking

32. play dnd

33. writing

34. poetry

35. web design

36. character design

37. graphic design

38. font design

39. make short films

40. make bath bombs

41. start tutoring people

42. join a new club

43. start a book club w/ friends

44. read a play

45. write a play

46. go see a play (support small theatres!!! wooh)

47. journaling

48. programming

49. design clothes

50. crochet

halfway through… ps, if you’ve had the energy to scroll this, you have the energy to start one. pick your battles!

51. knitting

52. cross stitch

53. beading

54. learn solitaire

55. typing

56. learn cursive

57. start learning a language

58. make a dreamcatcher

59. start making smoothies

60. take cute notes

61. photography

62. climb a tree!!!

63. swimming

64. press flowers

65. get a pen pal

66. make tea (the nice kind)

67. make coffee (same as above)

68. make bookmarts

69. annotate books

70. jigsaw puzzles

71. crosswords

72. sudokus

73. word searches

74. quilting

75. make perfume

76. make lightboxes

77. skincare

78. making jams

79. whittling

80. carpentry

91. tie dye

92. archery

93. axe throwing

94. martial arts

95. making ornaments

96. music writing

97. terrariums

98. gardening

99. scrapbooking

100. pottery

[rosiehrs]

FANWARS ## masterlist.

huh yunjin x fem!reader

SUMMARY ⤻ yunjin (an army) and y/n (a blink) have fallen into the stereotype of not being able to get along, continuously starting fanwars- but only with each other..?

CONTENTS ⤻ smau, non!idol x reader, wlw, fluff, crack, minor angst, enemies to lovers (?)

WARNINGS ⤻ major bts/army and blackpink/blink slander, dark jokes, strong language, suggestive jokes, (small) use of vape and nicotine intake.

FEATURING ⤻ le sserafim, pham hanni (newjeans), ahn yujin (ive), yoon keeho (p1harmony), oh haewon (nmixx), choi yeonjun (txt), choi yena (soloist), more characters to come in future chapters ˆ-ˆ

STATUS ⤻ completed!

NOTE - there may be chapters that trigger certain fans, so i apologise in advance and want to emphasise that bts/army and blackpink/blink slander will be a part of the whole fic as it's the main plot TT please don't hurt me if something angers you, but please let me know if i went too far!

IMPORTANT - do not send hate towards any group under my works, especially blackpink and bts. if you do, you'll immediately be blocked. this fic is meant to be unserious/funny/lighthearted so please don't take this as an opportunity to say some shit just bcs fw!yj or yn said it. to sum it up, blackpink antis and bts antis, DNI.

PROFILES..! the ninja turtles, fantastic 4.

CHAPTERS ;

O1 # soty

O2 # fancywasrobbed

O3 # daesangs and tantrums

O4 # INSENSITIVE BITCH

O5 # stalk before you block

O6 # [REDACTED] x3

O7 # eunchae saw it

O8 # hanni understands!!

O9 # blackpink outdid..!

10 # google translate

11 # nailed it

12 # she actually did not nail it.

13 # shut down (vlive)

14 # eunchae's yuny/n fanpage?

15 # mr chang<3

16 # american threat

17 # discussion time

18 # everyone's in!

19 # 'am i..?'

20 # eunchae's way or the highway

21 # bad idea

22 # tutti fruITY

23 # coming out (lol)

24 # (g)one direction - video attached.

25 # baby yunjin

26 # mission is a go!

27 # better late than never

28 # meetup (written)

29 # kick it by blackpink

30 # aftermath

31 # withdrawal

32 # gay minds

33 # she replied!

34 # gay people = bad at flirting (?)

35 # shes ight

36 # unexpected addition

37 # gay and easy

38 # eunchae outrage

39 # the date

40 # rizzful yunjin pt. 1

41 # ahn yujin protection programme

42 # sophie's choice

43 # she came over

44 # realisations pt.1

45 # step back (yunjin's version)

46 # no license? no problem!

47 # uh oh (written)

48 # cream puffs

49 # eunchae's first wlw heartbreak?

50 # gone (yunjin's version)

51 # misunderstanding

52 # hard launch

53 # i like u - niki

54 # public humiliation

55 # happy pride

56 # driver kkura

57 # thank you eunchae

58 # music taste

59 # random occurrences

60 # the end (written)

+ taglist !! (permanently closed)

[thebimbowhisperer]

Bimbo Musts No 1-100:

Bimbo Musts No 1: High heels

Bimbo Musts No 2: Mini skirts

Bimbo Musts No 3: Lip Fillers

Bimbo Musts No 4: Jewelry

Bimbo Musts No 5: Lingerie

Bimbo Musts No 6: Laser body hair removal

Bimbo Musts No 7: Docility

Bimbo Musts No 8: Femininity

Bimbo Musts No 9: Lip gloss

Bimbo Musts No 10: Expensiveness

Bimbo Musts No 11: Puppy eyes

Bimbo Musts No 12: Accessible

Bimbo Musts No 13: Heart-shaped lips

Bimbo Musts No 14: Choker

Bimbo Musts No 15: Side boobs

Bimbo Musts No 16: Fake eyelashes

Bimbo Musts No 17: Boob job

Bimbo Musts No 18: Doll face

Bimbo Musts No 19: Inapproachable

Bimbo Musts No 20: Helpless

Bimbo Musts No 21: Entrance

Bimbo Musts No 22: Long sexy nails

Bimbo Musts No 23: Sweet

Bimbo Musts No 24: Upfront

Bimbo Musts No 25: Ornamental

Bimbo Musts No 26: Compliance

Bimbo Musts No 27: Candid

Bimbo Musts No 28: Pink

Bimbo Musts No 29: Glitter

Bimbo Musts No 30: Cleavage

Bimbo Musts No 31: Explicit

Bimbo Musts No 32: Replaceability

Bimbo Musts No 33: Deep hair conditioning

Bimbo Musts No 34: Girlishly

Bimbo Musts No 35: Return to innocence.

Bimbo Musts No 36: Entertaining

Bimbo Musts No 37: Standby-mode.

Bimbo Musts No 38: Confused.

Bimbo Musts No 39: Indecisive.

Bimbo Musts No 40: Waterproof makeup.

Bimbo Musts No 41: Dedication.

Bimbo Musts No 42: High-arched eyebrows with lateral thinning.

Bimbo Musts No 43: Constant need to be praised.

Bimbo Musts No 44: Immersed.

Bimbo Musts No 45: Be blunt.

Bimbo Musts No 46: Immodesty.

Bimbo Musts No 47: Bare midriff dress.

Bimbo Musts No 48: Fake.

Bimbo Musts No 49: Luxurious.

Bimbo Musts No 50: A natural 'good girl'.

Bimbo Musts No 51: Selfies.

Bimbo Musts No 52: Easiness.

Bimbo Musts No 53: Providing.

Bimbo Musts No 54: Irresistible.

Bimbo Musts No 55: Full disclosure.

Bimbo Musts No 56: Voluptuous.

Bimbo Musts No 57: Fishnet stockings.

Bimbo Musts No 58: Focused.

Bimbo Musts No 59: Dependent.

Bimbo Musts No 60: Stilted.

Bimbo Musts No 61: Advertising.

Bimbo Musts No 62: Hair obsessed.

Bimbo Musts No 63: Fearless.

Bimbo Musts No 64 Pouting.

Bimbo Musts No 65: Delirious.

Bimbo Musts No 66: Devoted.

Bimbo Musts No 67: Bronzer.

Bimbo Musts No 68: Needy.

Bimbo Musts No 69: Plastic fur.

Bimbo Musts No 70: Minimalistic.

Bimbo Musts No 71: Glamorous.

Bimbo Musts No 72: Friendliness.

Bimbo Musts No 73 Loyalty.

Bimbo Musts No 74: Natural state.

Bimbo Musts No 75: Wet.

Bimbo Musts No 76: Naked.

Bimbo Musts No 77: Oral fixation.

Bimbo Musts No 78: High-achiever.

Bimbo Musts No 79: Doll face.

Bimbo Musts No 80: Gold digger.

Bimbo Musts No 81: Big-heartedness.

Bimbo Musts No 82: Flexibility.

Bimbo Musts No 83: Inviting.

Bimbo Musts No 84: In Love.

Bimbo Musts No 85: Passiveness.

Bimbo Musts No 86: Attentive.

Bimbo Musts No 87: In progress.

Bimbo Musts No 88: Uninhibited.

Bimbo Musts No 89: Under protection.

Bimbo Musts No 90: Obvious.

Bimbo Musts No 91: Expansive.

Bimbo Musts No 92: More.

Bimbo Musts No 93: High ponytail.

Bimbo Musts No 94: Adventurous.

Bimbo Musts No 95: Plastic.

Bimbo Musts No 96: Patience.

Bimbo Musts No 97: Support system.

Bimbo Musts No 98: Bimbo Besties.

Bimbo Musts No 99: Beyond.

Bimbo Musts 100: Insatiable. A bimbo never stops to seek lust. She is insatiable. Willing. She is greedy, starving for attention. She craves the highest intensities of sex. She never stops. She never has enough. She has unleashed her core essence and transcended femininity into bimboness. She is now freed, happy without thoughts and doubts.

She feels purest bliss, is continuously in trance, and has now changed after following all RULES and MUSTS into a Barbie doll in permanence.

[trendfilmsetter]

Apple Music’s ‘100 Best Albums of All Time’ list:

#1. Lauryn Hill — The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

#2. Michael Jackson — Thriller

#3. The Beatles — Abbey Road

#4. Prince & The Revolution — Purple Rain

#5. Frank Ocean — Blonde

#6. Stevie Wonder — Songs in the Key of Life

#7. Kendrick Lamar — good kid, m.A.A.d city

#8. Amy Winehouse — Back to Black

#9. Nirvana — Nevermind

#10. Beyoncé — Lemonade

#11. Fleetwood Mac — Rumours

#12. Radiohead — OK Computer

#13. Jay-Z — The Blueprint

#14. Bob Dylan — Highway 61 Revisited

#15. Adele — 21

#16. Joni Mitchell — Blue

#17. Marvin Gaye — What’s Going On

#18. Taylor Swift — 1989 (Taylor’s Version)

#19. Dr. Dre — The Chronic

#20. The Beach Boys — Pet Sounds

#21. The Beatles — Revolver

#22. Bruce Springsteen — Born to Run

#23. Daft Punk — Discovery

#24. David Bowie — The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

#25. Miles Davis — Kind of Blue

#26. Kanye West — My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

#27. Led Zeppelin — Led Zeppelin II

#28. Pink Floyd — The Dark Side of the Moon

#29. A Tribe Called Quest — The Low End Theory

#30. Billie Eilish — WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

#31. Alanis Morissette — Jagged Little Pill

#32. The Notorious B.I.G. — Ready to Die

#33. Radiohead — Kid A

#34. Public Enemy — It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

#35. The Clash — London Calling

#36. Beyoncé — BEYONCÉ

#37. Wu-Tang Clan — Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

#38. Carole King — Tapestry

#39. Nas — Illmatic

#40. Aretha Franklin — I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

#41. OutKast — Aquemini

#42. Janet Jackson — Control

#43. Talking Heads — Remain in Light

#44. Stevie Wonder — Innervisions

#45. Björk — Homogenic

#46. Bob Marley & The Wailers — Exodus

#47. Drake — Take Care

#48. Beastie Boys — Paul’s Boutique

#49. U2 — The Joshua Tree

#50. Kate Bush — Hounds of Love

#51. Prince — Sign O’ the Times

#52. Guns N' Roses — Appetite for Destruction

#53. The Rolling Stones — Exile on Main St.

#54. John Coltrane — A Love Supreme

#55. Rihanna — ANTI

#56. The Cure — Disintegration

#57. D’Angelo — Voodoo

#58. Oasis — (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?

#59. Arctic Monkeys — AM

#60. The Velvet Underground & Nico — The Velvet Underground and Nico

#61. Sade — Love Deluxe

#62. 2Pac — All Eyez on Me

#63. The Jimi Hendrix Experience — Are You Experienced?

#64. Erykah Badu — Baduizm

#65. De La Soul — 3 Feet High and Rising

#66. The Smiths — The Queen Is Dead

#67. Portishead — Dummy

#68. The Strokes — Is This It

#69. Metallica — Master of Puppets

#70. N.W.A — Straight Outta Compton

#71. Kraftwerk — Trans-Europe Express

#72. SZA — SOS

#73. Steely Dan — Aja

#74. Nine Inch Nails — The Downward Spiral

#75. Missy Elliott — Supa Dupa Fly

#76. Bad Bunny — Un Verano Sin Ti

#77. Madonna — Like a Prayer

#78. Elton John — Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

#79. Lana Del Rey — Norman F*****g Rockwell!

#80. Eminem — The Marshall Mathers LP

#81. Neil Young — After the Gold Rush

#82. 50 Cent — Get Rich or Die Tryin'

#83. Patti Smith — Horses

#84. Snoop Dogg — Doggystyle

#85. Kacey Musgraves — Golden Hour

#86. Mary J. Blige — My Life

#87. Massive Attack — Blue Lines

#88. Nina Simone — I Put a Spell on You

#89. Lady Gaga — The Fame Monster

#90. AC/DC — Back in Black

#91. George Michael — Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1

#92. Tyler, The Creator — Flower Boy

#93. Solange — A Seat at the Table

#94. Burial — Untrue

#95. Usher — Confessions

#96. Lorde — Pure Heroine

#97. Rage Against the Machine — Rage Against the Machine

#98. Travis Scott — ASTROWORLD

#99. Eagles — Hotel California

#100. Robyn — Body Talk

[vinylshifting]

ANSWERING THESE 70 QUESTIONS

(but my dr self!)

01: Do you have a good relationship with your parents?

Sure, they dont really care ehat i do so thats nice

02: Who did you last say “I love you” to?

my girlfrienddd

03: Do you regret anything?

Moving to america wahh (even though it wasnt my choice)

04: Are you insecure?

not really

05: What is your relationship status?

taken <33

06: How do you want to die?

eithee in a super cool awesome way or at my own hands /hj

07: What did you last eat?

cant remember

08: Played any sports?

i like to play hockey sometimes

09: Do you bite your nails?

nope

10: When was your last physical fight?

cant remember

11: Do you like someone?

My girlfrienndd

12: Have you ever stayed up 48 hours?

Yep

13: Do you hate anyone at the moment?

Annoying ppl at school

14: Do you miss someone?

Not really tbh

15: Have any pets?

yes! my cat elivera

16: How exactly are you feeling at the moment?

Tired

17: Ever made out in the bathroom?

Wouldnt you like to know

18: Are you scared of spiders?

Nope

19: Would you go back in time if you were given the chance?

Maybe

20: Where was the last place you snogged someone?

What does that even mean bruh

21: What are your plans for this weekend?

sleep and play elden rings

22: Do you want to have kids? How many?

NO

23: Do you have piercings? How many?

snake bites would be cool

24: What is/are/were your best subject(s)?

Anything science or music

25: Do you miss anyone from your past?

nope, but maybe my friends from my hometown when i was little

26: What are you craving right now?

Some zaxbys

27: Have you ever broken someone’s heart?

never

28: Have you ever been cheated on?

Nope, my girlfriend is my first (and only) relationship

29: Have you made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry?

i dont think so

30: What’s irritating you right now?

School 100%

31: Does somebody love you?

My girlfriend

32: What is your favourite color?

Grey, any shade of grey

33: Do you have trust issues?

A tiny bit

34: Who/what was your last dream about?

Cant remember

35: Who was the last person you cried in front of?

My online friend

36: Do you give out second chances too easily?

Sometimes

37: Is it easier to forgive or forget?

Forget

38: Is this year the best year of your life?

I cherish every year

39: How old were you when you had your first kiss?

13??? maybe 14

40: Have you ever walked outside completely naked?

No, and never plan to

51: Favourite food?

SOUP 🔥🔥 any kind i love soup

52: Do you believe everything happens for a reason?

Yes

53: What is the last thing you did before you went to bed last night?

Probably jerk off scroll instagram reels

54: Is cheating ever okay?

No never

55: Are you mean?

I wouldnt say i am

56: How many people have you fist fought?

Idfk

57: Do you believe in true love?

Yes

58: Favourite weather?

RAIN, or cloudy days. i like the cold

59: Do you like the snow?

yes 100%

60: Do you wanna get married?

To my girlfriend yes

61: Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you baby?

Only when its my girlfriend

62: What makes you happy?

My friends, Alcohol, My girlfriend

63: Would you change your name?

No

64: Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed?

Nope

65: Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do?

Pepper spray, im locked in with my girl

66: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex who you can act your complete self around?

Not really

67: Who was the last person of the opposite sex you talked to?

My mom

68: Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with?

My girlfriend

69: Do you believe in soulmates?

Yes

70: Is there anyone you would die for?

My girlfriend or my friends

(feel free to take this idea too!!)

[tiny-sassy-aggressive]

I am living blogging my reaction to the second watch through of WDAPTEO 4 bc the first run through was so much

00:00- I screamed when I saw the notif. I was alone in the car. Just pulled up to my apt looked at my phone and screamed “ no way “ I still can’t believe we got it

00:01- hi, they are SO BEAUTIFUL I’m squealing. I cannot stop staring it’s embarassing

00:27 what’s going on here? “Nothing” my heart. The smiles

00:50 oh I am LOVING the feature wall. And fish tank reveal project??

01:00 how dare they throw THAT japhan photo up there like it’s just some example. Who the hell do they think they are- also I want that doomed hoodie :( he is snug as a bug in a rug

01:50 terror not even 2 minute in and crack

02:03 I’m sorry Dan asking Phil about TikTok stuff is precious

02:13(What is cba)

02:39 I CACKLED. Phil’s sarcastic ass omg

02:44 dans little pat

02:58 phivorce

03:05 I know the ft, they are friends of course. But seeing the messages really warms my heart. Like it’s so normal why am I emotional

03:52 of course Phil sends millions of memes

04:10 how in the fuck did Phil catch his phone what??? Ft dans face during the whole interaction.

Ad time —— 04:25. Im sorry Dan looks fucking amazing, his hair is so curled and pretty? And he looks so comfy cozy and soft??? My Dannie side is really coming out rn

04:59 handsome devil, damn straight. Love this man he’s too precious for this world

05:23 🍑

05:55 are the Brits okay??? Bone daddies?? I’m too American for this

06:30 perfectly encapsulated Dan and Phil energy

06:35 Dan saying dude scratches a weird itch in my brain

06:55 again! Totally normal to call a friend in a taxi. But this moment makes them so real in my mind like yes. Call that friend. In that taxi. Make it less awkward. Why did I like this moment so much

07:05 A PRETEND CONVO OF COURSE HE WOULD. He’s so real for that

07:34 “these are very dan and Phil”

07:42 I’m in pain. Koala content and ouch I can’t even put into words

08:44 three days without a text sounds exaggerated. Or lie. Like cmon. All those messages and convos and yall went 3 days without a word?? Sounds fake

08:58 asking what he should do for his nails!!? Again totally normal but UGH I love their friendship

09:01 also Phil coming in with a STELLAR idea, hope to see it happen

09:11 Phil’s a little shit OMG he hated the nails Dan got.

09:38: dans precious little selfies

09:44 also who tf is that that does not look like Dan

09:52 wtf do you mean that they had the same weird Swedish bakery???? 10 years apart???? WHAT THE HELL??????

10:35 fuckin nerds ft cute ft selfie

10:52 Dan in Phil’s glasses hi what the fuck? Precious. Phil loves to take photos of Dan sleeping.

11:02 jump. Scare.

11:28 PHIL CALLED HIS MOM. NURSE LESTER.

12:11 Dan stalking the ring doorbell is not something I expected?

12:20 glad to know Phil and I share that we can’t hear someone saw our name bc it’s too intimate

13:16 ordering a roast dinner is so cute idk why

13:35 jump. Scare.

14:26 I hate them :( i so long for what they have

15:04 they didn’t see death note the musical!! Haters!!!!

15:20 HOT

16:00 Phil papping Dan>>>>>>

16:20 I rewatched this part so many times. Thsi entire sequence. This whole. Dare i say SCENE. Disgustingly familiar. Disgustingly cute. I- karaoke game???? What??? It was for them

17:06 omatone :(

18:22 hot? Worrying? Hmm???

18:45 Phil is so dramatic I love him

19:01 genre to dinner? I don’t get them

19:10 DAAAAAN AHHHHH

19:20 SCRIPTS AH???????3@2/9/@/9@22929 more writer Dan

20:17 this is so familiar

20:50 this has “would you still love me if I was a worm” energy? Can’t explain

22:53 “we dan and phil-ed it” we have to steal that! Asap’

23:24 when Dan sits up he is soooo much taller than Phil but he constantly slumps down and looks up to Phil. It’s very cute to watch.

24:30 oh they are fully embracing the joint channel and slowly moving away from gaming and honestly. I’m alright with it. They look so happy

Guys this was too much. So I just started reading fanfic and these conversations were right out of what I’ve been reading which is very odd tbh? But we were fed. This was amazing content and I can’t wait to see what the writers do with this. Cheers

[orch1dstar]

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Extras/Confirmations: 2, 4, 8, 11, 12, 13, 19, 22, 23, 43, 44, 55, 75, 101, 111, 127, 194, 474, 747, 9:41, 9:44, 0000, Garlic Bread, Apples, Abalone, North Carolina, Beach, Rings/Wedding rings, Facials, Donuts, Nails, and Red Robin’s.

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[carolineshairtie]

ASK AWAY

01: Do you have a good relationship with your parents?

02: Who did you last say “I love you” to?

03: Do you regret anything?

04: Are you insecure?

05: What is your relationship status?

06: How do you want to die?

07: What did you last eat?

08: Played any sports?

09: Do you bite your nails?

10: When was your last physical fight?

11: Do you like someone?

12: Have you ever stayed up 48 hours?

13: Do you hate anyone at the moment?

14: Do you miss someone?

15: Have any pets?

16: How exactly are you feeling at the moment?

17: Ever made out in the bathroom?

18: Are you scared of spiders?

19: Would you go back in time if you were given the chance?

20: Where was the last place you snogged someone?

21: What are your plans for this weekend?

22: Do you want to have kids? How many?

23: Do you have piercings? How many?

24: What is/are/were your best subject(s)?

25: Do you miss anyone from your past?

26: What are you craving right now?

27: Have you ever broken someone’s heart?

28: Have you ever been cheated on?

29: Have you made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry?

30: What’s irritating you right now?

31: Does somebody love you?

32: What is your favourite color?

33: Do you have trust issues?

34: Who/what was your last dream about?

35: Who was the last person you cried in front of?

36: Do you give out second chances too easily?

37: Is it easier to forgive or forget?

38: Is this year the best year of your life?

39: How old were you when you had your first kiss?

40: Have you ever walked outside completely naked?

51: Favourite food?

52: Do you believe everything happens for a reason?

53: What is the last thing you did before you went to bed last night?

54: Is cheating ever okay?

55: Are you mean?

56: How many people have you fist fought?

57: Do you believe in true love?

58: Favourite weather?

59: Do you like the snow?

60: Do you wanna get married?

61: Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you baby?

62: What makes you happy?

63: Would you change your name?

64: Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed?

65: Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do?

66: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex who you can act your complete self around?

67: Who was the last person of the opposite sex you talked to?

68: Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with?

69: Do you believe in soulmates?

70: Is there anyone you would die for?

(I really hope someone actually asks something)

[sirenthatmakesyouwantcake]

these are my thoughts on interview with the vampire episode 5 season 2

I've heard a few things about this episode, I've been really wanting to watch it just havent had had the time yet. I've also heard that they don't actually unpack any of it.which seems pretty on brand for them

(6:10) Sometimes, ii think i have bad handwriting, but then there’s daniel’s, which makes my feel a lot better about my own

(7:52) definitely gay (8:11) definitely

This whole interview is just a who can be the sassiest and most insane old gay guy possible

(9:46) daniel is like that one fall out boy song, he spent an entire decade high and doesn't remember any of it (or that he is gay)

(10:04) i like how they had him standing at the window, it's a nice touch

(12:53) if i just found out that vampires are real, i think i would be pretty fucking afraide too

I've been painting my nails while watching and ended up skipping on of my nails

(13:35) that was perfect, it was so close to quoting the book, it was good enough that i even recognised it before i even looked up the first few pages

(16:03) I like this louis more than the other few, he’s so much more fun and happy instead of seeming like he only sort of wanted to be there.

(17:18) it's no wonder he doesn't remember the first interview, he looks like he could barely stand if he wanted to

(22:55) 70’s armand is millennial grey

(24:21) i think someone is a little jealous (another weirdly spelled word) ((25:19) and the other one is schizophrenia), i also think two someones need to go the marriage therapy

(26:16) well that took quite a turn, and i think its shows their relationship well, how even thought why both had just yelled at each other, armand still saved him right away, and then, though i haven't gotten there yet, i assume that armand made him forget how bad it hurt, (38:22), i take parts of that back, armand basically torched him, they really do need therapy, i'm surprised they didn't end up killing each other in the time between the interviews

(29:23) poor daniel got caught in the middle of their messed up relationship

(30:01) for some reason, i thought the guy in the bag was daniel, and somehow he was revived and turned into a vampire, i clearly didn't think this through much because now that i'm thinking about it again, there in no way that would have worked

Armand is supposed to look 17, he looks 20 or so, i know his actor is somewhere in his 20’s and he did play him well, i don't think they could have done the show the same way if he was played by a younger actor.

(38:22) about time

(45:31) louis is quite a jump scare when the rest of your room is dark and quite

(51:01) once again, not talking about the problems

OTHER

I really like how both daniel’s had similar voices, specifically the gravely (i think that's the right word) parts

Conclusion of this episode: maybe all four of them could use some therapy or atleast to talk to each other and work out their problems (the last part doesn't really apply to lestat, he was not part of the sort of ok guys, not good guys, i don't think any of them really qualify as good guys except daniel, he was just caught up in everything)

This episode really put their relationship through it but i think it may have helped parts of it as well, maybe if armand and louis could actually talk they could have a better relationship that isn't just hanging off a cliff

@certainunkownlove2 was telling me about this post and i think all of you need to read it, he is so wonderful for this

Thank you for reading, now it is time for me to rest (literally speaking, it's late and i'm tired)

other episodes

S2E1 S2E2 S2E3 S2E4 S2E6

[skelotom]

Skelotom Tarot Masterlist

Below is a list of links to the posts I've been posting. It's easier than scrolling <3

00 - The Introduction

01 - The Dysphoria Beast

02 - The Lich

03 - The Puppet

04 - The Socks

05 - The Closet

06 - The Interrogation

07 - The Water Color

08 - The Ring

09 - The Weight

10 - The Bonfire

11 - The Watcher

12 - The Small

13 - The Rock

14 - The Walks

15 - The Mirror

16 - The Traveler

17 - The Nail Polish

18 - The Relatives

19 - The Inadequate

20 - The Slime Adoption

21 - The Glacier

22 - The Conundrum

23 - The Project

24 - The Tempered

25 - The Prom Dress

26 - The Eyes

27 - The Flood

28 - The Reprieve

29 - The Bridges

30 - The Scapegoat

31 - The Creechurs

32 - The Pupper

33 - The Companions

34 - 38: Venting with Pictures

39 - The Storm

40 - The Thief of Joy

41, 41.5 - The HRT Slime

42 - The Standards

43 - The Mountain

44 - The Painted World

45 - The Fire

46 - The Party Animal

47 - The Edge

48 - The Fool

49 - The Creator

50 - The Creature

51 - The Cold

52 - The Egg Princess

53 - The Composer

54 - The Forgotten

55 - The Illustrator

56 - The Sunk Cost

57 - The Drained

58, 59, 60 - Slime Wisdom

Extras:

Slime Time #1

Slime Adoption, check the "#slime adoption" tag for results

Pollen :(

Long form thank you

Sqirrel Tide

Happy Pride

Creechur adoption, check the "#creechur adoption" tag for results

The Robot

Computers

Depression Creechur

Music:

Ghost Story

Better Together

Green Slime Fields

[delicatebluebirdruins]

The screaming staircase reread

notes made whilst reading my paperback copy of the book

also the foreward where Stroud talks about the show and his first image of the story has me feeling so many things (I love this bookmark so much)

16th October 2024

3 I love the opening

4 Lockwood’s sillyness

5 “I spied a movement: something shifting in the halls black depths”

6 “all the usuals emotions featured” glad that the law states part was give to Lockwood in the show

9 “when entering the house…” I love this bit and the house description and “halls, landings and staircases are the arteries and airways of any building”

Bright death-glow, the landing on top feeling would never come across on screen “then we find ourselves a ghost”

15 ‘It’s the simple things that matter most”

16 “already checked everything back in the office’ did you though?

17 “lamplight glimmered darkly in his flop of hair” and “irony is cleverer”

17th October 2024

19 Harry Crisp

20 “she felt as if something was looking for her, that it knew she was there, but couldn’t find her…”

23 “a nail being hammered into wood” love the implications for this because how would Annie know the process of what Fairfax did to conceal his crime?

27 “scary things with your eyes” don’t blame George

29 “I saw a girl sanding there”

31 I love the terms being explained even though we have a glossary

33 Lucy’s sing song voice

37 Iron to the face.

40 “It’s my responsibility”/ “to make bad decisions?” Lmao “Sun coming out, Lockwood’s glare softened to a grin”-> what tipped you off that Mr Hope was a geologist?

47 knocked the filings

51 “She was prettier than me”… “she looked to be like the kind of girl I’d always instinctively disliked” internalised misogyny Ding! Ding!

53 description of body

55 “would you call that even the slightest bit controlled? Nope I would not”

18th October 2024

57 the locket! I love this description

60 “sooty grin”… “suspended together between heat and cold”

66 Highgate Terror and the Mud Lane Phantom

68 the terror of the abuse not being finished with death… seven girls? Lucy is baby

72 Penny Nolan + pretty field of flowers

73 mustard coloured jackets and first sunrise corporation

74 Fittes Manual for Ghost-hunters; all sisters apart from Mary left home; advancement and ambitions; all her team died as “Jacob began to lose his nerve” (you know in the show they changed the name to Moorgate Mill? Real place in Wessex apparently)

80 “more accurate” piss off and an update on what happened to the mill and leaving for London

19th October 2024

84 corner shop my love

87 Umbrellas, walking sticks and rapiers

88 Lockwood smile, green and white spotted handkerchief “Almost here”

90 Murton Colliery Horror

92 “when he smiled at me, a warm light seemed to suffuse the room”

97-98 blessed scene- did the Skull first and the three (good, bad and indifferent) at the same time

100 “don’t care wave”

104 attic and more books

106 I love this bit in the show with the gag of Lucy pushing the lid and revealing the insult (It would have been funnier if George called Lockwood out on the time change or cases messed up)

108 Joe and Esmeralda (their namesakes Marissa’s ghosts) we can have them in the show it would just be them getting repaired

110 Uncle Lockwood- Hey Kensal Green!

112 I love Lucy talking about Lockwood and complaining about George

115 “Walking into darkness with Lockwood at my side”

119 dismissing his grandchild Lockwood’s pointed questions (spiders attracted cats repelled)

124 Clever Lucy wish we could have seen this scene in the show

128 love Cameron delivering this line in the show “you’d think…” love the talk about George

Part three the Necklace

133 “like dragon scales”

135 I wish this scene was in the show. Lockwood talking to Lucy and telling her they're going to the hospital. Alas we might have got it if Netlflix wasn't allergic to anything more than eight episodes (or the episodes were longer)

138 “adrenalin in the ambulance and stopped the rot”

140 Lucy don’t be dense hate this scene

143 how big a reward? Is it still applicable?

146 I am so glad this storm cleared

20th October 2024

153 “Barnes liked the rules more than most”… “inexpressibly old”

156 four weeks to two in the show and Barnes dissmissal of other cultures (so really upping the stakes in the show)

158 “it’s easily started by grotesque shapes” George!

160 now people cancelled the cases… did she?

165 “I messed up and disaster followed”

168 ghost-fog is so cool and Annie is so creepy here

172 “the smiley giraffe” 173 George is so funny

180 "maybe I just wanted to save something of her, so she wouldn't be completely lost..."

183 "this necklace is more significant to Annabel Ward than her own bodily remains..."

185 wanting to save Annie... how hot was the Sheen Road fire?

191 Lockwood requests and asks her to connect with Annie's memory

195 "marks of their profession and status"

200 here here George "I say it's a crime to refuse free food"

201 Gibbet hill?

203 Lockwood's wolf like smile

205 the moment that sparked a number of questions all boiled down to did Kipps know Jessica and like her? (personally I think they were friends)

207 Love this bit "almost got it Kipps" wish we got to Jack Bandeira jump around a bit in the show

209 a note of when this begins again Hugo Blake is 100% guilty

216 I want a mint

218 "doesn't really add anything" LOCKWOOD WHAT

219 Lockwood's aesthetically long coat hindering him again

21st October

222 casually threatening children

225 "she was so radiant it was like the other-light was already on her"

232 potential murderer

237 "this was our house, our home"

240 I like the change in the show "can I offer you some tea" intruder using the ghosts as distractions and weapons

255 Compliments on ghost-wards

258 ingratiation with the trio

265 missing boy of the Fittes team :(

271 George and Lucy team up

273 Lucy's scary eyes

278 "obviously guilty" HOW? (I really want to know Lockwood's thought process as it so obvious that he was suspecting Fairfax quite early on)

282 the Skull? "talking quietly in the next room" (when Lucy is showing Annabel the group* picture) I wonder how this story would have changed if the Skull was heard by Lucy earlier on? how many more insults would we get?... as I was typing this up I came to ask myself am I the Skull? when reading this book? and the answer might very well be yes

*good idea she should have got a copy and cut it up and just showed the other people one by one see what happens

284 worried Lockwood is my favourite

287 *sarcasm* I wonder who else is in the picture

22nd October 2024

289 Lmao Lucy

291 dear Cousin Throckmorton (i had the exact same reaction the first time I read the book)

292 ululation is a word I forgot the meaning of (and all I could think looking at it is Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds)... I love a map... blackface of course the crimes Fairfax has commited is varied for sure

294 "not really relevant" but isn't it though? not a thought in this girls head honestly

302 "Lucy's terribly jaded"

309 "the house was just the gate"

313 Lockwood's customer service voice must be great. It has to be.

315 another puzzle piece

320 "we worked together" a well you say? well, well, well

324 Lockwood talking about what type of man Fairfax is "a dreadful one isn't it obvious?" to me? Yes both times I've read the book and even without watching the show first. George and Lucy however? not so sure it is

23rd October 2024

328 disconcertingly bright death-glows

332 "I didn't like it's face"

334 clever George

337 Lockwood not believing in the Screaming Staircase

345 hello smell of blood

347 more bright death-glows

348 "It looks like blood, it smells like it. it'll do as blood for me" (I like the show altering this line a little bit to make it run better)

353 lmao Lockwood "You're a girl aren't you meant to be more sensitive"

362 those poor cats- hey Lucy does have a brain it just took a minute to catch up

365 poor little boy "his other-light lit nothing but himself"

368 I love this converstation and Lucy being pleasant about it

372 "Lockwood was too good a leader to ignore so strong a warning"

377 "it had come from the locket... A burst of energy" Aw Annie is trying to help

378 Lockwood "No Lucy, that's not the way it's going to be"

385 funny George... don't worry Lucy will slap Lockwood you just have to wait a bit

386 Castle Sherbourne? 388 Lockwood noticing the smoke

389 Fairfax a self made man my aunt fanny

393 "Don't give me that. You had no idea" George might have actually and just didn't share it like Lockwood did

394 "she was an actor too... she'd had a promising acting career, but had given it up because of... something or other"

400 Lockwood is cool, calm and collected

402 "feel free to shoot the girl' Lockwood said something, but I didn't hear what" okay what did Lockwood say?

406 "pretentious, self-regarding sort of fellow"

407 "Will Fairfax" the acting name but Will Fairfax ever grow up?

409 "passion between them" concealment and performance of secret relationships...

412 Forgot? Good for Annie though

413 Clever Lockwood sending a message to Barnes (also why did DEPRAC show up in the show?)

415 Grebe seeing and recognising the silver glass and going "uh oh"

421 Starkins being spooked by DEPRAC is so funny

424 Barnes is so great "in keeping with tradition, Inspector Barnes managed to remain deeply annoyed with us while grudgingly congratulating us on a job well done."

425 Lockwood defending his choices and the "fullest most radiant smile" is so great

427 prep school nice (have fun kids)

428 Sad "His name was Sam McCarthy. For the record, he'd been twelve years old." (I do love the show for having Penelope approached and thanked the trio personally and having them attend the funeral as well)

431 party time hello "harp"

433 "we met each others eyes, smiled, and looked away"

435 I LOVE Lucy telling Lockwood about the Mill Incident

437 I giggle quite a bit at Lucy going "I don't need lights" and immediatly trips over a box

439 Lucy has no time for your nonsense

440 Lockwoods laugh and how well Lucy knows him "He'd thrown his head back, I could tell"

[i-will-be-skinny-by-2025]

Things you can do instead of eating

1. Go on a walk

2. Drink water

3. Clean your room

4. Reorganise your bookshelf

5. Crochet

6. Look for part-time jobs

7. Do yoga

8. Paint your nails

9. Do laundry

10. Do your make-up

11. Take a nap

12. Desigh a new phone layout

13. Change your bedsheets

15. Skincare

16. Read a book

17. Wash the dishes

18. Go to the mall

19. Online window-shopping

20. Clean out your closet

21. Meditate

22. Do online quizzes

23. Play coolmathgames

24. Empty your email inbox

25. Make a bullet journal

26. Scrapbook

27. Plan a fake vacation

28. Look at expensive houses on zillow

29. Do your duolingo lesson

30. Make a mood board

31. Sing karaoke

32. Learn an instrument

33. Burn a cd

34. Make hyper specific playlists

35. Go on shein

36. Bake things to give away

37. Go swimming

38. Make a funny powerpoint presentation

39. Watch movies

40. Start a new tv show

41. Hang out with friends

42. Listen to a podcast

43. Paint smth

44. Make decorations for your room

45. Make stickers

46. Write

47. Sew

48. Upsycle clothes

49. Make a bucket list

50. Write a diary

51. Look at thinspo

52. Start a youtube channel

53. Start a podcast

54. Plan out outfits

55. Do a puzzle

56. Make a collage

57. Scroll tumblr

58. Learn a new sport

59. Make a new friend

60. Study

61. Do your homework

62. Watch a video essay

63. Do pilates

64. Take a bubble bath

65. Create a website

66. Create an aestetic ed journal

67. Watch diet vlogs

68. Watch mukbangs

69. Make a style book

70. Make a tiktok

71. Learn origami

72. learn origami

73. Message an old friend

74. Write media analysis

75. Play hangman

76. Plan your meals

77. Dust everything

78. Learn a tiktok dance

79. Do a coloring book

80. Clean your carpet

81. Find a penpal

82. Clean your makeup brushes

83. Try new makeup styles

84. Make a tier list

85. Write love letters

86. Make slime

87. Call a relative

88. Start a free course

89. Critique old philosofy

90. Plan your dream house

91. Go veg shopping

92. Make an amazon wishlist

93. Scroll twitter

94. Brush your teeth

95. Write a poem

96. Stretch

97. Listen to asmr

[emilyondemand]

There is a 24 hour period in ACOWAR that three important things happen in terms of Azriel and Elain’s relationship.

               -The dissolution of Elain and Azriel’s first love interests.

               -The crux of Elain and Azriel’s relationship arcs.

               -A balance is created between Elain and Azriel experientially.

Let’s talk about it.

24 hours occurs over the course of chapters 42-55 in ACOWAR. In these chapters we have: the high lord’s meeting, the falling of the wall separating the mortal realm from Prythian, and Elain going to Graysen’s estate to plead sanctuary for humans who need it.

The first night that the IC stays in the Dawn Court after the initial high lord’s meeting- Mor effectively humiliates and rejects Azriel very publicly by not so discreetly sleeping with Helion in the same vicinity as Azriel. This was the final nail in the coffin for any ‘potential’ for Mor/Azriel. (Personally, I don’t think Mor and Azriel were ever the plan). Interestingly though leading up to this final closing of the door, they were already on the decline in the beginning of ACOWAR. I think Sarah was intentionally heavy handed with Mor and Azriel at the start of ACOMAF to starkly show this decline in relation to the increased presence of Elain; in fact, we begin to see this decline after the bat boys meet the sisters.

The following morning the wall falls and the IC rushes back to Velaris to mobilize. This is when Elain suggests that Graysen’s estate is the only safe place where humans will stand a chance against the coming onslaught. And that is where we have Graysen publicly reject and humiliate Elain, the engagement is over, Graysen can not and will not overcome Elain becoming Fae- the door is closed.

Within one day, possible futures between Mor/Azriel and Elain/Graysen are sunk nearly simultaneously.

In the midst of these interactions, we have Rhys and Feyre make two very prophetic observations about Azriel and Elain. “‘But he loves her. How can he sit idly by?’ ‘He thinks she is happier without him.’ His eyes shown with the memory—of his own choice to sit back. ‘He thinks he’s unworthy of her.’ . . . ‘There will come a day when Azriel has to decide if he is going to fight for her or let her go.’” Conversation between Rhys and Feyre Chapter 47

I don’t think it is a coincidence that Rhys says this about Azriel right after the reader finds out about the love ‘triangle’ of Helion/LoA/Beron. We find out that the LoA chose duty (Beron) over her heart (Helion). This is also the same book that introduces and explains the Blood Duel, which was again brought to the reader’s attention in the bonus chapter from Azriel’s POV. And ironically enough, earlier in ACOWAR we have Lucien saying in chapter 12 that he wants to see if Elain is ‘worth fighting for.’ And what do you know, as the books currently stand Elain is also seemingly torn between following her heart (Azriel) and her duty to (and the political security of) the mating bond (Lucien). In fact, just hours after Rhys’s observation about Azriel, Feyre says this about Elain in chapter 55:

“Some sliver of hope that had shattered today. That Graysen would still love her, still marry her—and that love would trump even a mating bond.”

These two statements about Azriel and Elain are what I believe to be at the crux of their relationship arcs. Azriel, who has always felt unworthy, will have to decide to fight for the love he wants and that chooses him; and Elain, who’s own fiancé didn’t fight to find a way to still be together, wants to choose the one she loves.  

And finally, there is a balance and a symmetry that SJM likes to bring to her couples, especially in regards to sexual and romantic experience. What is the best solution to making the playing field a bit more even between a 540 year old Fae and a 23 year old human turned Fae, especially if he was in love with someone for centuries? She also needed to be deeply in love and committed to someone. Azriel and Elain each having a former love and, also being passed over and rejected by that former love is important to their romantic journey; because not only is it something that they can relate to and understand in one another, but it is also stands as a contrast for each of them when it is confronted with a love that is returned and cherished.

There is another parallel here though (as an aside, but does still tie in). In the beginning of ACOWAR, Azriel made decisions that would make Mor uncomfortable and that she wouldn’t like in favor of what was best for Rhysand and the court. Specifically, the decision to bring Eris in and make a deal with him. Elain does the same with Graysen in ACOMAF when she risks her position in society, her engagement, and ultimately Graysen in order to help Feyre and her court and by extension the whole of Prythian and the mortal realms. These decisions are ultimately what triggered the downfall of Mor/Azriel and Elain/Graysen. I don’t see Azriel and Elain being willing to make that sacrifice again, if it means giving up each other.

Elain is not going to be a stepping stone for Azriel. She is not going to be a plot device that spurs him to find his ‘true love’ and mate. Especially if that mate is a someone who wasn’t old enough to participate in the rite at Calanmai, has no prior experience with males, and for all intents and purposes would have no other option outside of Azriel. That is not how SJM likes to position the scales between her endgame couples. Sarah purposefully inserting Nesta thinking about Elain’s sexual history with Graysen and that she found enjoyment in it is also experientially putting her on more equal footing with Azriel.

 Azriel and Elain have both been in love with people who prioritized other things over Azriel and Elain and did not cherish the love they offered them. It will be so poetic when Azriel and Elain realize that the feelings they had for Mor and Greyson will pale in comparison to the love they find in one another that is accepted, chosen, and fought for.