#9-1-1 for it's 100% found family vibes

[disappearinginq]

Tagged by @dragonnan:

List 8 shows for followers to get to know you better

Ted Lasso

Magnum PI 2018 (for my love/hate relationship with it)

White Collar

Reacher

Full Metal Alchemist

Blood & Treasure

Julie and the Phantoms (I will die mad about it being cancelled)

9-1-1

Tagging anyone who wants to give me some show recs!

Really. Not subtle invite to rec things to me. :-)

[love-bokumono-fics]

Fresh Crops! November 20 - November 26, 2023

This week's newest fics and chapter updates for Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons on AO3!

The Princess and the Carpenter - by SymphonicFantasia; WIP, 10/50, 1.4k

Rating: General Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: F/M Fandoms: Magical Melody, Save the Homeland, Hero of Leaf Valley Relationship: Dia/Kurt | Hayato; Characters: Dia, Kurt Summary: They weren't so different from one another although others may not think so. Just because she was a "princess" didn't mean that the carpenter didn't belong with her. It just took a bit of chiseling to see who they really were deep down. And even then, they would only show those halves to one another.

Star Spangled Bandanna - by SymphonicFantasia; WIP, 35/100, 3.5k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Categories: F/M, Gen Fandoms: Save the Homeland, Hero of Leaf Valley, Magical Melody Relationships: Katie/Joe | Shin, Amanda | Tina/Joe | Shin; Characters: Joe, Tina, Katie, Kurt Additional Tags: Character Study, Minor Character Death, Found Family Summary: He was the more outgoing brother. He made a statement that way. Even if the statement was simply saying he liked to fish.

Vol.1: The Egg Thief - by dicelady20; WIP, 19/20, 75k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence; Category: F/M Fandoms: Dragon Ball GT/Z, Friends of Mineral Town Characters: Trunks Briefs, Claire the Farmer Additional Tags: Harvest Moon, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT, Romance, Slow Burn, Martial Arts, Cussing, Crossover, Healing, city vibes, dark scenes, POV Multiple, POV Third Person Limited, Mild Gore, Supernatural Elements, First Meetings, story of seasons, Alternative Perspective, Don't copy to another website, Don't Have to Know Canon, To Be Continued Summary: Claire and Trunks are from two different worlds, both literally and metaphorically. Dragons, fairies, and nightmares (oh my!)? As their two worlds collide, what could possibly go wrong?

The Scientist and his Farmer - by Daryls_Favourite; WIP, 9/?, 9.7k

Rating: Not Rated; Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Category: F/M Fandoms: A Wonderful Life Relationship: Daryl/reader; Characters: Daryl, Rock, Muffy | Molly, Marlin | Matthew, Forgotten valley villagers, Reader Summary: You have been living in forgotten valley for a little under a year. Winter is underway and you need to keep your farm afloat whilst also trying to court a suitable spouse.

Only In My Imagination - by Perversions; Complete, 1/1, 2.4k

Rating: Explicit; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: M/M Fandoms: Pioneers of Olive Town Relationships: Clemens/Eiji; Characters: Clemens, Male Farmer Additional Tags: **NOTE: Some tags have been removed to remain Safe For Tumblr. Please see AO3 for full tag list** Imagination, Fantasy Sex, Unrequited Love, Unrequited Crush, Sex Toys, Eiji's got it bad, there's not enough fics for this fandom is there, Overstimulation, Dirty Talk, Clothed Sex, Naked Male Clothed Male, Making Love

Here You Come Again - by SeasonSuite; WIP, 17/?, 67k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: F/M Fandoms: Trio of Towns Relationships: Female Farmer/Wayne, Minor or Background Relationship(s); Characters: Farmer, Wayne, Frank, Lisette, Ford, Ludus, Trio of Towns ensemble Additional Tags: Crushes, Falling In Love, Love, farming, Fluff, dolly parton references, Friends to Lovers, cowboy aesthetic, idiots to lovers, Day At The Beach, Flowers, Romance, My First Fanfic, Bonding, Feelings, Humor, Slow Build, Did I Mention Fluff, Angst Summary: On the first day of her new life, June meets a handsome, smooth-talking postman. Caught between his seemingly earnest words and his philandering reputation, she writes him off as bad news. Over the year, as June struggles to build her new farm, Wayne proves her wrong—then right—then wrong again. or, Westown's charming postman is known for being perfect, and he's usually happy to play the part. But when a new farmer tries to get to know the real him, Wayne learns that to be loved, he has to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known.

Muffy’s Cucumber time - by Thefallen1986; Complete, 1/1, <1k

Rating: Explicit; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Fandoms: A Wonderful Life, HM DS Character: Muffy | Molly Additional Tags: **NOTE: Some tags have been removed to remain Safe for Tumblr. Please see AO3 for full tag list.** Food Kink, Food Sex, Improvised Sex Toys, Sexual Fantasy Summary: Muffy has some fun with the farmers latest crop.

[notthatangry]

I was bored :)

1.Favourite Slipknot era?

vol3 subliminal verses and self titled

2.Favourite song/s?

The virus of life The shape prosthetics the nameless me inside iowa scissors purity Everything ends spit it out diluited

3. Have you ever seen them live? If so what was your experience like?

It was brutal literally I almost die and im 99% sure that corey saw me throw up

4. If you could spend a day with any band member who would it be and why?

Corey bc im almost 100% sure the we would love each other or hate each other no in between and i wanna know

5. Favourite lyric/s?

-SUCK DEEZZ NUTZZ

-I am not a dog but im the one you’re dogging

-You won’t bother me if you let me bother you

-Keep in mind, I watch you Never leave my side, never leave me, fucker

6.When and how did you discover the band?

When i was like 9/10 I downloaded a song and had the all hope is gone album cover and i was so curious about it i look it up and they where Slipknot i loved the masks and I found it kinda halloweenish what i loved but until 13 I didn’t actually hear their music

7.A song that means a lot to you?

Everything ends helped me to accept my rage and actually let me be mad at things

8.Favourite album/s?

Self titled ofc

9.Out of every mask each member has had which one do you like the best and which one do you like the least?

I love mick jim and joey masks those are top tier i like craig and corey masks too i like almost all of them my least fav is that bandage clown mask

10. Favourite Paul Gray photo/s?

11. Favourite music video?

Duality and psychosocial classics

12. If you could choose any artist/band to

collaborate with Slipknot, who would you

choose?

Man idk MGK lmaooo nah mmm chino moreno

13. Ever been to Knotfest?

yes again brutal i loved it

14. How do you feel about the newest members?

They’re good I don’t like to compare, very different vibes tho

15. Favourite group picture?

16. If you could make the world listen to one Slipknot song which one would it be?

Dead memories or snuff bc those are pretty chill

17. Favourite gif?

18. Do you have any band merch? If so what?

I have like an obsession with band shirts so yea

19. What do your friends/family think of the band?

That they scream a lot and my mom says that she likes the “jason masks”

20.What's your dream setlist?

Purity,Scissors ,The virus of life,The nameless,Vermillion ,Prosthetics,Me inside,Nero forte,Everything ends,Disasterpiece,Get this,(Sic),Eyeless,Liberate,Snuff,Gehenna,Killpop,Spit it out,Yen ,The shape,Metabolic

21. Tag your favourite Slipknot blogs

If i follow you you’re my fav

22. Name a song that gets you pumped

Nero forte get this people = shit

23. Favourite Corey Taylor quote?

“I can’t take full credit but i will”

“Pay attention to ME!”

“Lust gets me in trouble so wrath”

24. If you could be any band member for a day who would you be?

Sid bc I would jump everywhere like crazy (i have both feet fucked up too) or mick i like how scary he looks

25. Favourite song that's been performed live?

(Sic) the blister exists purity

26. Use one word to describe Jim's beard

HIPSTER

27. Any songs that have helped you through tough times?

Everything ends snuff

28. First impression of the band?

HALLOWEEN BOIS

29. What do you think of the newest album?

Good but the old vibes is on top always

30. Ever heard of the tribute band Knotslip? If so what do you think?

They r better than Slipknot lmao

31.Did you discover any other bands through

Slipknot? If so which ones?

Stone sour murderdolls

32. You're feeling angry which song do you put on?

People = shit nero forte everything ends

33. You're feeling happy which song do you put on?

Me inside the shape vermillion spit it out custer killpop yen

34.Have you met any band members?

Sadly no hopefully corey someday

35. What song would you love to hear Slipknot

cover?

The summoning by sleep token if you know what i mean ;)

36. Got any Slipknot related tattoos?

No but i want the knot

37. First song you heard?

Psychosocial

38. Vermillion part 1 or Vermillion part 2?

Part 1 aghh

39. Got any cool pictures you've personally taken of the band that you'd like to share?

40. Your chance to say anything you want about the band.

Sometimes I would like to have been born earlier or they would have been born a few years before me ;(

[jmagnabo92]

20 Questions for Fic Writers!

Thank you so much for the tag, @lovelymasks!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

Currently, 187, but I'm probably going to add like 10 more by the end of the month - most of these are Prongsfoot Microfics.

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

729, 900 words. Well, damn. That's a lot of words. For it's for basically the last two years of writing on AO3.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Currently on AO3, HP and Ghosts CBS, but I have some writing in word docs for other fandoms if i ever finish them (like Once, Charmed, PLL, CM, ect).

4. Top 5 fics by kudos?

Take Care of Me (655)- Sirius/Harry One shot for Sirry stockings in 2021. Sugar Daddy Fic.

Companionship (570) - Sirius/Harry longfic where Sirius gets out of the country before Harry's fifth year and they meet again when Harry's an escort 9 years later, not realizing their identities, fall in love.

Return From the Veil (533) - Sirius/Harry Ongoing fic where Sirius comes back out of the veil minutes after dying de-aged to sixteen and they bond and finish the war together. I actually need to update this one.

Path to Recovery (404)- Sirius/Harry After the war, Harry raises Teddy in the muggle world and he truly begins his path to recovery when Sirius returns from the veil ten years later.

Soulmates (307) - Sirius/Harry Soulmate AU One Shot for Sirry stockings in 2021.

LOL - Over 100 fics for Prongsfoot (of my 187) and ALL 5 are Sirry. It's probably because they've been up longer, but that's too funny. Although number 6 is Rebuilding :) Which is Prongsfoot.

5. Do you respond to comments?

Yes, as long as they aren't hate, I make a point to say thank you or engage with questions or discussions.

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Oh god. I'm not sure - I like Happy Endings, but I would say either -

72 Cemetery - Sirius/James with James having died and Sirius trying to say goodbye to the tune of "Give Heaven Some Hell" since that whole being at a cemetery saying goodbye to the love of your life is angsty as hell.

A Dream Come True - Trevor focused Ghosts AU. Based on discussions and comments, while I thought it ended on a positive - they have futures again - vibe, the idea that the ghosts would go their separate ways because they are alive again was angsty rather than happy. I maintain that the ghosts gaining their freedom and a second chance to chase dreams as a happy ending.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Well, all of my fics have happy endings. But, the happiest?

Rebuilding - Sirius/James - it was the first of a series, but the ending with them getting together and a hopeful future (which is seen in the next pieces of the series) feels the most happy to me.

The Gentlemen's Club - Trevor/Hetty - this one had a very fun time for them as they got to travel and the ending leads to the chance for more traveling and coming out to the house, which feels happy and hopeful to me.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I have - I usually complain to my friends on Discord and delate the comment. I always say "If you LIKE it, please let me know" - I absolutely do not understand who hates on what fic writers do in their free time for no money. And I wish those people would stop - although it doesn't happen often, it can truly kill motivation and it makes me want to hit something.

9. Do you write smut?

Yes. I have entire fics that are just smut - not even just one-shots! I am still writing Peaceful Life which is a Sirius/Harry smut fic and I have started a fic entitled "Trevor's Horny Jail" that will pretty much be all smut.

10. Do you write crossovers?

I have written one Different Magic, Sam Found Family- it was for HJP week this year - HP/Once and I intend to write a couple of other HP/Once fics. I love Emma and I think her and Harry would be great together given their similarities.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

God, I hope not.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Someone has asked, but I don't know if they ever did.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No, but I want to co-write a 'Read the Books' story with someone on discord, but we haven't talked about it in a while.

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

Oh, god. There's so many ships in the world, but I guess I'd have to go with Sirius/James - Prongsfoot. I mean, I have written (IN THE LAST YEAR, ALONE) over 100 fics for them and intend to catch up on ALL of the microfics prompts, write those longer fic ideas, and join in on Prongsfoot Bingo so...

I mean, seems obvious that they must be my favorite, I think.

15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you will?

Probably that PLL rewrite. Damn it, I had to stop thinking about it and fixate on something else because It's just so hard to balance having six mains - the storylines that were good (and I wanted to keep) and make sure I don't give any plotholes. SPECIALLY with the hell that is never-ending November and fixing that. I still want to write it, but I don't have anyone to talk about it with so it's easy to let it fall into the abyss. Especially I haven't started posting it.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I love a good timeline. Like if you read my fics, you will always be able to follow the timeline and not get confused.

Additionally, I think I'm pretty good at writing emotionally charged scenes with comfort at the end. Mainly the comfort.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I'm obsessed with timelines - so it can easily screw me up if I got lost in - wait, what day is it? Did that already happen? And having to reread and confirm one way of another and then totally fall off track.

I also tend to be too wordy. I focus so much on gushing happiness that I pepper in probably too much fluff that isn't really needed.

In RFTV, we're 14 chapters in and we're only just now getting to the end of the summer and it's been like 72K. Because I like the bond and building that, but I probably put too much bonding in there - and hot damn, man that's a lot of words.

Additionally, sometimes I lose the plot in the fluff. And forget that it isn't just fluff.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language?

Oh, uh, I don't do it unless it's something easy like Ciao - everyone knows Ciao or Hola - to me, I would only do it if it's obvious what the word is without knowing the language. If I have to look it up (writing or reading) I'll just get annoyed.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

H2O just add water. I've got 2 fics on FFN.

20. Favourite fic you've ever written?

Oh, god. I don't think I could pick just one, but currently - Probably Mirror Talks - it started off as a one-shot for Sirius and Harry Saturday on Tumblr and it literally spiraled into basically Sirius raising Harry fifth year and beyond semi-canon compliant re-write of books 5, 6 and 7. I get to hash out my issues with those books and I get my favorite genre of story - Sirius raising Harry (no wolf star).

AHHH this was very interesting to answer. Thanks again!

Tagging ummm. @wembly @padfootastic, @roalinda and @creative-girl No Pressure!

[jamtartandsunshine]

Tag Game

I was tagged by the fantastic and wonderful @asteria-argo ! Thank you for the tag my love! This was a really fun one!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

24

2. What's your total AO3 word count? 52,317

3. What fandoms do you write for?

I tend to fall into hyper fixations with things and write only about what I'm into at that moment so currently Ted Lasso, but I have written for several other things, Outer Banks, Derry Girls and the Umbrella Academy being the biggest ones

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

The more you know - Umbrella Academy

We'll talk about it tomorrow - Ted Lasso

With a Whisper of Hope - Umbrella Academy In The End - Umbrella Academy God the kid looks so sad - Ted Lasso

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try to! Sometimes they get away from me if life gets busy and I forget (Sorry!) but I do really do try too even if its just a thank you

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Between Space - The Umbrella Academy It was based on a prompt of what if Five is the cause of the apocalypse and him basically erasing his existence to save everyone else

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Hmm I mean generally I try to wrap things up nice and neat with a big bow so they mostly have happy endings. Maybe we'll just say In the middle of the night because its a fluffy one shot where Jamie gets a cuddle and fun fact its also a fanfic of a fanfic kudos to @asteria-argo who's brilliant fic Counting Sheep inspired it

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not really, I don't have a massive audience so my comments are usually very lovely

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I don't! Nothing again it just not something I can see myself writing, but hey never say never!

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

No I don’t! I have to 100% agree with Asteria on this one crossovers annoy the shit out of me for some reason

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Nope!

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope!

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No, and while I'm not actively against it I don't know how that would go I'm pretty set on my theories and plans etc etc 14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

I'm not really a massive shipper, found family is more my vibe

15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

I don't start things and leave them unfinished, it would really stress me out to do that lol its why I write a lot of one shots

16. What are your writing strengths?

You know what? I honestly don't know

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

CONCENTRATING! Oh my gosh! If I could actually fucking concentrate guys I would be churning out novel length fics like you wouldn't believe! I'm writing in my head all day long but the second I sit down to physically write I cannot focus for the life of me

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I am a native English speaker and its my only language as much as I would love to learn another one, so except for maybe one or two words to keep a character IN character for which I would use google, then I'd steer clear.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Probably Teen wolf? Lol

20. Favourite fic you've ever written?

ooooh is it shameless self promo to say the one I'm currently writing is probably my favourite? Its unpublished as of yet but its for Ted Lasso and its called We're all waving flags and yeah I'm finding the writing process for it very fun and cathartic

I'm always terrible and knowing who has and hasn't been tagged so my bad if you have already been but I'll tag the lovely @sighonaraa

[sunkenhq]

+1 connection added, +1 family added.

WANTED CONNECTION:

DANTE CROCE is missing their SIRED VAMPIRE. The 100+ year old looks a lot like UTP FC, is a VAMPIRE. I hear the story goes something like [  by the time dante was turned into a vampire, he did it only out of desperation and love for natalia, and nothing else. it was never a thought to turn another but rather escape a kingdom that had wanted him dead for years; but his real crime was falling in love with the human princess he'd kill for. when he turned, however, he awoke with no memories of who she was to him much less of who he was before his human death. banished as a broken man, no one thought dante would make it that far -- but he did, more or less, making a name for himself as something of a mercenary. it's hard to kill a vampire after all. it was the perfect job for dante; not for this person he was sent to get rid of sometime in the last two hundred years. he went with the desire to kill this person, only last minute deciding to offer them eternal life instead (for revenge, for safety, etc). dante kept them close for a few decades, helping them control their blood thirst and training them, but eventually left them behind when they sought a more permanent life style along the way. he didn't blame them; his life wasn't for everyone after all. they also noted that he seemed emptier than most vampires did, not being able to remember his own transformation or the life he had before that. but in again, maybe it might've been difficult to think about. they kept in touch every other year, and when dante caught wind of something big happening on bar harbor island, dante warned them to stay away... not knowing that only meant they would follow him instead. i imagine this connection something of a sibling vibe that reminded him of something dante wasn't able to remember. maybe he had a heart and decided to spare their life. whatever it was, it wasn't a romantic connection.    ] but if you’d like to learn more you [   CAN MESSAGE @sangesiapa BEFORE HAND   ] about it.

FAMILY:

THE GRIMALDI FAMILY︔ 35 years on the island, originally from Texas.

It all began when two witches were outcast from their rural Texas homes. They found each other and ran away East, where they could start over and make a family together. They settled in the Southwest Harbor and used their magic to locate witch children in orphanages to adopt, so they, too, could find a home. Each child was given a name to match their favorite precious healing crystals (Jet, Howl, Bowen, Aven, Cal, Selene, Morgan, Malachi, Amber, Topaz, Alex, Jade, Jasper, Ruby, etc). There is only one family rule; children are not to learn of their magic until they turn 16 for their own safety and the safety of others around them.

AMOUNT OF MEMBERS︔

NAME #1; 40+ ; fc; witch

NAME #2; 40+ ; fc ; witch

NAME #3: 30-35 ; fc ; witch

NAME #4: 30-35 ; fc ; witch

NAME #5: 28+ ; fc ; witch

AMETHYST “AMY”: 26 ; Camila Mendes ; witch

NAME #7: 24+ ; fc ; witch

NAME #8: 21+ ; fc ; witch

NAME #9: 18+ ; fc ; witch

[ajdrawshq]

3, 9, 23 :D

u know u did smth right when i have to re-look up how to do readmores on mobile for an ask cksbxjsbn

3 - 1-3 games you've played in the past 12 months that you really enjoyed

Omori, Radiant Historia, and Octopath Traveler (in that order)!! and probably several more that im currently forgetting bc the last few months felt like years. i saw Omori on game pass n since i remembered seeing the occasional post abt it i decided to try it out and man!!!! good fucking game!!!!! i dont talk abt it often bc theres very little i can say abt it that hasnt already been said, but it means a lot to me - both the games messages and the world n characters. i even got some new mutuals out of it :3 then Radiant Historia.. i could say a million things abt this game and i Have (most of which is still in my drafts) but god i wish more ppl knew abt this thing. it has its flaws for sure but it does some stuff ive never seen in other games, or not quite the way they do it. n im super attached to the characters <3 probably one of my favorite time travel games by far. and then!!! Octopath Traveler!!!! my most recent beloved.. i did Not think id like it as much as i do but now im very not normal abt it. its such a gorgeous game both in story and the general Vibe of it all its just so <3

9 - A game you played completely blind with no prior knowledge of and enjoyed/loved

definitely octopath. i didnt know Anything going into this game other than that someone recommended it to me bc i also like radiant historia so there had to be some kinda similarity there. going into it, i wasnt sure how following 8 seperate characters and 8 seperate storylines would work nor did i think the endgame would tie them all togther that well, if at all. starting up the game wasnt the most interesting, like when ur going around collecting all 8 characters for the first time and trying to keep up with em all, BUT!! its the kinda game that gets good if u put the time and effort into it and before long i already had 100 hours in. after a while i got really attached to the main team id been using and the other 4 were just as interesting, even the ones i didnt expect to like much?? i adore all the different dynamics within this funny lil ragtag found family so much and all their individual stories.. and everything else is incredible too!! the music is SO fucking good its literally all live orchestrations (and all the musicians are credited too!!) and the boss themes and town themes and route themes are all gorgeous. the graphics are fucking ridiculous, like this game has the best water graphics ive ever seen and that is not an exaggeration in the slightest, and the snow is so so pretty, and the blur effects.. mwah. the overworld pixel art is cute and the enemy/boss pixel art is suprisingly beautiful and detailed. the level design for dungeon-esque areas made treasure hunting fun and i like having to search for hidden pathways in a game built in such a different way than im used to (tho i still have yet to find a way to certain treasure chests >:/). and the gameplay - ive never seen an rpg with set characters that is as flexible as this. u can literally build any character any way and it will be perfectly usable and that is so awesome to me. like theres definitely some optimized builds, but if u wanna make the heavy hitting physical tank guy into a magic dps machine there is nothing stopping u. and he Will kick ass. the gameplay is straight up made for u to do whatever u want with it. the whole world is entirely at ur fingertips. anyway very cute game highly recommend it <3

also worth mentioning are omori, 999, and kh3, but only to some extent bc i technically knew at least Some stuff beforehand for each game but not enough to like. Know. yknow

23 - A "wow" moment of awe

ohhh ive been wanting to talk abt this for a while now thank u for enabling me. in octopath traveler, a Big moment for me was entering the .. spoilery true ending area. ive played a lot of games by now. there are very, very few that have 1. made me genuinely worried about a side character ive met 3 times total n had little more than neutral feelings about and 2. made me feel Actual Dread upon entering an area. the vibe is incredible. first going to a place thats talked about only in tales of a recent tragedy, where there is almost no sound, no life, nothing but burnt, abandoned remains, a save point, and an entrance. and when you actually go inside.. good god. the music is haunting. just the very place is haunting - quite literally!! and the massive lore drops along the way,, man. Man. theres a fuck ton of stuff they just drop on you all at once (some ppl dont like the massive infodump style and im usually the same but i was so fucked up by it i actually absorbed it all lmao), but One Specific Reveal alone was its own wow moment and i havent fully recovered from it. and then the final fucking boss(es)???? hello?????? and the fact that within the eye you can even see (spoiler)........ oughhh. and thats not even mentioning the leadup to it all - the hints are somewhat obvious as you complete each characters ending, but they dont really tie together until you find the diaries. some are more subtle, like the previously mentioned reveal that continues to fuck me up whenever i think about it and i have yet to recover from the whole thing. yes the true endgame is ridiculous and hard as shit and everyone hates doing it. yes its one of the most awe striking moments ive ever felt in a game and i wish i could do it again without the literal suffering that comes with it. no its not even worth it but id do it. yes i am so fucking normal about this game

i also need to mention 999, aitsf, and stella glow here bc holy fuck the three of them deserve it. ive talked abt the first two at some point on their own (the safe ending........ that fucking safe ending!!!!!!!!!!) n i dont have it in me to do a whole thing on stella glow after that ^ so just. trust me on this. ill probably rant abt it at some point its really one hell of a game. oh also ffxv but specifically bc of like the first cutscene where it shows the chocobros getting ready to leave bc that was the first time since id played kh1 and kh2 thatd id seen such pretty looking graphics n characters

[relatively-einstein]

I posted 4,172 times in 2022

That's 4,075 more posts than 2021!

14 posts created (0%)

4,158 posts reblogged (100%)

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I tagged 317 of my posts in 2022

#this is a whole ass mood - 40 posts

#i feel this on a spiritual level - 32 posts

#gnu terry pratchett - 30 posts

#terry pratchett - 26 posts

#this is my porch - 17 posts

#chocolate guy - 13 posts

#i feel called out - 11 posts

#its the neurodivergency - 10 posts

#discworld - 10 posts

#and i will not leave - 9 posts

Longest Tag: 130 characters

#(remember the whole thing where he fully grasps that he is supposedly the rightful king & ignores it because a king isn't needed?)

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Important question

which member of your OTP is all "✨manifest positive vibes! ✌️✨", and which one is "I'll manifest my foot in your ass if you don't shut the hell up!"?

7 notes - Posted May 10, 2022

#4

I'm just now, at age 24, realizing that my love of found family probably started with books like the Mysterious Benedict Society and Charlie Bone.

10 notes - Posted July 13, 2022

#3

The only time that I, an adult who is well out of public school, ever use any of my hard earned fraction skills. Is when I'm baking and need to figure out the lowest common denominator between the measurements so that I can do the least amount of dishes possible.

14 notes - Posted August 2, 2022

#2

The chocolate guy (Amaury Guichon) has done it again.

Behold, the working chocolate foosball table...

87 notes - Posted December 1, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

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2,647 notes - Posted August 3, 2022

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I posted 12,124 times in 2022

That's 124 more posts than 2021!

7 posts created (0%)

12,117 posts reblogged (100%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@hermit-scribe-vibe

@ashynarr

@sandersstudies

@doctor-lypten

@ao3commentoftheday

I tagged 100 of my posts in 2022

#my fic - 22 posts

#my art - 13 posts

#shigaraki tomura - 12 posts

#kurogiri - 11 posts

#aizawa shouta - 9 posts

#shirakumo oboro - 8 posts

#league of villains - 8 posts

#bnha kurogiri - 7 posts

#shared from side blog - 7 posts

#from my side blog - 6 posts

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#people have shown me all these different ways to make an art skeleton and my brain just does not compute

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

🦀 time for crab 🦀

today i summoned 200 crabs! i caught 120 💰 of them. i became friends with 34 🌼 of them. 47 fell in love with me 💙

group picture!!!

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#4

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Dabi | Todoroki Touya & Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko

Characters: Dabi | Todoroki Touya, Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko, Background & Cameo Characters

Additional Tags: Alternate Canon, Angst, Emotional Hurt, Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, Kidnapping, Escape, The Orphanage (My Hero Academia), Fire, Burns, Dabi's quirk hurts him, Dabi | Todoroki Touya Needs a Hug, Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko is a Little Shit, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Children In Danger, Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia Manga Spoilers

Summary:

Thirteen-year-old Shigaraki Tomura promises to help sixteen-year-old Todoroki Touya escape from, from, whatever this horrible place he's been taken to is, on one condition.

Can Touya really trust a kid who treats life like it's just a game to get him out? Touya just wants to go home to his family. He just wants...

Prompt fill "being rescued from a bad environment" for Effervescent_Gem!

8 notes - Posted June 27, 2022

#3

Oboro... no he's Kurogiri... but he remembers being Oboro now... kind of...

He doesn't know who he is anymore. Something... something went wrong at last and now he has too many memories of two conflicting personalities, two conflicting people who couldn't possibly be the same person, yet they were.

He didn't feel like Kurogiri anymore. He didn't feel like Oboro anymore.

12 notes - Posted June 24, 2022

#2

Hehehehehe... oh no, what’s happening to the cloud boy? He just can’t catch a break! From Chapter 14 of my fic Mourning and Sky!

48 notes - Posted February 1, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

I just realized I haven’t been sharing updates of this story on tumblr XD oh well. Kurogiri-Oboro, Shigaraki, and Eri snuggles from part six of my ongoing little series Lost and Found. A simple summary, Overhaul takes Kurogiri but the league steals Eri and the Heroes have no idea what’s going on! These three deserve some soft times.

90 notes - Posted January 13, 2022

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[noro-noro-noro]

oh yeah the dream i had earlier had a lot in it! however i woke up like 9 hours ago so it’s not as much. the gist is that we are having a nnormal time in an area and then there are zombie dogs.

me & my dad were the main characters, we were on some tour with a lot of people i knew in elementary school & their families. we were touring some kind of area. very specific i know. it was like outdoor? but also if the bonus room in my mom’s house was turned into a place. and the only part of the tour i really remember is that some girl wanted to get a photo of everybody! so she had us sit on some metal stadium bleachesr that were folded up & had everyone go in the back & prressed the button to extend it, but it extended like upside down& people were screaming & hanging on for dear life. behind the bleachers was like a dark foggy area. the girl was really embarassed even though it wasn’t really her fault, which is fair. 

we got on the bus & were driving away, & as we got further away we could see the world was split up into large squares that had totally different vibes - the one we were touring was sunny & kind of sporty, & then there was the area that awas like a giant version of the upstairs of my mom’s house, & a little further away was the evil mud mist area. i remembered “hey after i graduated college, i ran away & lived in there for a year since i didn’t know what i wanted to do. i had all the memories come back in - the mud was cold & the mist was cold, & i was having the time of my life squatting around some shitty fire in some camp i made & splsashing around in the mud. however, then i got scared & retreated into a hole i dug when some distant ominous bell was ringing - the area was kind of like an abandoned farm. there was a big farmhouse that was absolutely 100% haunted full of evil ghosts. 

the bus turned into a car & there was some girl driving me & one other person to my mom’s house at night. there was a big sad dog in the backseat with us & i was like aww doggy & was patting him, but the driver was like is there a dog in my car?? that’s not my dog. it’s not safe that’s not my dog get him out of here so i was like “ok dog get out of the car” but it didn’t want to go! so i shoved it & it went out of the car & i closed the door &7 it turned into some skinless meat creature with huge teeth. it was really nasty looking, like he was mostly naked except for raggy chunks of skin & all his muscles were sopping oozy & there were like weird lesions & shit. so like typical horror movie fare. more kept running out of the trees. they kept trying to run in front of the car to slow us down & give the others a chance to tear the thing apart, but the driver dodged most of them except the last one, but we just thumped over it. 

then we got to the street corner where you make a right turn & go down there (my bus stop used to be there in middle school!) & then suddenly it was top down aerial view like you were dropping in fortnite into some quaint colorful cartoon town. i found the parents of the person whose body i was inhabiting & managed to land in there. mom was making pancakes! she created 2 blue tier Tasty Pancakees & 1 green tier Pancake. then the interior of the house started disappearing piece by piece until we were in a small restaurant with glass windows instead. the chef looked like this >:( very intense lines. he had yellowish gray skin & stomped outside to go buy more ingredients from across the street. there were dogs outside still disguised as regular dogs, trying to opent he doors with their jaws & poking their faces in. i told the person’s mom to lock the doors & not to let any dogs in, & we did, but eventually they got to people & the people were like that too. we had front row seats due to the glass windows! eventually the chef came back, but he was one of them now & he tried to open the door, broke the window & reached for us. he grabbed one of us but i remembered - oh right i’m the alice of the universe! so i can just say the magic words & it’ll take me back to safety.

it only took me & 2 othe rpeople though - the person who was grabbed was alice’s vessel’s mom though or smth so i felt guilty about it. anyway wonderland was the upstairs of my mom’s house from earlier in the dream, except in a more roughly painted style, as if i was in a cutscene or something. the old TV shelf we used to have was up there, & turning it on overlaid a kind of shimmery blue & pink filter on everything. anyway that’ss all

[stilldecidingstrawberry]

My Anime Top Ten

It’s been about six months since I posted my last top 10, and I have watched A LOT of content. So here is my current top ten as of April, 2022 :)

10. Komi Can’t Communicate

The more anime I watch, the more I realize I gravitate to feel good shows. This show made me so happy. The art style was satisfying, the characters were great, and the story was so adorable. I can’t wait for season two to come out! Plus, the opening was such a bop. 

9. Mob Psycho 100 

The message of this show was great. Also, the mentor/mentee relationship between Mob and Reigen made me laugh. Mob is so precious and I would protect him with my life. I wish only the best for him during his endeavors. 

8. Fruits Basket

This show is really sold on the rewatch. You see how the relationships come together, you pick up on details you missed, you understand the story better. Momiji continues to be the best character. Mad props to Fruits Basket for ACTUALLY BEING A COMPLETE SERIES. I’m looking at you, every other romcom in history. 

7. Barakamon 

On my previous list as well, this show is the absolute sweetest. Happy feelings, happy vibes, sweet, sweet serotonin baby. Wholesome as fuck. To live on a beautiful island and work on your art surrounded by your found family. Oh yeah baby it’s all coming together. 

6. Kamisama Kiss 

Once again, may I bring your attention to Tomoe. Such a great concept. Need me a familiar. In any case, this romcom remains my favorite. Nanami is such a fun main character, and I will love the opening until the day I die. 

5. Attack On Titan 

Top five bby! This show continues to keep me on the edge of my seat. Catch me watching the Final Season part 69 in the nursing home. I do miss the old art style tho. 

4. Monthly Girls Nozaki-Kun 

Still the best. I wish there were a million episodes of their shenanigans. I would pay top dollar. 

3. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. 

If you know me IRL I’ve probably tried to get you to watch this one. It’s what got me hooked on anime, and I’ve been chasing that high ever since. 

2. HunterxHunter 

Still absolutely in love with this show. Rewatching it as I type. It’s so sweet seeing the gang get together again and again. I love the zoldycks, I love the phantom troupe, I love bisky, I love my sons, Gon and Killua. Sweet sweet boys, one may be an assassin but oh well. 

1. Haikyu

Ladies, gentlemen, and nonbinary friends, we made it. This show is peak happiness to me. The humor is my humor, the triumphs are so relatable, the growth is inspiring. It has become my comfort show. I love these volleyball boys. 

[coyote-nebula]

1, 15, and 20 👀👀

from this ask game

ah yes, good choices :)

1- a cryptid's cryptid Battinson & Cassandra Cain-- Bruce thinks he's seeing things. Specifically, a creepy little girl that always vaporizes before he can catch her. Cass is about 9 and has just run away from Cain after murdering her first (and last) target. I'm gonna drop a good chunk of Bruce & Alfred pertaining to this below the cut... 15- drop Bruce and Clark-- After an intense off-world mission, Bruce attends a fancy new year's party and finds Clark there, making little attempt to pretend he's not there to babysit. This turns out to be for the best, because Bruce's ptsd doesn't distinguish much between fireworks and alien bombshells. 20- men & coyotes (borrows vibes from the Red Sahan album) The misadventures of Red Hood, aspiring slumlord (and how he accidentally becomes Crime Alley’s favorite landlord instead) This one can be considered part of Minefield, before Jason is on good terms with the family. Basically, he buys this crappy apartment building, thinking he's going to make it his Secret HQ. The location is perfect, the facade is unsuspecting, it has very convenient tie-ins to the sewers and a separate garage/utility building-- the only problem is, it still has tenants. He'd love to pay them off or secure them somewhere else to live but he's newly on the lam from Blackgate and he's strapped for cash-- even crappy apartment buildings aren't cheap. But this isn't the only bargain bin place in Crime Alley to go. And how hard can it be, to... encourage the tenants to leave on their own? It turns out... really hard. Part of his master plan is to move in and be the worst neighbor imaginable... but that derails the first time he sees that decrepit old man with COPD in 209 drop a bagful of canned goods down the stairs, and he can't just leave, so he sits the guy down and gathers them all up; the single mom in 113 witnesses this and before Jason knows it he's the night babysitter for her kids so she can work her night job (after being made to swear on his life not to tell the kids what her night job is); the ex-army nurse in 303 with a drinking problem patches him up that night he comes in ripped to shreds... he ends up helping the battered wife in 100 cover up murdering her husband while dodging Nightwing, who is really picking an inconvenient time to be a friendly neighborhood brother.

↓ 1k of Alfred taking care of Bruce from the cryptid wip ↓

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Suddenly Bruce realized that Alfred would pry everything out of him if he stayed another minute. He’d know Bruce was losing his mind, know he might have already lost it.

“I’m going to bed,” Bruce said, standing abruptly.

The kitchen wavered and he found himself leaning into the table, listening to the ringing and muffled words in his ears.

Pressure on his shoulders… bars braced against his back…

Alfred was very close to his face. Bruce read his lips until the sounds started making sense again. “Were you hurt last night?”

Bruce swallowed and shook his head, feeling thick and prickling with cold sweat.

Alfred studied him skeptically, mouth tight with concern. “Don’t give me technicalities. Are you hurt?”

“No,” he breathed.

“You’re nonetheless in a state,” Alfred muttered. His hand cupped Bruce’s forehead for a moment before relocating it to his shoulder. “Where have you been, then? What’s happened?”

“Hospital.”

Alfred’s eyebrows drew together. “Hospital,” he repeated, tone clipped. “Bruce, if I am to discover you passed out from a premature emergency room discharge in an hour, I wish you’d tell me now.”

Bruce shook his head. “The archives,” he rasped. “But all the paper files… there was a fire. What’s on the server is all there is. There’s nothing else.”

Alfred studied him critically. “You’ve been up all night, then. Scouring their database.”

Bruce nodded.

Alfred closed his eyes for a moment. He nodded once.

He only realized Alfred’s hand was on his chest, pushing him firmly against the back of his chair, when he slowly retracted it and stood from where he was kneeling with a wince.

“Don’t move,” he said firmly. “I’ll be right back.”

Bruce leaned forward to rest his eyes in the heels of his hands and listened to the refrigerator suck open and closed, a wood cabinet knocking shut.

The inevitable glass slid up to his elbow contained, less inevitably, the grape juice he’d passed over earlier. He frowned at it.

“With every glass of orange juice going untouched this week, there seemed little point in getting more,” Alfred remarked, pulling his chair closer to Bruce before sitting stiffly. “Drink.”

Bruce watched Alfred absently rub his bad leg and picked up the glass. Alfred’s hand hovered below it, as if he might lose strength and drop it.

The sugar made his teeth ache. “Sorry. For your knee.”

Alfred sighed. “Nevermind. Better my knee than your head. Do the hospital records have to do with that murder case?”

He swallowed, throat dry with long silence. “…Did Mom have hallucinations?”

Bruce felt Alfred’s attention even while he studied the scattered crumbs.

“The records are gone,” he added quietly.

A long moment passed before Alfred put his tablet aside and turned slowly to face Bruce more fully. “Not as far as I’m aware,” he said. “Though I’m afraid I didn’t learn many details about her hospital visits… that was before my time.”

Bruce closed his eyes, something hard and black coiling in his chest.

“…Are you hallucinating?” Alfred asked.

He regretted filling his mouth with futile questions instead of muting it with a scone.

Alfred waited.

“I don’t know.”

“Alright,” Alfred said gently. “For how long?”

“A week.” The underside of his chair seat was unpolished; splinters crowded under his fingernails. “Since Theodore Mendel’s murder.”

“What exactly are you seeing?”

“…Shadows. A presence.” He hesitated. “A little girl.”

Alfred nodded slowly. “You’ve checked the footage?”

“Inconclusive.”

“Have you come in contact with something?”

Bruce looked up sharply, the brush of the girl’s hair across his jaw.

Alfred frowned back at him. “Poisons? Toxic fumes of some kind?… Drugs?”

“I ran tests,” he said. “They were negative… but I’m not sure I…”

“Trust yourself?” Alfred sighed.

Bruce nodded faintly.

“That’s somewhere to start.” A board creaked as Alfred got up and stepped closer to him. “I’ll check your previous results and we’ll run them again for good measure. And then you will sleep,” he warned. “That is the easiest to rule out, and you could use it.”

Tests. Sleep. The sane oversight was reassuring, extending confidence that whatever was going on, it would soon be solved. Bruce stood and moved to step past Alfred.

Alfred leaned very slightly into his path.

His tight expression had softened. “This is hardly the worst thing that could happen. I’m glad you said something.”

It was too early to be relieved. Bruce had no answers, no confirmation either that he was seeing things or the equally disturbing possibility that he was being pursued through the night by a very small wraith.

He was relieved anyway; the tension that was holding him up retreated only to leave him sagging with exhaustion.

Alfred stepped forward in question; Bruce echoed him with a small step of his own and let himself be folded into an embrace. He folded his own arms carefully around Alfred’s back and sighed.

“You’ll be alright,” Alfred said quietly.

Feeling small, Bruce held tighter.

Alfred pulled back, put his hands on Bruce’s arms and considered him seriously. “Now. Drink that first.”

When Bruce hesitated with a bland look, Alfred raised his eyebrows.

“Think of it as a diagnostic,” he said dryly. “We will rule out thirst, starvation and sleep deprivation as causes and perhaps improve your self care habits at the same time. Go on, then. I’ll wait.”

Bruce sighed and picked up the mug of ginger tea with a pointed look before draining it. The warmth in his throat made him hoarse when he let it clap against the table again and he said, “Happy?”

“Ecstatic,” Alfred said, pressing a scone into Bruce’s hand and turning aside. “The last time I had any indication that you ingested something of nutrition was the sandwich I left out on your desk yesterday. At least, I assume it was you that took it, and not a leprechaun.”

Bruce didn’t reply.

Alfred glanced back at him, pace slowing. “…You did eat the sandwich,” he prompted sternly.

Bruce met his gaze evenly but looked away before he spoke. “I left it for the girl. Outside.”

“…Did she take it?”

Bruce shrugged. “It’s gone.”

Alfred stared at him for a moment before pointing forcefully at the untouched scone in his hand. “Eat that.”

[formulaorange]

Spring 2022 Anime Review

Alrighty! This season I actually ended up deciding to watch the majority of the shows that were airing so here’s my run down of the 20+ series for the 2022 Spring anime season! (I will likely never do this again because I 100% burnt out) Edit - That being said, the last week before the finales aired, I decided to use my time to watch some of the ONA's and holy - they honestly stole the show. Both series I watched were at least 9/10 and blew me away, so I'll be starting with those.

Vampire in the Garden Spring 2022 ONA - 5 Episodes I've linked my main review in the title but here's a summary. This series was absolutely stunning. It was whimsical and upsetting and overall one of the best stories I've experienced in a while. 10/10 - Masterpiece

Spriggan Spring 2022 ONA - 6 Episodes This was based off a movie in 1998. I went back and watched it and please don't bother... The concept is amazing but the new series takes that concept and expands on everything the movie was missing. It also covers the same story in episode 2 but makes it significantly better. Right from episode 1 you can feel the 90s aesthetic build into the world and I absolutely love it. The story is neat, the style is great and they have a super interesting combination of modern and classic styles of animation. 9.5/10 - Amazing

Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie Spring 2022 - 12 Episodes   (Posting this before the finale since it's literally the last thing to air) I think a lot of people went into this series expecting a similar vibe to Dress Up Darling and I think that was the problem. This show was actually really wholesome. It starts off with a healthy relationship and amazing friend group. The focus ends up being more on the group as a whole and their interactions rather than just the couple and to be honest, this made the slice of life aspect a lot more believable. I loved watching the episodes and ended up growing really fond of the whole gang. 8/10 - Very Good

Komi-San Can’t Communicate - Part 2 Spring 2022 - 12 Episodes I was pleasantly surprised by this part 2. This is actually just as good as the first part, if not better. I swear second parts pretty much always fall off, but man am I glad that this was consistent. I really liked Komi san, I don’t think it’s S-tier or anything but I think it’s still really enjoyable. I love the slow burn romance and I’m overall very satisfied with the rest of this season. 7.5/10 - Good + (Enjoyable)

The Rising of The Shield Hero - Season 2 Spring 2022 - 13 Episodes This was a show that I was genuinely hyped for when I found out there was going to be a continuation. The first season felt complete and had everything you'd want out of a series, proper character development, story completion and an actual ending. I really felt disappointed by the first 6 episodes of this new season and man was it rough. It throws you right into a totally different narrative and somehow you're in the middle of a war by episode 3. It really wasn’t until episode 6 or 7 when it started to get back to what was relevant to the first season that it felt the show was even worth watching. Because of how drastically different the two halves of the season were I’m splitting this into 3 ratings. Part 1 - (Episodes 1-6) - 4/10 - Bad Part 2 - (Episodes 7-13) - 7/10 Good Overall - 6/10 Fine

Before getting into the rest of the season here's the links for the top series that are 100% worth checking out: Spy x Family Paripi Koumei Dance Dance Danseur Additionally, there’s a few that I’d like to add to this list but will be continuing to air into the Summer 2022 season so go check those out: Aoashi & Summer Time Render Now back to your scheduled programming:

Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai Desu (Mobuseka) Spring 2022 - 12 Episodes I actually found this concept hilarious. I was a little concerned that the initial appeal would wear off but I found that the spite of the character really held his own throughout this story and I ended up enjoying each episode. 7/10 - Good

Skeleton Knight in Another World Spring 2022 - 12 Episodes This has honestly been a refreshingly simple isekai. I love how they didn't try to add any twists or make it exceptionally different. Thought as it comes with the territory, it did feel like it started to trail off near the end and the story ended up being a little plain.   6/10 - Fine

The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody Quitting Heroing Spring 2022 - 12 Episodes Each Combining the standard “isekai/fantasy” genre shows. Of course, there had to be a few of these in the season. Now I’ve seen my share of horrible isekais and standard fantasy anime over the last few season and I’d say 90% of them are tastefully trash, that said, these 2 barely scraped by. Quitting Heroing was technically something we haven’t seen before and I was pleasantly surprised by the simplicity of the series and the characters. As for the Greatest Demon Lord, this is a hard copy of Demon King Academy with some obvious alterations to make this ✨unique. It really wasn’t worth watching, everything that was decent in this you can get 5x better in Demon King Academy. (Especially since season 2 has been announced for that, this one just isn’t worth it.) Quitting Heroing - 6/10 - Fine Greatest Demon Lord - 4/10 - Bad

Aharen-San wa Hakarenai Shachiku-san wa Youjo Yuurei ni Iyasaretai Spring 2022 - 12 Episodes Each I’m combining these two as they’re incredibly similar in terms of my thoughts on it. They’re both wholesome series. Regarding Aharen-san, I really hated that they decided to try and take the romantic route.. could’ve just left it how it was and it’d just be a decent wholesome series. In the end, both of these series were cute but to be honest, really nothing special about them that we haven’t seen before. Maybe this kind of show just isn’t for me. 5/10 - Average

Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road (The Executioner and Her Way of Life) Spring 2022 - 12 Episodes This was unexpectedly disappointing. The concept was strong and the character design visually looks good but I felt the story ended up being really weak and didn’t really go anywhere. 5/10 - Average   Mahoutsukai Reimeiki - Dawn of the Witch Spring 2022 - 12 Episodes Frankly I should’ve just thrown this one in with the other two fantasy ones. Again, not a new concept, Black clover covers the lack of magic aspect and the outcast witch has also been done before. Ok story, ok animations and ok characters, some of the ecchi in this series made me seriously uncomfortable on top of everything else. 4/10 - Bad   There you have it, the majority of the Spring 2022 anime season. I have lots to look forward to for the summer but hopefully I'll be able to pick and choose rather than stupidly pushing through all of the mid shows.

[theotherhufflepuff]

Simon Snow Trilogy Tarot Cards...

Ok so, a little while ago I saw this frankly stunning artwork by @vkelleyart and I started thinking about the Major Arcana archetypes and how characters from my favourite book series could fit into them.

So I made this list. It took a lot of thought and I’m still not 100% sure on some of them but I have explained my thought process for each card.

I don’t know how much crossover there is in the Venn diagram of “Simon Snow fans” and “tarot readers” but I’d love to hear your opinions and/or alternative suggestions (be respectful though, obviously). I’ve left “visual prompts” for most of the cards explaining what they looked like in my imagination and if anyone wants to draw any of these (or their own alternative version!) please tag me; it would make my day! I can’t draw for toffee so I am 1000% never gonna try to illustrate any of them myself.

List under the cut because it is loooong.

Spoilers ahead for the whole series!

0 The Fool - Shepard - Shepard just follows magickal creatures around and says “yes” to everything... he is the pure embodiment of the Fool archetype to me; care-free, innocent... prepared for everything and yet totally clueless. Visual prompt: Shepard about to (attempt to) step into the fog as he follows a fairy into the forest.

1 The Magician - Penelope - “Penelope Bunce is a fierce magician, I don’t mind saying” Baz, at least once in each book. Penny never worries about not having the power or words available to do whatever she wants; she is comfortable in her power and it is always there, ready to be wielded however she sees fit. Visual prompt: Penny wearing her Stevie Nicks cape, standing by a chalkboard in the classic “Magician” pose, ring clearly held aloft.

2 The High Priestess - Dr Mitali Bunce - Dr Bunce is possibly a more formidable magician than her daughter. Highly intelligent, straightforward and, let’s be honest, judgemental. But she does have all the answers. Visual prompt: Dr Bunce carrying around her laptop, phone sandwiched between her ear and her shoulder.

3 The Empress - Lucy Salisbury - Lucy exudes the nurturing, Earth Mother vibes that are central to the Empress archetype. She saw the best in everyone and all she wanted was to love Davy and live with him in their cottage with her chickens and their child. Visual prompt: Lucy, barefoot and pregnant, feeding the chickens outside of their cottage.

4 The Emperor - Lamb - This is one of the ones I’m not totally sure about. I went through a few different ideas but ultimately settled on Lamb as the “Vampire King of Las Vegas”. He is an imposing figure, ruling his city with an iron fist; if you are in his favour, Vegas is your playground, but cross him and you will suffer the consequences. Visual prompt: Lamb sits on an antique chair in his opulent suite at the Katherine, the lights of night time Vegas visible through the window behind him.

5 The Hierophant - The Mage - Again, this one took some thought and I’m sure some people will disagree with this interpretation... I’m not completely sold on it myself. The Mage was all about reforming the old traditions of the World of Mages and he amassed a following by doing so. But he turned out to be somewhat of a false prophet; abusing his power to oppress those he deemed “the enemy”. Visual prompt: The Mage in his Robin Hood costume, sitting at his desk at the top of the Weeping Tower, surrounded by his piles of banned books.

6 The Lovers - Simon and Baz - Obviously. As stated at the top of this post, I love @vkelleyart’s version of this card, but there are a lot of scenes across the series that could be used to illustrate this archetype. I personally always love to see the original “and then he kisses me” scene.

7 The Chariot - Fiona Pitch - I struggled with this one a bit and I don’t really think that this is the ideal version. But the image of Fiona, rolling up to Blackfriars bridge in her vintage sports car to rescue Baz from the Numpties really stuck with me so that’s what I went with, for lack of a better idea.

8 Strength - Ebb - Ebb is often dismissed and underestimated by other magicians but she is wicked powerful. But more than that, the Strength card is about inner strength, self control and the wisdom to know when to fight, and when to rest. Ebb is highly intuitive about the people - and goats - around her and is always careful not to talk about her twin brother, only conceding that she knows of his presence once a year and never giving in to the temptation to talk directly to him. Ebb saw the war coming and knew that she could probably end it all by herself with the power she had; but she also knew that she didn’t want that and she had the strength to say no, to eschew the expectations the rest of the World of Mages placed upon her and live quietly, instead. Visual prompt: Ebb in the hills behind the school with the goats, she wears a flower crown that the Dryad made her.

9 The Hermit - Agatha - the Hermit eschews the outside world in order to take an inner journey of self discovery, knowing that this is the only way to find real answers and achieve real growth. Agatha, jaded by the World of Mages, took herself off to California, leaving her wand at home. She didn’t know what she wanted but she knew it wasn’t magic. Visual prompt: Agatha sits on the beach at twilight by a small campfire, Lucy the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel by her side.

10 The Wheel of Fortune - The Crucible - The Crucible’s decisions, like the Wheel’s, are unpredictable and inevitable. Once it’s happened, you’re stuck with the consequences - sometimes bad (being stuck with a toff vampire who hates you) and sometimes good (getting the best room in Mummers house).

11 Justice - Natasha Grimm-Pitch - Natasha needed justice to find peace; her whole story is about justice. She was swift to act when the vampires attacked Watford, dispatching them without hesitation. When she came through the veil to find Baz and ask him to bring her murderer to justice, she knew that would also provide some closure for him, too, both for her death, and for his. Visual prompt: Natasha Grimm-Pitch appearing from beyond the veil, looking for Baz and finding Simon.

12 The Hanged One - Nicodemus - The Hanged One is about feeling stuck, but also about finding peace where you are when there’s nothing you can do about it. Nicodemus chose to cross over for eternal life, but he was stricken from the book; his (considerable) magic effectively taken from him and his fangs removed. He was stuck in between - not a full vampire, not a magician; he exists on the fringes of both communities. He got himself there and then he had to figure out how to get by, carve out a place for himself in order to survive. Visual prompt: Nicodemus sits in the tree in the garden of his mother’s house in South London, waiting for Ebb to come and sit on the empty bench beneath him.

13 Death - [scene on the Great Lawn] - Ok, so.. this might need some explaining. My immediate thought for this card was that it should be the Humdrum but Death is all about clearing out the old junk in your life that doesn’t serve you in order to make space for the new. And the Humdrum isn’t making space for anything. So I was thinking about times that has happened in the story and I thought about how the death of the Mage made room for real progress and an end to the war with the old families. Visual prompt: Penny and Baz (literally) run into a fleeing Agatha on the Great Lawn; the Weeping Tower looms in the background, the Mage and Simon visible through the blown-out stained glass windows.

14 Temperance - Simon and the Humdrum - Temperance is, as you might expect, about balance and harmony. Simon used so much magic at once that he couldn’t control it and it tore holes in the magickal atmosphere. Simon had to fill the Simon-shaped hole to restore equalibrium and stop the magickal firmament from collapsing altogether. Visual prompt: Simon kneeling in the Weeping Tower, pouring his magic into the Humdrum as he fades away.

15 The Devil - Smith Smith-Richards - The Devil is about feeling trapped by temptations in your life, often because we’re afraid of what we would do with the freedom we’d have if we let them go. Which got me thinking about Smith-Richards (that name never gets any less ridiculous) and all the magicians who were taken in by the temptation of “fixing” their magic. But it was a false promise and those magicians who narrowly escaped taking Smith-Richards’ spell were all freed from the idea of their magic being “broken” in the first place. Visual prompt: Smith-Richards (looking like the guy who would be cast to play Simon in the Netflix series) standing on a stage in the packed-out White Chapel, rapt audience hanging on his every word.

16 The Tower - The Humdrum - Originally I wanted to use the Weeping Tower for this card because the imagery is on point but the meaning doesn’t match. The Tower is about absolute destruction, the crumbling of something you thought core to your being. The Humdrum steals magic and renders magicians homeless because of it. The Tower is about having to start again from the ground up - just as the Grimms did when all the magic was drained from Hampshire. Visual prompt: The Humdrum, wearing Simon’s face, stands in the grounds of Pitch Manor, laughing. (I have always thought of the holes looking like a burn in a piece of paper - sort of glowing and smouldering at the edges as it eats away the atmosphere. I know the holes can’t actually be seen - the Normals would freak out - but that is imagery I would use here)

17 The Star - Lady Ruth’s candles - The Star is about hope and healing after the devastation of the Tower. Lady Ruth’s candles were a symbol of hope that kept her going when she thought she had lost her children. They provided comfort and, at the end when it became clear the Lucy was gone, the healing of knowing that her child had finally found his way home to his family. Visual prompt: Lady Ruth’s candles in front of a window, a bright star can be seen through the window.

18 The Moon - Agatha and Simon - So, the Moon is all about examining blurred lines between illusion and reality - nothing looks totally clear in the moonlight. It reminded me of how Simon never really seemed to have a clear view of his feelings for Agatha and what their relationship was. When he properly examined his feelings, he found that he didn’t love Agatha and was going through the motions because he thought it was what other people expected of him. Agatha was doing the same. It also brought to mind Simon, going out of his mind worrying about Baz when he was missing - as well as basically every other thought Simon ever has about Baz before Christmas Eve 2015 - and somehow mistaking it for hating him?? Simon is not stupid but sometimes he’s real dumb. Visual prompt: Agatha and Simon meet on the ramparts, both looking for Baz, and break up.

19 The Sun - Simon - This card is all about innocence, optimism and joy. Nothing about this series personifies this more than Simon flying above Shepard’s truck in America, feeling free and hopeful about the future for the first time in over a year. Visual prompt: Shepard’s truck drives through the vast empty desert, the sun beating down. Simon flies above the truck, joy on his face.

20 Judgement - Niamh and Agatha - Ok, this one was hard to figure out and this is maybe not the right solution, but I was very stuck. Judgement is about self improvement through self reflection. As a small twist on that theme; Niamh and Agatha challenge each other’s view of themselves and their interactions with the world around them. Visual prompt: Agatha and Niamh, sweating to death in Niamh’s “shitty Ford Fiesta” (I’m very salty about that line; my Ford Fiesta is lovely and it has aircon). Niamh is frowning, obviously.

21 The World - Simon, Baz, Penny and Shepard - The World is about completeness, the ending of a story, fulfilment and belonging. At the end of AWTWB, Simon has finally found his biological family, he is starting to accept that his boyfriend and his found family love him for who he is, magic or no, and he can finally start to imagine a future for himself. Baz has learned new information about his vampirism, Penny has found new confidence and Shepard is finally fully accepted into the group. Visual prompt: Baz, Penny and Shepard sit on Simon’s sofa (possibly still pink from Baz’s spell, possibly he spelled it navy blue again) Simon sits on the floor. They’re all eating leftover sandwiches and cake from Lady Ruth’s.

[thewhovianperson]

Part four to the "Pairing each companion to each doctor" is a little late but I've had uni stuff sorry!

Anygays, without further ado, let's get on with it, as this week it's the lad himself, Steven!

1: We know how this goes - they occasionally get on each other's wrong sides, but are there for one another. Steven really pulls the heroic side out of One though, and honestly I love their pairing so much.

2: We've all seen the "come now doctor, you must see reason" "No" gif right? Only instead of this being the Delgado!Master and Three, it's Steven and Two. Watching this would be like experiencing Calvin and Hobbes, but no one knows which is Calvin and which is Hobbes.

3: James Bond and Q's teenage child goes on adventures with a far future fighter pilot. This can only end well. Steven would also 100% fancy Benton.

4: If watching Steven and Two is like experiencing Calvin and Hobbes but you don't know who is who, Steven and Four is like experiencing Calvin and Hobbes, but now Four is both Calvin AND Hobbes, and Steven is Suisie Derkins. Four's antics would probably annoy Steven some of the time, and the other half of the time they would be best mates.

5: Every time I see Steven I go "hmm is this fresh fruit I smell?". While he is a little older than Nyssa or Tegan to my knowledge, he is also in need of a found family, and is gay. He'd fit in well here.

6: As soon as Six had their manic "choke Peri episode" in The Twin Dilemma, Steven would have got this MF some help. Which would have ended in a much more pleasant Series 22 TARDIS Team experience. He would have also punched Sil.

7: Steven would NOT be here for Seven's Machiavellian antics. The guy had enough of One's BS, Seven would be a few thousand steps too far.

8: I can't find a reason to say that they'd be bad?? But I can't find a reason to say that they'd be a good pairing either?? I'm just gonna say they'd be cool and vibe together because both are very fruity.

War: Steven is a soldier by profession, and the War Doctor is, well... The War Doctor. I can see this working out well, and Steven would 100% help The Doctor in The Last Great Time War, and be with him every step of the way. They might have a falling out over the use of The Moment though...

9: Traumatised veteran meets current soldier. I'm sure this is the plot of several bestselling books that I haven't read, but I assume they're all rather heartfelt and end in the traumatised veteran finding some level of peace. This would work well. Also Steven and Jack. Nuff said about that.

10: Steven would call Ten out on the arrogance, and keep him fun and fresh. This would be an emotionally healthy TARDIS Team.

11: If Steven with Two and/or Four is Calvin and Hobbes, this is the Marx Brothers, and Steven is Zeppo. Him and Clara would absolutely get on like a house on fire.

12: Twelve is all the cool elements of One dialed up, particularly in his University phase. Twelve and Steven would SLAP.

13: Two queer and anxious people vibing in a Police Telephone Box? Sounds a little too realistic for my liking, but the chemistry would be top notch.

Ruth: Oh damn this would be badass. Steven has very firm morals, and would 100% curb the excesses of Ruth, and once again we would have an emotionally healthy TARDIS Team. I'd watch a billion series of this.

[merry-kuroo]

Top 10 2020 Anime

Hello everyone! Its the last day of 2020, and like with every year, here is my top 10 anime list. This list covers anime that aired this year only :) Hopefully you can use this list as a recommendation for something to watch. But tbh this list is for me to remember which wonderful anime made my year a little brighter :D I apologize for any typos lol.

1.) Tower of God

AHHH! I love Tower of God so much!! So, I almost dropped it at episode 1 because I was really confused. But I stuck with it and I’m glad I did. Tower of God gave me HxH vibes, but it was still different enough where I didn’t need to compare the two. The opening and ending by Stray Kids was amazing too.

Because I loved Tower of God so much, I made a Webtoon account and ever since then I’ve been hooked on Webtoons. I’m really glad they partnered with Crunchyroll to bring us this anime!

I read the TOG Webtoon and it explained things a lot better. I highly recommend going to read it after watching the anime!

I hope there is a season 2, but I won’t get my hopes up :( I’m sure this anime was just advertisement for the comic.

So, yeah, go check out Tower of God <3

2.) Great Pretender

WIT Studio has done it again. First with Attack on Titan, then Seraph of the End. They keep bringing me my favorite animes.

I love animes that feature a found family, and cons. Great Pretender brought all of that and more. Great characters, jokes, missions, and music. The music in Great Pretender is fantastic (I mean the ending song is a Queen song!)

I still stand by my opinion that Part 1 was better. I wasn’t a huge fan of season 2 and the ending as well. I think they dropped the ball. But I still won’t let that stop me from recommending it to you! It was still fun to watch :D

I’m going to miss Team Confidence <3

3.) Weathering With You

So, I have been a fan of Makoto Shinkai’s movies for a long time (5 Centimeters Per Second will always have a special place in my heart). So, when I saw that Weathering With You was coming to the movie theater, I immediately purchased a ticket. It was such a surreal experience watching in the theaters.

This was the last movie I saw in theaters before...you know >.> I’m glad this movie was my last too. It makes it even more special.

Everyone, please go see this movie. It’s beautiful. It will make you laugh and cry. I left the theater with tears in my eyes. It was such a amazing experience. I’m patiently waiting for his next movie!

4.) Kaguya Sama: Love is War Season 2

My favorite rom-com returned with a season 2. The opening is still stuck in my head. It always will be lol.

Anyway, this season was not only hilarious, but there was development between Kaguya and Miyuki <3

Miko IIno was also a interesting character. She is so different from everyone else, so I’m excited to see how being on the student council will change her. Maybe she and Ishigami will start to get long lol.

Another thing that made this season special was Ishigami’s backstory, and how Miyuki saved him. I just really love their bromance, okay?

Please go check out Kaguya Sama: Love is War if you haven’t! It’s funny and heart warming <3

5.) Jujutsu Kaisen

I’ve been hyped for this anime for like a year! When it was announced last November, I was like AFJAIOFJAOGLJMAPOGJ

I love the manga, and the adaption is doing a fantastic job so far. I definitely ended up loving Sukuna more due to the anime adaption though lmaooo.

Not a lot to say here except, go watch Jujutsu Kaisen <3 and read the manga!

6.) Moriarty the Patriot

I wasn’t sure if I was going to like this anime or not. I only started watching it because people said Sebastian Moran was Daddy! Kuroo lmaooo

But I have to say...I do like that Albert was like “Oh yes lets bring William and Albert into our home” then William was like “Haha hey Albert do you hate the upper class and nobility too? You wanna murder your brother and parents, burn down the house, and reform society?” And Albert is like “DON’T MIND IF I DO!” (The Moriarty brothers are wild af, my God.)

I liked each individual case, and it got even more intense when Sherlock and John were introduced. Super excited for season 2!

The opening and ending songs are also fantastic. Go give them a listen!

7.) Digimon Adventure 2020/Digimon Adventure Tri/Last Evolution Kizuna

Tfw you go to buy tickets Digimon Last Evolution Kizuna, but all the movie theaters shut down :(

ANYWAY

I was super hyped when Last Evolution Kizuna was announced, and then the reboot of the 1999 anime. I finished up Digimon Adventure Tri...which could’ve been better tbh. I only liked the first three movies, so at least I got some good content out of them lol.

I like the new spin on the new Digimon anime, and I’m excited to see what they’ll do next. I kinda want a reboot of 02 Digimon...and Digimon Tamers and Frontier, but that may be pushing it lmao.

Last Evolution Kizuna was absolutely phenomenal. It was the perfect 20th anniversary movie :)

8.) Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun

Another show I started at the beginning of the year! I read the manga in 2019, and I was happy to hear it was getting a anime adaption! I enjoyed this series a lot, and I really want there to be a second season. I feel like some stuff was left out. But the anime might have been created just to promote the manga.

The opening song, the different wonders of the school, and the art style quickly made this one of my favorites!

9.) Idolish7 Second Beat

Idolish7 is vastly underrated. It’s more than just pretty guys singing and dancing. Every character in the show has gone through their own hardships, and all the characters are fleshed out well.

The second season did not disappoint. It still served me with a good dose of angst, drama, and comedy.

And season 3 was announced!!! I wasn’t expecting that, so that surprise made me really happy <3.

I was really sad when Idolish7 stopped airing back in the spring, but I’m glad they were able to finish up the season this year :D

10.) Haikyuu!! To the Top

Alright, so my excitement deflated when Part 1 aired back in January. I hated the new art style and while Part 1 did have some good character development moments, I was really bored :/

The OVAs were really good though >.> I love Nekoma and Fukrodani so those were fun to watch.

Part 2 was a 100 times better. I accepted the fact that the art style wasn’t going to change and we wouldn’t have those cute breaks where the volleyball players would serve the ball and hit the water bottle. Once I got over that, I found myself enjoying part 2.

The two Nekoma episodes,the episodes focusing on the Miya Twins and Kita were my personal favorites. But overall, Karasuno vs. Inarizaki was fantastic and I enjoyed it a lot!

I need season 5 to be announced already!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!