#Ghost bird

[southern-reach]

“can you pay?”

no i cannot

[wishgrub]

terroir 🌱🐁

[halothanic]

the biologist, 20XX

"the biologist’s hair had been long and dark brown, almost black (…) she had dark, thick eyebrows, green eyes, a slight, slightly off-center nose (broken once, falling on rocks), and high cheekbones that spoke to the strong asian heritage on one side of her family. her chapped lips were surprisingly full for such a thin frown (…) even sitting down at the table, she somehow projected a sense of being physically strong, with a ridge of thick muscle where her neck met her shoulders."

there is no official art of the biologist from the southern reach trilogy, so i quick whipped up my own for the character inspiration meme i did! above is her physical description from the second book.

to me, she is one of the best written characters in any media i've consumed. one of my all-time favorites, undoubtedly. the southern reach trilogy is one of the best things i've ever read too, i encourage it for anyone that hasn't. it's probably my biggest inspiration, as well!

background is eric nyquist's inside cover artwork, just stunning. i thought it fit the symmetry theme of her portrait.

[thinkanamelater]

Well why are you wasting her time making her repeat herself then?? 🤨

(Panel 1

Ghost Bird: There it is

Panel 2

Ghost Bird: The lighthouse that makes you gay

Panel 4:

Control: WHAT

Ghost Bird: The lighthouse that m

Control: I HEARD YOU THE FIRST TIME)

Bonus the lighthouse that makes you gay itself:

[heylosers06]

The cuties!!!! This was so much fun to color

Nika has angel fang piercings idc argue with the wall!!!!/j

Love these two so much! Separate and together 💕

[bisclavaret]

“The wavery lines that are there and not there.”

[valerian-insomniac]

Okay so some people would probably say if Snatcher was a bird he'd be a crow or a raven, maybe even an owl.

I disagree. This sneaky son of a gun would be a potoo and you can fight me on that. It's literally called a "ghost bird"!

[knightotoc]

Ghost Bird and the Biologist from Acceptance, the third book of the Southern Reach trilogy 🐦🦖

👻 prints! 👻

[aidenwaites]

Stalker (1979), dir. Andrei Tarkovsky // Acceptance, by Jeff Vandermeer

[crookedtidalwaves]

the biologist autistic realness <333 the fascination with tidal pools and the ocean in gen; the feeling like she was placed in a family rather than born into it; the social disconnect and being okay with it; the feeling more comfortable in nature <333

[coworkerjonathan]

Feathers?

[jellycatslippers]

do u ever watch/ read the bits of the media with ur favorite character in it and go 💖💖thats my little guy [gender neutral]

[atlas-of-the-mind]

Mamouru, the ghostbird

[ID in alt text]

Mamouru is an old ghostbird who lives far from the Stranger and their home moon. They live at the edge of a small town, spending their days making jewelry and telling stories to anyone who wants to sit and listen, and is happy to listen to any stories of your own you have to tell.

[thinkanamelater]

would you still love me if i was a worm rabbit

[mothmanjester]

my new tattoo of the southern reach logo!

[rynreads91]

acceptance by jeff vandermeer review

Five stars is honestly not enough. This is a six star read for me. I loved every moment of it and it’s honestly so eerie and weird and wonderful. The amount of tabs I have in this book…insane. Spoilers below!

I loved each and every POV for this. I used separate tab colors for each one. I love how we do get to find out about the OG biologist, that she lived a long life albeit a lonely one on the island. I love how we get to follow Saul, the lighthouse keeper, and peep that gay rep. I adored Ghost Bird's POV the most, I think, or maybe it was tied between her and Gloria/Cynthia/the psychologist.

The way Gloria grew up on the Forgotten Coast actually did kind of surprise me, and I loved how we got to see her machinations and motivations behind entering Area X. This was so incredible and added such depth...but honestly fuck Lowry. I think we can all agree on that.

Another recommendation for those okay with horror and scifi and body horror!