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Odysseus fucking EARNED the "women want me fish fear me" hat
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I know im reusing graphs but shhhh
Hi so UM im not usually someone that puts my personal life out there like at all (which is an amazing feat considering im the oversharer) but I do feel the need to justify my ebegging LMAO
I am back to living with my parents which has been great in comparison to my previous living situation! But now three weeks ago everything took a sudden NOSEDIVE as we tried piecing together why my parent was having a rapid physical and mental decline. Watching someone close to you so suddenly being unable to walk, talk or remember anything in the span of 4 days is a bad experience 1/10 do not recommend !
Thankfully the route we took to get him help has saved us from a lot of medical bills (we think.) but we still lived basically paycheck to paycheck and with my own savings, and now neither of my parents are working, I am unable to work due to transport and disability rn, and money for transportation to and from the hospital, food and house bills is now running really low... so I'd really appreciate any help.
If you are interested in getting some fun art of whatever you want then here's some extra info + examples, and you can order through artistree or kofi!!!! I also have a membership on kofi which i was planning on going full in this year but um ^^ kinda hard to do that rn. but you also get art monthly with that, so worth mentioning.
Thanks for reading and please reblog if you can <333 I'll try to get commissions out fast when possible, ty!
#commissions open#emergency commissions#emergency commissions open#commision info#art commissions#not really sure what else to tag this#i feel a bit uncomfortable putting all of this out there and i know i didnt NEED to do it but#i feel like i need to explain why i genuine need help#i try not to make this sound too dire but um our landlord amidst all this is trying to kick us out the house which .SUCKS TO SAY THE LEAST#kinda impossible to go look at apartments when ur overnight at the hospital LKFDSLKGS#hopeeefully the week after we can focus on that ? things seem to be getting better . this has just been a lot#ok i gotta go back to attending to my son pot of ramen#really hoping that in a month things get better and i can focus on important things like . drawing yuri and planning out minecraft roleplay
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so REVENGE, HUH? or justice, if that makes you feel better. it tastes the same when cooked just right. 'I REALLY WANTED A BROTHER.' such a shame to burn a bridge you so desperately wanted to keep, especially when it wasnt even you who started the fire. especially when you hope that not a single fragment of that bridge ever washes ashore.[MAY IT ROT FAR FROM MY SIGHTS] an unfortunate loss! atleast he has his friends.
#jrwi fanart#jrwi show#jrwi prime defenders#jrwi prime defenders spoilers#jrwi pd spoilers#jrwi pd#william wisp#vyncent sol#THIS ONE IS FUUUUCKIN OOOOOLLDD RAAAHHHHH i made it like. a year ago. but didnt finish it for so so long bc i just wasnt happy w it.#BUT LIKE A CENTURY EGG the decades of being encased in salt n lime n ash have done WELL to bring out the flavores of this piece#i sorta recently cleaned it up and posted it onto twitty. didnt tag it bc it was SO OLD AND SCUFFED(i see so many MISTAKES NOW)#that i didnt want to expose it to the open air just like that#if i show smth to my small circles then it shall only be understood in those small circles.#open air and open interpretation from minds i cannot predict are NOT something i enjoy the thought of. usually. i am brave tho#BUT EVERYONE ON TWITTY WAS SO NICEEE i was like damn... i guess it IS good enough to be enjoyed by the masses...#lets work on being nicer to our art together. THAT BEING SAID. i really love my colors here HELL YEAHHHH#FIRST TIME IN A WHILE COLORIN THESE BOYS.... i dont use proper color enough..I ALSO RLY LIKE MY BACKGROUNDS HERE#i LOVE when the bg is hyperrealistic (i frankestiened stock photos) and when the subjects are all flat colored n cartoony#recently rewatched Making Fiends and they do that similar thing!! soft shading! lotsa details! almost painted? ill paint one day#ive already rambled so much abt the art im runnin out of ROOm to ramble about WWWIILLIAM GODDAMN WWIIIISP. its been a minute since i saw-#-this episode..but i DO remember the funny smoke trick that will did to his funny brother. EVERYTIME U GIVE AN ORDER. THAT BRINGS HARM-#-INDIRECTLY OR NOT. YOU WILL HEAR THOSE SCREAMS. YOU WILL FEEL THAT PAIN. OHHH WHAT A COOL PUNISHMENT THAT IS#its still an olive branch in a sense! a final chance for big bro bell to show that hes NOT an irrideemable piece o shit. and if not#well. to the wolves of psychosis with him!!! i really think william did the best he could here. if i was in his shoes i have no doubt i-#-woulda done the same. IM ALSO GLAD THAT VYN DECIDED TO STICK AROUND N SUPPORT HIM! thas character development baybe!!#i loooove prime defenders.. its been so long since i watched any eps of it but i KNOW it still has such a grip on my heart..GOTTA rewatch i
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Old Friendlocke dw au doodles ahaha
Abilities + Twisted designs below @saltydkart-reblogs
#I say “old” but these r from like... January oops#for dw fans who dont know who these two are the mud creature is “Pastey” and the olive is “Joe”#do NOT ask me about them i WILL be annoying abt them#but i like... completely forgot to post these here AADHUYSJAK#I DID make a 3d model of Joe in blender recently. It's pretty much done but i gotta make a render of it first before posting#those in the friendlocke discord server and my friends get to see it early tho ahaha hiii besties#dandys world is fun i like it i just wish the devs were less... gatekeepy? idk the word for it#like with fangames and stuff... like be more open abt the rules regarding that stuff pls#and also the anti cheat stuff bc as someone who lags a lot bc of shitty internet thats worrying#sorry for rambling chat ignore my ass pls#look at the silly art instead teehee#ignore how low quality these may look they're all compiled on one huge mspaint doodle page blegh#i DO have interaction ideas for joe and pastey with the other toons. maaaybe i could draw those out one day? eyes emoji?#saltydkdan#friendlocke#friendlocke violet#violet gijinka au#dandys world#cherris canvas#should this be tagged as dandys world au or friendlocke au?????? idk#also do i tag this as blood??? whats the normal protocol for tagging stuff in dandys world? cw ichor ooOOooOoOOoo#all /lh btw#cw blood#< whatever run it
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people mostly talk about splitting as literally all-or-nothing--"I love you" or "I hate you"--but I personally experience an in-between point sometimes.
I don't know what I'd call it other than "thin-ice devaluation" or something along those lines.
like, yes I devalued you recently and I realize now that I was being irrational, BUT if you say something even slightly suspicious, hurtful, or incorrect, I'm going to assume that you're evil and/or useless again much faster than I would have before.
#narcissistic personality disorder#npd#actually narcissistic#actually npd#I'm sure this is relatable to other splitters but I don't want to clog up the tags of PDs I don't have so I'll just tag ->#cluster b#(not that only cluster B diagnoses involve splitting but. it's a bigger issue than it is in clusters A or C on average)#anyway I just text My cousin about the fortnite/miku collab and she replied 'I didn't know they SUPPOSEDLY confirmed it'#and I was thinking. what the fuck? supposedly?? are you accusing Me of being unreliable??? a liar and/or nitwit????#then she said 'I'm not really into miku anymore.' great (sarcastic). the one thing we had in common is out the window#is that all you think of Me? THEN she said that I can ask her for help if I join fortnite#and now it's like she's saying I'm too incompetent to learn on My own. fuck off!!#and I wouldn't have taken any of this so personally if I weren't JUST coming out of a devaluation episode#she used to be My equal/safe person so I would have been like 'oh she's so kind to offer Me assistance' but not right now. I'm delicate RN#so anyway I DO NOT want to talk to her anymore BUT I have to power through it. sigh. I haven't spoken to her in almost a month#so I'll just feign gratitude. I'd hate to burn bridges after all. gotta keep My options open
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Okay i wrote this in record time for me. i just got the urge and boom here it is. I wanted to get this out fast so I didn't forget about it.
I called it a CEO AU but honestly its just an AU where MC works as Lucifer's assistant and is ready to wrap up this part of their life and move on to different work.
All the brothers are mentioned in this. And this can be whatever you want honestly. Platonic not so platonic. Maybe MC is dating one of them, maybe not. I kept it pretty vague!
MC is gender neutral.
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"What is this?"
You push the envelope forward. "My letter of resignation."
Maybe it was a bit much handing it to him in person like this, but emailing just felt too cold. And yea he was your boss, but you considered Lucy a friend too and wanted to leave on the best note possible.
"I know you're busy but I wanted to let you know asap so we can plan accordingly."
Surprising to you, Lucifer seems slightly caught off guard. "Did you find new work?"
You nod with a smile. "Yep! It’s pay and benefits aren't as good but it's practically my dream job."
Lucifer observes you. It was obvious that working as his assistant was a lot of stress on you. Asmodeus mentioned your frustrations to him several times. But you always pulled through in the end.
Did he overestimate you? No, overwork you?
"When do you leave?"
"2 weeks!"
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"They're literally going to the other side of the world you guys!"
“They’re what!?” Mammon responds, bewildered.
"They're moving to the other side of the world! A completely different country--this sucks!" Asmodeus lays his head down in his arms.
Unease fills the meeting room. This was new information to the rest of the brothers, including Lucifer. MC had never mentioned anything about moving and now an unwanted change had become much more unpleasant.
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"Hey MC! Why didn't ya mention ya were moving to the other side of the world?" Mammon approaches from the meeting room, wasting no time.
"Ohhh... right, I forgot to mention that part to everyone. But it wasn't really that important honestly."
“What do ya mean it’s not important. It’s kind of a big deal!”
"....Okay yeah you're right, but it honestly slipped my mind. By the way, not on the other side of the world. Asmo likes to exaggerate, I swear. Either that or his geography could use some polishing."
You continue dropping random items from inside your desk into a box. You still had a week and half left but you wanted to take all your personal non-work stuff home to avoid forgetting anything. You were honestly surprised by how much unnecessary crap had found its way into the desk. It was a stark difference compared to your first couple of months working here.
When you first started, it sucked honestly. If it wasn't for the amazing pay you would have quit fairly quick.
The first several months were rough, but with time you started getting used to working for the overbearing perfectionist that was Lucifer. Things started to feel routine, you could access possible issues before they happened. And Lucifer’s brothers coming in and out of this building stopped being an annoyance and began to be something to look forward to. You made friends with each and every one of them. Then even Lucifer eventually came around. And before you knew it had been 4 years.
You always thought about moving on to new work but would forget about it and go back to the usual routine. But recently, you were starting to feel content--no resigned. Like "I guess I could stay here forever…" resigned. And it scared you! So you immediately started job searching more seriously and your months of work paid off.
But I'm still gonna miss this place.
Next, Asmo is out of the room. He walks straight for you and wraps you in a tight hug. "MC don't leave us please!"
"I must--AH you're squeezing me too hard!"
He loosens his hold. "Sorry."
You pat his arm.
“Aren't ya gonna miss me--us? Whatever new people ya meet couldn't measure up to the Great Mammom!”
"That’s definitely true, but I need to spread my wings and fly you guys. Hmm…that sounded better in my head."
You notice Leviathan standing off to the side listening so you give him a smile.
"Levi, why are you standing over there?"
He jumps but makes his way over from your prompting.
"S-So you really found your dream job. It sucks you're leaving but maybe it's a good thing too…"
You nod. "It's new and a little scary, but just consider it me starting a new arc in life."
"And honestly if you guys really want to talk to me, then keep in touch. You literally all have my number."
Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to help much for cheering up Levi or the other two.
Fortunately though, Satan appears before the silence becomes unbearable.
"So you're finally escaping Lucifer MC?”
"Ha! I guess you could put it that way..."
Asmo crosses his arms, his frown deepening. "Please don't let him overhear that."
Satan shows what he's hiding behind his back. "I'll miss your company but I'd like to send you off on the right foot so I brought you a couple of items."
He hands you the gift bag.
"If this isn't a book, I'll be shocked," you say.
You peep inside and realize there's multiple things.
A hardback book from a series you and Satan are currently reading (of course), a neck pillow, and a kitty eye mask.
"Oh wait there's something else."
You dig in and pull out a bracelet. But not just any bracelet. A very limited edition one. It was official merch for one of your favorite series, but you couldn't afford it at the time when it was released.
"What the heck, how'd you find this? This came out years ago!"
"Lots of online searching, and thanks to Levi and Asmo we found a somewhat reasonable price to all pitch in for."
You put the bracelet on.
“And in such a short time too…Im.never taking this off!”
You grin. “Well…now I gotta hug you all!”
Before he responds you're crushing Satan, managing to fluster him. You then pull (a blushing) Levi and then Asmo in for a hug, the latter eagerly returning it.
“No way ya guys are making me look bad,” Mammon says.
"Get in on the collab next time!" Asmo quips.
“Don't worry Mammon, I'll give you a hug later.”
“What? I didn't say anything about a hug…”
“So you don't want one. Got it.”
“Hold on, wait a second…”
You smirk and shake your head. “Okay help me move my stuff you guys so we have a reason to keep talking.”
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"Is Belphie still ignoring me?"
Beel nods. "Sorry MC. I think he just needs more time to process."
The other day after leaving the meeting room the youngest made a beeline for the elevator. He didn't even look your way.
"Ah he wounds me..."
"I'll talk to him. Maybe eating out together would help clear the air?"
“Oo, you, me and Belphie. Let's do it!”
Beel smiles that way you love and you give him a sudden hug. It couldn’t be helped, you had a soft spot for the two youngest brothers.”
“Beel, I’m gonna miss you so much!”
He returns the hug. "Me too. I wish you didn’t have to leave, but what makes you happy is most important."
You pull back to look at his face. “I swear you're way more mature than some of your older brothers.”
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As your last day gets closer and closer, the brothers (6 out of 7 at least) accept your impending departure. And along with that came endless gifts. It was like Satan triggered a competition to see who could do better. And it looked like you'd have to spend extra money on moving all this extra stuff that had been dumped on you.
Especially after that shopping spree Asmo took you on.
Start your new life with a new wardrobe MC!
Even Belphie had gotten over his initial shock after your dinner with him and Beel and gifted you several items.
Please make sure to answer mine and Beel’s messages right away.
Don't worry I won't miss any of you or your brother's texts!
Who's talking about those others?
You chuckle at the memory. Belphie was too much sometimes.
You shake your head and sniffle.
….Oh god.
You wouldn't see them in person like this anymore! These moments with them. They would be far and few between once you started your new job.
And for some reason while you're surrounded by half packed boxes in your home, it’s finally hitting you.
Your phone pings and you wipe your eyes.
A text from Lucifer.
That was the last person you expected. He hasn't really been talking to you much outside of work since you gave him your resignation, and even then it was purely professional. It made you feel bad. Like your relationship had regressed.
So you quickly respond.
L: Did you already schedule transportation to the airport?
M: of course 👍 don’t wanna wait last minute
L: Make sure you double check the dates too.
M: lucy are you gonna miss me? :3c
If you didn’t bring it up, he might not say it out right.
L: You're so troublesome.
L: But yes, I will miss you.
L: And I honestly don't understand why you're leaving.
You stare at the messages. How were you supposed to respond to that?
M: i have to. it's what i want to do with my life…
L: Okay. Make sure you're on time tomorrow.
That's it?
You let out an annoyed sigh.
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You're in Lucifer's office first thing in the morning. He looks up with you with a raised eyebrow when you barge in.
You drag a seat directly in front of his desk so he’s forced to look at you. "We are handling this right now. I want to leave here with no loose ends"
"What is there to handle exactly? Youre leaving this job in 3 days to start your new one."
"Lucifer, you're obviously upset at me and I want you to be happy for me....like everyone else."
"I'm not like everyone else."
"Obviously, everyone is different. You're all different. That's not what I meant..."
You take a deep breath, lean forward and rest your arms on his desk. "Be vulnerable with me this one time. I know you're going to miss me but I feel like that's not enough for you to be so cold towards me like this..."
He’s quiet.
"Please Lucy?"
"...I don't want you to leave. The idea that I won't get to see you easily bothers me."
He looks away
"And I feel like I'm the reason you're leaving."
Oh.
“I'm so sorry, I know sometimes I joke around with your brothers but Lucifer it's not actually you. Work like this has always been stressful for me. It's always been. And I just happened to find where my limit was in this particular job.”
“I love you and all your brothers but my final goal was to always aim for work that would be easier on me mentally in a place where it was enough to sustain me. I just got too used to being here.”
"You handle every situation so calmly though. You're always on top of everything
"Heh my acting skills are just that good! But you're starting to understand I hope?"
He crosses his arms. “I can’t be happy about you leaving MC.”
Your brows furrow.
“But I suppose I can support you going for what you really want.”
“You know what…I’ll take it!” You rest your head on your arms.
He smirks. “Now get out, I'm busy. We can talk more afterwards.”
#its kind choppy but i just wanted to explore feelings and everyone having to say goodbye!#yay okay time to put this AU to rest#get the shovel!#obey me nightbringer#obey me#obey me x mc#obey me x reader#obey me lucifer#obey me mammon#oh my god do i gotta tag all of them!?#obey me leviathan#obey me satan#obey me asmodeus#obey me beelzebub#obey me belphegor#im open to criticism for this cause imma be honest the amount of attention i pay to asmo is much greater than everyone else#so im not that comfortable writing dialogue for them yet#sorry for any grammar issues too btw#obey me lucifer x mc#i have to hes getting mad focus here#obey me lucifer x reader#for free?!
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i cant believe im posting this on main but Penelope's "eternally unfinished funeral shroud that the uses to stall for time by saying she'll be ready to chose a new husband when she's done but then undoing a little bit of her progress every night" makes me so sad like even when she has an extremely clever plan that relies on her being talented the part that matters is her being perceived as incompetent.
#i maek post#ALL I GOTTA DO IS OPEN THIS TAG#ppl act like shes fine or not angsty compared to other characters#LIKE NO SHE IS CLIMBING THE FRIDGE THIS HOUSE IS A FUCKING NIGHTMARE
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I highly doubt that there’s many Gamerboy80 and Chazm fans on here, but if anyone is interested in a DragonDuo fan Discord server, I can send invites. I run a server of roughly 70+ people, and it’s been up for nearly 2 years :3 Tiredtwt fans where are you
#gamerboy80#Chazm#tiredtwt#tiredblr#I’m sure I’ve collected most of the fans out there in the wild#but I can never be too sure. gotta find all of them#big fan of these loser bedwars players#you’ll get a really nice surprise when you join too#the surprise is chazm and 80 themselves lurking#gb80#not even sure what tags to use it’s such a small community#btw if anyone checks tags every few months like I do invites are ALWAYS open so dm at any time#DragonDuo
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[TUVOKTOBER: Day 18] Tuvok's Quarters
Inside you there are two wolves.
#Tuvok#Tuvoktober#st voyager#ok. So. Did I screenshot and compile snippets of Tuvok's quarters across multiple episodes and stitch them together frankenstein style so#that we all could get the full picture? Yes. And honestly?? Is it iconic of me?? Yes. And NOTHING else.#I was up at 5 am doing this shit. Jobless behavior.#bea art tag#I GUESS#Tuvok fucking loves a little knick knack is what I learned through this#thrift shop fiend#He has a committed aesthetic but he's never met a little pot that he didn't want to place on a carefully curated surface#ref#reference#youve gotta open in a new tab or else you wont be able to read ANYTHING sorryyyy
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The Library Project
I love books, and i love reading. I absolutely have used and abused library cards my whole life, and I have owned lots of books. But something I've noticed recently, is. The books i own? Quite a few i haven't read recently. And we're really getting to capacity for my shelves. So at the start of the year I decided that, throughout the year, im going to read every book on my shelves, and really think about whether I want to keep it, or if I'm ready to let it go.
Why every book? Because, let's be honest, some books are on my shelves as nostalgia. I loved them then, so obviously I'd still love them now, right? But. That's not necessarily true. And my tastes have definitely changed. Plus, growing up poor, theres a definite "but it's *mine*!" Mentality that I'm trying to work on, since I don't want to end up a hoarder. (Having helped deal with FOUR fucking hoarder estates now, im definitely motivated to not end up buried in *stuff*.)
So, basically, everything has to be evaluated, everything has to hit the chopping block, at least a little bit. Therefore, a major rule was i had to finish a shelf before I could go on to the next one- no skipping series just because "Well obviously id keep those". No. Not how this work. And I came up with basic questions to really force myself to make the hard choices, no wishy washy maybes, it either stays, or goes.
Did I finish the book? Obvious, but opens to door to what to do with DNFs. In my case, if I DNFed a book, the entire series is now forfeit.
Did I enjoy the book? Again, obvious, but i have convinced myself to keep books before for various reasons, even if I didn't like it. So this deals with that.
Would I read the book again in a years time? Ah, longevity. As i said before, I'm a big proponent of libraries, so it's not worth it to me to keep a book i read once and enjoyed, but wouldn't pick up again and again. Space is a premium here.
Would I haul it across the world? This is for those really hard books, where for one reason or another I feel guilty getting rid of them. But this question really forces me to step back and consider- are they worth hauling to Germany or Australia or Antarctica? Is the time and effort of packing them worth it? Or could I get them out of a library when I reach the other side? Strange as it may seem, I have gotten to this question multiple times so far.
So, now with the admin for this project out of the way, time to share my first two shelves of progress! Spoiler warning for basically every book I discuss.


What a difference, ey? As I said, I went by shelf, so I'm gonna go over everything in order:
Chanters of Tremaris by Kate Constable: KEEP
Rose shades ON. This is a nostalgia series for me, and while the reread revealed its weaknesses in pacing and writing, i love so much of the world building and the messages and ideas that Constanble was trying to share, and many I feel are still relevant now. Again, I know it has issues, and it is really a 3 star series at max, but if she ever rewrote them and expanded on what she has here? First in line to get them. They are also hard af to find copies of, so getting rid of them would really shoot myself in the foot.
Taste of Lightning by Kate Constable: TOSS
Rose shades OFF this sequel sucks so much ass and I had to slog to finish it. I could literally write a rant post about everything I hated (and I still might) and I still would feel fiery rage in my heart 0/5 should've DNFed
Song of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce: REPLACE
So i love Pierce. I love her so much. And Alannas story is really where Tortall begins. She's not my absolute fav, but gotta respect the starting point. However. I dislike or outright hate so many of the covers for her books it's not even funny. But! Illumicrate did a fabulous set which i pre-ordered and is due sometime in the next three weeks, at which point, alannas story will be back on my shelves.
The Immortals by Tamora Pierce: KEEP
Alanna is where Tortall starts, but Daine is where it really steps away from the rest of the high fantasy pack. Wild magic? Spidrens? Mother fucking STORMWINGS? Iconic, all around. The romance isn't to my taste but most aren't so I dont hold that against them.
Protector of the Small by Tamora Pierce: KEEP
MY GIRL. MY ICON. MY ABSOLUTE BELOVED. KELADRY OF MINDELAN. My first Pierce book was Squire, and gods has nothing else really compared. The world building, the characters, the plot. Chefs kiss 5 stars all around literally perfect my only quible is the deus ex machina in Lady Knight but I can overlook it.
Trickster's Duology by Tamora Pierce: TOSS
Andddd then we come back down with an absolute crash. Alys story has always been bottom of the heap for me, and I thought it was just because I liked the others more. But on reread, it became clear- alys story is, well. Boring. The only stand out moment in the first book is the climax with the prince, and even then, you spotted it coming a mile away. And while book two definitely is better, it comes at the cost of being dependent on book one for all our character intros. I literally had to go back and double check who was who multiple times. The only parts I enjoyed were Alys 'letters from home' visions- which is a problem! The set is also the Pierce books which feel the most classically YA, especially with the romance. Nawat is nice, but it felt like such a kiddie romance after all the other series. So, didn't like it, won't miss it, sorry to all those who I know are die hard fans.
Provost's Dog by Tamora Pierce: KEEP/REPLACE
AND THEN WE ARE SO BACK. Beka is my second favorite after Kel, and I love the very different take on tortall her books have. We see much more of the normal, not noble or noble adjacent people that populate this world, and beka deals with some very serious stuff. It's odd that, after the very YA Trickster books, we get perhaps the most adult story with Provost, but I'm not complaining. I also like how bekas various relationships are handled, and that unlike other Pierce protags, she doesn't end up with the man she meets in book 1. And, of course, there's the cult. And the knowledge that, this is what causes so much damage in the series that followed chronologically. I love books where, you as a reader can see the tragedy coming, even tho the characters can't. Goosebumps, every time.
The Circle of Magic/The Circle Opens by Tamora Pierce: KEEP
While the Emelan books don't hold my heart like Tortall, I still find them to be fun reads. I really enjoy seeing the four grow up and find their footing in a world that really doesn't want to acknowledge children as adults. Which. Feels quite relevant.
Melting Stones by Tamora Pierce: TOSS
While this and the next two are technically a set, I don't consider them as such due to them not being interconnected. Rather, I see them as standalones that expand the world of Emelan. Anyways, I DNFed this one. Originally it was written as an audio exclusive that then was made into a book and. I could tell. It did not flow as I wanted it to. Plus I saw all the twists coming, which made me rather bored. I like Evvy and Rosethorn, but they aren't exactly who I came to see, you know?
Battle Magic by Tamora Pierce: TOSS
Gods this one had such cool concepts. I just wish it wasn't so slow to get rolling. I was over halfway and the war still hadn't started, and I was worried about how an entire war would be crammed into less then half a book. That, and the cat deaths, meant I didn't want to read it again. I know, that's probably silly, because books are supposed to make you feel things, good and bad, but having lost pets, evvys cats being murdered just. Was something I could not handle.
Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce: REPLACE
Personally, the only true follow up to the Circle and the Circle Opens. Our favorite foursome are back together, but uh oh! They have returned changed! And must now have siblings drama while dealing with a foreign court that wants to swallow them whole! Empress really is the culmination of the Emelan books, and i highly enjoy it, even if the anti-sandry nonsense from tris, daja, and Briar is rough. Like gods damn, children, her having money and not going traveling is no reason to treat her like scum. She murdered people for fucks sake! On a side note, I like how we get hints of what the four will be doing going forward- it's a nice way to tie things up while still leaving the possibilities open.
The Old Kingdom by Garth Nix: KEEP/REPLACE
Sabriel is an icon, Lirael is an icon, Touchstone is an icon- i could go on but i won't. I love the Old Kingdom as a whole- like Tortall, it is so well built and fleshed out as a world, that you could see it and it's problems being real. However, the books not matching. Really grinds my fucking gears. Like, I know the Dillons couldn't do all the covers but come on! At least try to make them match! So I've tossed all the non-Dillon covers, got a hardbound copy of the 25th anniversary edition (which i celebrated arriving th eother day), and am going to work on getting the UK paperbacks of the books so I can have a matching sets. Is it silly? Yes. Do I care that it's silly? No.
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix: KEEP
One of the series i was able to finally fit onto the shelves! Hurray! They were languishing on the living room table for wayyyy too long. Where the old kingdom is dark and serious, LHBSL is dark and fun. I love our punk protag, I love the romance between her and merlin (shocking, since most YA romance i cannot stand), and most of all, I love how much this series is a love letter to England and it's mythos. Plus her dad's a rock god! (badum tsch)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Heroes of Olympus/the Kane Chronicles/Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan: TOSS
Now. For the rather giant elephant in the room. So, I would consider myself a longtime fan of Riordan. I first read The Lightning Thief for battle of the books in middle school, and had read literally every one of the books on my shelf. However, on reread. It was hard not to notice how PJATO is definitely a middle grade book. And while I enjoyed it, I didn't love it. And then right after was HOO, which i DNFed in the first book because I began to remember how little I liked the later books. And then I read Red Pyramid and when I finished I sat there and was just. Not motivated to pick up book two. Are Riordan books bad? No, definitely not, but i think that at this point I've simply. outgrown them. And while I'd pick up PJATO again, it wouldn't be within the next year. And its cemented itself as a modern classic so thoroughly that I know i could find it in most library systems, including my current one. So. With all that in mind. I've let them go.
And on that note, that finishes shelf 1 and 2! It was a bit more of a rollercoaster ride then I expected, but i don't regret any of my choices. I'm now working on shelves 3 and 4, which are a bit rougher because it's more authors with lots of short series or standalones, so don't know how long it'll take me, but I'm really glad to be making visible progress.
If you read all this inane rambling, thanks for your time, hope you enjoyed, and hopefully no one kills me for smalling a book they loved. We can only hope.
#the lunatic speaks#the library project#lets be real the hardest part of all this is not skipping ahead like oof. i see books i want to read and others i already want to toss#and i gotta make myself slow down#also sorry for any misspellings i typed this up while sick so im not quite on top of things as usual#chanters of tremaris#kate constable#tamora pierce#song of the lioness#the immortals#protector of the small#trickster duology#provosts dog#the circle#the circle opens#the circle reforged#the old kingdom#abhorsen#garth nix#the left handed booksellers of london#rick riordan#PJATO#HOO#MCATGOA#the kane chronicles#hey why do they get the easy tag?
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"About to smother a certain someone in lipstick marks, found a shade that will pop against his colors~"
#To Do Some Scheming | IC {Macaque}#Give It All You Got | {Open Post}#stxnekxng | {mention}#I Gave You My Heart ; By Your Side Is Whеre I Want To Be | {Ship;stxnekxng:Dawn/Wukong}#THIS CAN APPLY TO ANY WUKONGS HE HAS A SHIP WITH; NOT JUST DAWN#I JUST GOTTA GET SHIP TAGS FOR THEM
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Sorry if you've already talked about this but with Maria being deceased, who do you pair Shadow with in the present? (I've mostly been focused on your sontails content so I don't know if you have any other favourite pairings.)
It's no problem!
As for Shadow, it really just depends on the question. For ships with him in general (aside from Shadow/Maria of course), I really like Shadow/Mephiles, Shadow/Tails, Shadow/Sonic, Shadow/Knuckles, Shadow/Silver, Shadow/Omega, Shadow/Commander, Shadow/Infinite, etc. I...ship him with a lot of people😂
But in terms of Shadow's future (like, the kind of person I could see him staying with given the present state of canon) the pool really dwindles for me. If we're going as close to canon as possible, I really think that Team Dark is a great place for Shadow to be. While Shadow/Omega is the only angle that I explicitly ship, I really love this trio's general relationship. They're enablers for each other, but they're also good for each other too. They trust each other. They care for each other.
If we step a bit farther away from canon, I can see him having something casual with Tails. Maybe not a commited "we're settling down" relationship, but definitely the kind of thing where Shadow can confide in him when he needs, and Tails does damage control/provides him funding without Shadow knowing. There's also something interesting about the idea/potential headcanon that Tails' home/lab is always open whenever Shadow needs it too, just like Sonic, just that Sonic isn't aware of this. I also happen to be into aus where Tails is essentially if Maria was (1) trans and (2) "her" personality/consiousness was essentially uploaded into/copied into a mobian body as a failsafe (in the event that she's dying and Gerald can't save Maria as he'd planned). Something like that kind of reveal would add another layer to Shadow and Tails' relationship (particularly increased softness and protectiveness from Shadow's end), while also providing some delicious angst. Under that kind of outcome (depending on the circumstances and how it turns out), I can definitely see Sonic and Shadow ending up having to share Tails (a scenario called "this is how sonadails can still win"😂)
And my final leaning, is probably Shadow/Commander (Abraham Tower). I only got into this one recently, but there's just something to me about the idea of Shadow (who'd never really reached out before) ending up finally taking that step to hang out with Abe (since they are the last living people who knew Maria). Like the Tails one, this answer is more self indulgent, but I like the idea of these two bonding over Maria and eventually coming to find comfort in each other through this. I haven't decided whether it's a funnier situation for Abe to cheat on his wife with an anthropomorphic hedgehog as his lover, or for Shadow and Abe to start reconciling and building bridges of the heart while Abe is going through a quiet divorce. I couldn't see them settling down together and building a life together or anything, but I could see Shadow having something committed yet casual with Abe, where he pops into Abe's life kind of whenever he feels like. And Abraham, who is living and organizing life largely normally, leaves his home open for Shadow (and is probably secretly not so secretly jealous of the idea that Shadow might have something going on with other people lol)
So yeah. Tl;dr: I ship Shadow with a lot of people. Realistically, I think no matter his romantic prospects it's good for him to remain part of Team Dark for the forseeable future and for them to continue getting closer with each other. If we step into self indulgence area I can't see him settling down with anyone per se (or not easily), but I personally can see him having a casual relationship (more of a friends who happen to have benefits) with Tails or Abrabam Tower
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Thank you for the ask btw, anon! If you do end up having any other questions re: my ships or any explanation you'd like to hear out of me, or anything else, feel free to shoot me another ask🥰💖
#sonic the hedgehog#shadow the hedgehog#team dark#shadails#shadtails#commandow#shadabe#anon interview#i just be ramblin#There are other characters listed here and ships mentioned but tbh I don't feel like tagging them all#I hope what I said here makes sense#It's kind of like how Tails is the only person I can ever see Sonic ''settling down'' so to speak in his own special way (or at least the#idea that Tails needs to be present for me to be able to ever see Sonic forming a domestic relationship with anyone else)#For Shadow Team Dark is the number one situation I can see if Shadow were to ever live domestically with anyone or ''settle down'' as best#as he can#In all other situations the setup really has to back it up. because for me the place he calls his home base needs to be somewhere he can#always come back to and be himself at‚ while also going weeks at a time doing whatever he wants and not really being around. Any domestic#relationship for him I feel would have to be a slow burn#And this is mostly because I don't see Shadow as someone who's ever pursued romance post Maria. Even he probably doesn't bother himself with#the idea of dating or getting married to anyone. But if someone slowly became more important to him and he was able to open up to them a bit#more and that person was able to try to understand and accept him. Then he could slowly enter into something domestic with someone outside#of Team Dark. That's how I see it#Although aside from Sh4daria I must admit one of my number one favorite Shadow ships has gotta be M3phadow
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omgg lol [guy who won't stop going "more like scapeGOATED" voice] now hold! on!! lmao [same guy just saw encanto voice] Hold on!!!
#& [it might be 5am but i'll still see if i can draw some] trackpad homemade reacts. inhales & hands to head/face x9 then walking off#site giving pretty random Suggested assortment there where i was like oh right sure. prob not tumblr keywords captures lmaooo#(plus happened to have it open in firefox) but my god Not the scapegoated literal seers lmfao. whoooo. my god#also it was just really good anyways like right nice. damn#the (queerrr) seerrr the perceiverrr the truth tellerrr the ruinerrr the scapegoat be-errr the internalizerrr the neurodivergerrr#& now i Know there is 0% chance ppl weren't putting ''always a gay cousin or it's you (avuncular edition)'' in that thing#family tree design not even leaving space for the hypothetical kids of this relative we mostly pretend is nonexistent hmm#also that necessarily. it's giving all intents & purposes Disability abt a dozen ways & it's saying [accept that] vs [we'd better fix him]#you don't cite said [it's giving disability] as part of the We All Hate The Horrible Little Freak scapegoating justification & then be like#''actually we don't have to do that anymore b/c he's sooo normal :)'' or not if you're serious about [don't scapegoat your family] anyways#which like oh ok they Are serious so The Weirdo's scapegoating / casting out / lack of support Isn't justified#so he's still weird & you just gotta get over that b/c otherwise. bye. having a natural rat affinity is such a slay btw#& we've all been there like ''you NEVER want two scapegoats talking it's Over if they do'' + littlest kid is like um. they're the best#plankton voice Correct! inhale i'm so impressed like. getting to go ''finally someone Normal'' (serious abt letting someone Be Weird(tm))#which also always counts as like mm hard time suggesting someone's Not queer & also autistic for a start lmao. an award#adding in suggested layers like talking to oneself; talking Oddly / w difficulty; physical uncoordination; rituals ; acting; animal friend#the layer of ''& all that's fine? like?'' again rather than him ever suppressing or even changing it so far as it's suggested#besides that it's observed as Weird like but so? or else what? nonrhetorical: hostility / rescinded support & driving someone off is what?#& that Truth like the [worse treatment / exclusion / scapegoat] oft recipe for someone giving the support they're not getting themself#again Never let the [ppl both experiencing this] talk oh it's So over. or the child who's all i like family support & kindness actuallyy...#obviously also like the complete opposite of billions. knowing what they're about & letting this Just As Beloved crucial guy be So Weird#but billions Also [hmm feels right for our scapegoated guy to Perceive / Tell Truths / openly want/need & then be hurt] now get his ass#anyway [guy who could always go way on could go way on but only has thirty tags & it's 6am & i still mean to try some drawing] voice#remarkable amt of So True & ''it feels like ppl on the same page w/exactly what they're doing are all behind this''#remarkable amount of concentrated My God That Is So A Slay located in bruno all at once. what a gift#sticking to ''sometimes someone In Your Group is Weird. Disabled. deal'' firmly enough there's no ;) oh u can bet we'll Fix Him in the end#everyone always assumes the worst so....me when i'm [always as a kid yearning for Living In Secret Passages]. emile gtmpota?#oh congrats to whatever rando who will be having his dramatic gay reunion w/bruno just out of frame obviously. i perceive#now imagine if That rando was....emile gtmpota! what a crossover event. haunting4haunting. do i have enough tags for this lmao. yea#& having 1 more tag to say: as though the [endless serving] isn't enough bruno's also as close to gender envy as it gets. incl rats; sure
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When the academically challenging course I chose and prayed and cried for academically challenges me: 😧😧
#remember when I switched from business to stem....#the only thing motivating me is this tiktok I saw saying how our complaints are privileges because so little women are in stem and so many#could never pursue it and that opened my eyes honestly#like yeah I'm fucking exhausted and it has definitely made me cry but oh wow I get to do this#I'm not doing this just for me but for all the women who couldn't#and I've said more in my tags than the posts gotta get back to chem#evie's random shit
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watched “the living end” in my film class & nobody liked it????
#they were all like ‘the MC is a bad guy :-////‘#uhhhhh?#that is literally the point??????#i was baffled#i love transgressive fiction though so i am biased#i realize it is not a genre for everybody#at the risk of sounding like an absolute fucking nerd#i have actually been planning to put together a personal anthology of a bunch of transgressive works#book. movies. maybe poems. etc#need to find more though. i do not have a lot of time for personal projects these days.#school is a lot of work. but it’s fun.#speaking of school i needed to leave approximately 5 mins ago so.#yea#i gotta go#but um. hi. miss it here. hope u all are well.#i will try to respond to like…. tags & some comments & stuff after i finish school work today#pls pretend like it has not been weeks to months thank u#rainyrambles#btw open invitation to anyone who ever wants to discuss books or movies or anything…. i do love to talk about these things…..
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this sucks so bad i need to [remembers suicide jokes only worsen my mental health] Get dangerous, my friend. I'll need a total mindset change for this I cannot get away with playing safe for this. I wanna get home, put it all on the line
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