#I enjoyed this a lot!

[aroaessidhe]

2024 reads / storygraph

The Reanimator's Heart

paranormal romance set in an alternate-history 1890s New York City

follows two men who work for the paranormal investigation bureau - a necromancer who works as the medical examiner, and an investigator

after they work together investigating a nun’s suspicious death, the investigator is murdered - and the necromancer accidentally brings him back to life

they decide to keep him alive until they can solve the original case, figure out who murdered him - and figure out the feelings that they’ve had for each other but never acted on

autistic demisexual MC

[dukeoftheblackstar]

hello again! 🧡🧡 Once again I want to know more about Plo and Duchess 🧡🧡

8. Who tends to worry the most? 9. Who is more inclined to be jealous or possessive? 10. How do they resolve their arguments? 13. Who steals the blankets?

Ahhhhh!! Crystal ♥ You're making me melt ♥♥♥ @kimiheartblade I don't talk about my girl so much because I don't think many would be interested ><

8. Who tends to worry the most?

Plo worries the most because of a plethora of reasons:

Duch is obsessed with picking up pets that aren't really suitable for the humble abode that is the House of Koon. She has undying love for sharks, isopods, and tardigrades.

Mama Koon once sent a giant isopod intended to be eaten but Plo couldn't break her heart and delulu on thinking that Plo got her the giant isopod as a pet. She named it iso-Plo and Plo is not at all happy. She also adopted a tardigrade named T-Wolffe. Plo is also not at all happy because they are enclosed in a large aquarium over the master bedroom. Making love to that site is not at all exciting.

Plo worries that at some point, Duchess will get lost and won't be able to find her way home. She struggles with direction, let alone her lefts and rights.

Plo worries that at some point, wifey (WY) will not be able to resist the urge and pluck out Wolffe's eye carefully (she's tech savvy with cybernetics and droids) out and keep it all to herself.

Also worried taht she might accidentally kill somebody over how violent she can get when she's very much jealous.

During gestation wherein the eggs are out, he worried Duch would accidentally cook one for breakfast or actually eat one their babies. Yes, Celestians eat their young (this is Duch's childhood trauma).

9. Who is more inclined to be jealous or possessive?

Duchess. Without a doubt.

My girl is so unhinged about Plo, she knows every bit of move and angle. If Plo so ever twitch his cock in ways she has never felt/seen/noticed before, she's mega sus.

She doesn't mind Plo being affectionally given attention by anyone, be it touch or be complimented, even flirted as long as she doesn't sense it to be a threat.

She is also not above shipping her husband with anyone she trusts. But if she doesn't like you, touch him and you die.

Plo can be possessive in ways that imply his discomfort when Duch is getting a little too friendly or entertaining. This is very rare. But a subtle grab on her hip, a pull on her arm, him emerging from behind and slowly dipping his arm under hers and lifting to hold her by the neck, before turning to pry her away from the scene is him being gentle yet possessive.

A bitch, her plushie, and her favorite murder knife — scalpels ♥

10. How do they resolve their arguments?

Plo has to have the final say in all arguments because Duch trusts his wisdom over her own emotional turbulence. Plo rarely speaks when they argue but he's not one to coddle her when that happens. He presents facts and stays firm to what he believes is right, while also accommodating her points.

Duch is emotion-based. Anger is something she finds difficulty in handling, so she cries and bears her heart at the slightest hint of them in a proper argument, but she never utters any word to jab, curse, or disrespect him.

It usually ends with Duch saying "it's your fault!" and Plo agreeing, in spite it not being his fault. "Yes, my love, it is." The cycle will repeat for the next five more minutes until she has calmed down enough to let Plo hold her. And when the heat has dissipated, you best know Plo's gonna hit her with "But really, my baby. It was indeed your fault." And with proper coaxing in the form of food, kisses, and tight cuddles, Duch will reply with a 'Mmhm, your fault." And then they repeat this positive version of the cycle until they just end up all over each other silly fucking.

13. Who steals the blankets? <- Answered ♥

Duch. Mainly because she wants to be all cuddled up to Plo without the constraints of a blanket. She also gets hot easy.

Plo is very against this and would merely sigh unimpressed and would now need to manipulate the molecules surrounding the room to alter the temperature for his benefit, re-alterit for her benefit, and go through the motions of molecular-thermostat balancing act until sleep consumes him.

[blabberoo]

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[ionomycin]

Grief

ref photo by @jawsstone

[littlemsterious]

i was thinking about that post comparing Jessica Rabbit as an asexual to Barbie and an asexual and then i thought of the Neil Gaiman post (was it a post?) about Crowley and Aziraphale being asexual sexless and then this happened.

anyways. thoughts?

sorry it took so long I meant to do this a week ago but my brain is full of rocks.

[Image ID a three sided venn diagram. the big circles show Margot Robbie's Barbie sitting in front of a mirror, Jessica and Roger Rabbit from the poster of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Aziraphale and Crowley from Good Omens standing back to back. Between Barbie and Jessica Rabbit it says "sexualised by society". Between Jessica Rabbit and Aziraphale and Crowley it says "Knows what sex is". Between Aziraphale and Crowley and Barbie it says "no reproductive system(?)". the center is the asexual flag. End ID]

Also i haven't seen the Barbie movie as of this edit so at least please tag your spoilers.

[mercymornsimpathizer]

a non-exhaustive list of butch literature

a (very ad-hoc) list of butch reading and writing, (mostly) by butch authors. books I've read myself in bold; take the rest with a grain of salt. additions, addendums, and commentary welcome :)

(you can find my list of femme literature here)

general/literary fiction:

mrs s by k patrick

stone butch blues by leslie feinberg

boulder by eva baltasar

running fiercely towards a thin high sounds by judith katz

tipping the velvet by sarah waters

a crystal diary by frankie hucklenbroich

godspeed by lynn breedlove

cha-ching! by ali liebegott

the ihop papers by ali liebegott

greasepaint by hannah levene

lucy and mickey by red jordan arobateau

the bull-jean stories by sharon bridgforth

development by bryher

notes of a crocodile by qiu miaojin

america is not the heart by elaine castillo

the slow fix by ivan coyote

the swashbuckler by lee lynch

old dyke tales by lee lynch

sci-fi, fantasy, and horror:

gideon the ninth by tamsyn muir

the unspoken name by ak larkwood

vermilion by molly tanzer

metal from heaven by august clarke

scapegracers by ha clarke

the unbroken by cl clarke

fire logic by laurie marks

the seep by chana porter

these burning stars by bethany jacobs

feast while you can by mikaella clements and onjuli datta

non-fiction, memoir, and autobiography:

hijab butch blues by lamya h

gender failure by ivan coyote and rae spoon

fun home by allison bechdel

butch is a noun by h bear bergman

female masculinity by jack halberstam

burning butch by rb murtz

when we were outlaws by jeanne cordova

leaving isn't the hardest thing by lauren hough

odd girls and twilight lovers by lillian faderman

another mother tongue by judy grahn

boots of leather, slippers of gold by elizabeth lapovsky and madeline davis

the persistent desire ed joan nestle

persistence: all way butch and femme ed ivan coyote and zena sharman

dagger: on butch women ed lily burana

[rawranansi]

A life that eats and eats and eats and crunches your bones but leaves your heart

[canisalbus]

[teaboot]

Sorry if I'm mixing you up with someone else, but you've worked security before, right?

If you're willing, I'd be really interested on your thoughts on the murderbot diaries or murderbot as a character with that in mind?

Like did you recognise aspects of your job in murderbots descriptions of security work? Or did they like throw you out of immersion in the story?

Anyway thanks and hope you're having a good day/evening wherever you are!

As a security guard who has read the first two Murderbot books, Murderbot has been the number one most realistic security specialist character I have ever seen in media so far 😭

The third most annoying thing in security in my experience is handling threats. The second most annoying thing is having no threats to handle and being bored. The number one most annoying thing is the client being an idiot

Ihave social anxiety which I am medicated for. When I am in uniform with clear instructions, that anxiety is zero. I have a script and a set of rules and that makes life easy. I’m super good at performing tasks with clear expectations and that’s kinda how I keep getting good offers, it’s super straightforward

Bad clients are clients who give stupid, inefficient, counterproductive, cruel, or flat-out illegal orders. There are ways of shutting that shit down without them losing heir shit, but it’s still a pain in the ass every time

I’m a security specialist. I specialize in security. This is what I am trained for- handling crisis situations and minimizing harm. If you, an off-shift cashier at pet smart, see me deescalating a situation and decide you’re gonna drop your untrained uninformed ass in there with zero context or skills and “help” because I look small and helpless, then all you’re doing is increasing my likelihood of getting hurt while increasing my paperwork load by like two hours, and I’m gonna hate you the entire time. What you have essentially done is promoted me to meat shield while giving the aggressor I’m calming down an obnoxious and aggravating hostage. Good god please do not

Yes, I am sometimes asked to stand perfectly still in a corner for several hours like a mannequin. What do I do to avoid going insane? Think about Star Trek and the very good fanfiction I’ll be reading on my break, mostly

Yes I can assist in evacuating tw location in the event of an environmental disaster. No I cannot tell my waiter that they put cilantro on the wrong order. Yes this makes perfect sense

I love Murderbot. I love how realistic it is. Like obviously I can’t speak for everyone in the industry but yeah I’ve worked for absolute dogshit security companies in the past and yeah a lot of the books so far are super accurate to that experience so A+ so far, honestly

[yoonnoa]

Can you really blame her tho? She’s just spitting facts 😔

I lowkey kind of find it funny how every time a twst mom is released the whole community is swept off their feet and head over heels for them. But tbh the reactions are VALID because why are all the moms so pretty?????😭

[aroaessidhe]

2024 reads / storygraph

Fallen Thorns

dark urban fantasy coming-of-age

follows a boy settling into university, when after a date (that he didn’t even want to go on) turns bad he’s made into a vampire

as he settles into his new existence and the local vampire community - while they try to find who’s been leaving bodies across the city - he discovers that there’s something different and darker within him

aroace neurodivergent MC

[dukeoftheblackstar]

For Plo duchess 😌😌: 11. Who is the most physically affectionate? 24. Have they dedicated songs to each other? 42.Thoughts on each other’s family? 65. Who loves kids more? (😈😈) 87. Do one of them sleep talk? If so, what do they say?

Thank you @kimiheartblade ♥ With you and @t3mpest98 working on your OC's, I'm getting the vibe and want to do the same ♥ I really enjoyed this! Thank you :) Now I see the appeal of prompts LOL

11. Who is the most physically affectionate?

Within the confines of privacy, Plo Koon is more physically affectionate since he needs to maintain a sense of propriety being a General and a Jedi Master. However with his age, he can be quite moody.

Duchess's species (Celestian) are akin to the concept of touch (I'll expound on this someday maybe), which is why I cannot have her as the most physically affectionate since she is physically affectionate by default, regardless of location and time.

24. Have they dedicated songs to each other?

Yes! And I love this question so much because it's music-related, so I'm sorry for the lengthy answer on this. Eep!

♥ I couldn't pick just one ♥

Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody -> I'm also gonna link the wedding dance that I have allocated for them because it's more of head-touching since Plo needs to wear his mask all the time.

Mickey & Sylvia - Love Is Strange -> Sunday songs at the House of Koon while they be making panna cakes, all silly-lovey-dovey and share breakfast dates ♥.

BØRNS - Electric Love -> Context/HC: Plo can do Electric Judgment (lightning) while Duchess is a conduit. This means Plo, with the use of the force, can use/direct lightning while Duchess can just absorb or contain it. She cannot produce lightning unless she is near someone who can and then be able to use/direct it if need be.

Tessa Violet - Bad Ideas -> Since this is a pre-established friendship spanning from childhood, she's just madly smitten for Plo Koon but they can't.

Lana Del Rey - Once Upon A Dream -> All for Plo ♥

Taylor Swift - Enchanted -> Confession arc ♥

42.Thoughts on each other’s family?

Plo has met Duch's twin brother and they're quite casual. They're a little a like with being level-headed, calm, and curious sentients. Her twin brother is gay, by the way. Has major hots for Wolffe but keeps it on the down-low.

Duch is very close to Papa Ziar Koon (OC Father for Plo Koon) and the rest of his family because while Plo has spent more of his life detached from attachment (family ties including), being a childhood friend allows her to, in a way, bridge that gap.

Duch and Papa Ziar are unhinged over bearing the next Koon lineage. Mama Koon is Duch's inspiration on wanting to learn how to cook and be a good traditional wife because Duch has mommy-trauma issues (Celestian mothers eat female young as they prefer boys over girls).

Duch is also pretty chill with Plo's siblings.

The Koons do not know that PloDuch aren't officially married yet, let alone engaged. The House of Koon (Ziar's) just assumed at this point, they were.

65. Who loves kids more? (😈😈)

I'm dying to share you the AU me and @saengak have with the kids. ;/////////; I will write that maybe eventually.

They have a clutch of five kids and they're equally obsessed with their little ones.

Back when they were just eggs being incubated (since Duch cannot pouch like a Kel Dor), Plo would make it a point to constantly count the number of eggs in the nursery. This is primarily because he gets mini-heart attacks every morning when Duch makes omelet for breakfast. Gotta make sure she doesn't cook the bebbies and use chicken eggs.

Plo is obsessed with keeping the temperature optimal for the eggs because he and Duch has opposing temp preference. Celestians thrive in very cold environments while Kel Dors prefer warm climate.

As the kids get older and begin to craw and walk, Duch spoils them too much by not reprimanding them if they break things. She's too scared that the bebbies will despise her if she plays the strict role (due to childhood trauma). Plo has to step in and teach the little ones that 'clawing at momma' is not good behavior.

Plo would need to refrain from being overly affectionate with the babies when they visit the temple. He just goes, "Yes, yes, very cute, child. Carry on." But the moment no one's looking, he'll happily scoop them babies up in his arms and they'd all make the cutest babbling, giggling Kel Dor noises �� Yes, Plo included because he out there cooing at his sons.

87. Do one of them sleep talk? If so, what do they say?

Duch sleep talks and Plo gets his fix of fun of writing them down in a little notebook. Sleep talk includes

murderous intent for anyone who dares 'touches' her husband

"not sharp enough" ; she has an affinity for all things sharp/weapons like blades, swords, daggers, and her favorite scalpels, scissors, and axes.

"snip snip" ; she has a thing for cutting

"more babies when"

babbling complaints as to why she's not allowed to pry Wolffe's cybernetic eye and suck on it like a jawbreaker

"Mm! Popcorn" <- This is a common one

'Plo' <- she gets happy Plo dreams when they cuddle before sleepy times ♥

Since Plo Koon sleeps with no mask on, his voice would not be loud enough to be heard, but she hears. She also can survive Dorin gas but requires to "hit" her tiny, portable rebreather of sorts to fill her lungs with Celestian air. She does this too even in oxygen-rich planets.

[creedei]

I love goofy redraws

[tiresomespaceplant]

old portrait assets for these tma id cards i layouted since june

it's free to download on my kofi! :D

edit: blank png files are now included! if you've availed one, check your reciept with the link to the downloads and the updated files should be there! ^^

[chimchiri]

gideon & harrow OR rd and sf as cowboys please please please

It's the cowgirl necro and her gunslinger cav! Who is so damn extra she's got three guns: one left, one right, and one in pole position! (She swears the ladies love it!)

[blabberoo]

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