#CelestialBee

[crochetcouch]

What do you get when you mix bees, stars, and a little cosmic magic? The Celestial Bee Afghan! 🌙🐝✨ This one turned out absolutely stunning—just look at that gradient sky! If you love bees, celestial vibes, or just a fun challenge, this pattern is for you.  ~  Pattern available at:  https://thecrochetcouch.com/animals/celestial-bee

[emmalovesdilemmas]

On Repeat, On Shuffle

(your first 10 songs on your On Repeat playlist when shuffled) thanks for the tag @academicdisasterfic !✨✨✨

Piazza, New York Catcher by Belle and Sebastian

Origin of Love by Stephen Trask (from Hedwig)

California by Chappell Roan

Sinner by The Last Dinner Party

A House in Nebraska by Ethel Cain

Title and Registration by Death Cab for Cutie

Strange Hellos by Torres

Turn Me Well by Micachu & The Shapes

Bloody Future by Kilo Kish

I Am Not a Robot by Marina

tagging @babooshkart @celestialbee @saintgarbanzo @littlewillowcabins @tackytigerfic @bundledenthusiasm @wolfpants and anyone else if they’d like to!

[decaflondonfog]

10 characters, 10 fandoms, 10 people

thank you @magpiefngrl for the tag! i LOVED looking through your list. it's kind of silly to be doing this like two months after you tagged me but oh well... that's how i roll i guess i did this like a year ago maybe but i am purposefully trying not to hunt down that post to compare bc i think this is a fun exercise in reflection. favourite characters are great because sometimes they're the worst little guy on the planet, sometimes they're just a guy you relate to, sometimes they're a character you wish you could put under a microscope and analyse deeply, and sometimes they're a guy you want to [redacted redacted redacted redacted]. the human brain is a magical place, eh? let's do this! (guy is v much gender neutral here, you know what i mean)

rules: name 10 of your favourite characters from 10 different fandoms, then tag 10 people to do the same

kevin day from All For The Game [laszlo cravensworth voice: 'cause he’s my best friend, he’s my pal, he’s my homeboy, my rotten soldier, he’s my sweet cheese, my good-time boy. i also would like to— *intense coughing fit*]

declan lynch from The Raven Cycle/The Dreamer Trilogy [older siblings with ibs who would burn the whole world down for their bb siblings rise the fuck UP]

princess beatrice from Red, White and Royal Blue [she falls in the middle of the venn diagram between the two above, into which i unfortunately fall as well: older sibling, addict]

kent parson from Check, Please! [the villainous half of a fucked-up unhealthy codependent homoerotic friendship rep ayyyyy]

tyrannus basilton grimm-pitch from the Simon Snow Series [wet little rat. perfect bastard. ultimate romantic simp]

harrowhark nonagesimus from The Locked Tomb Series [what i said about baz but she's also hundreds of corpses dsfkjhgfd no one is doing it like her]

merlin emrys from BBC Merlin [i mean what can i say about this guy that i haven't in the last ten years jhkjh sometimes the magic is being gay and having a massive boner for the prince you serve yknow]

shauna shipman from Yellowjackets [what i said about kent but with extra cannibalism]

simon "ghost" riley from Call of Duty MWII [idk man, you ever get dragged into a fandom you have 0 knowledge about and find that suddenly you care about these characters? i am obsessed with this dude, i want to wrap his enormous bum in bubblewrap, make him a large cup of tea and make him watch hundreds of episodes of bluey]

aiden kane from the Fence Comics [ah. aiden and the curse of loving your best friend but being unable to tell them and sleeping with half the world just to fill that hole in your heart]

i would have loooooooooved to use little pictures because if i put all these guys together you really realise how much i love a guy who looks like a sick victorian child, bloody mouth and sunken eyes and all, but we're not in the business of stealing art so we're going with the list version!!

tagging @nanatsuyu @jaywalkers @courtjestermerlin @celestialbee @mostlymaudlin @skeptiquewrites @caroll-in @thetrojeans @dogintheboiler @starwarned, feed me all your blorbos, if you please <3

[butchstarlord]

@celestialbee

[swymsuyt]

hi swym !! if you’re still taking prompts, could you maybe do trans-masc harry w top surgery scars? and perhaps tender scar kisses between draco and harry :0 it’s all about the love babey

i missed the scar kisses part orz i hope this is close enough (^◇^;) they r about to kiss

> referenced some of @/chellaman’s posts on instagram :]

[ihopeyoubothstaysafefromharm]

hi joy!! i have a little prompt: both of the boys wearing cowboy boots :) you already know i adore your art but ill say it again– i ADORE your art and am so lucky to have met you through drarry!! 💕

dear bee, the rain is much more fun in these! thanks for the fashion advice! xx harry and draco

[sitp-recs]

23 and 29!!

Thanks Bee darling!

23. favourite piece of clothing

I mean, are shoes allowed? Because I love my black Docs, I wear them all the time. In fact I’m saving to buy 2 new models for this fall/winter

29. morning, afternoon or night

Definitely night, I’ve always been a night owl and that’s when I’m most productive (goodbye daily job, hello fandom!). What about you?

[lesbianwithchainsaws]

Aaaughh thank you!!! You're always so nice and so cool!!!! <3

I feel like I interacted with so many cool people this year - @youreviltwin @box-of-snails @quantumcartography @g30citiesexe @m-eowdy @the-ever-flowing-styx @mashedpotatosinacup @defectivegembrain @celestialbees @gohard-or-gohomo and definitely many more! Even if I haven't talked to all of you much, I've really just enjoyed your blog and your posts, and any interaction we have had <3

@animated-scribble @y0ur-f4vor1te-crypt1d @kartsstuffig @44-mr-midnight-44 @silver-eater @free-slug-cat @my-mom-named-me-duck @softenedsunbeams @ccosmicentity @starsofthestorm @jaime-in-chaos @ the person who sent me this (i cant remember your url so sorry man) @ UHM UHM I FORGOT URLS

[lqtraintracks]

question 7 for Heart Like Neon!!

Hi there! :D 7: Where did the title come from? Oh gosh, this is going to be so very boring, I'm sorry. It came from my brain. ;P There are definitely times when I've used lyrics or a poem or a line from the story itself, but this was just one of those things. I was between this or 'Neon Heart', and I decided I liked it this way better. I'm not exactly sure what I was going for originally or what I was thinking. I can only speculate that it was a little bit about how Harry can read his clients and that Draco must light up like a neon sign for Harry, being that there's all this history, this immense chemistry, this absolute fire that he feels around Harry. And that Harry would be able to read his desires off of him that easily... that made me happy. I think I may also have liked the connotations of neon being like... red light district-y? That sort of old-fashioned image of a sex worker beneath a flashing neon sign for discount cigarettes at a liquor store on some downtown city street. It's a stereotype, for sure, and one I didn't want to use in this fic at all, but I still think the very idea of neon sort of speaks to that idea maybe? Alright, that's less boring than I feared! :D Thank you so much for the Ask! I'm really fond of that story. <3

[hephaestiions]

location, location and marathon for the ask game!

thank you for the ask, darling <3

location, location: what are your top three (or,) least three favourite places to write and why?

top three places to write:

my bed. i do have something of a love/hate relationship with working on my bed. on one hand, it's really comfortable and i work pretty fast. on the other, it makes me so sleepy.

coffee shops. i'm a cliche, but white noise is my favourite thing in the world and i absolutely adore the feeling of being alone in a crowd.

airports/bus stations/the metro. there's just something about the liminality, transience and urgency of these places that forces me to get the words out fast. i'm huge on editing, but it doesn't belong in the creation of first drafts.

marathon: three things you have to have during a writing session.

hmm.

headphones. i can't listen to music when i'm actually writing, but i do need a barrier between myself and the outside world or else loud sounds/voices distract me too much.

internet access. if a question comes up while writing, i need it answered immediately or it'll bug me too much to concentrate.

some kind of timer. something needs to give me a deadline or i'll just daydream. i love sprinting channels on discord servers, alarms, the forest app, anything that reminds me to work instead of stare.

ask me about my writing!

[crochetcouch]

While not cute or funny, this Celestial Bee afghan pattern reminds us of how valuable bees are to us.   Pattern available at:  https://thecrochetcouch.com/animals/celestial-bee

[owlnixwinter]

My bf oc upgraded

[decaflondonfog]

10 comfort films

thank you @skeptiquewrites for the tag! i love making lists, even if i know i'm going to think of something i should have included as soon as i hit post. these have varied vibes but they're all films i rewatch often because they're familiar and make my brain happy. from probably most to least rewatched:

Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

The Boxtrolls (2014)

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Tangled (2010)

Dead Poets Society (1989)

Stardust (2007)

Amélie (2001)

The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

and i'm including a bonus film because i've only watched it once but have no doubt it will become something i rewatch twice a month at least, and honestly i just need everyone to go watch it:

Suzume (2022)

aaaaaand that's me! if any of you fancies doing this, i'm passing this along to: @the-starryknight @nv-md @celestialbee @fluxweeed and @whataboutmysideblog ❣️

[phdmama]

May 31, 2022

May We Lift Each Other Up 2022 Wrap-Up!

Instead of an individual lift-up, today I just wanted to lift up the experience of fandom in general, and reflect on what it’s given me.

Fandom has given me the joy of witnessing other people’s creativity. As I said elsewhere, I want to lift you all up because you’ve already lifted me up. I’ve gotten to see people in all stages of their journeys. I’ve gotten to see people blossom and grow and that is so beautiful to me.

I’ve also gotten to enjoy (FOR FREE) the results of those labors and that work. I’m not sure I can adequately articulate the impact fic and art have had on my life. Of course, it’s entertained me. But it’s also challenged me. It’s helped me learn new things about myself and people and the world. Fic has given me tools and wisdom for managing my own trauma/C-PTSD and pain. Fic and fandom have helped me understand myself and my own neurodivergence in SO many crucial ways, ways that are allowing me to be happier, healthier. A better partner and parent. Fic has been with me through some of the hardest experiences I’ve had, and it’s brought me comfort and healing.

Fandom and fic have brought me some of the best people I’ve ever known, and some of the closest friends I’ve ever had. It’s given me a place to be wholly myself. I think like a lot of people, I’ve had a hard time in the real world finding people and places where I felt like I could bring all of me and be, not only tolerated but genuinely embraced. I’m legit tearing up writing this, at how grateful I feel.

So many people commented how this was something they really needed in the moment they received it, and I was really struck by that. Things are hard in the world right now. So hard and scary and heartbreaking. And it feels daunting and overwhelming to know where to begin. I guess a thing I take from this is, that any kind impulse we have, it matters to express it, if we can. 

Our words matter. I really believe in energy, and I believe that what we put out into the universe stays there. This is not to say that anyone should feel guilty if they can’t, of course not! But if you’re having that impulse, and you wonder, does it matter? Does it make a difference? It does matter. It does make a difference.

I cannot tell you how hard it was to limit myself to 30 days and 32 people. I think I could have written ten times the number of posts that I did. As I said before, I wish I had the spoons to lift every single on of you who’s touched my life, but whether or not I wrote a post highlighting any particular person, please know that I *am* lifting you up in my heart. Because you matter. Your presence here matters, and I say that confidently, whether or not we’ve ever interacted.

So thank you all, so much, for going on this journey with me! Honestly, I wasn’t sure I’d be able to keep it up for the whole month, and I’m sort of astonished that I did. Thank you to everyone who gave me ideas and recommendations, I’ve read things that have moved me and given me so much. Thank you to everyone who supported this project. 

Tl;dr - Just… thank you.

Below the cut is the list of all the amazing people I’ve got to lift up this month! Check them out!

May 1 - @kingsofeverything 

May 2 - @phoebe-delia

May 3 - @louandhazaf

May 4 - @sweet-s0rr0w & @ihopeyoubothstaysafefromharm

May 5 - @sitp-recs

May 6 - @tackytigerfic

May 7 - @londonfoginacup

May 8 - @teacup-tai

May 9 - @lululawrence

May 10 - @lqtraintracks

May 11 - @crinkle-eyed-boo

May 12 - @m4g0rtz & @julcheninred

May 13 - @justalittlelouislove

May 14 - @softlystarstruck / @celestialbee

May 15 - @clottedcreamfudge

May 16 - @onbeinganangel

May 17 - @nv-md

May 18 - @thebooktopus

May 19 - @becomeawendybird

May 20 - @lettersbyelise

May 21 - @laynefaire

May 22 - @wolfpants

May 23 - @allwaswell16

May 24 - @veelawings​

May 25 - @helloamhere​

May 26 - @fallinglikethis​

May 27 - @the-starryknight​

May 28 - @suburbanmotel​

May 29 - @academicdisasterfic​

May 30 - @pineau-noir​

[mostlymaudlin]

wip wednesday 🦋

haven’t seen one of these today so i figured id go for it since ive actually been writing!! heres a cute sleepy unedited bit from the next (and final!) chapter of my bake off fic, nothing equals the splendor.

for those that haven’t read this one - simon has early shifts at a coffee house (although i wouldn’t rly consider this a coffeeshop au)

i tag (with absolutely no pressure) @urban-sith @wetheformidables @tea-brigade @stillmadaboutpetra @snowybank @unseelieseelie @nightimedreamersworld @amywaterwings @seducing-a-vampire @palimpsessed @caitybug @celestialbee @jasonfunderberkerthefrogexists @captain-aralias @xivz @motherscarf @theflyingpeach and anyone else w something to share!!!

[avenueofesc]

19 and 42!! 💖

Thanks, @celestialbee! ❤️ You know how much I adore you, so obviously I'm going to jump right in and respond to these.

19. What was one nice thing you did for yourself?

Do massages count? Because I have recently started to treat myself to those. My masseuse critiqued me and basically implied my back is fucked and I need regular ones...so, self-care, yeah?

42. What are you most proud of accomplishing?

I think I would have to say that I am most proud of accomplishing, and completing, my submission for @drarrystrugglefest this year: Everything You Want (is Right in Front of You). It was my first long fic and my first fest, and I managed to finish it. I never thought that I could write 5k, but then this fic turned into 67k. It may not be much, but it is mine, and for that I am very proud.

End of Year Asks