#Destiny finding dory

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Animated Whale Sharks!

Left: Destiny from Finding Dory (Pixar) | Right: Moana 2 Teaser Trailer (Disney)

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Sharktember Day 14: Sheila meets Destiny the whale shark

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Destiny Mermaid

Destiny is Pipe Pals with Dory. Since they escaped the aquarium. She's been learning to swim without crashing into anything or anyone. She is a whale shark, so she is a bit bigger than anyone. Bailey helps her as his guide to guide her through the place without crashing.

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💙 dorstiny wip 💜

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[vacayisland]

HIII i saw that you were taking request so im just asking if you could make a John dory x reader insert fanfic?

John dory meeting his spouce on the mission with Branch and Poppy when they find Bruce and hits it off with them while their is working at Bruces little diner?

@!; It's always a "vacay" with you. John Dory (JD) / Reader

"Summary"! John Dory didn't expect meeting the love of his life on a mission to save his brother; yet here he was, finding himself oh so fascinated with you that Spruce, Branch, and Poppy are having to physically pull him away from Vacay Island! "Tags"! Fluff! A lil awkward. Also, not proof read. I need to research JD a little more before writing another fanfiction about him, yet I tried my best with his personality!

@!; The last thing that John Dory expected from this mission was to find someone who completed him wholly, fully, and completely. The last thing he expected, when arriving to Vacay Island was to fall in love, head over heels for another Troll. The last thing he expected to come from this mission was to find someone who finally understood; understood him and his ways and how he is. Who made him want to be better while helping make him better; and in turn he helps them be a better version of themself. And it felt like some sort of weird destiny. They were only going to the island to find Spruce; a mission with one end goal, one way to go. Yet, when following Spruce (now Bruce) into his co-owned resort, singing had caught his attention right away...

Branch and Poppy kept following after Spruce, who hadn't turned around yet and kept trying to wave the two off while claiming his band days were over and to keep it all hushed-hushed. Though JD had stopped half way through the walk, hearing a tune flutter through the speakers of the indoor seating area. His interest had been captured, it was held captive with ever flutter of the sweet notes that wafted through the air. Though he slowly started to back up to follow his younger brother to get Spruce, he kept his eye out for the person who held such a lovely voice. "This is my wife, Brandy!" JD had swung himself on top of the bar top just as Bruce was introducing his wife. He was about to wave them off, though took a quick double turn when he actually saw who Bruce's wide was. Then grew even more confused when Bruce was bombarded with 10... 11... maybe 12 kids?! "How do you?-" JD pointed towards Brandy and Bruce, managing to interject between all the kids and chaos; Asking the one question that him, Poppy, and Branch were thinking - maybe less Poppy, and more him and Branch. Yet still, how would such a relationship even work? Nevertheless work so well where they had so many children- wait no, JD scrunched his nose as the thoughts that came to mind. He subtly leaned away from the two, glancing between Branch and Poppy and Bruce and Brandy. He turned them out for a moment, glancing back at the open sitting area as everyone chatted and spoke, laughed and cackled, just having a good time. And that's when he saw a flash of color, different from the other warmer-tones. JD didn't notice the way his breath caught in his throat the moment you swung by, landing on the counter top with a skidded stop. Despite wearing roller blades, the wheels didn't bother you. "Brandy! You got the food for Skid and Mary?" "Oh hey! Guys, that's (Y/N), a worker of mine." Bruce cut in as Brandy nodded, ringing a bell before a basket of fries and burgers were pushed out from the kitchen. She would take them, slide them across the counter to you, and you would, as though these plates weren't triple your size, hooked your hair around the holes of the basket. "Thanks, gotta run! Oh- hey Bruce." A wave, bright smile, and you were off; having stopped in for a brief moment but completely capturing JD's attention once again. He couldn't help but watch as you skated off, dragging the plates behind you while dodging whoever and whatever came your way. "So they was singing." JD blurted, not exactly meaning to. Though he captured his brothers and Poppy's attention. Bruce simply crossed his arms, "Oh, (Y/N)? Yeah! They always sing while they work, sometimes they even take a break to entertain everyone with a musical number." Though JD didn't catch it, Branch give him a skeptical look; being quicker to catch onto the way JD looked on you and the slightly softer tone he had.

@!; JD wasn't sure what attracted him to you yet, but he found himself looking for you every second of their stay trying to convenience Bruce to come help save Floyd. Even during the 'Brozone's back' performance, he looked for your face in the crowd; trying to see if he could catch a glimpse of you and your rolling skating antics. When they were done, while Poppy and Bruce's family were cheering them on, his eyes were stuck on the crowd. His nose scrunched as he tried to keep old thoughts out of his head, wondering why you weren't here praising him for his singing or anything like that. No, he cannot think like that. He's growing, he's outgrown that mindset- "Earth to JD!" JD snapped out of his thoughts at Poppy frantically waving her hand in front of his face. A hard blink and he turned over to the staring company. Brandy had a knowing look, in which JD squinted at trying to decipher. Poppy playfully punched JD's arm, "Oh, good to have you back!" A big grin paired her child like antics, in which JD only laughed and brushed off. "What are you talking about, I've been here since the beginning. After all, I'm the one who found Floyd's lett-" Yet he wasn't able to finish before Branch cut in. "Yeah, half here. Ever since we stepped foot here you've been," And Branch waited no time drawing a circle at the side of his temple, pairing it with a whistle; effectively calling JD insane, or mainly out of it. Poppy playfully slapped Branch's arm away from his head, saying something about how that was rude to do. Branch smiled a little, but tried to keep a straight face, as he gestured over to JD with a 'come on' type of look. Poppy glanced over to JD for a moment then back at Branch, a silent agreement that she would try to make unobvious. Bruce simply chuckled at their antics. "What? What's funny?" JD pointed at Bruce, narrowing his eyes a little as his more laid-back brother. "Oh nothing.." And there was a hint in Bruce's voice that made it sound like there was more. Yet he didn't say anything, arms crossed, as he gave JD a knowing look. An oddly, really knowing look. It threw JD off. He wasn't that readable anymore, he wasn't how he was when the band was together and his brothers shouldn't know how he is! He didn't like that look. So he glanced away from Bruce. Yet there was a feeling in his gut that JD knew that Bruce had some sort of hint of what was distracting him.

@!; The mission had been delayed a day. Bruce needed to stay back for a day longer to help Brandy with the kids and figure out all the logistics of leaving so suddenly. JD had gone off on his own, letting Branch and Poppy do their own thing, as he went to go walk on the beach. There wasn't much else to do than to walk on the beach and take in the scene. He didn't exactly want to get into the water, despite how impressing it might be to you- And there his mind goes again! JD cursed himself and cursed his thoughts and cursed you!- Then he paused, with a scrunch of his nose. He couldn't curse you no matter how much he was irritated you infiltrated his thoughts. He hasn't even spoken to you! How would he know you would even like him? That he would even like you! "A little help!!" JD's attention snapped behind him as he heard the shout from an all too familiar voice. Yet he didn't have time to react, seeing a troll barreling towards him with their arms extended and a panic-stricken look. JD jumped out of the way, landing in the sand and purposefully with more force than needed to dig himself in. You whizzed by him and he quickly shot his hair our towards you, wrapping it around your waist and trying to hold onto the friction from the sand to slow you down. Yet, maybe he should have dug himself in deeper. He knew this as soon as his left foot lost footing and he shot forward, dragging across the sand and towards you. He tried grabbing onto something, yet you both only crashed into each other; And while that helped to stop you, it also caused you both to barrel and roll into the shore of the ocean, effectively drenching you both in salty water. JD groaned, laying in the mushy sand floor, feeling the waves crash up against him and recede slowly back once they came. He felt groggy, a little disorientated, yet he didn't have much time to reflect on that feeling when someone began to shake him. "Oh my god! Please don't be dead- please!" And with a few slaps to his cheek, JD shoved a hand into the face of whoever was trying to bother him at this moment. There was a silence for a moment, maybe out of shock, before JD heard the person beside him let out a deep sigh. It was a sigh like the weight of the world had been lifted off the person's shoulders, releasing them some sort of trouble or entanglement with liability. JD opened one eye when the ocean drew back again, keeping his eyes half-lidded, as he tried to see who was with him in the ocean. He swore he nearly died the minute that he saw you, soaking head to toe and looking down at him with the most worrisome look. He jolted up to a sit, not realizing his hand was still cupping your mouth until a moment later; When he drew it back, glancing down at it and back up at you, then cautiously placing it beside him. "Are you okay?" And despite how awkward this situation could be, you didn't make it that way. And JD slightly hoped it was because you saw the look on his face; The silent apology he couldn't bare himself to say. He's been working on himself, but he's not that level of worked on yet. Especially since he knew he owed a few people some big apologies.

"Yeah, yeah. I'm fine." JD mumbled after a minute. He took in a deep breath before placing his hands on his knees and standing up, letting out the breath in a long sigh as he did so. "Oh- um! That's good." Your smile was anxious, a little weary, as you still sat in the mushy sand in the fire range of the waves. JD offered you his hand. You took it, allowing him to help you onto your feet. And that awkward silence along with a prolonged holding of hands. JD wasn't sure why, but he noticed the way your hand fit perfectly into his like all your hands were made to do was hold each other. He kind of didn't want to let go, but did so for the sake of comfortability. It would be awkward to hold hands with a strange, right? And no matter how many fangirls they had felt with in Brozone, JD would never know that answer. He guessed yes, by the way your eyes shifted to the left in an uncomfortable fashion. Yet he saw the way your eyes flicked back to his the moment he let go. He noticed the way your hand dropped to your side limp-like, and the small smile that crept to your face. There was some sort of glint in your eyes that drew JD in again. Though he couldn't exactly tell what that sparkle was for; he just hoped you were going the same way his brain was. "Hey," A pause, you were chewing over your words. "Would you like to talk over a basket of nachos?" "Were you reading my mind?" JD cocked up his eyebrow, giving you a snicker as he saw the cheeky look that rose on your face. "Maybe I am, you'll never know! But I have an employ discount I still have to use and this seems like the perfect occasion to take my break." And you grinned a grin that made JD feel like you were looking right through him; That you knew all his flaws and strengths all at once and yet still loved him for every single one of them. And maybe he was insane to think so. And maybe JD should get to know you better before he jumps to conclusions. But, shit, you had him hooked in a way no Troll has had him before.

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💙🩶 // 🧡❤️

Me after Finding Dory Vs. everyone else.

everyone else: hanky dory/dorlin

me: gODDAMN IT I SHIP THE FORGETFUL FISH WITH THE NEARSIGHTED SHARK,ALSO THE OLD CLOWNFISH DAD WITH OLD SEPTIPUS DAD-BUT-NOT REALLY A DAD

[brf-rumortrackinganon]

You mentioned the ways you thought Will changed on a personal level after Harrys meltdown. I see what you mean but can you elaborate more? No problem if not

I don't know if I can elaborate on it, mainly because I don't know how to describe it.

But the William he is now is not the William he was back in 2019 when this started. The William in 2020 had two healthy grandparents, a healthy father, a healthy wife, three kids under 6 and unaware of the bigger world around them, and he was still trying to figure out what kind of Duke of Cambridge he wanted to be. He had a new sister-in-law struggling to find her role and he had a brother just beginning a family.

The William he is now has gone through a global pandemic that killed 7 million people in 4 years and changed daily life as everyone knows it. He doesn't have grandparents anymore. His father has cancer. His wife just went through a major health crisis where they found cancer and now she's in preventative treatment. His children are older and aware of not just the world but what the world says. And he's the Prince of Wales now, one heartbeat closer to destiny. His brother has spent the last 3 years undermining attacking everything William has stood for and represents. His sister-in-law has spent the last 3 years insulting William's wife and attacking everything she stands for and represents.

Any one of those things by itself changes someone. All of those things together? It's unfathomable. Of course William has changed.

Harry thinks he can waltz off the international terminal at Heathrow Airport and everything is going to be hunky-dory. That he can just call up William and it'll be just like old times, two brothers hanging out because that's what they used to be like; William would come home from Eton or St. Andrews and they were two brothers hanging out. Harry would come home from deployment or military training and they were two brothers hanging out.

But that's not possible anymore because William isn't that person anymore. He's changed, he's grown. But like the world sees Harry as the 12 year old marching behind his mother's coffin, Harry only sees the William he used to know. He think William's problem is Meghan because she's the only thing that's different between then and now, and Harry thinks that if he's there without Meghan then William will talk to him, just like William did when he was at Philip's funeral without Meghan, like he was at Diana's statue unveiling without Meghan.

Harry can't see that it's not about Meghan. Meghan is the symptom, not the disease. Making Meghan go away doesn't make a global pandemic; the deaths of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth; Charles's cancer; Kate's health condition; the children hearing and knowing what's being said; Harry's book; Harry's tell-all interviews; Meghan's bullying; and all the hurt and all the pain Harry caused go away and make William happy again.

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!! MORE NOTES FOR TROLLS FANFIC WRITERS!!

These consist of observations, facts, and headcanons :)

Volcano Rock City

Riff & rock trolls:

Breathy giggle, shy almost

At college for musical theory/art

Immune to lava - see it like hot water

Change in music doesnt change where they were raised w - (Pink heart, but diff style)

Volcano rock city arenas lava is now rainbow to show all genres

High fives show harmony and connection

Daycare in pop village - poppy teaches them the history of the whole world tour situation w barb as a guest

Riff uses air drums w drumsticks to dance w head bobbing when just chill dancing

Hard dancing is ofc what you think it is

Riff has three siblings, hes the favorite sibling since hes the baby. He spends time with his mom. He has two sisters and one brother. The brother is the eldest.

Food item: Fiber energy juice boxes

Barbs full name is Barbara

Creek notes:

Creek being creek “a little positivity would go well with that vest.”

Gets grabbed by chef

Chef forces creek into king gristles mouth

Creek figures out how to prevent himself being killed, calling out and gristle spitting him out. Creek begs for his life.

He strikes up a deal with chef. Through that hes taken out of the amulet for good.

Chef catches the snack pack, putting them back into the cage.

Chef pulls out creek, and they have the whole strangle moment.

Creek tells them he sold out everyone, showing no remorse so they dont try rescuing him. He even says to her theres no other “not him getting eaten” way, and chef agrees.

Instead of poppy focusing on the kingdom she becomes empathetic towards Bridget, turning back after being let go and helping her out. Poppy explains to the bergens that theres other ways to be happy. Then demonstrates that.

The bergens believe her, having a happy ending where they realize they dont need to eat trolls.

Chef gets rocketed out on a grill, creek in her fanny pack. She tries to eat him, the creature below them waking up. They get eaten by said monster.

“If poppy had only listened to you, if she took you seriously..if we all did. This would’ve never happened. If she just focused on the kingdom and not saving me, you all could’ve escaped and ran off. Finding a new haven. I know in the end it was a good plan..and lead to good things. But..she didn’t know that, no one did. You all almost died.”

“I’m sorry I never took you seriously, I’m..so sorry branch.”

Mount Rageous- rage dome

Bruce canonically listens to true crime podcasts

Jds canon in the sad book club

Floyd had a canon solo career

Mount rageous has an adult area called “the bowl” under the clouds

Floyd worked there doing modeling, playboy esque. Alongside singing solos in bdsm clubs

Teens found out eventually as gossip is.

Scarring under JDs gloved hand

Branch cracks under pressure after introducing floyd to creek, spiraling in front of poppy and sobbing to her about his feelings on everything. She panics and tries problem solving, branch snapping and then them walking away. They came back to eachother the next day, talking it out and deciding health wise its best to just be friends. They became platonic soulmates to eachother like riff and barb, the separation and experience of being together bringing them closer anyhow. Being in different levels of life just, cant work long term.

Creek says things like “Mother Destiny” or “Mother” as his connection to the earth.

John Dorys first thing when the gang separated was neverglade trail

Johns killed someone, he followed them on a hike and tried bashing their head with a rock. The person had a self defense pocket knife because of the wild animals. They slashed his left hand, john trying to push them off a cliff (waterfall cliff). Person grips onto his jacket, pleading for their life and how they dont understand what they did to deserve this, hanging off the cliff only not falling because hes gripping onto johns jacket. Johns gripping the ground, reaching for a rock and smashing their eye until they let go. Person falls, not dying because the water wasnt shallow enough. He runs down with a hunting knife, stabbing the guy to death. This was his first kill, only doing it so he could eat as he was struggling.

Edit: BY EAT I MEAN GETTING MONEY AS HE WAS A HITMAN NOT A CANNIBAL AAAAGHHHHH

Doug is the lawyer jd’s acquainted with at the bowl since hes the only lawyer that handles other species disputes.

Jd loves fish, especially fish sandwiches.

Notes on trolls three and poppy:

poppy seems super pushy and non empathetic to branch, literally appearing as if she cant put herself in someone else’s shoes.

2. She consistently tests his comfort and boundaries. Even being manipulative in some instances to get him to do what she wants.

3: it seems like she was more interested in investing in JD and the mission because they’re BroZone, not because she cared about branch or his trauma.

4. Yes at sometimes she comforted him and convinced him to continue with the mission, but that doesn’t make up for her lack of empathy simply because she shows sympathy.

5. I understand being a huge fan of BroZone, but some of her behaviors absolutely cross the comfort of the members. JD kept the funderwears for memorabilia, not because of some scent thing. Yet poppy’s borderline lustful reaction implies she would’ve kept them for that reason.

6. Sometimes she still struggles to listen to him, projecting her familial issues onto him and saying how grateful he should be. She was so fixated on the facf she craves more from her family, that she couldn’t even fathom the fact someone wouldn’t like their family members or have a more complicated relationship.

These are all of course little things, but they can build up and they can cause long term built up issues. It’s saddening to see that even if they sorted out her not listening to him, she still has a lot she needs to fix. And Branch, especially after all of his trauma being forcibly resurfaced, most likely can’t handle all of her flaws she needs to work on.

These all were brought up to her when they separated, she didn’t react the best initially until a few days later when she finally gained some sort of empathy and guilt for her neglect towards my brother.

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In 1x01 Steve finds a key:

and soon he meets Danny:

In 1x24 Steve finds this key again (he gets it back):

and Danny is also there:

So. The first and the last episodes of season 1 have this "finding a key" scene.

In the first episode Steve finds the key and very soon Danny comes to his life. In the last episode Steve finds the key and very soon... Danny will be gone from his life (he won't but at this moment show's narration tells us that Danny is going to come back to Jersey and to sacrifice his own happiness and health for his dear Gracie).

Look, I remember that the key belongs to The Case. Yeah, John, governor Pat, Doris, Wo Fat etc etc. But to hell with them now. The key. It can't be a coincidence! I mean, I truly believe that it means something. I truly believe that this damn key is also a symbol.

What is a key for? It unlocks. What is still locked in the beginning of the Pilot? Steve's heart.

He's lonely, he lost his mother, father, brother Freddie, in some way he lost his sister. He has no friend now (and he has never had SUCH friend, absolutely best friend, like Danny before). He doesn't know what love (in romantic sense) is, has never truly loved and has never felt truly loved. And even his family... Steve felt a lack of love there too.

In that garage, oh, he is so alone. So damn alone with all his feelings, with his grief.

But suddenly he finds a key. And then boom! He meets Danny. He meets a person he needs so much. Destiny (seriously!) gives him Danny. Danny is the best friend ever. Danny is love of Steve's life. Every next episode shows us how perfect soulmates Steve and Danny are. How much happy and loved is Steve when Danny is present in his life.

Danny unlocked Steve's heart. The scene with Steve finding the key is like an omen. A good omen. It's like "something will be opened soon" and indeed, it happens.

And then there's the last episode of this season. Everything what Steve has... he will lose it. His best friend, his love, his everything soon will leave him, will leave Five-0, will leave Hawaii. And with whom? With Rachel. So a double nightmare is coming. Steve will be hurt. His heart will be locked again. No, his heart will be dead this time.

Laura's death... It looks like it's their last case together. Last adventure. Last moments in life. But hey, what Steve finds? The key. He has it back now. And what happens soon? He is arrested and Danny... Danny stays. Stays in Steve's life. Stays for Steve.

Danny realizes that he can't sacrifice himself and his love (yes, Steve is love of his life with no doubt). He loves Gracie deeply but he can't suffer like this even for her. He realizes that he doesn't have to. He can have both: Grace and Steve. And to have Grace he doesn't have to be with Rachel and to pretend he loves her. He is free now. Steve and Hawaii are his home, his freedom. They're his key (and Grace's) to a better and happier life. To love.

The key came back to Steve. Danny is now his again too. Another sign. Destiny, again. When Steve holds the key it looks like a scene from some fairytale. It looks like the voice of destiny whispers to him "Don't worry. You will never lose him. He is yours forever".

They're each other's key. Damn boomerang-key that can never be truly lost cause their love is too powerful.

[separocean-anxiety]

I love all of these omg!!!

What are your favorite Finding Nemo + Dory headcanons?

Hmmm, this is a good question! As someone that absolutely loves Finding Nemo and it's sequel, let me put down some from my Human AU, since i'm still working on my Canon AU ideas

Nemo would love to draw the types of fish in his art book, since he would be at the aquarium with his class on certain days to learn about them (He would also have them plastered on his bedroom walls sometimes ^^)

Dory loves collecting seashells that wash up on the seashore, and she would keep them in a special chest, alongside her other special keepsakes ^^ (My human design has a special necklace that has a purple shell attached to it)

Marlin would usually have a pair of reading glasses with him to help him read some things with tiny print

Dory and Destiny would always have a special girls day out, and would talk about what they did, while getting things that speak out to them!

Dory gives huge bear hugs! ^^

Bailey would help Destiny out with walking around, as without her glasses, she wouldn't be able to see, but doesn't stop him from making mistakes of what's on front of him as well X3

This is just a me thing, but Hank would 100% drink black coffee! He has that energy!

Bailey would always try to impress Destiny, and while Destiny tries to pretend to be annoyed by it, she can't help but smile at his attempts ^^

Jenny and Charlie love watching old black and white movies, like the ones you see on TCM!

Dory remembers a bit better when she is with people she knows and loves! Especially when she is with Marlin and Nemo

Nemo would have plushies of the sea creatures he became interested in! Dory would also have some in her room as well!

(And that's what I got, I'm still working on more HC ideas, but for now, here is what I got so far! Thank you so much for asking this ^^)

[aquamarine-dream-queen]

Shark Week Day 4: Whale Shark

Despite being part of the shark group, whale sharks, like Destiny from Disney and Pixar’s Finding Dory, the sequel to Finding Nemo don’t have any sharp teeth, but they do have baleen and they’re such gentle giants.

[separocean-anxiety]

Sapphic fish. Sapphish 💙🩶

[start image description: A digital illustration of human renditions of Dory (left) and Destiny (right) from Finding Dory, set against a pastel purple-pink backdrop with hearts emanating from them both. They sit snugly beside each other, with Destiny's right arm wrapped around Dory, who holds a purple ube milkshake in her left hand, which both girls drink through their respective straws. Destiny's eyes are closed, and she appears content and relaxed, while Dory's are wide with adoration and excitement at the fact she is sharing a treat with her lovely girlfriend.

Destiny is a fat Black woman with vitiligo. She wears large circular glasses and has short curly mauve hair. Her outfit is bluish-grey and speckled with small white polka dots; the top is shoulderless with puffy sleeves, while the bottom is a skirt that falls to her ankles. Her accessories consist of a matching beanie, three pearl earrings in her visible ear, and a pearl bracelet, as well as grey socks. Her left hand tenderly holds onto Dory's left arm.

Dory is a thin Filipino woman who is a few inches shorter than Destiny. She has short black hair and wears a blue terno adorned with forget-me-nots; her right arm rests on her lap. She also wears yellow elbow-length fingerless gloves and a pair of blue headphones with a yellow headband. Her eyes are a dark magenta, and her socks are yellow as well. /end image description]

[a-minke-whales-tale]

Finding Dory

Watching finding Dory always hits me pretty hard. I have memory problems, they arent as bad as hers, or at least they arent right now. I do not know how bad they were at their worst. I only moved here to this job around a year and a half ago, and I really dont remember anything of where I worked or lived before except beyond basic facts like location or task. And when I do remember things from before on the occassion something triggers it it reminds me those points Dory remembers something, suddenly it appears you never knew was there, and then often just disappears. Often times they are so foreign it feels almost as though they were not my memories but someone elses. There are certain looks her parents give her when she forgets that hit me so hard because I do remember that look on my parents faces. I don't know that I ever saw my parents in that same worry of what might happen to me, but that feeling that I was hurting them because I couldnt remember things. It is a nice movie though, hits me hard sometimes watching. And it is nice the number of disabled characters. Also Destiny isnt a Whale. She is a shark.

[fictionadventurer]

Fortnight of Books: Day 1

Overall - best books read in 2023?

Of new-to-me books, the standouts of my year include (in rough chronological order of when I read them):

Endurance by Alfred Lansing: Thrilling and harrowing account of Shackleton's South Pole expedition. It made me very grateful as I went through my day-to-day life--no matter how bad things were, at least I had eaten things that weren't seal meat.

Daisy Miller and Washington Square by Henry James: Short, sad little novellas that drew me in with their compassionate realism and added a new name to my list of favorite classic authors.

A Field Guide to Mermaids by Emily B. Martin: Beautifully illustrated book that provides a detailed world of mermaid species and provides lots of interesting facts about the natural world. Child me would have loved this.

Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell: I hated the ending, and the structure was very weird, but this was a look at a side of Victorian London I rarely see in literature, with some great characters and a really interesting dive into the issues in the background of North and South.

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin: It gave me an obsession with Lincoln's Cabinet. I still sometimes stop and think, "I need to read about some Seward shenanigans."

Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard: Extremely readable history book that provided a lot of food for my obsession with James Garfield's and Chester Arthur's presidencies.

The Q by Beth Brower: Victorian Ruritanian fiction about a female newspaper tycoon that has a murky plot but also one of my favorite romantic couples of the year, one of the best tributes to autumn I've read, and most importantly (the real reason it's on this list), introduced me to the author of my favorite series of the year (more below).

Desire and The Good Comrade by Una L. Silsberrad: Forgotten turn-of-the-century women's fiction with some great female leads trying to find a place in society. Desire is a bit more literary while The Good Comrade is a bit more fun, but both were just the type of story that tends to make my list of favorites.

The Romance of a Shop by Amy Levy: Fun sister story with some fun romances. Very easy to read and provided a fascinating look at the world of Victorian photography.

The Law and the Lady by Wilkie Collins: I was so invested in the main character, a woman who would overcome anything that tried to stop her from helping her husband.

The Heir of Redclyffe by Charlotte Mary Yonge: The prose is dense and the author's too preachy, but this had some of my favorite characters of the year (Charles Edmonstone my beloved).

Best series you discovered in 2023?

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion. If it weren't for this question, it would be at the top spot in the last list. They hit so many sweet spots for my perfect comfort read--Victorian England, memorable characters, lightly fantastical setting, fun narrative voice, friendships and comedy and heartbreak and literature and just so much fun.

Best reread of the year?

Definitely The Lord of the Rings. I had liked the series after my first read, but my appreciation was mostly bolstered by the fact that I'm surrounded by a huge fandom for it. This year's reread made me truly appreciate it for the masterwork it is and made it a cornerstone of my interior life.

If it weren't for that, this spot would go to A Christmas Carol, because I was shocked to find that it really is good enough to earn its dominant place in pop culture. The descriptions of Christmas are some of the best things in literature.

[comfort-clubhouse]

Pixar Comfort Characters (Waves 1-2)

Wall-E

EVE (Wall-E)

Slinky (Toy Story)

Jessie (Toy Story)

Mike Wazowski (Monsters Inc)

Sulley (Monsters Inc)

Boo (Monsters Inc)

Trixie (Toy Story)

Bonnie (Toy Story)

Giulia Marcovaldo (Luca)

Meilin Lee (Turning Red)

Abby Park (Turning Red)

Deb (Finding Nemo)

Dory (Finding Nemo + Finding Dory)

Imelda (Coco)

Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story)

Woody (Toy Story)

Destiny (Finding Dory)

Buttercup (Toy Story)

Mr Potato Head (Toy Story)

Mrs Potato Head (Toy Story)

Little Green Men (Toy Story)