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[silversword7000]

@neil-perrys-reincarnation you give me vampire, bones, and space energy!

@taurus-spacecraft SPACE SPACE SPACE plus pink and a bit of oldest sibling cause I’m always like in awe that I am friends with you and you make such radical art I’m like what????? Ooh also dinosaur oatmeal because of lps and calico critters🥰🥰🥰

@bifr0oo0g bones, vampire, a little bit of hk&$2/ cause I might not know what you’re on about sometimes but I love listening ooh and wader because it has a picture of water, nothing to do with the actual content of that one though besides the third thing I guess? You love water though so I thought you’d enjoy it if I included that one

@mace-waz-here you give me monster, fren shaped (I am so sorry I keep missing your tag games omg bro I’ll get to some of them one day😭😭😭) and neon fruit

@icriedforthemoon space and a little bit of older sibling cause I always get insane when artists I love follow me I’m like me???? Hello??🥹🥹🥹

What vibes do i give off??

[nonametis]

get to know me

Thank you for the tag @mikathemad <333333

Do you make your bed?

Hm, I kind of started to do it to try and get myself into the habit after new year's. One of my friends always makes her bed, and I feel like such a slacker next to her when we are on vacation together. and then sometimes when I made my bed it had a similar effect using it, like when it's freshly made with new sheets and stuff. And I also spend a lot of time on my bed. So right now I always fold up my blankets at least and throw a.. bedspread (?) on top, so i can chill on there even if i just got home or if I'm eating something on my bed.

Favourite number?

2, 7, 10, and 13. some of these are part of my birthdate, and the others I like... for fun? idk, but they're part of my favorite numbers now.

What's your job?

I'm a student, or I just graduated with a BA, but to kill he time until I can start my MA in the fall I am working as an ice cream... vendor? right now. basically i go and sell ice cream at an ice cream shop which is part of a bigger restaurant close to where I live for 2-3 times per week.

If you could go back to school, would you?

I like the student life. I wouldn't want to be going back to literal school, and at some point i need to finish studying, and I don't like the exam part of going to uni... but I like going to classes and learning new things. I will be doing a master's degree too, so uh yeah. I will go back to school.

Can you parallel park?

not that well anymore in teeny tiny spaces, but in a large space (like in front of my parents' or grandparent's house) yeah.

Do you think aliens are real?

I think space is big enough that it’s likely we’re not the only living creatures here

Can you drive a manual car?

Yes. I’d prefer it even, if only because I’m more used to it.

Guilty pleasure?

Nothing? Everything I enjoy? Eating a whole chocolate bar (or a package of chocolate sweets of some kind) on my own in one evening?

Tattoos?

One, for now. In memory of my cat. I want at least one more, but I don’t know what yet, just the placement.

Favourite colour?

Yellow, and royal blue

Favourite type of music?

Rock? Like, Rock to Pop-Punk?

Do you like puzzles?

Im not the person people would gift a puzzle too, but they can be fun. Jigsaw puzzles I mean. I like logical puzzles slightly better

Any phobias?

Not that k know of. There are things in scared off, but not on a phobia level.

Favourite childhood sport?

Horseriding?

Do you talk to yourself?

If I’m alone and trying to organise my next steps of action.

Tea or coffee?

Depends on the reason I want to drink something hot. Both are good.

First thing you wanted to be when growing up?

No idea anymore. I defintely remember wa ting to work in a zoo, but I don’t know if that was the first thing I wanted to be.

What movies do you adore?

The first mamma Mia movie. Can’t do anything wrong with that ever.

Thanks so much for tagging me!

And if you want: @caixxa @puckingdisaster @sregnarkroywen <3333

[mousmoula]

my thoughts (and prayers) on shadow & bone season 2:

(spoilers ahead, mostly about the crows, also i haven't watched the last 2 eps yet, i'll reblog with anything else when i do)

i LOVED wesper but holy fuck did they rush the fuck out of their relationship

i'm too lazy to retype it but i summed it up adequately here earlier:

the other tags i wanted to put here aren't in english so tldr: in the books, wylan and jesper's relationship is founded in their mutual respect for and admiration of each others' strengths, intelligence and genuine trust that they can do so much more than they allow themselves to. this type of relationship takes time to build, time which this show absolutely did not give them. that being said, again—i doubt the creators thought they would have the time to begin with (see tags above) and i don't really blame them for rushing it.

also... so many iconic scenes from soc AND ck lost 😭 i liked how they recreated some of them in the context of the show but some others i'll miss forever

on the plus side, we may not have gotten "just girls?" "no, not just girls" but we did get jesper recognising wylan only after he's on top on him,,, other stuff so i can't really complain lol. i enjoyed it!

wylan felt quite underdeveloped to me, plus he was reduced to his relationship with jesper, barely existed outside of it and didn't interact almost at all with anyone else. it HURTS me soul, last 2 eps better fix this.

i loved matthias making friends with his cell mate 😭

pekka rollins was a good villain in the books but they made him truly horrible in this one like jesus christ there was NO reason for him to be that bad. not complaining though! i like a good villain. i also want to see him crucified

KAZ BREKKER AND HIS LOVELY, BEAUTIFUL, INCREDIBLE BRAIN

no but i love how, once you learn enough about kaz, he's so... easy to read? as a character? every single plan of his so far this season i've been able to predict and it brings me such joy every time. this isn't me saying he was predictable, in fact i think they got his funky little brain very correctly and i loved that. they didn't get everything perfectly with him but i think his plans were super well-thought through and it reminded me how much i adore this asshole (affectionate)

where the hell was jesper's gambling addiction during this season.......... i was so happy with how they dealt with it during s1 and now 6 eps in it hasn't been mentioned in the slightest

his conflict with being a durast was also handled a bit badly, mainly because there was hardly any conflict at all 😭

overall sad with how jesper's character was dealt with, he's one of my favourites and i'm pretty frustrated lol

KANEJ<333333

i could write an essay on why i love and adore every single one of the crows basically

GENYA LOVE OF MY LIFE

i love her so much she didn't deserve all this crap i'm SO upset with her backstory with the king ew

how tf do people like alina and the darkling together lmao there's no romance there 😭

NIKOLAI IS EVERYTHING TO ME ACTUALLY i haven't read shadow and bone but i loved his character so much

think i've said this before but when he appeared in crooked kingdom i pictured him in my head as the duke of weselton (or however tf that's spelt) from frozen. make of that what you will.

TOLYA AND TAMAR'S INTRO WAS THE COOLEST FUCKING THING I'VE EVER WATCHED i rewatched it so many times 😭 absolutely incredible characters, i love them

i feel so bad but among everything else i really couldn't care about the whole darkling and alina plot... mal being the firebird, nikolai's crew, baghra's sacrifice, genya trying to redeem herself etc were all very interesting arcs and i cared very much about them but the main plot about alina and kirigan and the problems between them. i just. Do Not Care

tolya and jesper's "friendship" so to say was lovely

i'll genuinely clip tolya and tamar's intro and tattoo it on my forehead i'm listening to the soundtrack now and i'm losing my head it was so GOOD

kaz better mention van eck by the end of the season i NEED them to set this plot up for when (if) we get s3 or a soc spin-off

the fold was such a good world-building part last season but we barely saw it this time. i fucking miss the fold. what's life

the whole season felt very,,, transitional, maybe? so we better fucking get another one. netflix i'm watching you and you better fucking prove me wrong

where the fuck is fedyor 😭 and (because i care about fedyor's happiness) where the fuck is ivan

me: damn i hope vasily dies he's annoying as fuck

vasily: *dies a good 10 seconds later*

overall: generally happy with this season, upset with what they did to the crows, still hyped to finish the last 2 eps and share more thoughts (and prayers)

if you watch the series with the mindset that it's a completely separate thing (from six of crows/crooked kingdom) and just to have fun, you're guaranteed that much, in my opinion. it's fun and i can ignore the stuff i'm upset about because i can re-read soc anytime so yeah!

[whyiask]

HAPPY NEW YEAR

There are so many people I’ve met on this site, so many friends I’ve made. I joined tumblr only a few months ago, but my life has already drastically improved. I smile more and laugh more and I feel happier all the time, knowing that you all are just a click away. I’ve often heard people refer to tumblr as a hellsite, but I don’t fully agree with that. True, some things on here are crazy, but more than that, I’ve found people like me. I’ve found people who understand me, who think like me and feel like I do. Ya know, before I joined tumblr, I had never met another bisexual person(crazy, right?). Y’all have made life more enjoyable and happier and brighter, and for that, I’ll never be able to thank you enough.

I have soooo many people I have to thank, so I’ll try to keep the list of people as short as possible: all my closest friends and all the people who have been amazing and I have loved seeing since I joined tumblr earlier this year <33

@one-neat-nerd you were the first blog to ever follow me, and I don’t remember if you were the first blog I followed, but you definitely were in the first 10. You were a wonderful introduction to tumblr, and I love everything you post/reblog. We’ve never really talked, but I still want you to know that I appreciate you.

@warblerjeff you’ve changed your url more than 3 times since I first followed you, and it always takes me a second to recognize you aha! But when I do, I’m immediately have a rush of happy memories- all your Glee posts and all of the Glee content I get from you. We’ve never really talked, but seeing you on my dash is always so amazing.

@jesussavedevenme aha hi! We’ve never really talked, but you were one of the first few blogs I followed when I first joined tumblr, and I know I tagged you in a lot of stuff at first (because i didn’t have any other friends lmao), so sorry about that! 😅 You’re really cool and I hope you have an amazing 2021.

@strawberry-seraph we haven’t talked in a while, sorry about that! Talking with you is always super fun, you’re a fun person and I hope your having a great day! You were one of the first TLC blogs I followed and you were definitely the first actual friend I had on tumblr. Thanks for being so nice to me <33

@cerenoya Ceren... where to begin. We haven’t talked a whole lot, but you are such an amazing friend and super kind when we do! You were my first tumblr idol for so long, because I aspired to be like you/run a blog as cool as yours!! Have a great 2021, you deserve it.

@cindersnightmare I felt very distant from you when I first followed you. You were just so COOL and your artwork was so GOOD, I didn’t know how to approach or even begin to express my love for your work. When you followed me back, I tell you, I was s h o o k. We’ve never talked, but I consider you a friend, is that okay? You’re amazing, keep being amazing <33

@books-and-starss oh gosh- I don’t even know where to begin with you! I love you so much, first of all!! So, so much. I love talking with you, you’re really sweet and ahhhh your writing is SO GOOD!!!! You are a great beta reader and so eager to help me- it just warms my heart that you would offer up your time to help me. Everything you reblog is so positive and encouraging and awesome, it’s so nice to see that kind of stuff on my dash. All the aesthetic pictures you reblog are super cool and pleasing to look at. I absolutely ADORE seeing you on my dash every day. <33333

@dylxn-lee aha hello there!! I first met you because you were one of Abi’s friends, but now I’m in your fanclub and ilysm. You’re really cool and nice and deserve to have a wonderful year <333

@theaberrantone ahaha for so long I pronounced your name wrong in my head- I just want you to know... I see you. I see you every day, liking every single one of my posts. I see you in my notifs many times a day and I just- wow. It means so much to me, I am honestly so touched that someone as cool as you takes the time to scroll through my mess of a blog and like the things I slap into it. You’re amazing and someday I aspire to be as cool as you <333333

@mochiowo-20 hi there :333 ilysm, and we haven’t talked for a few weeks, and I haven’t gone through your blog in a while, but I STILL LOVE YOU SO MUCH. You are amazing and ily. Your so sweet and cool and ahhhh you deserve to have the most wonderful 2021 ever. (i love your blog aesthetic btw) <333

@teawithhoneyharper I know you’re taking a break from tumblr for a while, but if you do see this, then I want you to know that I care about you so much. I love you Darcy, and you are amazing. I hope your mental health is getting better and I hope life has been better to you <33 ilysm, take care of yourself, and have a wonderful new year <333

@fablehavenfandom hi there friend!! Your posts are amazing!! I love your writing so much!!! and all your headcanons are beautiful and I 100% think of them as canon now. I hope you’re having a great day, and I hope you have a great year <33

@fairiesandstarlight omG your posts are all so cool! You’ve got a beautiful blog aesthetic and I love everything you post!! I hope you’re having a wonderful new year love <333 wishing you the best

@maya-livingstone hi there!! you’re a very, very new mutual, but I hope we’ll be able to get to know each other and become friends over the course of this new year!! I also just got the Renegades series, and I’ve noticed you like that, so hopefully we’ll be able to talk about that soon!!

@pluckycluckyducky hi plucky!! It’s Joy from the nevermoor server. we haven’t interacted on here very much, but you’re really cool and you should know it. have a wonderful 2021 <33

@fablehavenandfandomsfanatic hi there!! you had to break for a while, but you’re back now and I love all of the things you post! Have a great year <3

@fablehavenfangirl you’re really cool! Everything you post/reblog is great and I enjoy just scrolling through your blog when I’m bored. You’re amazing, keep being amazing <3

@renegadenebulahufflepuff heyyyy! how are you doing? you’re amazing, we haven’t talked much but you’re really cool and I am wishing you only the best for 2021 <333

@bookishfangirl14 hey there!! I love seeing you in my notifs!! we don’t have very many overlapping fandoms at the moment, but you’re still really cool and I love looking at your blog (even if i don’t understand most of the posts). aha, i hope you have a wonderful new year <33

@introvertedtater-tot hii! we don’t talk much, despite having a LOT of overlapping fandoms, and I don’t know why. Let’s fix that this year, shall we? I hope I can get to know you more, you’re amazing and sweet and i hope we can build up a solid friendship in the coming months <33

@devils-on-a-stereo oh my GOD. Okay, honestly? I am still s h o o k that you actually follow me, I mean, c’mon. Your art is literally the coolest thing ever, and I am honored to know you. You deserve way more attention as an artist than you have, and honest to god you are the coolest most  i c o n i c  blog I know. Stay awesome ;)

@its-liiinh-cinder-official heyyy there!! You are literally a top-notch comedian, I aDORE all of your ‘linh cinder’s random posts’. They are hilarious and your stories are hilarious, and you seem like such an amazing and chaotic person. I wish i knew you in real life, you would be so fun to hang out with. i love seeing you on my dash every day, and you’ve got such a v i b e going on. Have a beautiful, wondrous, and magical 2021 darling <333333

@just-another-freaking-dreamer it’s so awesome to see you in my notifs all the time. You’re really cool and you deserve cool things. Have a wonderful new year and I hope we can become better friends and interact more <3

@ragingbisexualcore ahhaahah you are the single most chaotic person I know. If you lived in a book, you would FOR SURE be that one character who is dead set on overthrowing the government and cackling madly as you take over the world. You are amazing and I hope you take your chaotic self and go wild in 2021.

@queenofsassgard hey there!! I hope you know that occasionally I just go scrolling through your archives and liking everything- anyways, you’re amazing and I hope you have a wonderful new year!

@elysian-starbucks-frappe heyo! what’s up? I hope you’re doing great, you deserve to do great. You’re super cool and amazing and ahhhhh you just deserve to have a wonderful 2021. ily and have a great year <33

@as-the-stars-foretold Caelum. You. Are. Fantabulous. You are my mother, you adopted me into this weird, chaotic friend group, and I will be eternally grateful. You love the stars and I love listening to you ramble about them in the server. You’re so passionate and strong and I love that about you. Life wouldn’t be the same without you. You might love stars, but you yourself ARE a star. You are a star, you shine brilliantly, and you are too good for this galaxy. We don’t deserve you. I love you so much, and you deserve every single goddamb good thing in this universe. You’re always there, ever present, and I love you so. much. Please stay your fantabulous self and I wishing on every star I see that you will have the best 2021 ever <333333

@carolinelikesdinner Carol. God, I have so much to say to you. First of all, thank you. Thank you so much for being you. You first introduced me into the big wide world of the Fablehaven fandom, and ilysm. You’re so cool, too cool for me, and I treasure every single conversation I have with you. You’re so funny and an amazing artist. All of your art is SO DAMB SPECTACULAR. You are gorgeous, your art is gorgeous, and your writing is gorgeous too. Take care of yourself love, stay safe, and have the best 2021 you possibly can <3333333333333

@operation-crown-jewels Caraaaaaaaaa ilysmmmm <3333333333333 I love talking with you and I love you so. freaking. much. I can’t even- I can’t even describe how much i love you. You are so special and sweet and supportive and I just can’t- you have NO IDEA how much that means to me, how much all your little comments mean to me. You are amazing, and special, and ahhhhh. You are SO special. So unique. And I’ll never find another friend like you <33333333333

@addies-invisible-life hey emma :3 You are actually the coolest person I know.You are so capable and smart and beautiful. You are kind and supportive and you are open to everyone who talks to you. You love with all your heart, and I love that about you. In everything you do, I can see the love behind it, the work and effort and love that you put into it. Every conversation I have with you lifts me up and energizes me(which is really rare because most conversations tire me). I still, after all this time, still can’t believe that a person as amazing as you even chooses to be friends with me. I love you so much and I will never stop loving you. You deserve the world, but I can’t give you that, so just take my reassurances that I will ALWAYS, NO MATTER WHAT, be here for you. ily and have a wonderful 2021 <3333333333333333333333333333333333333

@arushahisatroll my god. Ru, I love you so much. You are my internet girlfriend and I care about you so much. You are incredible, honestly. Your art is immaculate and you’re always so cheerful and fill me up with energy just THINKING about you. you always eager to commit arson, which is a very good trait, and I love plotting crimes with you. Every time I see your icon, my face lights up and I internally scream, bc “oh my god someone as perfect as ru exists in this world- i didn’t know that was possible.” You are the best, you are the absolute best, my bestie, and ily. Have a spectacular and immeasurably awesome 2021 <333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333

@starry-tea-party Abina. Abina you are my rock. You are my light, my star, my sunshine, my galaxy. I love you so much, I can’t even begin to describe it. I don’t know if I can do justice to just how much you’ve helped me. Words... words have never been my strong suit. I love writing because I can weave stories together, piece together words I like to form sentences, and use those sentences to form narratives. Writing has always been easier for me than talking.... because in writing, I don’t have to worry what others will think, or how others will perceive me. I select the best words, and I present those words- the words I meticulously chose and nit-picked- to the audience. Life is a stage, and I have never been great at improv. I often find it hard to tell people things, to convey my meaning in the best possible way and to know exactly what words I need in any given situation. Talking is hard for me. But with you... with you, I never have to monitor what I’m saying. I never feel the need to reread and reread my messages before sending to make sure everything is in perfect order. It’s... it’s easy to talk to you. It’s easy to speak and I don’t worry when I’m with you. You make me feel so at ease, and I love you so much. I don’t have to worry about saying the wrong thing, because I know that you’ll always support me and be by my side with a kind word and a heart of gold. Because that’s who you are. You are a creator, a dreamer, a lover, a visionary. You’re a friend. You are the hand that pulls people out of the water. The light that shines the pathway. You are the rock- the mountain we stand upon and look out over the beautiful sea. We look down at the seas below us and say, “how have we climbed so high already?” The reason is because you stand so tall, so bright and so magical, that we climb, we climb and we look out at the world below us. Not only are you tall, strong, powerful, but you lift people up right alongside you. There is nothing like the high of seeing the world stretch out beneath your feet, swinging you legs through the open air but knowing you’ll never fall. You represent that high in my mind. You represent and you remind me of the exhilaration of feeling untouchable- uplifted by love and kindness, able to reach heights you’ve never been to before. There is so much that can come when someone extends their hand to you. So much more can be achieved when there are two, holding each other up. You have held me up for so long. Every since we met, you have brought a smile to my face at the thought of you. Every time I think of you, my heart swells and I can’t breathe. Every comment you make or put on something I post has me screaming internally ans smiling uncontrollably. Whenever I see your icon I know my day is about to get one million times better. So thank you, Abi. For being my rock.

[sweet-little-dude]

elys you menace

invading your inbox again to tell you about ran x south. they were this old ship i found a while back and i thought hey they could work so here we are today. and ofc, i wish to hear your thoughts on them?

is it even invading when i love your asks?

hmm. honestly i only started thinking about south like a month ago and i forgot 99% of things about him and i also forgot most things about ran, but.. yes?? good ship fr. i can’t really give you too many details about my thoughts bc there isn’t really much i can base them on (cries in needing to already reread tokrev). tho yes they certainly scratch something in my brain..... hmm...

oh what i would give for more south centric fics

ran x south is like. autism x autism vibes ajsjdklshk help

no but fr they sound interesting. i’d love to hear your (hopefully) more detailed take on them because. like. i am THIS close to grasping how they fit together and all that but the problem is i am THIS close and not THERE YET if you know what i mean

[cotccotc]

hello my super cool victorian twinkie pal, i understand that you’re offline at the moment, but i did say that i would share my thoughts now, so here i am ! if this ask is really long, i apologise shshsjsj

FIRST THINGS FOREMOST, THANK U FOR THE HOSHI PIC HE IS LITERALLY THE EPITOME OF ADORABLE AAAAA

and now onto skz !

chan: totally agree with the whole established relationship concept but i think personally, for writing purposes, barista aus are my go to with chan (i say this after writing one fic about chan being a barista sjsjsjsk)

minho: AAAA PLS BANTER WITH MINHO— but like i could totally see him being the friend that constantly roasts you bc he simply is just NOT smooth at all, and he panics and roasts you instead of complimenting you-

changbin: oOO ANGSTY EX BOYF CHANGBIN— this concept intrigues me so much, but i literally cannot read or write angst so my go to when it comes to writing is probably just strangers to lovers- i could totally see him as a shop owner (flower shop au omg) and looking so intimidating bc he’s super buff and literally only wears black tees. and u approach him asking for ideas on a gift for a friend or something and he literally is the complete opposite of what you thought he was and gives you this epic floral arrangement— i’m getting carried away, anyway ahhhhhhhhhhh

hyunjin: this boy. as a hyunjin biased person, i 100% agree with the domestic aus. he truly is a comforting presence... and i miss him. a lot. aaaaaa

jisung: PLS YES. IDIOTS TO LOVERS IS PERFECT— he would be Clueless Babie™️ until you do this dramatic confession and kiss him and he’s just: s h o c k e d, and then after like a beat, kisses you back with like so much passion. but omg add on top of that best friends to lovers and i will literally cry bc now i want to write-

felix: pls pls pls put felix in like a bakery au! let me elaborate— you’re the head pâtissier or— even better— you own a quaint little bakery, in which felix applies as a junior baker or something and you just have to mentor him and stuff and there are just a bunch of Wholesome Baking Moments and ahhhh it would be so cute and y’all fall in love and stuff but the au— i am in love with it.

seungmin: enemies to lovers for sure but make it an intellectual battle (top students of a high school or uni, battling it out to get top marks). a little friendly competition hurts no one... especially if you win over your s/o (whom you claim you hate but don’t because you love them... don’t even lie) in a college or high school au !

jeongin: AAAAAA YES OMG JEONGIN WOULD BE THE BEST.... bestie? platonic aus are where it’s at—

this is very long and i apologise SHSHSJS especially bc most of this is gibberish and i wish you luck in trying to decipher this when you come back.

— your twinkie bub <333

hi hi 🥺🥺 don’t apologize !!! i LOVED reading all of these 😂

also yw !!!! he really is a cutie 🥺

OMG YES I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY AHH

OOOOH yes definitely. ur so right that minho would use roasts as a coping mechanism SJDJ

AHHHHHH SO TRUE BESTIE PLS WRITE THAT RN PLSPLSPLS

😔😔😔😔😔😔

hhhhh YES EXACTLY !!!! omg pls tag me if u write any of these oh my GOSH

AHH YES !!!!!!!!!!!! most of my felix writings have to do with baking now that i think about it... JSJD

BRO WHEN I TELL U THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT I PICTURED ????)3$:$: WE HAVE THE SAME BRAIN PLS JSJS i could 1000% see him being in a competitive academic setting with that wee bit of romantic tension that just makes u accidentally fall in L*ve with him 🤭

jsjdj YES !!! though i can also definitely picture him in more romantic situations as well, bff!innie is just so 🥺🥺🥺🥺

— ur very late but very i-love-u twinkie pal <333333

[nocompromise-noregrets]

Favourite Works Meme

Tagged by the fabulous @lemurious - THANK YOU I LOVE YOU <333333

Rules: Choose your favorite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc.) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought into the world in 2020. Tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!

2020 was a hell of a year for me. I last wrote anything of substance in 2011, and although I’d been posting to AO3 here and there, a lot of it was older stuff that I wrote back in the mid-2000s, and I hadn’t really found a fandom that inspired me enough to want to write much for it. I’d been heavily into the Tolkien fandom between about 2002 and 2004/5 but had fallen away as the excitement over the films faded, and for some reason the Hobbit movies didn’t get me back into it all at the time. (Now I wish they had!)

And then that LotR cast reunion video appeared on YouTube in early June. Honestly, it was like seeing dear old friends again who I hadn’t seen in years. I spent most of it alternately grinning broadly and weeping like a small child, and after it was over, I ran back to the films for a rewatch. Then I started looking at my old WIPs, and following blogs on here, and then...and THEN the words just started pouring out of me. I wrote around 430k between June and December, which is absolutely unprecedented for me - 2011 was probably my previously most productive year, in which I wrote somewhere just over 100k, none of which got posted anywhere other than my old LJ as it was for a tiny fandom that doesn’t exist on AO3 (it died before AO3 really got going and we all tacitly agreed never to speak of it again xD ).

So...my favourite works from 2020. This is going to be tough, because I love them all, but...

Firstly, the It’s Always Been You series, which grew from notes and a few scenes from a side-fic to a ‘verse I was playing in with @myfairprouvaire back in about 2003; I looked at it in June, thought ‘I want to read that fic...dammit, that means I have to write that fic’ and then...and then, miraculously, I DID. It’s very niche, being that it centres on the pairing of Orophin/Rúmil, which is rare enough without the obvious issue, but I adore them, they’re one of my OTPs, and it gave me the opportunity to explore their characters, plus those of Haldir, Arwen (<33333), and her brothers, who happen to be one of my other OTPs. Yes, I know, and I don’t care.

Secondly, once I got that out of my system (sort of, it’s still not finished), I had been percolating something about Bard and Thranduil, having not even needed my slash goggles to see the potential between them in Battle of the Five Armies. It probably helped that they’re both unreasonably nice to look at, damn them, and they kept looking at each other. Anyway, what I was expecting to be 10k of eventually-resolved-sexual-tension turned into the absolute monster that is the (currently just over 210k O.O ) series My Heart Is An Empty Vessel, the main story of which is currently standing at somewhere over 160k and has an epilogue, a sequel also in progress, and several side-fics AND allowed me to weave in my existing Legolas/Imrahil series A Little Piece of the Sea, which I also wrote some new pieces for this year. I love those two so much, so I was super happy about that. Empty Vessel also ties in to pretty much everything else I’ve ever written in the Tolkien fandom, including the It’s Always Been You series - everything is in the same ‘verse, and characters referred to in one series are the same versions as those in another. Hooray for self-referentiality!

Thirdly, there is the ridiculous Christmas-movie modern Bard/Thranduil AU It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like..., which is breeding a sequel and turning into a series as we speak, although I don’t have a title for the series yet. I didn’t think I had a modern AU in me, but it looks as though I do. I had so much fun with this one, weaving in little canon references and headcanons and references to the Empty Vessel versions of the characters (and making Sigrid and Tauriel girlfriends, yay!), and I’m really looking forward to seeing where the sequel goes.

And fourthly, I am going to put together all the challenge/exchange fics I wrote this year because I had so much fun with them and I’m super proud of all of them. Kicking off with Broken On The Inside, written for @lemurious, the Erestor/Glorfindel getting-together tale in which Glorfindel has sustained a head injury and is thinking about his time at the Last Homely House, home of the misfits, the outcasts, the broken and the damned. the only home, a piece of experimental poetry which is all that Elladan and Elrohir would give me when I asked them to tell me about sailing West for @secretlythranduil, and Two Princes, about Legolas and Imrahil getting together, aided and abetted by their interfering friends and Legolas’ Ada, were written for the same event (Innumerable Stars). Then for Have A Happy Hobbit Holiday I wrote Should All The Stars Shine In The Sky for @bayta-darell, about winter celebrations in Dale, with Bard/Thranduil, Sigrid/Tauriel, and Bain and Tilda being adorable, and for Tolkien Secret Santa I wrote Come Home for @gamjawo, featuring Elrohir’s childhood fixation with Maglor finally paying off. Aaaaand for Yuletide I wrote A Tale Untold, a post-movie A Knight’s Tale fic in which the Black Prince gives William and Jocelyn a little manor in the country and the gang all settle down to live happily ever after (featuring a Latin deed of grant that’s as close to accurate as I could get it, a translation thereof, and a bunch of stuff about how medieval manors operated, because I am That Kind Of Nerd), and Six Bottles of Wine, a 2011-Three Musketeers story in which Porthos bets Aramis that Aramis can’t seduce Athos, and there is, eventually, some debate as to whether it’s Aramis or Athos who actually wins the bet. And as part of those exchanges I received some absolutely wonderful stories which I thoroughly encourage you all to check out.

ETA: oh yeah and FIFTHLY how could I forget Overrun By Halflings, which is a thoroughly ridiculous little thing I wrote for Tolkien Crack Week, in which Rosie makes Sam take her and all the kids to Valinor to join Frodo, and Certain People Who Have No Room To Comment At All get a little sniffy about it. :D (and everything I wrote for Writers’ Month, and and and... :D :D :D I’m just ludicrously excited about all of it!)

I had such a wonderful time with all of these, and all the other fics I wrote last year. My life is infinitely better, and I am infinitely happier, for being back in the Tolkien fandom and for being able to write again. This time last year I honestly thought it was over. I thought I’d never find something to inspire me again. And then...all it took was that reunion video and BAM here we are. <333333

I think everyone’s done this one by now, but if any of you haven’t and want to, consider yourselves well and truly tagged!

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OC interview - Imryll

The awesomest @veridium-bye​ tagged me in this some time ago but now I have time to finally dO IT. Thank you Veri <333333

Also please pretend this is her writing answers to an interview Varric wrote for her, it’s the only way to explain the hearts and faces lmao I NEEDED TO ADD THOSE OKAY

name ➔ Imryll Ilao Bahaghari Lavellan. It’s really long, I know! I don’t think I’ve ever been able to say it in one breath. 

are you single ➔ I’m in love :3c

are you happy ➔ That’s too general, I think? I’m happy about some things and not about other things. 

are you angry ➔ Again, too general. Though yes, I do find myself angry about certain things. are your parents still married ➔ Married is the human term - we Dalish bond. And yes they are still bonded ^_^

NINE FACTS

birthplace ➔ Seheron, and Mythalenaste do I miss it sometimes. Despite it being such a dangerous place at the moment for elves. hair color ➔ Black. I’ve seen Varric write down “raven-haired” in one of his drafts. I quite like that. eye color ➔ They’re black as well! Which I didn’t know was a rare thing until my clan moved South.  birthday ➔ My mamae can’t remember the day, but knows it was in Firstall, 9:16 Dragon. mood ➔  Anxious, if I’m being honest :c gender ➔ I am woman. Though gender is such a silly thing to us Dalish, well in the way humans see it sometimes.  summer or winter ➔  Summer. Oh creators, my eyes are tearing just from thinking about the summers in Seheron. The ones down here are not nearly as warm or as bright. Many would probably find the heat suffocating but I adore it. I absolutely adore it.

morning or afternoon ➔ Mornings are gorgeous and I love it when I’m awake early enough to see the sunset. But alas, sleep is more beautiful so noon awaits me.

EIGHT THINGS ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE

are you in love ➔ Yes yes yes yes Y E S <3 do you believe in love at first sight ➔ Hm...I believe you can feel something very strongly when you see that someone. But whether or not it prospers is on you. 

who ended your last relationship ➔ Um. Uh...her death. I don’t like speaking about it much. have you ever broken someone’s heart ➔ Oh dear, I hope not D: are you afraid of commitments ➔ No! If you’re willing so am I <3

have you hugged someone within the last week? ➔ Of course! I just gave Varric a hug after he handed me this to fill out :3 have you ever had a secret admirer ➔ Not that I was ever aware of! have you ever broken your own heart? ➔ Not when it came to romantic love, but when it comes to other things :c Not a lovely or ideal feeling at all.

SIX CHOICES

love or lust ➔ LOVE <3 But lust isn’t bad at all tee-hee. lemonade or iced tea ➔ I adore tea, but I miss this citrusy drink I used to have back in Seheron. It wasn’t lemons, they were small lemon-looking things but green. I’ll have to ask my Papae what they were the next time I write. cats or dogs ➔ I’ve never had a dog and I’ve only had a cat since I’ve joined the Inquisition, so it wouldn’t be fair of my to judge. I love rabbits however :3 I’ve had a few growing up. 

a few best friends or many regular friends ➔ A few best friends. I feel it rather exhausting having to spread myself thin - although please, anyone who has a lot of friends don’t take that the wrong way. I feel a lot...comfortable and safer with few close people.  wild night out or romantic night in ➔ Romantic night in. Anything cozy is good to me. Especially when being held in someones arms <3 day or night ➔ Day. I love the sun. So MUCH.

FIVE HAVE YOU EVERS

been caught sneaking out ➔ Sneaking out is such a funny term to me. You can’t really sneak out of camp? The Keeper always called it walking off and gallivanting. 

Not much to be honest, and most of those times either Tala somehow convinced me or Danae and I followed Tala to make sure she didn’t do anything stupid.

fallen down/up the stairs ➔ I’ve not met many stairs in my life, but there’s been a few hills that weren’t very kind to me :c wanted something/someone so badly it hurt? ➔ Yes. From the very beginning of this all the only thing I’ve wanted is to go home to tell the absolute truth. And I still DO. wanted to disappear ➔ Anytime I’m around Orlesians. Or noble shems. Or when I eventually have to face Corypheus :c

FOUR PREFERENCES

smile or eyes ➔ Eyes. Especially if they’re golden amber and warm. shorter or taller ➔ Haha, I think most people are taller than me. intelligence or attraction ➔ Am I allowed to say kindness? I think kindness trumps both of these things for me. hook-up or relationship ➔ Relationship. I am far too anxious for a fling. 

FAMILY

do you and your family get along ➔ Yes, we’ve recently managed to close old wounds <3 And I’ve found my brother again. would you say you have a “messed up life” ➔ I wouldn’t say so. Not until the Conclave :/ have you ever ran away from home ➔ I suppose the closest is me agreeing to go to the Conclave. I regret that sometimes, actually.

have you ever gotten kicked out ➔ Tevinter and the Qunari sort of kicked us out of Seheron if you really think about it. :/

FRIENDS

do you secretly hate one of your friends ➔ Of COURSE NOT. Anyway, making friends with someone I despise takes too much energy and work. do you consider all of your friends good friends ➔ Yes ^_^ who is your best friend ➔ This is rude! I can’t just pick one.  who knows everything about you ➔ Right now? Sera and Cullen probably. Though I have a feeling so does Leliana haha. Oooh I hope she doesn’t read this.

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oh yay! Thank you! <333333 (sorry it's taken a couple of days, I've been a bit fried-for-no-discernible-reason)

2. a character whose POV you’re currently exploring Teenage!Tilda :D I've only ever written her as either an adorable ten-year-old or an extremely sassy and mischievous adult, so getting to write her at sixteenish, when she's definitely developing the sass (enough to call bullshit on her slightly in-denial father XD ), in Dancing in the Dark-'verse, is enormous fun.

16. favourite place to write I either write on the sofa, or in the pub. The pub kind of wins. I've got a table I almost always sit at, towards the back, near the bar, and on a Friday evening I go sit there with the laptop and usually noodle about either writing, studying, or procrastinating by faffing about on Tumblr. :D

22. do you ever worry about public reaction to what you’re writing? how do you get past that? I did a bit when I was first getting back into the Tolkien fandom four years ago, when almost the first fic I posted was the Rúmil/Orophin story that I'd picked up from some very half-developed notes from a much bigger (unwritten) 'verse I'd been batting about with a friend between 2002 and 2004 when the antis were just a twinkle in the fandom's eye and nobody batted an eyelid at such things. I'd been on tumblr since 2011 and had seen the rise of those who don't understand 'ship and let ship', 'don't like don't read' and 'your kink is not my kink and that's okay' in real time, and I was a bit nervous about sending it out there; I drafted a very defensive author's note, but in the end decided to post it without, and of course the pairing was so obscure that the antis never found it XD These days I pretty much don't care; I tag appropriately and anyone who ignores that will get a swift blocking. I haven't had any trouble, though, on any of my Rúmil/Orophin or Elladan/Elrohir stuff *tempts fate* and I think, again, they're basically too obscure. :D As for the more positive stuff, I don't worry, per se, but it can be a bit soul-destroying to post stuff to comparatively resounding silence when some other authors seem to have fandoms of their own (I am not referring to anyone in particular, just a general trend I've noticed over the couple of decades I've been kicking about in fandom in general, and I don't begrudge anyone their engagement levels, far from it, I'm delighted for anyone who manages to achieve this sort of thing, just to be clear). But I mostly don't let it bother me (too much).

Thank you for asking! <333333 And, if you feel like it, 2, 3, 4 and 17 for you! :D

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When you get this, you must publicly post something nice about at least 5 different people you follow, then copy and paste this in each of their ask boxes

Okay so, I got like three of these asks, and for the sake of not spamming people’s dashes I’m just gonna do one post and tag many people and put it under a read more!!!!!!!

I would like to say there are SO many people I could put on lists like these so pls don’t think I don’t care about you if you’re not here!!!!!!! I have a lot of love to give but I can’t put everyone here in one go sdjfhjdfhjd!!!

@mikewheeler @elhoppers @scooptroops @lucascsinclairs @milevenhearteyes @milliebbrowns @fatechica @ericasinclairs @robinbuckleyy @milevens @martygalwrites @serendipitousrambles @summer-in-hawkins @mikeswheeler @sadiesinkt

@mikewheeler ally is LICH RALLY the nicest and most understanding person on the planet. I can tell her ANYTHING and she has honestly been one of the kindest friends I’ve met on my time on tumblr!!!! She’s the warm hug you need after a long day and I know I could call her 25/8 and she would be there if I needed her which honestly means the WORLD. She makes everything seem better even in the worst of times, and I can never thank her enough for that. 11/10 would die for her. Also I ruin my sleeping pattern every night for her so she loves me ;) THE MOST TALENTED GIF MAKER AND ALL AROUND WONDERFUL PERSON. LOML TBH WITH YOU.

@elhoppers SARAH. MY LOVE. MY LIGHT. I feel SO lucky to have met such a bubbly, thoughtful, positive soul in person. I could talk to Sarah for HOURS about anything and everything. Truly a comrade for life and she knows what I’m thinking even if I haven’t said it, which is useful bc sometimes my Thoughts should not be shared out loud ksdhfjkdfhjdfh. We have SO much in common and she’s so fun to talk to and scream with. Always down to overshare with this gal bc we get each other on a level. TWINS SEPARATED AT BIRTH TBH. also her gifs KILL me she always comes in swinging, especially where our daughter el or mileven is concerned!!!!!!!

@scooptroops omg how do i even BEGIN to describe my love for mady tbh? the funniest, wittiest, sluttiest and BEST human being i’ve ever met. not only is she fiercely loyal but she’s a true Baddie who always has my back. I love Mady so much I regularly talk about my love for her to people who don’t even know her, bc that’s just How It Be. this girl has me laughing until I cry with her hilarious memes and also crying with Pain at her beautiful gifs. She makes?? The best art?? On the planet?? Truly the full package and joe keery would be LUCKY to date her (sorry @ mady’s bf skdjfhjkfhfjdgh). I know I can talk to her about anything and I love Mady so so SO MUCH. Bestie and sister-wife for LIFE

@lucascsinclairs ohhhhh the ways i could describe jazz. GORGEOUS (inside and out), the most hilarious, supportive, understanding, caring, intelligent friend. I’m so so lucky to have someone in my life who is simultaneously so level-headed she can calm me down in an instant, and also engages in THE most crackhead-headassery with me AT ALL TIMES. insert *we irritating* meme right here. love this gal to DEATH. like i would literally die for her. 10/10 memes. 10/10 face. 10/10 EVERYTHING. I ALWAYS smile when I see Jazz pop up and I would be lost without her at this point!!!!!!!! LIVE for all our long chats and rants, Jazz is honestly one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met!

@milevenhearteyes ELLIEEEEEEEEEEE. MY BABY! Even though she’s older than me but don’t mention that ;) ;) ;) hands down, one of the sweetest, most genuinely caring and understanding people I’ve ever come across. But also the most SAVAGE oh my god she will sass you to the moon and back and i am HERE FOR IT! One day Ellie and I are going to meet and it’s going to be the summer of love and we’re going to have deep chats about what an influential and strong woman she is AND ALSO ABSOLUTELY SCREAM THE LYRICS TO TANGLED. CAN’T WAIT!!!!!!!! LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! EVEN IF YOU HATE SOL I STILL LOVE YOU!!!!!! ;)

@milliebbrowns what can I say? 20/10 obsessed with this insane woman since the day I met her. Literally in awe of everything she does, especially her gif making talent. ALWAYS comes in with the tea, which……. I OOP I LOVE. One of the funniest people I’ve ever spoken to and I am always here for her Vaguely Chaotic and Loving Energy!!!!!!!!! will talk to me about anything and everything and never bullies me bc she loves me too much!!!!!!!!!! ;) LOVE THAT FOR ME. also go and talk to her about joe jonas but NOT nick………………… don’t even think about it. if you do you WILL be blocked on sight, although you’re probably already blocked because? colleen just knows these things? LOVE YOUUUU

@fatechica Julie - my absolute DARLING! Not only is she an absolutely incredible writer, she is a dear friend. I am constantly blown away by her talent, drive and ambition. NOT TO MENTION WE ARE BRAIN TWINS!!!!!!!! IT’S ACTUALLY KINDA SCARY BUT I LOVE IT. SO supportive and absolutely is here for all my crackhead, meme-loving, sluttiness and honestly, how could anyone ever compare to that? Gives THE best advice and is always telling it how it is, which I appreciate more than anything. 10/10 QUEEN who i adore and i can’t wait for the joint fic we’re going to write one day ;) ;) ;)

@ericasinclairs VAL. MY ANGEL. MY STEVE-LOVING PARTNER FOR LIFE. Honestly any time Val speaks I get excited because she always has something interesting, adorable or hilarious to say. LITERALLY MY GO TO SOURCE FOR EVERYTHING ST RELATED, LIKE THAT GIRL WORKS FOR THE FBI I SWEAR! IT’S INSANE! Out here making me laugh with the best memes and wowing me with her clever and gorgeous gifsets, like for real. This girl could run the world if she wanted to. 10/10 provider of the rares too, for which I owe her my life ;) honestly val is just a genuinely hilarious, talented, kind sweetheart whomst i adore

@robinbuckleyy ANNA! MY LOVE! MY BABY! LITERALLY ADORE THIS GIRL SO SO SO MUCH. Luckily she was introduced to my joe/steve-loving ass right off the bat so she puts up with my crazy ways and just laughs because she loves me for who i am ;) THE PRETTIEST, MOST INSIGHTFUL BEAN EVER WHO WRITES THE MOST AMAZING FICS!! SERIOUSLY!! GO AND READ THEM IF YOU HAVEN’T!! I am constantly in awe of her because she is SO mature and level-headed and I can’t believe what an excellent human being she is and how much she’s going to BOSS whatever she does in the future, because I KNOW she will!!!!!!!!

@milevens kate!!! a darling!!! a babe!!!!! i have loved stranger things since it first aired but kate was my first ever true interaction with the fandom, when i read one of her mileven fics and the rest was HISTORY! an insanely creative and talented gif-maker and writer, like she out here running a blog for the DECADES. I LOVE IT! I don’t know where I would be without kate’s work, tbh. Probably sad? Mileven stan for LIFE and I fuck with that. so looking forward to getting to know her better !!!!!!!!! and also the insanely generous person i have to thank for this ICONIQUE url she gave me, like could your fave ever? 

@martygalwrites oh my god. marty is actually SUCH a legend i stan her so hard? we didn’t start speaking until recently but she’s so quickly become one of my favourite people???? writes 11/10 amazing fics, like how could anyone NOT cry at her talent? ALWAYS coming in with the hot takes and realness, and a TRUE joe hoe at her core. ALWAYS APPRECIATES MY MEMES AND VALIDATES ME BECAUSE SHE IS SUCH A KIND, LOVING PERSON. genuinely in awe of how articulate but also downright funny this woman is. literally just radiates Cool Energy like how can I be you tbh? can’t wait to come and stay at her house so we can go to a djo concert together

@serendipitousrambles oh my gosh, not only does jess write the most AMAZING FICS AND DRABBES THAT KILL ME ON THE DAILY, SHE’S SO ELOQUENT AND PATIENT AT RESPONDING TO PEOPLE?? EVEN WHEN THEY’RE RUDE TO HER?? a truly thoughtful and supportive friend, who I’m so lucky I got to meet !!!!!!!!! her obsession with ST and HP parallels mine so that when you KNOW you’ve found a good one. ALWAYS comes in swinging with her mileven analysis and headcanons, like i swear she’s just out to attack me Personally at all times??? a wonderfully funny and talented human bean

@summer-in-hawkins Kaisa!!!!!!! an actual angel!!!!!!!! her gifs are SO good like she regularly blows me away with her talent and her creativity - it’s unparalleled. Not only is she one of the sweetest people ever, she’s so genuinely calm, rational and insightful, I am in awe? she works SO hard and I always smile when I see her speaking and speak to her because she always has something fascinating to say! truly so passionate about whatever she’s doing which means she can do ANYTHING she sets her mind to; kaisa has so many qualities people should want to embody because she’s honestly a ray of light on a cloudy day!! amazing human!!!

@mikeswheeler KYY!! A QUEEN!!! ALWAYS SLAYING ME WITH HER GIFS AND MOODBOARDS TBH!!!! I don’t get to talk to her as much as I’d like, but when I DO? WOW. One of the most supportive and encouraging friends ever, 10/10 will always be there to hype me and I could not be more grateful for that. Also I love to make her lose her mind with all my crazy steve and joe tags, because the answers I get in response are absolutely HILARIOUS. just an all-round funny, helpful, lovely person who i am so lucky to know!!! like seriously!!!! brilliant human alert!!!!

@sadiesinkt ughhhhhh tuva is a BABE like no words to describe this darling of a human!!!!!!! firstly, her graphics? absolutely STELLAR like teach me your ways lend me your creativity pls!!!!! honestly i cry every time i look at them they’re so so SO good. secondly, she’s such a kind and giving person - we haven’t spoken too much but whenever we do i am struck by how thoughtful and authentic she is!!!!!! has my back and i could not be more thankful for that!!!! possessor of some ICONIQUE urls and just an overall amazing human!!!!!!!!!

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tumblr crushes challenge: where you post your own favorite blogs to spread positivity and get your amazing blogger-friends some more followers!

tagged by: @mondaijo - andy i love you so much you are a true gem and a great friend and artist and person <333333

rules are simple – if you’re tagged, show off your tumblr crushes and tag your post #mytumblrcrushes and of course, you don’t have to, but why pass up an opportunity to make someone’s day with this? :) 

my crushes (only some cause i follow....so many people and i couldn’t possibly tag you all) under a read more cause this is stupidly long and i don’t want to clog anyone’s dash

@incinerates - button, my love. we’re in shendak hell together, and working up the courage to message you was the best decision i’ve ever made. you’re wonderful and a true friend.

@arahir - jojo you are a treasure, you write so beautifully and you’re just grand

@romelle-against-antis - ama you always keep me updated on the voltron tea thank u

@fluffysheith -chels you’re a dynamite friend! your sheith always makes me happy 

@copilotsheith - em! always making me either smile/cry with your fics!

@disastergayshirogane - nern you are wonderful thank you for all that you do in this fandom, in the way of zine modding and just being a good person

@glaciya - i reread your jaytim stories when i need to smile!

@cherryandsisters - your art is...god tier, wonderful, spectacular!

@confusedswede - everytime i think about your galra keith au i just *clenches fist* 

@cervine-salad - your art and your fics are wonderful and amazing and you’ve got such talent!!!

@amorremanet - kassie....you are so kind and you write...so much and so well...and you always remember my penchant for sweet fluff which is so lovely 

@mondaijo - binch you thought you were just on here for the tag. lmao nope ilysm.

@flashedarrow - mafs is one of my fav fics,,,ever. made me laugh and cry and smile and you’re such a wonderful writer!

@shiroganejpg - nisa! you are! spectacular! a true friend, and i’m so happy that i joined the server all those months ago and met you and everyone else <3

@noogenesis - your art is!! wow!!! every piece you put out is so amazing and gorgeous!

@gabrielsleftwing - binchhhhhh. i love you bitch. ain’t never gonna stop loving you bitch!! seriously tho i love you and your sweet kittens <3

@acatnamedskai - your art is just so beautiful and amazing. the way you draw keith’s little smirky smile face is just ridiculously adorable. 

@tane-p - your sheith au art always kills me!! so gorgeous and you write them as well! some of your art is heart wrenching and some makes me smile so hard!

@whiteblades - your uliro art is so pure and good, literally one of the most wonderful things in this universe. thank you for sharing it with us

@demenior - your uliro fics,,,,,,singlehandedly you made me ship them and wrote such a lovely piece for me as a commission. 

@setheverman - yeah right like you’re even going to see this but who cares. you’re one of the only things that made me smile after a family friend died a few months back so thank you for always putting out quality shitposts for me to giggle at

@my-one-love-is-music - from jaytim to sheith. you’ve got the Range™ hun. thank you for being awesome.

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Hey could uh tell me about how Eliza and Alex reacted after Phillips death? Bring on the feels🙃

Since I’m on a role with the sad topics tonight, let’s do this!!!

Okay, so first you need to know exactly how much the Hamiltons adored their eldest son

Philip was basically a mini-Hamilton in that he graduated from Columbia, liked to talk that big talk like his father, was very handsome, and was, at times, a “Naughty young man” as Ham lovingly describes him in a letter

Hamilton called Philip his “best and brightest hope”

He was likely dreaming up big things for Philip; possibly envisioning Philip following in his own footsteps

(It’s also important to note that, in general, Hamilton was known as a loving and devoted father)

Now get ready for the tears.......

When Hamilton heard the duel went wrong, he booked it over to the house of a doctor he trusted and told him Philip was in need of him

Hamilton then proceeded to faint from his anxiety, and had to stay at the doctor’s home for a bit before he could go to Philip

When Ham got to Philip, he tested his pulse, turned to the doctor, and said “Doctor, I despair” in what the doctor called “a tone and manner that can never be effaced from my memory”

After Hamilton got there, Eliza arrived......

(She was three months pregnant at this point)  

Robert Troup said “The scene I was present at when Mrs. Hamilton came to see her son on his deathbed ... and when she met her husband and son in one room beggars all description!”

So, basically, it was incredibly heartbreaking :’(((

His parents stayed with him all night, each on either side of his bed, clinging to him

I’ll spare you to description of the scene because it’s just... horribly sad

Philip Hamilton died at 5 AM the morning following his duel

He was buried in Trinity Church Yard not long after, on what was said to be a rainy day

Hamilton had to be held up by his friends at the funeral :’(

Eliza was distraught and inconsolable for a long time afterward :’(

Amazingly, she did not miscarry and gave birth to “Little Phil”

Hamilton fell into what seemed to be the deepest depression of his life

He could not return to his writing for comfort like he had so many other times in the face of grief

It took him four months to acknowledge any of the sympathy notes he received after Philip’s death

That is a long time for a man who was always, always writing

Robert Troup said Hamilton was “strongly stamped with grief”

If you want to see how the grief changed him, compare this portrait of a younger Hamilton to this portrait of Hamilton after Philips’s death

You can pretty much see the despair on his face :’(((

Hamilton seemed to return to religion in a much more obvious way after Philip’s death

John Church Hamilton also remembers his father walking the grounds of the Grange a lot after Philip died

By all accounts, Hamilton was entirely changed after Philip’s death

Aka, he was incredibly depressed :’(((

As for Eliza...

History hasn’t recorded much of her reaction, but we can assume she was heartbroken, to say the least

The fact that she safely delivered a baby through all of this is absolutely amazing and tells us a lot about her strength

God Bless Eliza Schuyler Hamilton

Are you as heartbroken as I am now? Good! Let’s go cry together!

(Read Eliza Schuyler Facts Part One) (Read Eliza Schuyler Facts Part Two)(Hamilton insulted Eliza?) (Was Eliza smart?) (How did Eliza react to Ham’s death?) (Tench Tilghman’s crush on Eliza)

(Read Peggy Schuyler Facts) (Read Cornelia Schuyler Facts) (Read Info on Schuyler Siblings) (Read Caty Schuyler Facts)

(Read Lafayette Facts Part One) (Read Lafayette Facts Part Two) (Read Lafayette Facts Part Three)

(Read Lams Facts) (Read about John Laurens’ sexuality) (Do Laurens’ letters to Hamilton still exist?) (Read John Laurens Facts Part One)

(Read Angelica Hamilton Facts) (John Church Hamilton: Letter Ruiner)

(Read Hercules Mulligan Facts) (Read Deborah Sampson Facts) (Read Maria Reynolds Facts) (Did Nathan Hale and Ben Tallmadge have a relationship?) (How did Mulligan and Lafayette react to Hamilton’s death?)

(My history tag)

[darkcyradis]

My Top 10 Favorite Women Characters

Thanks so much to @anais-fromanotherplanet for tagging me in this awesome meme! 

Despite my complaints that people don’t write enough awesome female characters in fiction, once I started listing them, the list just went on and on. It was so hard picking my top 10, so I had to throw a few honorable mentions in...

1. Rell (LoL, my own fantasy novel OC) 

Well, being my original character and the badass action hero of the story + comic relief with a kind/loving soul, she’s basically my idea of a perfect woman. So ofc she is my number one. ^^

2. Homura Akemi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) 

No one does the things Homura does for love. No one dares the things Homura dares to do. No one is that courageous. No heart loves so much. Homura is fucking epic. And she’s damn stylish and cool too! XD

3. Moana (Disney’s Moana) 

THE PERFECT HEROINE. Everything about her, from her adorable voice (which is EPIC when she sings!!), her extraordinary hero’s journey arc, to the way the narrative treats her with the respect and dignity a hero of whatever gender deserves. Loved her movie, loved her compassion, loved her bravery, loved her closeness with her family, loved her love of the sea, loved everything about Moana.

4. Daenerys (Game of Thrones) 

People build shrines to her both in real life and in the world of Game of Thrones for a reason. She’s so epic, dares so much and accomplishes so much. She also suffered terribly in the beginning and started from nothing, building everything she eventually grew to have with her own hands. And through it all, she kept her compassion, and still tries to do what’s right, even as she grows wiser and strong enough to do the hard things a ruler must do.

5. Aquila Yuna (Saint Seiya Omega) 

A female underdog hero story done RIGHT. In terms of her journey as a young warrior/Saint of Athena, the way she dresses, carries herself, fights like an utter badass, relates to her friends, and earnestly seeks her way makes her the perfect teenage girl protagonist for me. Plus, she’s just so graceful-looking despite packing such a wallop, and looks epic in armor (my eternal weakness) like all my favorite male Saints.

6. Tachibana (Aoharu x Machine Gun) 

Lol, this girl is teenage me in another life. Her extreme passion for justice, her compassion that balances her towering wrath and extreme smiting power against the evil and the unjust, her tomboyish looks and sensibilities, her kindness, her intelligence—I love this girl.

7. Mrs. Bradley (Diana Rigg – The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries) 

When I grow up, I want to be Diana Rigg. She mixes high intelligence, dignity, and a deep capacity for love and compassion into the perfect, elegant package in any role she plays. I loved her especially as the wry, smart, and modern Mrs. Bradley, who is her own woman, has carved a place of respect for herself in the male-dominated world of Edwardian England, and has a fun, scintillating relationship of wits (and romance?) with her chauffer George. A lady so ahead of her time and making it work—I love her.

8. Historia Reiss (Attack on Titan) 

Easily the most interesting and fascinatingly developed/grown female character in AoT despite not being one of its many awesome badass warrior women. Her outburst against her father in the cave (and the way she bosses Eren around there XD) is one of my favorite moments in the entire series. Plus, the way she uses her political power when she gets it is proof of the kind of genuinely good person she is.

9. Marinette/Miraculous Ladybug (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)

A perfect teen heroine--full of dreams/hope/excitement, smart, relatable, adorable, fully fleshed out, and fun. The entire show is just so well done and does excellent, diverse characters in spades. I love this unabashedly girl-centric show, its beautiful graphics/aesthetics, its hilarious scripts, and its appealing character designs. 

10. Madoka Kaname (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) 

Had to get her on here, because even if her story arc isn’t as epic as Homura’s, the decision she makes in the end with full knowledge, intent, and foresight, is one for the ages. She’s the very picture of an empowered woman, who grabs back charge of her mind/body/soul/DESTINY from those who tried to disempower and manipulate her, finds clarity, and delivers to us not only the right/perfect answer to an impossible-seeming dilemma, but does so with selfless love and grace. Those who detract from Madoka, saying she doesn’t do anything for the majority of the series, clearly didn’t pay attention to what was going on behind this big, sweet eyes—there was a very intelligent, observant, compassionate soul there, seeing and learning and piecing together the things she needed to to save us all.

Honorable Mentions:

Dowager Countess Grantham (Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey) – in terms of cool factor, few female characters can top the Dowager Countess—and she’s an old lady, which kicks up both her adorable-ness factor and badassery. XD Sharpest of all wits and tongues, and style and dignity for days. I love this lady.

Sailor Neptune/Michiru Kai’ou (Sailor Moon) – with her quiet intelligence, charm, elegance, brimming talent, and courageous/fierce inner character, she’s the perfect role model. I also loved that she holds love and her beloved above all else. As a fellow “follower of Aphrodite” so to speak, I really relate to her.

Ms. Marvel/Kamala Kahn (Marvel Comics) – the first truly relatable American comic book character I’ve ever read. And she reads/writes superhero fanfic. XD I love Kamala.

Mikasa Ackerman (Attack on Titan) – not sure if this is more props to Isayama-sensei, her creator, but I love that Mikasa is universally acknowledged by her peers as the physically strongest warrior among them and is never undercut by the narrative like so many other purportedly “strong female characters,” especially in Shounen manga. I can’t relate to her much in personality/thought process though, which is the only reason she doesn’t make my Top 10.

‎Oscar François de Jarjayes (The Rose of Versailles) – the badass beautiful lady with a compassionate heart and endless dignity who started it all. The Rose of Versailles, the godmother of badass warrior women in manga/anime ever after (and the savior of my beloved Takarazuka Revue ;-)).

Random Bonus:

Chloe (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)

This is probably a shocking mention because Chloe is AWFUL--the consummate Mean Girl and petty, entitled brat extraordinaire. But she’s just so absurdly over the top in her awfulness that she almost becomes lovable for being so flawed. Also, she has the most hilarious lines and I respect that she’s a girl who definitely knows her own mind and isn’t afraid to go after what she wants. ^^

You poor darlings who read through this whole thing, I tag you all! Please tag me if you do this, I’d love to see your lists! <33333 Also tagging @kiriblabs, @oleanderhoney, @hannibalcatharsis, @sensitive-eruri, @prosotankutu, @careruri, @cherryamber, @momtaku, and @lostcauses-noregrets if you guys are up for it! <333333

Cuz I had so many, here’s a list of more awesome women characters I love under the cut~

Saber/Arturia Pendragon (Fate/Zero)

Hermione Granger (Harry Potter)

Pocahontas (Disney’s Pocahontas)

Haruka Ten’ou (Sailor Moon)

Misaki Ayuzawa (Maid-sama!)

Hanji Zoe (Attack on Titan)

Furiosa (Mad Max: Fury Road)

Peggy Carter (Captain America)

Sayaka (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

Annie Leonhardt (Attack on Titan)

Ymir (Attack on Titan)

Princess Leia (Star Wars)

Mami (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

Maya Toomi (Fafner)

Brienne of Tarth (Game of Thrones)

Kyoko Sakura (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

Squid Girl (Invasion! Squid Girl)

Professor McGonnagall (Harry Potter)