#I also want to know peoples ideal set list. Like just the dream set list in order but thats a lot to ask of people lol

[damondays]

Also I have been thinking about Blurs set list a lot ever since I bought the ticket to Portugal because I miight try to do a travel vlog set to one of the songs, and then try to sync-and-cut-to the live version for when I'm at the concert Knowing myself- this wont happen lol, but I'm telling you because if you want to steal the idea- please dooo, I think it would be a fun way to capture the tour!

[jymwahuwu]

Content warnings: yandere, angst(?), some descriptions of capitalism, you're locked up

Summary: You are a bakery owner and you and your shop are going to be evicted by the IPC. Unfortunately, Aventurine is the one handling the plans.

Note: I suddenly want to write this very much...sorry, I don't know what I am writing...🥹

According to the calendar of your home planet, you spent all your savings and bought a bakery three years ago.

Once upon a time, you had your own ideals, which were woven into unrealistic dreams in your childhood paintings. When you become an adult, you realize that adults use lies to pile up in school and blow up beautiful bubbles. Those lies are probably the beginning of your idealized misfortune. Your dream goes from unrealistic to another. Under consumerism, you want a property of your own, with one room, a large living room, an open kitchen, and a ceiling where you can sleep while looking at the stars. Approximately 8,000,000 credits. You deposit money into the Cosmic Bank. Staring at the rising numbers in the bank account with tired eyes, health has been replaced by some slowly rising numbers and countless nights.

Then, you collapse. Your ideal transforms into a spaceship for 1,200,000 credits. However, classmates and friends of Universe University in the same year shared on social media that they had gotten married step by step, had children, and had a lovely next generation from the artificial womb. The venue for their proposal was on a romantic planet with endless sea, sky and seagulls. A growing sense of comparison creates unnecessary suffering. Others tell you, go ahead, just like others, work, save money, buy a house, buy a car, get married, have children, bring new blessings to the universe, and believe in an Aeon you like.

Best is Qlipoth. They said. Everyone said so.

That's the Aeon that IPC fervently believes in. They may not necessarily know about the walls and protections made by Qlipoth, but people must know that IPC is a huge company involved in the economy of the entire universe. Their golden bodies symbolize enviable wealth in people's eyes.

But spacecraft are out of reach. You figured this out through a cheap and unpalatable 10-credit lunch and a scolding from your boss. You know you should set a more realistic goal.

Then let’s get a car with 30,000 credits. There are also jewelry for 50,000 credits. I'll go shopping after get off work. you said so.

You walked into the store and bought a car that met your expectations despite the salesperson's inner eye rolls and eager sales. Stroking its shell, eager joy surges into your heart, as if your hard work has been transformed into a visible reward. This is valuable. And jewelry, you buy a necklace that sparkles around your neck.

Your face was hot with excitement. There is value in this, keep it to yourself and it will appreciate in value!

Trembling with excitement, there is endless emptiness behind the joyful smile. Cosmic Express is responsible for delivering express delivery to your home. You browse the Internet and buy a list of unnecessary things to fill your misery and pain and stop the bleeding that might come out.

Then one day you quit your job after another scolding, knowing that you are just a cog in the functioning of society. You don't want to live like this anymore, but you don't know how to live without money and without getting married like others. You buy a spaceship ticket and wander off randomly. Romantic, casual and comfortable life. You think idealistically again to cheer yourself up. No matter where you go, you have to start a new life.

You arrive on a new planet, a beautiful and highly developed space society. The dome has a transparent dome woven from Qlipoth that envelopes the entire planet. You have heard that IPC has its headquarters here, but some say it is just one of its branches. Regardless, they obsessively imitated the architecture of Aeon Qlipoth, constructing a towering building with a beautiful transparent glass dome. It is stationed on the planet like a banyan tree, tirelessly absorbing money and energy.

You bought a small, independent bakery on one of the shopping streets, renovated it and prepared it for opening and used up almost all the credit in your bank account. But, you are happy, from the bottom of your heart, practicing your baking recipes and thinking about a bright future. On opening day, you put up a sign with a design on it. And greets all guests warmly. They smell the aroma of bread, follow the traces and step into your store, buying this and that bread and drinks. The aroma of food, warm bread, that is the breath of life.

-

One month after opening, Aventurine stepped into your bakery. When socializing at work, he accompanied his clients to drink and enjoy haute cuisine, with a charming smile. During lunch, he would choose a coffee shop or an elegant restaurant to sit and browse the stock market and invest. Those tens of millions of money came and went, only in exchange for a smile or a sip of coffee from him. Wonderful afternoon. Beautiful gamble. But that day, he smelled a different aroma of bread, and realized that a new store had opened in the commercial street.

He walked into the store and browsed the golden bread. Aventurine spent 2 minutes choosing toast and croissants, listening to the sound of money arriving on his phone. He glanced at you, who was in uniform and busy. It was inevitable that he thought from a professional and utilitarian perspective, wondering how this narrow store did not meet the requirements of modern business. Decoration, bread production, marketing, and store staffing. It would be foolish to hire just one clerk. Hiring just one more clerk can lead to more revenue. You obviously have your hands full.

He spent 2 minutes in line. When it was Aventurine's turn to pay, you gave him a warm smile, as warm as sunshine. These days, you remember some familiar faces of your customers. You're a little surprised by the new-faced customers arriving at the store.

You greet him and ask if he wants a takeout or just enjoy it in the store.

"Right here, thank you." Aventurine replied.

So Aventurine sat down, right in the bakery. He munched his bread and invested his money, living his daily life. Day after day, weeks and months passed. Occasionally, he pays attention to you. You always do all the work in the store, packing the bread, putting it on the shelves, and doing the cashiering. So one day, He asked out of curiosity. “Isn’t the bakery owner going to hire an extra employee?”

You opened your eyes wide and smiled awkwardly. "I-I'm the owner of this bakery."

Ah, so here's the answer. Aventurine nodded, you may not have more funds, but he accidentally started to invest and play, just like the play he had not completed in childhood. He loved investing, which was like finding a pearl in the ocean, playing Monopoly, playing with his assets. A desire arose spontaneously, satisfying his heart. "Have you considered expanding the store and staff? I see your bakery is very popular. I've witnessed many, but none like this, and swear there's some potential here."

"Really?" You were a little shy in the compliment. He was surprised at your naivety. "Thank you, but I have no plans yet."

"Oh, you're eating Brioche today." You looked down at the bread he selected. "You are a familiar face. Let me give you a discount. It only costs 200 credits."

Aventurine was about to refuse, but heard your question. "If you don't mind, could you tell me what you do for a living?"

He didn't understand the specific reason. Aventurine didn't want to reveal his work in front of you, so he muttered vaguely. "I'm in the gambling business."

"You mean the casino?" You blinked.

"Yeah, yes," he replied.

"That must be hard…" You recalled the casino in the drama, where the gamblers seemed likely to fight. He must have been mediating frequently there. After thinking about it, you gave him extra drinks and bread. “Here’s today’s special offer!”

Aventurine held the drink at a loss, feeling that the cold drink was radiating heat.

-

On a rainy and windy afternoon, Aventurine won't sit at your outdoor table. He returned to the IPC with the bread and pressed the button for the lift. One of the members of Ten Stonehearts saw him and asked caringly. "I can't see you eating in the office lately. Can you be full just by eating bread?"

"It's okay. I fill up easily." He smiled politely, even though he had eaten some more bread… He didn't refuse your offer.

He finished chewing the bread while scrolling through your bakery’s social media feeds on his phone. You like to update the bakery's social media and have accumulated about a few hundred likes per post. In the photo, you shared a new type of bread, and your passion for life is reflected in your eyebrows and eyes.

The department meeting is just after lunch. The holographic screen fluttered IPC's business plans and developments. IPC announced that one of its small plans was to acquire a new commercial street and all the businesses would have to move out. His eyes reflected the glowing words- your bakery is on that commercial street.

-

Gradually, that friendly customer who works at the casino becomes too busy to visit your bakery, or he finds a new restaurant. There's something empty inside you, like a piece is missing.

New signs were posted in the neighborhood, and other store owners who often borrowed flour and other supplies from each other knocked on your door and told you that the Interastral Peace Corporation was buying the street and that every store was going to be evicted. This will be the place where a new type of space commercial city will be built. Many companies will settle in and open stores. It will be beautiful and modern, just like other space commercial cities. You'd better discuss a compensation plan with IPC now and strive for better terms.

IPC may compromise, but with other economic systems of the entire planet, not with a small commercial street. They do what they say they will do.

Like a bolt from the blue, you repeatedly confirmed and asked questions. Why does it have to be here? Why? What are their plans? How much will the compensation be? The IPC wants the compensation to be as small as possible, and the shop owners will fight for it, but the court is on their side. So don’t be too tough in your attitude, be more diplomatic, be more worldly, and seek more benefits for you. they said.

Many shop owners have signed up for the compensation plan. You are one of the few shop owners who are too stubborn to embrace the world. Guard this shop like a dragon guarding the last treasure. As the deadline gets closer, you notice more rude customers, the ingredient supplier says they can no longer serve you, and some negative messages and reviews appear to smear you. There are also people in all-black uniforms looking outside your store. That's downright creepy.

But you are not afraid, what you are afraid of is that something will be taken away from you again. Those capitalists are used to taking something from you and then giving you something in compensation. Before it was salary, now it's compensation plans.

Occasionally, you bow to reality and pay attention to some new stores, but those prices cannot be bought with compensation.

One night, before you close the shop, you hear the sound of construction work, destroying the original shops. It's not loud and noisy, it's a new space construction technology, but you're terrified and just want to pack up and go home. You have filed a complaint with the court. Once again, you place your hopes on the ethereal, and then you see a figure appear at the window of the bakery.

Ah, it's that customer. He must be here to support you and buy bread.

You maintained your smile and greeted him, "I haven't seen you recently. Where have you been?"

Aventurine just stared. There was some compassion in his expression, and his features were soft. He knew that the gentlest of measures would not work. “…let me talk to you about the new compensation plan.”

You were stunned for a while. "…What do you mean?"

He hands you a card with neatly printed handwriting and the IPC logo.

“Aventurine, Senior Manager in the IPC Strategic Investment Department”

You held the card and read it for a while before looking up at him. Your throat was dry but tears were streaming down your face. The holographic screen projects a new plan, specially prepared for you stubborn, idealistic people, to provide better compensation.

"…Go away, I don't want to see you!" You paused for half a minute before getting angry and pushing him out of the store. What flows inside is anger at the betrayal, even though you know he doesn't have to support you. Aventurine's arms opened up to embrace you. You were shocked, struggling, and sobbing. "I don't want to see you…you are with them…I have nothing, and you still want to take it away…"

Halted like an emotional kitten, you whimpered, tired from sobbing, sleep overtook you and darkness enveloped you.

You opened your eyes and found yourself in a luxurious room, with stars visible on the ceiling and a soft quilt covering you. Pillow supports your head. You adjusted to the light for a few seconds, frowned, and moved your hands, but the sound of the chain sounded. You looked at the chains on your hands, stunned, shaking and struggling. "What-what's going on?"

"Ah, you're awake." Aventurine opened the door and came in. He touched your forehead, and you realized that the clothes you were wearing had also been changed. They were a set of pajamas. "What happened?" You shook the chain in your hand in confusion. "Someone attacked us last night?" "Um, it's not like that actually."

Aventurine comforted you and shushed you. "You're locked in. Shhh...shhh, don't scream. I know this may be hard to accept at first, but you'll see the benefits."

He explained, to your expression like a frightened little animal. "…For business purposes, I looked into your background. You've been having a hard time, haven't you? Now you finally have time to relax. This is one of my houses, and it's yours, too."

"I didn't ask you..." Tears welled up in your eyes. Are you going to be locked up? "I know." Aventurine stroked your head gently. "I know, now just relax. I'll take care of the bakery. We'll open a new one somewhere with the ocean, you know, new plans."

You noticed that he used the word "we," which made your heart feel strangely warm. You were speechless, closed your eyes, turned around, a tear flowed down your cheek, and the chain creaked.

This is your new reality, but at least you can rest, right?

[gabessquishytum]

Spooky Season Romance!

Hob supernatural chef --- he's a chef for supernatural creatures/catering parties/making edible things for creatures -- in a world where humans and supernatural creatures live side by side. He's careful to abide by all the dos/don'ts and general best practices -- keep garlic away from his vampire guests, making sure none of his ingredients might cause a bad reaction for blended families, being himself immune to most poisons that could be added as some "spice" for his more Addams-esque clients (https://www.farmersalmanac.com/halloween-herbal-folklore).

He's also generally careful not to use any of his own biological material in his cooking as some creatures can use that to spell or get obsessed with a person if they've had even a drop of their blood.

Hob has catered parties for the Endless clan before, they've always gone well - people like the food and the tip(s) are healthy. Maybe he flirts a little with Morpheus Endless, it's all good fun, and since Hob tries not to mix business with pleasure (any more; Hob likes vampires okay) nothing should really come of it. Morpheus is a little bit of a weirdo, even for a vampire, but he is very pretty.

In one of those oops moments that happen, Hob cut himself was prepping for the Endless party and some of his blood got into one of the small batches of individual pastries he was making for the party, and Hob didn’t even realize, or he would have junked the whole set. They were Dream's favorite, you see (which might be why Hob was making them,,,,shut up!) and it wouldn't do to give a vampire even a drop of your blood, even by mistake, unless you were prepared to deal with the consequences -- the obsession drinking even a little blood causes in a vampire has been known to level whole towns.

Dream doesn't know why he's growling at every one who comes within feet of this tray of pastries, but he is (they're his). And Hob,,, he looks so good tonight, smells so good tonight (he looks and smells good every time Dream sees him), but tonight Dream is obsessed, like he's tasted blood.

Ooo SPOOKY!!! I love it!

Hob is just hanging around to make sure the catering for the party all goes down okay and there are no problems. He stands off to the side where he won't be noticed - he's just the chef, he doesn't want to take attention away from the hosts. But before he knows it, there's Morpheus stalking across the room to Hob likes he's seeking prey. Hob finds himself backed into the nearest wall with Dream's nose buried in his throat. The attention certainly isn't unwanted, just unexpected. And when Hob tries to gently pull away Dream hisses like he's been burned.

Hob runs through a list of scenarios and fairly quickly realises that either Dream has gone feral (unlikely, Hob and everyone else in the room would have been shredded by now) OR he's tasted blood - in particular, Hob’s blood. Which is not ideal, but not the end of the world. Hob just needs to get Dream away from the crowds.

So he picks the vampire up (and fuck he's heavy, like there's a black hole making him incredibly dense) and carries him out to the place he can think of, the kitchen. It's empty now, which is great, and Hob sets Dream down on one of the counters. It will all have to be deep cleaned tomorrow but that's too bad. Dream in whining and clawing at Hob, scratching his arms enough to break the skin. When a thin trickle of blood emerges, Dream surges forward and sucks, licks, salivates all over the tiny wound, just for a little taste.

Hob pets him and kisses him, cooes to him that it's ok. He can have a proper feed, Hob doesn't mind. He trusts Dream. He'll satiate that need inside as much as Dream needs, until he's full. Hob is insane enough to love the fact that Dream is so obsessed with him. It feels so good, he's hard in his baggy black trousers, grinding up encouragingly against Dream.

And if Dream thought there was nothing in the world better than those pastries he tasted, he was wrong. He gets his mouth on Hob’s neck and he nearly sobs as the taste floods his mouth. He drinks until his belly is bloated with blood and Hob is pale, panting, almost totally exsanguinated. Still grinning like an idiot, though. If he had enough blood left he'd still be rock hard.

Of course Dream takes excellent care of Hob, with his obsessive thirst at least temporarily sated. He can't help but feel that maybe it isn't over, though. In the back of his mind, he knows that Hob is the only thing he'll want to taste from now on.

[nevertheless-moving]

been catching snatches of your stormlight posting. never enough to actually understand anything. should i read it

I really liked it! However it was on my reading list for many years before I finally was in the right headspace to dive in. It's a lot.

The Stormlight Archive consists of four fairly long high fantasy novels and two tie in novellas. It takes place on an alternate fantasy world called Roshar, which is part of a larger fantasy universe called the Cosmere. If you like high fantasy epics, or if you're interested in giving them a shot, then yes, definitely try out the Cosmere!

High fantasy, as I define it — sorry if you know this already anon also sorry if my definition differs from other's reading this — is...bigger than life. High fantasy is two main things. First, the setting— magic creatures and fantastical architecture and folks with super cool magic powers. Second, High Fantasy is the way people behave, which verges into Mythology and Fairy Tale. I'll explain.

Don't get me wrong, when well written, and Cosmere is very well written, the people still feel real. I mean the glowing guys wearing vaguely renaissance faire clothing who are fighting the giant rock monsters still have complex relationships with their fathers. But it's also an idealization — people saying the right words at the right time, people being their noblest version of themselves. Read and/or Watch the Lord of The Rings and take notes on Aragorn's speech at the Black Gate. It's the fantasy of people at their best, noble in all the ways we want the word to mean.

Low fantasy, by contrast, is a bit more grounded, both in the setting and the people. The places in low fantasy look more like your day to day on earth — dive bars with bouncers and crude jokes on bathroom doors. The dive bar bouncer in low fantasy is just a massive rock troll and the graffiti has penises of many different fantasy races. The people are a bit more like some guy you know. It can still be a good some guy you know. Just if they have to fight a nightmare monster they're probably ugly crying and maybe peeing themselves a little. People can still be good and bad, they just maybe have a bit less polish.

There's obviously lots of grey area — Game of Thrones has a lot of high fantasy setting elements, being a vaugely mideval europe pastiche with dragons, but the way it focuses on brothels and people trudging through mud is a bit more low, the reality of a world without indoor plumbing, as opposed to the dream of a world without cellphones. It has epic speeches and larger than life figures, but they get bogged down by stuff like taxes and dehydration, which high fantasy doesn't generally linger on. I'd argue some of the worst behavior fits right in with high fantasy — the red wedding is just a much graphic version than we're used to of the ol' scheming advisor trope, but still fits into the archetypes. Anyway.

Discworld by Terry Pratchett is an excellent low fantasy series, and if you're looking for a fantasy book recommendation and haven't read/watched/ didn't really enjoy lord of the rings, or if you did and want to read my favorite series, then read these 100%. If you've read them already — nice.

(I think having some more familiar touchstones makes fantasy novels more enjoyable for folks who aren't into their recreational reading being Very Unlike real life . Discworld is incredibly funny, while also being full of heart. The turns of phrase are adult without being crazy dense. I'm not a personally big grimdark person; I prefer my stories with a core belief that people who are good deep down, which is at the heart of Pratchett's writing. I laughed, I cried. I recommend Guards, Guards as a first book but you can start lots of places.)

To get back a little closer to your initial question — I started reading the Cosmere with Mistborn, which consists of three novels, a several hundred year time gap, and then four more, slightly shorter but still pretty long novels. It takes place on a completely different world from Stormlight. The planets are only tentatively connected, but there the very solid promise that they will interact a lot more soon.

By soon I mean in the next decade as far as book publishing goes, because the author, Brandon Sanderson, is a madman. And by madman I mean he fucking writes like a machine. I checked his website and he posts things like "23% percent through my next book." "45% through" "82% through" who writes like that??? He's also a massive prude, which is hilarious. I love him in a non parasocial way. He's got the next 20 years of book releases mapped out. Whom the fuck??

Anyway if you like high fantasy epics, or want to try one, then yes, definitely try out the Cosmere! It's funny, I've always had a hard time listening to audiobooks, but either things clicked in my head or the narrators, Michael Kremer and Kate Reading, are just that good.

I...actually liked Mistborn more than Stormlight. The first Stormlight book I found a little hard to get through at the start, because the main characters seriously go through it, but I had trust in the author at that point and things DID get better. Mistborn hooked me start to finish and every plot twist felt perfectly executed in a way that Stormlight didn't completely nail for me. I mean, Stormlight Archive is still a great series, with compelling characters and well structured romances and interesting world building and super, super rad fight scenes.

I'm posting obsessively about Stormlight partially because I'm scrambling for more cosmere content (I didn't actually expect to reach the end) and partially because there are things in the books that weren't 100% satisfying, and those spaces are where fandom lives. Again, it's still really, really good. Just long, and sometimes fairly heavy in how much the main characters struggle with mental illness while fighting crab monsters.

In the stormlight archive, your personal fight with depression and PTSD and drug addiction is actually inextricably linked to your super rad glowing magic power fight with rock monsters and crab people. The crab people who also have a lot of trauma and mental illness.

Honestly, I'm not sure how Sanderson is going to resolve that.

But fuck it, TLDR, Stormlight is good but long, and the next book is supposed to resolve a bunch of stuff and it comes out this December, and the way he wrapped up things in his other books was really satisfying! So this is a pretty good time to get into the series!

[carmenized-onions]

HEY LOVELY!!!! Now this, THIS, was worth every day i waited. IT WAS FUCKING AMAZING. Everything i dreamed it to be and more.

Tony and Mikey scenes? HEARTBREAKING. Every moment they have together, no matter sad or happy, is slowly chipping away at my soul.

Carmen getting a therapist? Genius. Don't know why the writers haven't given him one, boy does he need it.

Syd and Richie making sure Tony is taken care of by sorting Carmen out before he see's her again? Everything. I need them as friends, right now. NOW.

(still pissed at Carmen, though.)

The way you write characters reactions to grief is, like, stunning. STUNNING.

ALSO, as someone with a brother who struggles with drugs, seeing Mikey being portrayed as a nice person with loving friendships is really amazing to see. (the fact i have another brother called Mikey too, freaky? probably not. BUT IM A DRAMATIC PERSON OKAY?)

Anyway, i am genuinely in love with this series. You should be so incredibly proud of your self. Would i be able to get onto the tag list?

He congratulates you.

the absolutely shattered render quality of this image really fucking makes it. packing update: I've just got the desk and closet left! and also my billion plants.... i really don't want to think about the plants...

SO GLAD it was worth the wait, I hope chapter 14 also is. I'm not the most happy with the ending scenes right now... Happier than I was yesterday... but maybe I just need to stop looking at it, honestly. I'm transforming into S3 Carmen changing that menu every 5 fucking minutes AH.

CHIPPING away you say? not funny. I'd had these scenes in my head for a minute, but I was so worried about being off-base with Mikey's character because all I had to go off of was Fishes, so thank you God for Napkins I would've been so fucked.

SPEAKING OF S3, I know,,, it makes sense that he doesn't have one I mean he hesitated so much to just go to al-anon but even fucking al-anon in S3 he's reverted to just not fuckin' talking which SUCKS !! DON'T SUBTRACT !! PLEASE STOP SUBTRACTING IM BEGGIN YOU!!

I love Syd and Richie and the way they combine forces when it comes to their Shared Work Wife. I think what's so fun about it is that without this being for Chip, Syd wouldn't be so direct, and Richie would be so much fucking meaner, but because it's for her, they actually make an effort to sort Carmen the fuck out. And also beat his ass. two things can be true.

And THANK YOU I write a fuck ton of grief poetry and I think I just went to like. a lot of funerals as a kid. an unexpected consequence of having a kid a lot later than everyone else. It's in my bones. but like in a fun way.

Also, when I read this for the first time, I remember being SO confused because I was like. "There was another option?" And forgot that people fucking suck and see people struggling or in recovery as something that is other. Fucking ew. I never had any intention of portraying Mikey other than the really fucking good brother he is, who also just so happens to be struggling. Don't applaud a fish for swimming! People are people and they should be written as fuckin' people!!!! But I am glad my portrayal was appreciated none the less. YOU'RE NOT DRAMATIC!!

Of COURSE you can be added!! Though I will say, sometimes it doesn't always work when I tag people. So I am. sorry. I think it's something in tumblr settings? Gotta set your shit public or taggable or something? regardless. i'll fuckin put your name in there for sure!! thank you for your thoughts m'love!!

back to packing.... desk or closet desk or closet.... flipped a coin i got desk mannnn... wish me luck!! do i have anything from chapter 14 i can give you?

is this spoilery? c'est la vie, take it. kisses kisses see you in ideally less than an hour when i finish desk packing.

[carchaseonacarchase]

𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚜𝚎 & 𝙲𝚊𝚛𝚖𝚎𝚗 𝙸𝚗𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝. 🤎

╰┈➤ this is a list of songs that i think fit very well with carmen and chase, the selection of songs is pretty personal cause it's based on my own music tastes, i appreciate you to recommend me songs and other suggestions to expand it :3 this playlist is full of 60's/90's songs to keep it classic but there's also pop/rock/indie songs on there. enjoy ;)

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⚘ the world we knew (over and over) frank sinatra ❛❛ and the sun and the moon seemed to be ours, each road that we took turned into gold. but the dream was too much for you to hold ❞

⚘ under attack abba ❛❛ under attack, i'm taking cover, he's on my track, my chasing lover ❞

⚘ atomic blondie ❛❛ make me tonight, tonight make it right ❞

⚘ stop the world cause' i wanna get off with you arctic monkeys ❛❛ when you want to escape, say the word. well i know that getting you alone isn't easy to do. get the sense that you're on the move, and you'll probably be leaving soon ❞

⚘ i need a disguise belinda carlisle ❛❛ i need a disguise, to hide my love, i need a disguise, you've seen too much ❞

⚘ waterloo abba ❛❛ and how could i ever refuse? i feel like i win when i lose. couldn't escape if i wanted to, waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you ❞

⚘ the louvre lorde ❛❛ our days and nights are perfumed with obsession. but we're the greatest, they'll hang us in the louvre down the back, but who cares - still the louvre ❞

⚘ it's no good depeche mode ❛❛ i'm gonna take my time, i have all the time in the world to make you mine, it is written in the stars above ❞

⚘ you know that i'm not good amy winehouse ❛❛ i cheated myself. like i knew i would. i told you i was trouble, you know that i'm no good❞

⚘ some unholy war amy winehouse ❛❛ he can't lose with me in tow, i refuse to let him go, at his side and drunk on pride, we wait for the blow ❞

⚘ useless depeche mode ❛❛ all your stupid ideals, you've got your head in the clouds, you should see how it feels, with your feet on the ground ❞

⚘ rebel yell billy idol ❛❛ what set you free and brought you to me, babe? what set you free? i need you here by me ❞

⚘ diet mountain dew lana del rey ❛❛ you're no good for me, baby, you're no good for me, you're no good for me, but, baby, i want you, i want you ❞

⚘ tainted love soft cell ❛❛ once i ran to you, now i'll run from you. the love we share seems to go nowhere ❞

⚘ love is a battlefield pat benatar ❛❛ but i'm trapped by your love, and i'm chained to your side. both of us knowing, love is a battlefield ❞

⚘ out of touch hall & oates ❛❛ the shades all around aren't the colors we used to see, broken ice still melts in the sun, and ties that are broken can often be one again, we're soul alone, and soul really matters to me ❞

⚘ he can only hold her amy winehouse ❛❛ now, how can he have her heart, when it got stole? so he tries to pacify her 'cause what's inside her never dies ❞

⚘ can't take my eyes of you the four seasons ❛❛ now that i've found you, stay, and let me love you, baby, let me love you ❞

⚘ careless whisper george michael ❛❛ as the music dies, something in your eyes, calls to mind a silver screen, and all its sad goodbyes ❞

⚘ les feuilles mortes duo gadjo and their hot friends ❛❛ oh! je voudrais tant que tu te souviennes, des jours heureux où nous étions amis, en ce temps-là, la vie était plus belle, et le soleil plus brûlant qu'aujourd'hui ❞

⚘ summer wine nancy sinatra ❛❛ she took my silver spurs a dollar and a dime, and left me cravin' for more summer wine❞

⚘ imagination foster the people ❛❛ we can't change the things we can't control, it's summer somewhere, do you shouldn't be so cold. if you want me to stay, don't keep me waiting for it ❞

⚘ why must we wait until tonight? tina turner ❛❛ take your lips and make them mine, tell me why, why must we wait until tonight, why when i've waited all my life ❞

⚘ the lady in red chris de burgh ❛❛ and when you turned to me and smiled, it took my breath away. it's just you and me, it's where i wanna be ❞

⚘ white teeth teens lorde ❛❛ i know you love it when the hairpins start to drop, i like your reckoning, but we got our methods ❞

⚘ heroes david bowie ❛❛ though nothing, nothing will keep us together, we can beat them, forever and ever. we can be us, just for one day ❞

⚘ knowing me, knowing you abba ❛❛ memories, good days, bad days, they'll be with me always. breaking up is never easy i know, but i have to go, knowing me, knowing you it's the best i can do ❞

⚘ suck it and see arctic monkeys ❛❛ how i often wonder where you are, you have got that face that just says 'baby, i was made to break your heart' ❞

⚘ as the world falls down david bowie ❛❛ as the pain sweeps through, makes no sense for you, every thrill has gone, wasn't too much fun at all. but i'll be there for you as the world falls down ❞

˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗

[ddarker-dreams]

I just wanted to let you know that the way you wrote is so visceral in the best possible way! The way you create and atmosphere that is so palpable and your use of metaphors is so amazing!!! There are so many golden lines in your work, I’m just truly amazed by it and so grateful to get to read your works!!!

I wanted to mention, I’ve never seen HxH but I’m tempted to do it because your writing of the characters is so enthralling!!

Same thing with HSR! I knew of Blade before and his general character, but the way you write the environment and the characters and just the world in general makes playing the game so tempting, Mihoyo needs to slide you some dollars it’s so serious!!

But yea, I just wanted to gush about your work a bit because you’re truly such an inspiration when it comes to writing and it’s so interesting to hear you talk about your process and your own inspirations/works that you’re interested in! Ty for the recommendations!!

Also, cannot leave without mentioning your writing of the world’s babygirl Scaramouche <3

I do actually play genshin, so just seeing your portrayal of him is so so good and I love how you have looked at his story and how you tie that into his character!! You make him such a pathetic wet cat in the best possible ways, I mean this as a compliment!! The push and pull between him and his ego is as frustrating to watch as it is titillating, I just really love your works waaaaa!!!!!

But, thank u for your time in reading this and for your writing in general, I just wanted to gush about it, thank you!!!! 🫂🩵🩵🩵

AAAAAAAAAAH???????????????

please it's messages like this that make all the effort i put into writing worth it 🥺 even if fanfic is a hobby, i love making the best stories i can. i probably would've lost it without some form of creative expression. i'm so glad that you enjoyed the hxh and honkai stories, even if you're unfamiliar with the world!!! i feel that nexus in particular might not require being super familiar with honkai star rail, since it's set on a planet that doesn't appear in canon. that changed how i wrote the setup, since the preexisting knowledge readers can draw from is different.

i love being able to ramble away about my influences and inspirations!! i imagine it's added ten years to the lives of the people around me to have an outlet like this 😭 stories just make an impression on me that can't stop at the last word/the starts of the credits.

scara <33333333333 it's crazy how mihoyo hit every trait that makes me go feral for a character. he's a perfect bundle. the insecurity from abandonment, God Complex, mommy issues, doll and kabuki motifs, on and on the list could go. i know i've mentioned it before, but scara is a dream of writers/artists. ideal muse. there's just so much you can do with the fella.

thank you so much for the kind words omg, i feel undeserving 😭... thank you thank you!!!!

[happiness-of-the-pursuit]

Weekend WIP Game

Rules: List your WIPs below (if you only write one fic at a time, feel free to include future WIPs/ideas!) then answer the following questions. Then, tag as many people as you have WIPs (or more).

Thanks to @kiwiana-writes @daisymae-12 @myheartalivewrites @hgejfmw-hgejhsf for the tag!

1. WIP List: (Bolded have words, the others are just on the list)

Super Six and the Siren's Call (PJO AU)

Claremont 2008

Baby's First Pride

Daddy Issues (father storylines swapped, snippet linked)

AU of Someone's Fic (this is vague on purpose lol)

Grey's Prequel

RWRB Trans Alex Gender Rewrite

Amtrak Meet-Cute

Alex Gymnast AU

Threesgiving

F1 AU

Alex (and somewhat Henry) Experiences Quintessential Queer Things For the First Time

Honestly I feel like I'm missing some but this is a lot lol.

2. Which of your WIPs is currently the longest? Super Six and the Siren's Call, we have over 48,000 words written

3. Which WIP do you expect will end up the longest? Also Super Six and the Siren's Call, it's gonna be a Book

4. Which WIP is your favourite to write/the most enjoyable to write? Why? Super Six and the Siren's Call is great because co-writing really keeps me motivated and focused even when I'm starting to lose energy! I also really enjoyed writing the Alex Chapter of Daddy Issues (I only have two chapters written lol)

5. Which WIP do you find the most intimidating to write? Why? The AU of Someone Else's Fic-I had an idea I just needed to get down but I haven't talked to that author about it yet so sometimes I add to it when inspired but it's hard to make forward progress when I don't know if it'll ever go anywhere or just live in google docs forever

6. Which WIP do you experience the most self-doubt about. Why? Same answer as above, I just feel weird even though it would be doing something different from their fic I just get nervous about stepping on toes.

7. Which of your WIPs will you seek out a beta/sensitivity reader for? Why? I mean I want a beta for all of them ideally, but for Daddy Issues it's 1) hefty and deals with MCD, and 2) I haven't written a lot/really any smut but I believe it will have some lol

8. Have any of your WIPs been struck by the curse of writer's block? Baby's First Pride I'm sorry to all the fans, I promise I will get back to it. I just haven't felt inspired and don't want to half-ass it.

9. Which WIP has your favourite OC? Tell us about them? Daddy Issues I got to create the whole Díaz side of the family which is super fun. I'm white, but I have extended family from South America who I've spent time with and I'm drawing on those experiences a lot.

10. Which WIP is the sexiest? Threesgiving even though @affectionatelyrs and I only have vague ideas

11. Which WIP is the angstiest? Daddy Issues, we're dealing with MCD, divorce, mental health issues. Also Chapter 5 of Claremont 2008 is gonna have canon MCD but it'll still be angsty, though I think less angsty than canon?

12. Which WIP has the best characterisation (in your humble opinion)? I don't think any of them is much better than the others, but I do love our characterization in Super Six and the Siren's Call. I also had a lot of fun playing with younger Alex and Henry in Daddy Issues and Claremont 2008.

13. Which WIP has the best scene setting (in your humble opinion)? Again probably Super Six and the Siren's Call because this is not my strength but @inexplicablymine is great at this.

14. Which WIP have you worked the hardest on? I mean, one is 48,000 words and the next one is 17,000. So.

15. Which WIP do you have the highest expectations for? Why? Not to beat a dead horse but....we have plans for Super Six and the Siren's Call. However individually either Grey's or Daddy Issues. People seem to love the snippets for the second one which is making me really excited.

16. Do you dream about any of your WIPs? Once in a while? Ironically I dreamed about @inexplicablymine's WIP the other night which is hilarious to me.

17. Do any of your WIPs have particular complexities that your other fics don't? As of this exact moment Claremont 2008 has a lot of epistolary pieces that I really love that are not in other WIPs, and I have been using skins and html coding on texts which has been a game changed imo. Also one of my WIPs has a lot of POVs, some I've never written before.

18. Which WIP is the funniest or has the most humour? The Super Six and the Siren's Call not to toot my own horn but I feel like I've really been able to nail Rick's brand of sarcasm, @read-and-write- and @inexplicablymine too.

19. Do any of your WIPs contain outside POVs or a deep dive on a character other than the main ship? How are you finding that process? Yes, and I wrote Nora's POV recently and it really just flowed out of me, I was super surprised by how easily writing her came to me.

20. Tell us one thing we don't know about one or more of your WIPs. For the AU of Someone Else's Fic Henry and Alex meet right after Alex's bisexual awakening, and then Alex blows Henry off because he's just found out he's gonna be a father.

Here's a tag per WIP, sorry if I missed someone's that already did this (no pressure also)! @heybuddy-drabbles @affectionatelyrs @littlemisskittentoes @inexplicablymine @read-and-write- @14carrotghoul @sherryvalli @hypnostheory @mainstreamelectricalparade @suseagull04 @user-anakin @tintagel-or-cockleshells @gay-flyboys

[honourablejester]

PF2e Alkenstar Character Concepts

Not the AP necessarily, just characters knocking around the city and its environs. I’ve been watching a youtube channel called Mythkeeper who goes into the lore of Golarion, and he recently had a regional deep dive on Alkenstar and the Mana Wastes. I’m loving the simultaneous noir, western, steampunk and fantasy vibes here. So. Some Alkenstari concepts:

Elda Willwright, dwarven gutter press journalist (printer background, investigator class, might also take the archaeologist archetype, in the sense of ‘digging up dirt’). Strongly built around the Society and Thievery skills, she has her fingers in a lot of pies and a lot of post boxes, and keeps particular tabs on gruesome murders around the city. For her readership, of course.

Ingra Darkrend, tiefling/dwarven back alley doctor and gunslinger. Re-using one of my first PF2e character concepts, but she fits really well, with just a little tweaking of her background to fit better into Alkenstar specifically. She works a lot in the Ironside Quarter and the Undercity, defiantly providing medical help to mutants and other undesirables. Will likely take the medic archetype along the way.

Lydie Low, fleshwarp back alley teacher (teacher background, rogue class). One of the aforementioned undesirables, Lydie was a respected instructor back in the day, but a mana storm mishap put an end to that. Now a resident of the Undercity, she knows she’ll never regain the respect her education once brought her, but other people might. She runs hidden classes to try to give urchins, street toughs and whoever else wants them their basics of reading, writing and mathematics.

Thoughtful Claw, gnoll inventor with the saved by clockwork background. Mostly I wanted a bespectacled gnoll, but ‘work smarter not harder’ is a listed gnoll ideal, so inventor actually fits quite nicely. I feel like she got dragged in out of the desert missing a limb, and got herself a shiny clockwork replacement, and just got enchanted by the idea. Clockwork. Just fell head over heels. I’m also curious how that works with gnoll ancestor worship and bone recycling. Would your grandmother’s bronze clockwork prosthetic punching arm be a suitable vehicle of ancestor veneration?

Jessie Screwlark, human street urchin swashbuckler. Specifically the braggart swashbuckler. One of the many urchins from Hellside who spent their lives scrambling around the cliffside shanty town, Jessie is a scrappy, pugnacious little teenage hellion who’s bound and determined that she’s gonna be an Observer one day and fly dirigibles for the city. She’s got big dreams, and she talks to match.

Essaru/’Essi’, Iruxi wandering snake oil saleswoman and thaumaturge (charlatan background). A tough and breezily practical wanderer of the Spellscar desert who drifts into town every so often, Essi deals in little magics, both real and entirely false. There’s a fool born ever minute, and she sure can pick ‘em. And hey, sometimes the tinctures and talismans she sells are the real deal. Just for a change of pace on occasion. Or if she likes you.

I’m trying really hard not to make them all dwarves. But. I also love both gnolls and lizardfolk, and I adore fleshwarps, so the Mana Wastes and their small mutation problem is a fantastic excuse to make some. And I’ll throw in a human too, just because they’re a lot of the population of the city. Class-wise, because of the whole ‘unstable magic’ thing, I have largely erred away from spellcasters, which is fine, because I’m liking the western vibe. This is such a fun setting!

[haveyoureadthisfantasybook]

Hello, how are your rules with controversial authors/authors who are/were awful as humans? I'm just asking, because I just wanted to submit a book I liked as a teen and so I looked up the author's name to write it correctly and of course the Wikipedia article told me they made some terrible things. I'm in a little in shock right now 😂 I usually don't look up authors, not when I only read one little fiction book, especially when it was that long ago. Said author has been dead for over 20 years by now, by the way.

hello! this is a good question, and I hadn’t totally settled on an answer. I have been grappling with this in relation to two submissions, one of a book by Brandon Sanderson, who despite his lip-service to social liberalism still tithes to the Mormon church, and one of T.J. Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea, which cozifies the Sixties Scoop in Canada (as well as residential schools), part of the Canadian state’s ongoing policies of genocide against Indigenous people, in a way that I find deeply troubling.

insofar as this blog serves, in part, to make people aware of a range of books they may not have previously encountered (certainly I anticipate this being the case for many, if not most, of my own additions to the queue), it feels to me like I would be de facto recommending these books, or at least serving as a platform for others’ recommendations, if I simply queue them along with the others.

having said that, I don’t have the time or, frankly, energy to look up every author I’m not already familiar with. my options, as I currently see them, are:

post whatever is submitted, relying on submitters’ discretion to exclude, for example, Orson Scott Card’s fantasy novels;

post whatever is submitted, relying on submitters’ discretion, and stop including blurbs for any books — just cover, title / author, and poll;

post whatever is submitted but exclude blurbs and/or provide contextual information for authors and books I’m not comfortable promoting; or

maintain a list of authors or books that I won’t accept, with brief explanations, updated on a case-by-case basis as submissions come in.

none of these is ideal. option 1 requires me to overlook my own discomfort with authors like Card or Sanderson or works like The House in the Cerulean Sea, and I don’t like that at all. option 2 means sacrificing the promotional value of these polls (little though I’m sure it is) for books that people might otherwise not have encountered.

meanwhile, options 3 and, especially, 4 would inevitably be inconsistent, even if I set out guidelines (I would, for example, most likely only include living authors on the list for option 4), and they also open up possibilities for disagreement — see the smear campaigns disproportionately directed at marginalized authors (Maya Deane’s Wrath Goddess Sing, e.g., or Isabel Fall’s “Helicopter Story”). for my own mental health’s sake, I don’t want to risk having to argue with people about which authors or books should or shouldn’t be too problematic to include on this blog, especially since many people (myself often included!) don’t know much, if anything, about most of the authors they read.

of these options, 2 seems to me to be the least bad. the idea of enticing people to read new things (insofar as blurbs accomplish this) is appealing — it was a nice dream while it lasted! — but I don’t think there’s another reasonable way to handle this without sinking hours into tracking down information about every author. I’m going to go through and remove the blurbs now, although obviously older reblogged versions of the first few posts will continue to circulate with blurbs.

this is probably a longer response than you were expecting! to answer your specific question: currently, it would be at your discretion.

if my feelings about the best way to handle this change in future, I’ll make an announcement to that effect.

[lvenvs3000f23]

Week 2: Ideal Role

Prompt: Describe your ideal role of environmental interpreter. What might it entail? Where might it be? What skills might you need? 

Hello again everyone,

I hope everyone has been doing well! I’ve been quite busy but doing a lot of good work! <3

When I used to hear “nature interpreter”, I honestly never really knew much about what it meant. I thought, “why would nature need an interpreter? It doesn’t speak.” Over the years, I have of course learnt that it in fact does. A nature interpreter is someone who, like a language interpreter, is a link between two different worlds, allowing us a glimpse into something we may not have been able to know beforehand. Nature does not speak but instead shows us what it wants to say, and their job is to tell everyone else about it. For example, interpreters get to show others the beauty of nature through behaviours of animals. Sometimes  there may be a flock of birds “mobbing” (a bunch of smaller birds annoying and attacking other larger birds) which means that these larger birds, usually birds of prey, are in the area. This can be great for people who would want to see these species, or even just people who enjoy nature as a whole.

My ideal role of being an interpreter would entail a focus on birds- my absolute favourites! I have always been a huge bird nerd, although I do enjoy many other aspects of nature! I already do a lot of work with interpreters to set up guided birding walks through the club I have been helping to run for the last little while, so I know about what it entails.

My dream walk would likely be either something somewhere across the world travelling and leading birding walks, or in the province where I would take people to one of the large provincial parks that are under the atlantic and/or mississippi flyways such as Point Pelee provincial park during peak spring migration. I am always a little bit more biased towards the spring as you get to see birds out of their wintering plumages covered in the bright colours they are known for. Along with this, Point Pelee is home to one of my favourite warblers, the protonotary. Canada is believed to only have around ~30 breeding pairs left so it’s a truly special palace to be able to see them. Along with this, it’s an incredibly important place to many birders as hundreds of people flock (pun intended!) to see some birds they may never have seen otherwise as they migrate.

I would love to be able to host a nice tour with a smaller group where we can all learn from each other and I would love to teach them everything I know about birds. I would need a bit more skill with my bird calls, as they are definitely my weakest spot. Knowing calls is really important, but I find it to be quite hard sometimes! I would also need to know the routes and find lists of birds that commonly are found there, as well as potential migratory fallouts that could appear. I really hope that one day I may be able to do this!

[girlieinterns]

What's up!! My name is Stephanie (She/Her/Hers) and I am SO excited to work with Girlie Action!

What do you hope to gain from this experience? My past work has dealt mostly with “traditional” forms of PR— so lots of press releases, email pitches and background research. Admittedly, my skill set is a bit lacking when it comes to social media management. Although I have experience planning and formatting material for Instagram, I want to strengthen my skills as a creator and curator across all the major content platforms (Tiktok, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Spotify, etc;). SO many publicity efforts nowadays take place on social media—especially those concerned with music and art. Online content is a huge part of brand/artist marketing strategy, and I want to learn first-hand how to engage audiences through the use of digital tools.

What is the best concert you’ve been to? I saw St. Vincent in October of ‘21 during her “Daddy’s Home'' album tour/era. I still think about that night, it felt a bit like a dream. I decided to drive to College Street Music Hall in Connecticut on a whim after missing the Radio City date (mind you—I’m from Long Island). I strolled onto the line a good hour early, planted myself at the stage center and did not move an inch. I was arms-length away from Annie the entire night. I drove home at 2 a.m. and was wired enough to go to work just a few hours later.

…That show put me on a different planet. Only Annie’s guitar could cut through all the smoke. The live sound of “Daddy’s Home” was sultry, slinky and sleazy—oozing 1970s cool. “Concert” isn’t enough of a description for what I witnessed. This was performance art.

What else do you love besides music? I am a foodie through and through—partially thanks to my father who had owned an Italian restaurant for almost 30 years. I am all ABOUT trying new places to eat. Different flavors = different atmospheres. Stepping into a restaurant feels like entering another world at times. Of course, I venture out within reason. No room for a $100 brunch on a college budget.

I will say I also love to travel and discover new places. I’ve visited 8 different countries in Europe and am more than ready to explore the rest of the world. Eastern Asia is fascinating to me—Japan in particular. Japan… just seems sick. The nightlife. The nature. The history. The food (obviously). Bucket-list material for sure.  

What’s your dream job? Tough to say what position exactly, but I know it's in music/art publicity and likely involves social media. As I’ve gotten my feet wet in PR, I’ve gained a particular interest in how artists build their brands and manage their images through digital channels. I love getting people excited about art through visuals and words, and I feel doing so is my strength. Any opportunity where I use my writing and design skills to connect people to music and entertainment would be ideal. It is amazing how social media makes amazing art much more accessible—and I’d like to work within a realm that makes that possible.

[tarot-by-e11e]

Hi! Thank you so much for this opportunity ❤️ I hope you are doing well 🫶

My initials are SQ and I would love to have a beautiful and cozy kitchen to cook in 👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👅 plus an exercise room for easy access lol My ideal self care routine would be a good exercise and a nice long bath after, followed by the usual body self care like oiling up and a nice massage.

thank you so much for your time and energy! Sending you much love and light ❤️

Hi SQ,

Thank you so much for participating in

my Home ask game.

Yes, having a beautiful and cozy kitchen would likely make you want to enjoy cooking more! You're actually the first one to mention an exercise room in your ideal home!

I absolutely love how consistent your mention on having a exercise as part of your ideal self care routine. Also, your de-stressing and relaxing aftercare is important.

So the cards I pulled are:

10 of Wands, 7 of Wands, 2 of Swords

Based on the cards pulled, to be at home in your own body and life, you'd have to find a way to unburden yourself of other people's problems. Like, if it's not your problem, it's not responsibility, then why lose sleep on issues that aren't meant to be yours to solve?

Also heard, find a way to lessen your financial burden. Basically, the keys to being at home with yourself is to curate your version of a less stressed way of life. It's not saying that you'll be completely stress free, but it's more of, if you can lessen your sources or impacts of stress, please find a way and do so.

Now with this one, it's actually suggesting for you to not take all the responsibility on your shoulders. Which for me, it's suggesting that you ask for help or support from people who you know won't take advantage of your current predicament. People who genuinely want to help you unload your burdens because they truly care about you.

Another way to be at home in your body and life is to stand up to your healthy boundaries and protect and defend what you hold most dear. Let's say you have a certain set of personal beliefs that you consider your core values, and someone comes and tries to attack those core values. You're advised to stand your ground and defend your core values unapologetically.

Being firm with your healthy boundaries is non-negotiable advice for being at home in your body and life.

Finally, the last suggestion so that you learn to be at home in your body and life is making the hard decisions to balance out fulfilling responsibilities and achieving your dreams and goals in life. I heard, that if you have an expensive wish list or bucket list that you want to achieve, create a sustainable monetary source to fund those expensive things and trips. Don't just keep wishes and dreams as a concept, do what needs to be done to fund those dreams and turn them into reality.

This concludes the end of your reading.

Do let me know how this resonates with you.

Feel free to show some support via my Buy Me A Coffee here

(This reading is for entertainment purposes only.)

[salarite]

Find Your Dream Job in Startups with Salarite

Are you looking for startup jobs in the exciting, fast-paced world of growing companies? At Salarite, we understand why you're drawn to these innovative businesses that offer dynamic workplaces and career opportunities. Our goal is to help you navigate the unique challenges of finding a job in a startup, ensuring you discover the perfect role that aligns with your skills and career goals.

In this article, we’ll explore what sets the startup job market apart and how Salarite streamlines the process of finding startup job openings in India. We’ll also provide you with valuable tips on crafting an application that stands out, improving your chances of landing your dream job in a start-up. Whether you’re aiming to join a fast-growing start-up or looking for a role that encourages career growth and innovation, Salarite has you covered. Let’s dive in and take the first step toward building the start-up career you’ve always wanted.

Understanding the Startup Job Market

At Salarite, we keep tabs on the newest trends in the start-up job market. Our latest survey done with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, has given us key insights into the hiring scene for startups in India.

We've spotted some cool changes in the types of jobs in start-ups that are hot right now. Sales jobs have grown a lot going from 9% to 23% of open positions in the past year. Product-related jobs have also gone up, while IT, Consulting, and Marketing have dipped a bit.

How Salarite Makes Your Job Hunt Easier

We've built Salarite to streamline your search for start-up jobs. Our easy-to-use site lets you browse job listings without hassle. We've added smart search tools letting you narrow down jobs by place, type, experience needed, and pay range. This helps you find jobs that match your career plans and what you're looking for.

We also give you job ideas that fit you well. Our system applies smart methods to connect your abilities and likes with open jobs that suit you. This helps you save time and boosts your odds of landing the perfect spot in a startup. With Salarite, you're not just looking for work; you're on your way to find your ideal role in the exciting startup world.

Getting Your Application Ready for Startup Success

At Salarite, we understand that getting a job in a startup needs a special approach. We've gathered tips to help you make an application that stands out. First, study the company well to make your application match their beliefs and goals. This shows you'll fit in well with their team.

Your resume should back up what you say in your cover letter with proof. Show off skills like how well you adapt, think , and manage projects. Focus on your results and tell a story about what you've done before and how you've helped companies grow.

Keep in mind, startups like people who can do many jobs. Show them you can work in a changing environment and handle different tasks. If you follow these tips, you'll be ready to make a good impression on possible employers in the startup world.

Conclusion

Salarite opens doors to thrilling chances in the startup scene making job hunting easier for ambitious `professionals. By using smart search tools and tailored suggestions, the platform helps link skilled people with their ideal jobs in cutting-edge companies. The platform's insights about the current jobs in startups in the market and the rising need for sales and product-related roles, help job seekers to choose their career paths ..

FAQs

How can I find the job that's right for me? To spot your dream job first know your strong points and look at your past work to steer clear of jobs you won't like. Talk to people to find out what job gets you fired up. Think about taking some classes to check out different careers, figure out what kind of workplace fits you best, and go after what makes you happy even if you're not sure where it'll lead you career-wise.

How can a newcomer land a job at a start-up? If you're just starting out and want to join a start-up, start by finding your area of interest since start-ups exist in many fields. After you pick your industry, look at specific job roles in that area that excite you. Use job search websites and social media to find start-up openings.

What does a job at a start-up entail? A start-up job involves a brief intense role focused on reaching quick targets to build a company that bigger firms might buy later. This setup suits people who want lively jobs where they can make a big difference.

What are some effective platforms for finding start-up jobs? A few job websites focus on start-up like Salarite,  AngelList stands out letting you apply straight to start-ups and Venture Loop offer start-up roles in many fields. We Work has lots of remote start-up chances, perfect for those who like to work from different places.

[victoriagonzalezsworld]

Top 10 Destinations for Digital Nomads: Explore the World with Real Life

In today’s fast-paced world, many people dream of breaking free from the traditional 9-to-5 grind and living a life filled with adventure and freedom. But for digital nomads, this dream is a reality—one that comes with its own set of challenges. Finding the perfect balance between work, travel, and a healthy lifestyle can be tough, especially when you’re constantly on the move. If you’re a digital nomad or aspiring to become one, you might often wonder, “Where can I find a community that supports my lifestyle while offering the best travel experiences?”

Welcome to Real Life, a dynamic lifestyle brand and YouTube channel designed to help you live boldly, fully, and adventurously. We know the struggles of maintaining productivity on the road, finding the right places to work, and staying connected with like-minded individuals. That’s why we’ve curated a list of the Top 10 Destinations for Digital Nomads—all of which you can explore with the support of the Real Life community.

 The Challenges Digital Nomads Face

Let’s first address the common challenges faced by digital nomads:

- Finding Reliable Wi-Fi:Staying connected is essential, but not all locations offer dependable internet access. This can disrupt your work and cause unnecessary stress.

- Balancing Work and Play: When you’re constantly on the go, it can be hard to find the right balance between working and enjoying your surroundings.

- Loneliness:Traveling solo can be exciting, but it can also get lonely without a supportive community.

- Health and Fitness:Maintaining a healthy lifestyle while traveling can be difficult, especially when you’re tempted by new cuisines and struggling to find time to exercise.

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This is where Real Life steps in. Real Life is more than just a lifestyle brand—it’s a community that understands your needs as a digital nomad. Whether you're seeking the best destinations to work remotely or looking for support in staying healthy and motivated, Real Lifehas got you covered.

Here’s how Real Life can enhance your digital nomad experience:

1. Stay Connected Anywhere:Real Life offers insights into destinations with reliable Wi-Fi and co-working spaces, ensuring that your work remains uninterrupted no matter where you are.

2. Balance Work and Adventure: Through our community, you’ll discover how to balance productivity with exploration. Real Life members share tips on managing time effectively so you can enjoy both your work and the incredible experiences that come with traveling.

3. Join a Supportive Community:As a new Facebook group, Real Life connects you with fellow digital nomads who share your passion for adventure and entrepreneurship. You’ll never feel alone on the road again.

4. Prioritize Health and Fitness: From biohacking to salsa dancing, **Real Life** encourages you to maintain an active lifestyle. Our content and community support help you stay energized and fit, no matter where your travels take you.

Top 10 Destinations for Digital Nomads:

1. Bali, Indonesia:A haven for digital nomads, Bali offers stunning beaches, affordable living, and a vibrant community of remote workers.

2. Lisbon, Portugal:Known for its rich culture and reliable Wi-Fi, Lisbon is a top choice for those who want to mix work with exploration.

3. Chiang Mai, Thailand:Affordable and full of coworking spaces, Chiang Mai is a digital nomad’s paradise.

4. Barcelona, Spain:This city offers a perfect blend of modern infrastructure and Mediterranean charm.

5. Medellín, Colombia: With its spring-like weather and growing expat community, Medellín is an ideal destination for digital nomads.

6. Canggu, Indonesia: Another Bali favorite, Canggu is known for its surf spots and creative coworking spaces.

7. Tulum, Mexico:Combining ancient ruins with modern amenities, Tulum offers a unique experience for remote workers.

8. Hanoi, Vietnam:A cultural hotspot with affordable living and a welcoming community of digital nomads.

9. Cape Town, South Africa: Stunning landscapes and a booming tech scene make Cape Town a must-visit.

10. Dubrovnik, Croatia: With its historic charm and breathtaking views, Dubrovnik is perfect for those seeking inspiration.

Ready to Join the Real Life Adventure?

If you’re eager to explore these destinations and more, while staying connected with a community that supports your digital nomad lifestyle, Real Life is the place for you. Join Real Life today and take the first step toward living boldly, fully, and adventurously!

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In today’s world, the Law of Attraction has become a common topic, and while it may seem woo woo to skeptics and non believers, it has proven to be a very real, very obtainable practice by successful people, if you just get your mind right. What I mean by that, is simply that you must align the vibration of your beliefs and emotions with your desired reality. Know it is yours and feel as though it already is, and it will be.  Now, let’s take this a step further. We all have 7 chakra centers within our body, that play a major roll in our mental, physical and spiritual health. I want you to stop for a moment and consider how powerful your ability to manifest could be, if you used each unique chakra to fuel your dream into reality!   Here I will list each chakra center and its defining principle in relation to The Law of Attraction, as well as how exactly you can utilize these principles to create your desired reality: 1. 7th chakra (crown)- Consciousness creates     • The crown chakra is where your manifestation will begin. You will use your conscious awareness to draw attention to your dream. This can be done by consistently meditating on your desire, setting daily intentions and asking big questions (“What would it feel like if this were my reality right now?” Or “How might my life begin to change and improve if my dream were manifested into reality?” 2. 6th chakra (third eye)- Vision vitalizes     • Manifesting with the third eye chakra requires you to look within yourself to discover your life purpose through identifying past patterns, dreaming about your ideal life and becoming confident in what you want to manifest to fulfill your purpose. This could look like, spending time in silence, strengthening your ability to imagine through consistent practice and trusting your intuition. 3. 5th chakra (throat)- Conversion catalyzes     •Now that you have a dream that you want to manifest, it’s time to start communicating your desire to people in your life who have your best interest at heart and even to yourself by developing an internal dialogue with your chakras. Get excited and share with your loved ones what you are trying to manifest or broadcast it by posting about it on social media, a podcast or write a song about your desire and perform it.  4. 4th chakra (heart)- Love launches     • Now you are starting to see your dream take shape and form in your life. It’s time to allow relationships to blossom that will assist you in co-creating. Embrace asking for help and strengthening your support network. Connect with your heart and ask yourself what you love about your dream.  5. 3rd chakra (solar plexus)- Power produces     •It is time to take action. The solar plexus calls for you to be proactive and align your will with your desire. Also, a word of advice that I have for you, is that many people fear the action step and stay in the upper chakra levels listed above, and never see their manifestation come into fruition. Try not to worry about how your dream is going to become reality. This is where people get caught up. The details don’t matter, the universe will take care of it for you.  6. 2nd chakra (sacral)- Pleasure pleases     • It is here that we embody the water element of the sacral chakra by nourishing our dream through sustainable practice, getting rid of what doesn’t serve the purpose of our dream and learning to attract what we need first, then what we want.  7. 1st chakra (root)- Matter matters     • As our dream enters the final stages of manifestation, it’s important to honor the root chakra by fulfilling our commitment to our dream by finishing any projects related to it. Celebrate, rest and enjoy your efforts! I hope you find this information helpful, as I have found it to be so myself once having practiced this technique and actually seeing my dreams manifest into reality. I urge you to give it a good try, and if you do this right, you will be surprised at the life you can create with just your mind!