#I need to update it it's been like...idk a decade

[halogalopaghost]

TIL that you can assign an AO3 next of kin to control your account in case of your death???

[knee-stockings]

so do you ever find yourself being so careful around someone to spare their feelings even tho it’s not your responsibility and also they’re a whole adult

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a selection of housefics i love!

i will make a part 2 when i reach character limit :D currently there is just 11 fics here but i WILL be updating!

Playtime's Over or The One Where Cuddy Forces House to See a Child Psychologist - mskullgirl

author summary: Following the events of "Skin Deep" (season 2, episode 13) House spirals out of control and stops eating and sleeping. Cuddy eventually offers him a deal; five sessions with Dr. Addams, the hospital's resident child psychologist, in exchange for three months off of clinic duty. What could go wrong? word count: 48k my notes: SO GOOD!! such a fun analysis of house and it has potentially my favourite accidental child acquisition of all time

Everything He Wants - the_northwind

author summary: House discovers that Wilson is a better coping mechanism than Vicodin. There's no way this could go wrong. A rewrite of the season six finale and beyond where instead of Cuddy, Wilson goes to House's apartment after the crane collapse. word count: 11k my notes: has one of my favourite hilson fic argument scenes. they're dysfunctional and messy and SO in character i couldn't recommend enough

Hypothesis - IreneSpring

author summary: At the beginning of the month, James Wilson decides to break out of his depressive spiral by having an affair with the first woman who is not needy. By the end of the month, he is facing an existential crisis decades in the making. word count: 15k my notes: haha wilson you are gay (jokes aside this fic is actually so fun and silly and made me LAUGH at the hoops our wilson jumps through to eventually realise he didn't get anywhere anyway)

Under My Skin - rhythmofsnow

author summary: Thirteen has a meltdown. House is there to ground her through it. (Post 5x05 "Lucky Thirteen") word count: 1.4k my notes: caring house my beloved... autistic solidarity my even more beloved <3

Composed - ferretwhomst

author summary: compose verb /kəmˈpəʊz/ 1. calm or settle (oneself or one's features or thoughts). 2. write or create (a work of art, especially music or poetry). or: a sick, restless Wilson finds himself in need of House’s company late at night. House indulges him. word count: 2.2k my notes: SO BEAUTIFUL.... wilson is so gay and so melodramatic and house matches his freak so well and WRITES HIM A PIANO PIECE....... they're so soft with each other idk its just beautiful. please read this

Soothe me now, soothe me, old friend (eng) - culturenana

author summary: Wilson would love to – Wilson would like to do so many things, make the most of countless wasted opportunities, erase every mistake, since his time has shortened without any warning, cruelly consuming itself under every cough. / House holds him close as if he is about to slip from his arms, and neither of them has the courage to discern what this thing between them is. There is no excuse or rational diagnosis that could cover it up. word count: 7.2k my notes: oh my god this fic made me want to bawl its so beautifully written and i have been shying away from post-finale fics purely to save myself the heartbreak but im SO glad i didn't do that with this one. they mean everything to me ;-;

'Samson's Mistress Cut His Hair, Thus Removing His Strength' - Sparklesinthewater

author summary: Set in season 3. Stacy doesn't come back. Tritter doesn't interfere. But the drugs and the infarction keep getting House into trouble anyway. Wilson is trying his best (but his best may not be what's best for House). / Or, House gets himself a girlfriend. Life goes downhill from there. word count: a beautiful 129k my notes: hello? hello!!!! can anyone hear me!! fic of all time!!!! a novel in its own right, and i did in fact stay up till 3.30am finishing it. impossible to put down and did make me want to cry in places. absolutely stunning. would recommend to everyone

a thousand teeth (and yours among them) - itooaminthisepisode (anarchy_opossum)

author summary: Sometimes, when House gets too overwhelmed by his emotions, he gets a little bitey. This is five times House bites Wilson, and one time Wilson finally bites him back. word count: 10k my notes: GORGEOUS STUFF!! amazing characterisation with lovely internal voices <3 they're so them and it makes me so happy

i let you win, i love to lose - sesamie

author summary: a short thing inspired by the thought, "what if amber and wilson's sex tape was ***for house***?" it seems like exactly the kind of toxic manipulative thing amber would pull and bring wilson along for. so here it is! set after the finale of season 4, and wilson and house haven't spoken about everything yet. things are bad between them and that's where the angst in this comes from! word count: 4.6k my notes: this fic did irreparable things to my psyche i mean ACTUALLY i do find myself thinking about it as im going about my day. genuinely was blown away by the sheer power of the prose i'll be honest 😭

we peeled the freckles from our shoulders - flowersinapril

author summary: Greg is twenty-three and James is nineteen when they first meet as counsellors at a sleepaway camp in the Adirondacks. word count: 2.1k my notes: GOD THIS WAS SO BEAUTIFUL... AAAHHHHHH i dont even have any words. please read this. crops watered joy delivered will to live restored etc. oh my god.

I'd Make a Deal With God (I'd Get Him to Swap Our Places) - TheFandomLesbian

author summary: When Wilson receives his terminal diagnosis, House flees to the hospital chapel. He doesn't know how to pray, but he strikes a deal: his soul for Wilson's life. When Wilson goes into remission, he has no choice but to uphold his end of the bargain. / In which House learns nothing about God, but everything about worship, in the arms of his husband. word count: 11.3k my notes: HOLY FUCK.. obsessed and i mean Obsessed with love as religious Especially when it comes to gregory 'religion is meaningless' house like this was so... good. it was so good. house is so desperate and so in love and its the most delicious thing ever

[madschiavelique]

just had a thought i needed to share. yes it’s about young!halsin. again.

so, imagine young!halsin, training to be a druid. he’s all cocky, always saying how he always wins any fight because he’s bigger than any of the rest of the students.

but then you come in the picture, and you want to outrank him, to be the one student considered as best.

starts this little rival to lovers situation, with lots of banter, lots of ambition, and lots of tension.

you end up being together, being young lovers that see the world in pink all the time because of how you love each other so deeply.

but you’re getting seduced, not by another student, but by a side : the shadow druids.

they saw your ambition, have observed your determination when it came to winning, and managed to make you believe that you would actually be of use by joining them.

and one night, as the training temple gets attacked, halsin sees you in the flames, leaving as a tear rolls down your cheek and you disappear in the shadows.

years pass, decades, centuries.

he never forgot about you, how could he ? no one forgets their first love.

and one day, he hears about some shadow druids that have been seen nearby. he knows nothing good comes when two druidic circles that are oh so different are sharing territories.

so he gathers a small team, and decides to sneak on their camp at night. his group attacks, and the shadow druids are all surprised yet manage to fight fiercely.

but not fiercely enough.

they pull back, but now without halsin’s group being able to capture one of them for questioning.

and his heart drops when the one shadow druid that is brought up to him is… you.

your hair’s a bit different, the paints of your circle marking your face harshly but, you haven’t changed.

and you, you see halsin. he’s bigger although you thought that wouldn’t be possible for an elf, his face marked by a huge scar, and all the regrets nestled in your heart come back to the surface

you’re brought back to his quarters, tied up, and ready for interrogation.

it’s so weird, for the both of you, to see each other again after so many years. you’ve lived entire lifespans since the last time you saw each other, and yet both of your heart beat the same song when your eyes cross.

I HAVE SO MUCH MORE THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS ARGH DO Y’ALL WANT TO HEAR THIS OR NOT LIKE IDK

update about this : check this lil part 2 about my thoughts on this ✨

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The werewolves of Stonemill ☆ COD

updated from: werewolf 141 x werewolf reader something idk

[chapter 1]☆[chapter 2]

MDNI ☆ MDNI☆ MDNI ☆ MDNI ☆ MDNI☆ MDNI ☆ MDNI

(These first two chapters aren't too dark, so they will be posted here. The rest of the fic will only be updated on A03)

☆ Fem!reader x Poly!TF141☆ explicit ☆ wip ☆ 1/12 ☆ 1.2k words.

☆ summary: You had been living your best life in Stonemill for a little over half a decade by now. A lone shewolf living in the town and working at the local bar, surrounded by a lush nature to roam through at night, a perfect piece of Paradise in Montana. A place you DO'NT want to share with any other werewolves. So, when a group of men turns up, buying a big house and stinking of alpha werewolves, you're territory is threatened - and these men doesn't seem to get it into their thick heads, that they need to leave. In fact, the assholes become rather interested in you, trying to get you to join their pack. You just want them to leave, one way or another - but it seems like they won't take no for an answer.

☆ tags: Dead dove don't eat, werewolves, mention of graphic violence, dark!141, poly!141, afab!reader, omegaverse, dub-con, non-con, werewolf AU, foursomes, fivesomes, heat, scenting, hunting, killing animals, chubby reader, forced bonding, kidnapping, non-con touching, non-con drug use.

☆ notes: So this is lowkey taking place in Montana BUT: i am not american and have never been to montana, im just kinda freestyling, just go with the vibes and pretend it fits pls. Be aware that there might be some grammatical errors here and there, this might be an omegaverse but I aint got a beta.

(These first two chapters aren't too dark, so they will be posted here. The rest of the fic will only be updated on A03)

Nestled in between mountains, with trees curling along the roads and fields, the forest caressed the edges of the little town Stonemill. With a small watermill, creating a constant humm of water around the houses, with the stream intertwining the small gardens. It was a quiet town, with at most 150 townsfolk, the farmers living at the edges and with a lush local life.

That was why you liked Stonemill. You hadn’t grown up here, but found it randomly, once you grew old enough to find your own place. By now you had lived there for years, arriving once you were 21 and 5 years later, you still couldn’t imagine moving.

You had everything you needed. A social life, a nice workplace, time to read and do what you wanted, the opportunity to roam the rich nature around you in peace. Sure, a lack of a love life, but you didn’t mind that. A lone wolf, enjoying her life, one could say.

And your wolf was enjoying the freedom in the nature around her. Without any other werewolves, shifters, whatever terms people used for your kind, you didn’t have to bother protecting it that often. Twice, other wolves had passed by, but always left, not fighting over the land. An angry, lone omega weren’t to be messed with.

It wasn’t unusual for a wolf to live alone necessarily, especially since it was common to leave your parent pack in your early twenties, to find somewhere to settle on your own. You had done just that, but in contrast to your two siblings, you hadn’t found any partners yet. 

Despite the respective house owners and farmers, you considered yourself the owner of the area, whether people knew it or not. This was your territory - and your wolf was known in the area.

The locals didn’t mind you, not even the farmers, since you dutifully kept away from their livestock. You tried not to attract too much attention while in your wolf form, but there had arisen a little cult following around your wolf, much to your confusion and displeasure. It started around four years ago, when you saved a woman from an aggressive moose that had gotten into the streets somehow. You had chased out the moose, hoping nobody would believe the woman - sadly, you lived in the age of technology and when working at the local bar the next day, you were shown the security footage by several people. Ever since that people would whisper if they saw you roam the streets, trying to keep in the shadows while you walked to the forest. At least people tended to leave you alone in your wolf-form. 

You were happy. Working at the bar kept you busy, roaming the forest at night kept your wolf sated. 

… That was until they appeared.

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“It’s a wonderful place, Captain!” Nikolai declared, “Forest and mountains - perfect place for all of you to settle down!”

“Wasn’t it like 10 years since you drove through the place?” Gaz asked, still skeptical about the idea. He would follow his pack of course, no doubt about it - he loved them all too much, his wolf was like a lovesick puppy around the others. They were all alphas, an unusual group in that sense, without any betas or omega members. Which had also made them such an effective team, aggressive and close to each other. But damn if Gaz didn’t dream of an omega or beta sometimes… Of pups, of their pack becoming bigger.

“yes, yes, but that is besides the point, my friend!” Nikolai brushed his criticism off easily, making Gaz roll his eyes. But he could smell the happiness coming off Price - he knew his captain too well. He had already decided, already fallen in love with the legendary Stonemill. 

“Why America?” Soap whined, who knew for what time, even pouting a little, “they dinnae even have good food.” Gaz clapped him on the shoulder.

“Blendin’ in, Johnny,” Ghost gruffed next to him, giving him a little annoyed stare, “Your furry ass won’t be anythin’ special in the states.”

“Thought ye liked my arse, L.T,” Soap answered while battering his eyelashes at the bigger werewolf, making all the other men roll their eyes, Gaz included.

“If we even want to hope finding our own territory, where random wolves won’t raise too many questions, we need to find somewhere else,” Price pointed out, taking another drag of the cigar, Gaz watching the way his lips closed around the cigar for a moment, “Nikolai’s idea doesn’t sound bad.”

“And if there already is a pack?” Ghost asked, something dark in his tone that Gaz recognized. It always appeared when Ghost had to find out how violent he could be on the missions.

“Then we figure out whether we’re killin’ or chasing off,” Price said with a shrug, dark words said nonchalantly. Gaz didn’t even need to see Ghost without his mask, to know that a grin grew on his face. The way they both talked about this, about fighting for the pack, made Gaz want to suck their dicks.

Retiring this early hadn’t necessarily been Gaz’ plan, but John was getting older and Soap’s knee was getting worse. The mere thought of being in the field without his two pack members made the werewolf want to throw up.

A dark need grew beneath his skin. The urge to find a perfect place for them all, killing if they needed to. He would rip limb from limb, ruin people’s lives, making the world around him a living hell, just for his men.

Most werewolves knew not to fuck with four alpha men in a pack, but sometimes they did anyways - and it almost always ended bloody. Rumors were crawling between the walls of the base now too, of them not being entirely human - but it was mostly just ignored. The few who weren’t human themselves knew the instant they got close to the base. The same people tended to make themselves scarce whenever the 141 were around, knowing they were in their territory anyways.

Nikolai and Price continued to talk, but the voices blended together.

Somewhere new would be a clean slate too in that sense, he supposed. 

Gaz could feel the urge to change, to let his wolf take over at the idea of running through the forest freely. For his hands and feet to change into paws and get the opportunity to just roam.

There had never been much space in the UK, one always had to be careful and in the bigger city, a new werewolf culture was growing, of several packs living in one territory without one being more important than the others.. No, no, Gaz wanted to run free with his pack, wanted to kill prey with his teeth, taste the blood on his tongue, wanted to —

“Earth to Garrick.” Ghost’s dry words and the snapping in front of his face earned a little growl, but from the crow's feet around his eyes, Gaz knew Ghost was smiling. Asshole.

“What?”

“Thought we lost you there,” Ghost hummed.

“No.” He grunted, a little embarrassment crawling along his spine at the thought of having to admit to his daydreams. Despite everything they had gone through, the pack tended to consider him the least dangerous, teasing him for his day dreaming now and again. Gaz wasn't going to give his three lovers more ammunition.

“I just said that Laswell will have our papers ready soon, Kyle,” Price softly rumbled as he stepped closer, free hand gently running along his cheek, the other holding the cigar. Gaz leaned into the touch, eyelids half closed, letting out a little pleased sound. Thoughts rushing through faster before saying,

“When can we leave?”

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[ignitesthestxrs]

this is not a post that is a life lesson exactly, but it is like. an update on my life and how glad i am to have had options in this situation, and it can also be a metaphor if that metaphor is helpful to you

anyway, in mid february my boss was like 'hey do you have time for a catch up in at 11.30', and i had to do my regular self talk down of 'you're not getting fired lol clam down' except

(okay i didn't get fired, but i did get laid off.)

(read more because i've never told a short story in my life)

which. positive news, i got laid off in aotearoa nz and not america, but it is still the worst job market my case worker at the ministry of social development has seen in 20 years, so i wasn't feeling like. hype. about this situation.

the specifics of my career are that it's not really a career so much as it is a place i started working at when i was 17, and then didn't leave. it had nothing to do with my degree and wasn't doing anything i was especially interested in, but it was a job, and i was comfortable there, and it paid for half a surgery i needed and dealt with a solid decade of my unmedicated panic attacks, so like. solid work. a job that did essentially what i needed it to when i needed it.

that being said this left me in the position of: not having done a job search, ever! not having a CV! not having comprehensive knowledge of my own skillset because i learnt half a programming language on the job and only knew how to use it with my company's bespoke software! i was not feeling confident!

the huge caveat to this is that i DID receive 38 weeks severance. and when i say huge, i mean that was the safety net/prize that allowed me to do literally anything after the point of being laid off. like. had i not had that financial cushion, i had enough of a governmental safety net to fall back on if necessary, but it would have been high tension misery and panic the whole way through. at no point would i have dealt with any of it with grace (and frankly, no one should have to).

but because i did have that safety net, i had options, and i also just had the ability to...start dealing? my main concern was like, okay, given that this is happening, am i going to be able to continue living pretty normally for the next few months? yes? okay then, the only thing to do is to start doing.

(there are many things to do in this situation, but it did help me to picture having one path, and that path was Forward).

so idk i used my ten years of reading ask a manager on breaks and started writing cover letters and applying for jobs and now i have one. this is a simplification of a process that was at times miserable, and always deeply fucking boring, but i also think that the nature of just getting a rolling application process started helps with the overall brain-work of not taking rejections personally. like, if you're applying to everything that your skillset vaguely fits, your feelings can't be too hurt if a company comes back with 'skillset too vague bitch, nice try'.

anyway the job i ended up landing - and it was One Job, but You Only Need One - has ended up being something in the public sector that in the process of learning it existed, i became weirdly enthusiastic about. it also has a week more holiday than my last job, pays 10k more, and is in the same suburb i live in. it has more opportunity for career growth, and apparently i can also get free eye tests? that sounds nice. and i landed it quickly enough that i still have a stack of that severance money left for savings and also purchasing a celebratory build your own wooden pinball machine set.

all this to say, getting laid off was weirdly the best thing to happen to me this year. perhaps in many years.

which. that's LUCK, so much of this is luck, and location, and random happenstance. but also, you know, some of it was mindset and work also. some of it was due to decisions i made about my job and my mental health over a decade ago. i am a person who was able to deal with this situation pretty okay today because of decisions i made as a much less stable and unmedicated young adult.

this is what i mean about this being a useful metaphor if you want it to be. on account of the luck and the happenstance etc, i would never want to say 'this bad thing that happened to you is secretly a chance for a good thing to come!' because: i genuinely don't believe that.

but i know i have been a person in the past who fucked up in ways i had to trust my future self would be able to deal with and built on. i have had difficult and bad situations in my life that had very little to do with any power i had over those situations, and i had to pick a direction and start walking, because the other option was to lie down and not move.

and that process has been habit forming. allowing myself to take breaks when i could afford to, even if it meant not keeping up, meant that i could built up my tolerance to risk and disaster at my own speed, befitting my own capacity.

i am haunted by the version of myself that i believe could exist if i wasn't weighed down by everything that i am. a hannah who is less tired, more focused, less mentally ill, more supported by generational wealth and opportunity. she sits just out of reach, and occasionally she looks back and says, a little concerned, 'aren't you worried you're just making excuses, though? don't you think if you were a little more disciplined, you could be me? are you going to be so kind to yourself that you forget you even wanted to be me in the first place?'

i am: always worried about these things. but i am the person who is here, and i am moving forward at the pace i am able. for the most part, it's working out.

[angel-gidget]

Gidge's Guide to Amethyst

I did one of these a while back, but with reeaallly low-quality images. These days, there’s more Amethyst stuff out there, and that’s worth an update in its own right.

Amy’s first appearance was technically in Legion of Super-Heroes #298 which featured a “pull-out preview comic” to entice people into picking up the maxi-series. I’ve yet to get my mitts on it to confirm if it’s just sample art from the maxi-series, or has dialogue/art never seen anywhere else. Regardless, your best starting point is probably gonna be…

I. 1980’s 12-issue Maxi-Series (+ follow-up Annual)

High jump-through-portal fantasy. Fantastic creatures, creepy villains, magical royalty, intricate world building that explains some things and lets your brain fill in the gaps for others, and consistently gorgeous art. Can’t recommend enough.

The annual shown takes place after the maxi-series and sets the stage for the ongoing series that follows.

Get it by Patron methods: Dc Universe Series Page DC’s Showcase via Amazon or Abe Books (Note: no color art for showcase, only black & white)

Get it by Peasant methods: Over here. 💎

II. 1980’s 16-issue Ongoing Series (+ follow-up Annual)

While there is a lot of fantastic stuff going on with the ongoing series, it is more of a mixed bag.

While I am forever in love with cover of issue #11, I remember turning to page 1 and wondering what the heck happened to the inside art. It’s not bad, really. It just doesn’t meet the high bar of the covers (or earlier interiors). Looking back, I realized the art was getting less detailed well before that, but my reading was all over the place as a kid bc I’d just read whatever issues I could find.

This here, at issue #12, is actually a good place to stop. By which I mean, the next 4 issues + special reek of grimdark edge-lord bs that doesn’t even make sense without reading Crisis on Infinite Earths. However, if you wish to proceed…

The final issue of the ongoing is technically a cliffhanger, and the Special grants the writers the extra pages they need to finish wrapping up their whole Lords of Order & Chaos/Dr. Fate tie-in.

After this, someone in DC editorial raised their pencil and went “Hey! What if we made the Gemworld the origin for one of our Legion of Super-Heroes villains?” And thus…

Get it by Patron methods: Dc Universe Series Page DC’s Showcase via Amazon or Abe Books (Note: no color art for showcase, only black & white) (Also note: Showcase contains both Maxi and Ongoing series)

Get it by Peasant methods: Over here. ⚔️

III. 1980’s 4-issue Mini-Series

This thing is all kinds of whack, but it is gorgeous. I get the impression that when Kieth Giffen and Mindy Newell were assigned this sucker, they just read a summary of the OG series and winged it.

Probably not, since they technically wrote those final issues of the ongoing, but that’s how it feels. Despite this, it’s grown on me like a fungus, and the mind-blowing art by Esteban Moroto is, like, 98% of the reason why.

Amethyst is always at her weirdest when Dc is trying to tie her in with the rest of the DCU. In this case, the mini is supposed to explain how a Legion of Super-Heroes villain has origins that go back to the Gemworld. Why? Idk. But if I remember correctly, it was even part of the advertising for this series.

Get it by Patron methods: … you can’t. There are no re-prints of any kind and it’s tough to track down. If ye crave this treasure, best ye look to piracy, matey.

Get it by Peasant methods: Over here. 🔮

IV. 2012’s DC Nation Amethyst Cartoon Shorts

In hindsight, these may have been made as the advent of the Sword of Sorcery series, but they really were a charming sip of water after two decades of nothin’. A cute lil’ standalone series that turns the Gemworld into a video game. Amy is then, of course, sucked into it.

Fun fact: the producer, @briannedrouhard is on tumblr, and often posts art and further ideas she had for the series.

Watch it: Full Series is officially free on Youtube. 👸🏼

IV. 2013’s Sword of Sorcery: Amethyst

This New 52 eight-issue (9 included the ‘0’ issue, oy) series got my hopes up after all those years, but I gotta admit I was a bit disappointed by the completely new supporting cast. Apart from Amy herself, none of the original characters made it into the series.

It feels likely a completely different fantasy series with an “Amethyst” label slapped on it. That said, Aaron Lopresti’s art is beautiful, and this version of Amy—Amaya—eventually joined the New 52’s Justice League Dark and picked up a bit of a cult appreciation over there.

That said, I’ve had some spoilers for her time on JLDark, and the storyline is just a bit… too… dark for my tastes. So I’m quite content to see her nu52 series retconed, even though I did nearly collect all 9 issues.

Get it by Patron methods: Dc Universe Series Page TPB via Amazon or B&N

Get it by Peasant methods: Over here. 💜

V. 2019’s Wonder Comics - Young Justice: Gemworld

Remember how I said Amethyst always gets weird when she collides with the greater DCU? Yeah, forget I said that. Never mind. Most brilliant combo idea since peanut butter and jelly.

No, I’m not biased not at all bc I’m a big Young Justice fan. Nope. Ok. Maybe a lil’ bit. While the continuity here is it’s own thing, there are a lot of nods to the original Gemworld in the world-building.

Does this series fully explore the potential of all the ideas in it? Frankly, no. YJ fans complained a lot about the lack of breathing space in this series for a reason. But I’m still happy with it and happily re-reading it for the fun ideas it slaps together.

If you are reading this for the Amethyst, however, there isn’t much point in reading past issue 6, aka volume 1 of the trade. After that point, Amy stops getting much spotlight, though she remains on the team’s roster until the series’ end.

Get it by Patron methods: Dc Universe Series Page TPB via Amazon or B&N

Get it by Peasant methods: Over here. ✨

VI. 2020’s Wonder Comics - Amethyst Miniseries

The fact that both this series and the YJ one appear under the “Wonder Comics” label is a bit misleading. They do not share any continuity at all. However, the opening splash page of the first issue references multiple events from original Amethyst continuity!

Later world-building details make it clear that this is a different version of Amy and the Gemworld, but Amy Reeder’s affection for the original series remains apparent.

Get it by Patron methods: Dc Universe Series Page TPB via Amazon or B&N

Get it by Peasant methods: Over here. 👑

VII. 2021’s Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld by Shannon & Dean Hale

This one is actually a kid-oriented graphic novel. Again, with its own continuity and world-building. I think the thing that stands out to me the most about this take is that the Hales give Amy a kid brother and make him quite relevant to the plot.

It’s pretty stand-alone and not really marketed as a comic book per se, but it is charming and the art is quite cute.

Get it by Patron methods: Graphic novel via Amazon or B&N Get it by Peasant methods: Over here.

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In Summary:

“Original” Amethyst Continuity (by Dan Mishkin & Gary Cohn and later Kieth Giffen & Mindy Newell ) is contained in Volumes 1-3. This is made of up the Maxi-series, Ongoing, and Mini-series from the 80's.

New52 Sword of Sorcery Continuity (by Christy Marx) is completely separate and self-contained.

Wonder Comics: Young Justice continuity (by Brian Michael-Bendis) is separate and self-contained, but has many nods to original continuity in it.

Wonder Comics: Amethyst mini-series continuity (by Amy Reeder) is mostly separate and self-contained, but implies that it shares events with the Volume 1 maxi-series.

Kid-friendly properties like Brianne Drouhard’s DC Nation shorts or Shannon and Dean Hale’s graphic novel make for fun additions, though they were not marketed as though they might tie in with any comics.

[duachai]

200 Follower + Hana, Dul, Set Q&A

OMG y'all, we hit 200 followers I’m literally screaming ! Thank you all so much for the love and support; it means the world to me! To celebrate, I've ask you all to drop from questions about my book and anything else you wanna ask and here are my answers

QUESTION ONE (ANON) :

Hii omg I jsut wanted to say I love you and your writing sm !! Do you like writing fluff or smut more? Can you write more older groups too like big bang shinne and exo and what's your top ten groups right now?

ANSWER : Hi, my love ! I love you too, thank you !! I would say I'm between both. I like to write fluff most of the time because I'm always in the mood for some sugar, but also smut takes me a lot longer to come up with because it's not fun to write the same scene, positon, all that.

Yes ! I am currently planning on writing for older groups. I've been in the kpop fandom for a decade now and I do get a little nervous about writing for older gens mainly because I'm not necessarily sure anyone knows who I'm talking about lol. But I abosuluty have Exo, Bigbang, and Shinee members on my WIPS.

And my top ten groups are constantly changing lol but I would say:

ACE

EXO

GOLDEN CHILD

VICTON

ONLYONEOF

ONEUS

OMEGA X

CIX

WAYV

SHINEE

Honorable mentions (BTS, Verivery, Ateez, SKZ, VIXX, Xikers, 4Miunte, SNSD, PIXY, NU'EST, & 2NE1)

QUESTION TWO (ANON) :

ANSWER: Of course ! I watch both GLs and BLs ! I've been watching Thai BLs since Lovesick 2015 came out on Netflix, then I watched Bangkok love stories, The Underwear, and then fell into the Tharntype hole on YouTube to officially start my bl journey lol.

My favorite BLs are:

To my star (Korean BL)

Method (One of my favorite Korean moive ever)

I Told The Sunet About You

Twins (Thai BL, my inspiration for Hana, Dul, Set)

Goodbye Mother (Vietnamese BL movie)

QUESTION THREE (ANON) :

ANSWER: Heyy, so I live in the U.S ! And I took Mandarin Chinese from the 6th grade all the way up to 11th grade. I'm not fluent anymore, unfortunately, because I dropped out of that class because I wanted to pursue something different and I learned I wasn't getting that advanced diploma lol. Right now I am starting my Thai learning journey to prepare for college in an exchange program so maybe in a year or 2 I'll be fluent lol.

QUESTION FOUR (ANON) :

Why did you start writing?

So, I originally started writing as an outlet early on to becuase I always had these scenarios in my head. I used to write in a notebook stories then show them to my parent (Yes, I showed Jungkook fanfiction to my parent... they were amused lol)

Then when I started high school I hit major depression, then COVID happened and I just needed to get it all out there. Half way through I decided I wanted to take this all seriously and am still to this day pushing for a real career in fiction writing and maybe make a movie or tv show. Just ambitious little Tati lol.

QUESTION FOUR (ANON) :

ANSWER: Well as I've been told, the drama will continue and things get really dramatic in the second book. But prepare for sugar teeth rotting everything, sugar honey ice tea. And I will not say much about Sunoo ofc, but I will tell you Sunoo does find love, but... it may be M/n or it might not be idk gotta read the book babes!

QUESTION FIVE (ANON) :

ANSWER: So, I am proably gonna make a quick little post for y'all to see on my pinned post for this as well as a wip tab that I'll update ! Sit tight !!

QUESTION SIX (ANON) :

What are your favorite albums? Non kpop and stuff too.

ANSWER: These are just some

Ok so I just realized I can't put anymore pictures of the asks lol, I'm so stupid. I will answer the rest separately, thank you all so much for your asks, please if you have anymore you are very welcome to ask in inbox and messages !!

[luckystarchild]

I just recently dipped my trembling toes into the ocean of writing and OH MY DAYS—it took me TWO WHOLE MONTHS to cough up 30k words LMAOO

AND YOU!! OVER A GODDAMN MILLION??! You are not human. You are a writing DEMIGOD!!!!! I am in awe... and also mildly terrified for your mental state HAHAHA

But for real, this whole thing has slapped me in the face with a new lever of respect. Like, I already admired your work before, okay?? I wasn't a complete dumbass 😭 but now?? Now I see.

The vision. The blood, sweat and existential dread behind every chapter. And the fact that you do this FOR FREE?? OUT OF SHEER LOVE??? GET OUT WE DON'T DESERVE YOU 😭

And it's not even just the writing. My story haunts me. I'll be walking down the street, minding my own business, and BAM—random plot idea. I'm jotting down ideas constantly, rearranging scenes in my head, spiraling over vibes and vibes only. Writing is not a task, it's a lifestyle. A curse. A beautiful suffering.

And the worst part?? I want to write. SO BAD. I want to sit down and just vomit lore all over my screen. But then life shows up like, "Haha here's 12 deadlines, a rent payment, and your soul slowly decaying in capitalism." I am fighting demons every day 😭 You've been doing this for almost a decade!! HOW??

Idk where I'm going with this tbh, I just needed to SCREAM into the void and say: authors are suffering right alongside readers. We wanna get to the next chapter too!! We just gotta fight life first.

Anyway. Y'all (we?? HAHA) deserve all the flowers. And snacks. And naps. And unlimited validation. Please never forget that!

I hope you're drinking water, getting enough rest, and occasionally touching grass (but only if it sparks joy). Sending lots of love, admiration and a standing ovation from some undisclosed location on this hellish little planet.

Forever in awe,

—A fan, a fellow feral writer and a humble goblin of the craft 💗

FIRST OF ALL: What the fuck do you mean, implying writing 30,000 words in two months is somehow slow or not enough? Babe, I'm lovingly gripping you by the face and speaking to you from half an inch away when I say that's fucking fantastic. Sorry if I spat on you at all when I hissed that in tones of very tough love. Do not downplay your achievement. Do some math and wrestle with the knowledge you wrote what amounts to 500 words a day consistently for 60 goddamn days and that's more consistency and dedication to writing than some people show in a lifetime, what do you MEAN only 30k???? And just so you don't think I'm blowing smoke, I wrote about 31,000 words of Lucky Child over the last 60 days, plus a little for A Good Cup of Foe, and this is as productive I've been in a VERY long time. I'm trying to update LC monthly and 15k a month is basically an entire LC chapter and that means you wrote two months of LC updates, to put it in perspective. You and me, we are the same. We were producing roughly the same amount at the same time. I'd be SO HAPPY with 30k in two months, over the moon, ecstatic, and you should be too.

Also if you average out how many words I wrote per day since LC was published and you don't strip out the time I spent on hiatus not touching the project with a ten foot poll, it's also about 500 words per day. So like, again: You and me? Same. Same. Now just multiply what you did by a few years. That's all there is to it!

Truthfully, though, I've been doing this a lot longer than LC reflects. Before LC, I wrote a fanfic (another nearly-million-word monster) under another name and that took like 5 years or something to finish, so really I've been doing this for... well, a long time. And as a kid/highschooler I was writing, too, though not at the same volume or as consistently.

POINT BEING, high output for writing takes practice, and you just had two months of EXCELLENT practice. It's all about building a habit, and you're doing exactly that. That urge you feel to keep writing is the result of practice paying off. You should be so proud of yourself. Now all you have to do is keep writing. You'll look back in 10 years at your million words and smile.

... granted, you'll also be limping a little, and you might have calluses on your wrists from where they hit your desk while typing, and your eyesight might be a bit worse, and the font you use while writing might've gone up a few sizes to account for that, and there may be a few new character voices screaming at you to write their stories. There wasn't any grey in my hair when I started LC, but there is now. Every strand is a sign I made it out alive, and like you said, there's a lot to survive these days. But we can do it. It's just 500 words a day until you fucking drop. Simple, really.

(I say "simple," but after 60 days of work, you now know the truth. Writing is an exercise in suffering. Every moment spent writing is a bloody, exhausting battle. Writing is pain. Creating is pain. Every letter I type wounds me. But the only thing that hurts worse than writing is NOT WRITING, so... I write. Because if I didn't, I might actually die. Lucky Child haunted me every single day I wasn't writing it and it haunts me even now as I reply to this ask.)

Anyway. Replace "Comedy" in this scene with "writing" and you get the gist:

ANYWAY. Thank you for this very sweet message, but please recite it to yourself in the mirror, too! YOU ARE A WRITER and you wrote 30k words in 60 days and that is AMAZING. Thank you so much for the encouragement. WE deserve it!

[ifonly1]

It's been more than a month and many people are still unable to accept the fact that jimin and jungkook has enlisted together using companion system/Buddy program. They are two friends, one of the two closest friends actually for more than a decade so it actually shouldn't be that hard to accept it unless you think these two are not even friends.

There are many many taekookers and many jk solos who still belive that just because jungkook hasn't said "i do rely on jimin" means he doens't rely on jimin so for people like those let me tell you, the Buddy program itself implies that both individuals in Buddy program rely on eachother, there's no need for neither jm nor jk to say it out loud cause the main purpose of it is "RELYING ON EACHOTHER" for mental stability. Idk if y'all are actually this dumb or y'all just wanna cope with something since it's getting hard for y'all to accept it. "But jungkook hasn't said-" it actually doens't matter if he says it out loud cause the process, the name itself is enough. If he didn't need anyone to rely on or if he wanted to enlist with some other BTS members he is capable enough to do that. This man has said it multiple times that he does what HE WANTS and no one can tell him otherwise.

I read a tweet saying "if jungkook didn't get the unit he wanted then you know who held him back" this was them implying that jm begged jk to enlist with him and jk is some spinless puppy who can't do decide for his own so he went with jimin like i want y'all to go outside your shipping bubble for 10 min and say this to some people and i can guarantee you they simply gonna call you mental on your face cause that's what it's giving. See there's two options, you either Accept that jungkook is spinless human who can't think for himself or he loves jimin too much to deny him anything as lots of you people believe jm begged and jk accepted (Cause saying yes to enlist with someone for 18 months even though you don't want to means you should love that person too much) OR simply accept the fact that jimin and jungkook are two close friends who enlisted together according to their own will without anyone forcing them to do anything.

And if anyone think "jk had no option" then you're completely wrong there's many accounts who update on military service which has made it very clear that there are options for both of them to enlist individually but jimin and jungkook still decided to do it together so accept it as it is without making a fuss about it even after a whole month cause that's screaming stupidity and insecurity and nothing else.

[psilliguykai]

Allow me to re-introduce you to William McSprout of William’s Wanton Weary Wiles!

I wanted to release the full story for this AU, but the old ref sheets have been haunting me since I released them (I’ve just. never been happy with how they turned out) and I finally feel in a place to do them a little more justice. I’ll be posting the other re-draws (there’s minor design tweaks too but not enough to count as full on re-designs) soon too.

Updated character info under the cut:

- Works at a small grocery/general tourist store

- Still does music as a hobby, but pretty much nothing beyond messing around on a piano or uke and singing covers. He's uploaded a couple to youtube that have like 200 views but will probably blow up in a decade when they resurface ^^ /lh

- Likes to do more visual arts in his free time. He can't draw shit, but he's an excellent sculptor and pretty decent at clothes altering (sewing, dyeing, bleaching, etc.) and jewelry making. + makeup of course

- Spends his extra money on video games. Probably sneaks into his friends' colleges to use their arts equipment or smth /lh

- Not aware of HMS, though they’re aware of him. Mostly just feels a general sense of dissonance during splits, rather than Knowing the presence of these Multiple Actual Guys. Can’t interact with Marybell, same as HMS can’t (directly) interact with the “Real World”.

- Mood Swings and very mixed self esteem. He’s simultaneously the worst most lazy rotten thing to ever deface this earth and also extremely talented and cool and strong and the best and anyone who doesn’t like him is simply Wrong and should fuck off [<- all in his eyes. whatever he “actually” is is up to you :]]]

- Not particularly he's actually fairly self aware and emotionally intelligent. Unfortunately knowing and caring/doing something about it are not the same :') He is ultimately a caring guy and he Will [haha] be there for the people he cares about when they need him.

- He doesn’t like to burden other people with his problems and will usually just kinda either A: disappear when things are getting messy for him personally. Or B: try to convince both himself and others that “things are great!!” [<- lies] and distract himself with parties, going out to drink, etc.

- His sleep schedule is fucked and no one can tell if it's affecting him or if he's just Like That

- He’s a solid 6’2 with an intimidating and fairly confident stature. He’s generally high-energy and outgoing when he's not going through a depressive episode.

- His favorite food is American cheese and this is honestly the character trait I think about the most. I need you to understand. He's tasted and enjoys other cheese too. He's extremely knowledgeable and has passed several blind taste-tests while drunk. He just really fucking loves American cheese for some reason idk man

[thebuckybarnesvault]

Not a Fairy Tale Kiss Catch-Up 2 (Electric Boogaloo)

Ten Thirteen Chapters & A Ficlet Later

Again - life is life, I have thoughts, and now is when I have time to put them down (as close to as they would have been when I originally read it as I can). @azriona enjoy the novel.

Chapter 48

The continued Rickrolling of Doom is much appreciated, but how exactly does D do it? Does she have a Doombot fly back and blast it? Is it like a computer virus?

Bucky trying to keep D going while not pushing too hard is so sweet but also, dangling meeting Arnie in front of her is a bit cheat-y. XD Not Steve throwing Bucky under the bus asking why D hasn't met Arnie yet and still getting nothing in return. Arnie is giving Bucky and D the "meet the family" treatment/vibes that we sadly wouldn't get otherwise and it is one of the most bittersweet things I've ever read and the fact this man is a hoot-and-a-half to boot is life-giving. Reading the back-and-forth of Bucky and Steve trying to one-up each other on embarrassing stories absolutely made my day. (How did Bucky use a pack of gum to get the chemistry teacher fired?)

Chapter 49

"Arnie accepts you and Bucky being together as such a given, you’re not sure he’s ever seen you in any other light." This almost made me cry! It's so sweet and it just builds on those moments from Ch 48 when Arnie is calling D "Bucky's best girl" and "Bubbeleh" because D has been in Arnie's heart before he even met her because of how Bucky talks about her and it's just the SWEETEST thing ever!! 😭😭😭 AND THEN YOU HIT ME WITH:

"Mostly, you sit back and watch the three of them, laughing and joking and talking about the times they’d shared as kids. Steve’s memory is the sharpest; but for him, those years are barely a decade in the past, what with 70 years spent in the ice.

Whereas Arnie lived a full life, every one of those 101 years tucked away in that head of his, and between cryofreeze and memory wipes, Bucky’s memory will probably always be full of spots and gaps and fuzzy edges."

How could you DO THAT TO MEEEEE?!?!? 😭😭😭😭😭 Are we going to ever find out what Arnie said to Bucky??? (I understand if not, just curious). Bucky and D need to take Arnie to India if he'll let them/his health allows.

"Who’s right in the head, I ask you?" - PREACH ARNIE XD

When I first read this chapter I had the thought that if Arnie dies I was going to have a Liam-Neeson-from-Taken moment, I have since cooled down and will merely be inconsolable.

Chapter 50

As a millennial (albeit a younger one) I feel like playing What’s New Pussycat on repeat as a prank is a VERY millennial prank. Bucky quietly missing D on missions and having Jarvis give an update when he returns is so sweet but I gotta ask, why not just text D when the jet lands to check-in with her directly? That being said, I’m glad she seems to be setting in to fully remote work as well as can be expected.

“Most of the time, the bases are intact, empty shells with nothing but dust bunnies and scorch marks, because someone’s been there first. Most of the files are corrupted, or incomplete, or just plain gone. Once, there’s a weird crackle of energy in the air that gives everyone pause.” I see your ominous foreshadowing and I appreciate it but simultaneously glare at it.

Clint is going to flip when they find out they switched his coffee, but I don’t know how I feel about them adding the Nefidipine to the vitamins without telling D (I’m guessing they didn’t tell her based on her reaction, if they did and I misunderstood lmk.) Maybe it’s double standard, and idk why I feel this way, but them secretly switching her to decaf (seemingly) without telling doesn’t really bother me as much (I mean it’s low-key rude but also, as I understand it, you’re not supposed to have caffeine while pregnant.) 

Chapter 51

The idea of Steve or Bucky forcing D to listen to an old radio play sounds amazing. But what would they choose, the only two I remember from history class are War of the Worlds by Orson Wells and Buck Rodgers (both of which I think Bucky could have liked) but if you had something else in mind, I’d love to know what it is. 

D says she thinks she’s going to miss being the Woman in the Chair once she’s back in the field after baby, is it possible that after baby she might split time just because she enjoys that role?

Why did you have to take 5+ years off Tony’s life like that? So mean. 

Wanda and Pietro being quietly helpful while also being absolute menaces (in a not funny way, unfortunately) works for them and is something I didn’t know I wanted (although I wish it didn’t involve such terrifying visions from Wanda).

Chapter 52

Oof one of those chapters that really hits emotionally.

Bucky checking in without being overbearing was adorable and sweet but almost immediately following that up with Tony being unable to look at D was heartbreaking. 

The casualness of Tony’s entrance was already a red flag; the shoe really dropped though when he asked what Wanda showed D in Cleveland. It also makes me wonder what/how exactly he saw her dying. “Nope, the adults are talking right now,” OUCH that one hurt. …and when your parents died, he let you cry all over his shirt and never said a word.” This one hurt worse but it also makes almost too much sense (giving her something I don't think he really had when his parents died). I also think all this together, though, speaks a lot to how much Tony cares about D and how much it hurts him that she, as far as he is concerned, is lying to him. 

Your ability to write this scene overall I just have…no words for how amazing it is especially in its coherency/follow-ability. Regularly when I’m reading arguments in fiction (both fan and conventional) I struggle to follow the arguments when more than two people are involved (and sometimes even then) but in this one it is very clear who is saying what and it makes the scene hit that much harder. 

RIP Bucky at the end there though, he’s both calmer and more brave than I would be in this kind of situation tbh. 

Also are we allowed to know what/where Natasha’s “place” is because while I can 100% believe there’s a place in the tower, she goes to get away she also gives me the vibes of someone who might just go out and be/exist in public (like taking a walk or people watching on a bench).

Chapter 53

Watching Bucky explain Project Springboard to Tony had to be like watching a train-wreck in slow motion for D (it kinda was for me, I was wound tight the whole time) but the aftermath went a bit better than I was anticipating but I also put that down to Bucky assuring Tony that the current situation is in no way his fault.

 “You pissed me off, kiddo. And I’m still pissed, and I’ll probably still be pissed for a while. I don’t let shit like that go easy, you know that. But that doesn’t mean I have to be an asshole to you about it.”

He glances at your now-empty desk. “Maybe for the tech, though.”  I’M NOT CRYING YOU’RE CRYING!!!! Having D tell Tony what her Wanda-induced dream was after this was twisting the knife by the way so, thanks for that.  

I continue to enjoy seeing the dynamics between Tony, D, and Bucky grow – honestly I think if this revelation had happened at any earlier time in the story Tony would have thrown hands but the fact he listened and kept cool once Barnes took full responsibility – amazing. The fact that D is still nervous the entire time is sad but I understand why and seeing Tony respond to that in a way that explicitly communicated that he was both upset while not taking it out on either D or Bucky – even better (chef’s kiss).

Also setting up the twins as sympathetic characters while keeping them as antagonists by them turning over files in the middle of a battle they then retreat from is excellent.

Chapter 54

I feel so bad for Bucky not being able to feel the baby (yet), I remember that being one of the most exiting parts of my mom being pregnant with my siblings.

A pillow cuddle-blocking Bucky is hilarious, thank you for that mental image.

My heart could have burst during the ultrasound scene Bucky’s so enamored with both D & the baby and it is just the SWEETEST!!!! Why does Bucky want the gender to be a surprise? Is it because it would have been that way “in his day” or are you going to give me another reason that will make me sad?  “I think she has my mom’s nose,” MADAME I AM BAWLING!!!! 😭😭😭😭

All those good appointment feelings dashed by the press, poor D. Bucky offering to be a menace from the sidelines creates another wonderful mental image.  “People used to be afraid of me,”  😂 Angela is a real one though

Chapter 55

The sass in D’s inner monologue was on fire this chapter it was also really nice to get more of her backstory – her being insatiably curious to the point of “taking the entire house apart trying to figure out how it worked.” is equally adorable and terrifying.

 I would love to know more one day about the “fascinating people” D met in college (incriminating and Fury said no? color me interested). You, also, keep dropping hints about D causing/being heavily involved in the Latverian Invasion, are we going to get more on that in this final arc?

I can see the interviewer near-salivating when she almost catches D saying she loves Bucky but D catches herself – that woman knows EXACTLY what D was going to say and was just being polite. Also, this being the moment D clues into being in love with Bucky was great because she couldn’t immediately escape it and had to sit with that fact and internalize it for a second (which she needed).

Chapter 56

I would like you to know that I’m imagining something between Padme Amidala’s lakeside dress and her light-blue nightgown for the dress, the way you describe the flowy-ness of the garments gives those vibes. Bucky’s reaction to the dress though? Swoon-worthy. Sam interrupting their moment? Rude.

““Then you’ll just have to get me pregnant again so I can wear them,” you say, exasperated, throwing your hands in the air.” (😲😳) How to short-circuit Bucky in 5 seconds or less. Jarvis offering the Locked Door Protocol was the icing on the cake in this scene.

Chapter 57

“’Sergeant Barnes what are you wearing?’ ‘Clothes’” I almost died laughing at this. 🤣

“I was supposed to be sitting with Mr. Wilson, but I traded to sit here because I wanted the chance to talk to you!” Red Flag, I’d be texting Pepper (or whoever is the coordinator of the event). Also, asking for a sponsorship is the opposite of what is supposed to be going on here lady get it together. Her being condescending to the “Fed is best” concept makes me want to punch this woman omg. “It’s good to have multiple adults the baby can trust - ” Lady this kid is probably going to live (at least at 1st) in Avengers Tower they’re going to be surrounded by trustworthy adults (nothing against the nanny idea but to imply that the Avengers aren’t trustworthy is just obtuse).  OMG SHE DOUBLED DOWN! “checkered history”????  I hate this woman so much. Watching her get ripped a new one by the entire table after that comment was VERY satisfying, made even better by them pretending Bucky was about to come join them on the war path.

What are the odds Tony and/or Pepper (or Hawkeye) have been secretly prepping nursery stuff so D can start on that when she’s ready?

Chapter 58

What I wouldn’t give to see the dance D did with Nat (and everyone’s reactions to it).

XD Clint found out about the caffeine! He’s so betrayed.

How much did Bucky bribe or intimidate the DJ at the afterparty to play the slow song (or was the DJ JARVIS who is The Best)? Their baby conversation is the cutest and thank you for answering my nursery question without me even asking 😂. Also the mental image of Steve and Bucky trying to build a crib together is hilarious because it’s either going to be the easiest thing on the planet for them or it’s going to be like building your average piece of IKEA furniture. 

HE FELT THE BABY!!!! Such a sweet and happy moment! 🥰🥰

Aannnd then you kill the vibe. Why did you have to do that. Could you have not have just made the last line in this chapter the first one in the next?? Whyyyyyyyy??????

Arms and the Iron Lady

YASSS THE FICLET I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!

It’s really cool to see this early stage of this relationship and that even in this early stage that Tony cares enough to warn her away from someone he dislikes, while at the same time D knows Tony well enough that she understands his manner of telling her is significant. 

Me calculating a 540° turn, okay so that’s a turn and a half, got it. I too would be dizzy with all the things D has going on (legal proceedings on one coast and real-estate on the other? Oof).

It feels like early in their relationship that Tony giving her so much so fast is his way of trying to keep her busy so she won’t fall into despair after the loss of her parents (like I think he did when he lost his (I can’t remember at the moment)). At the same time I’m pretty sure he’s excited to have someone that’s not only intellectually on his level but is also in the same realm(s) of interests. Buying earplugs with the expense account is hilariously funny (and a bit passive aggressive). 

Also getting to see her get trained by everyone is interesting (I’d say fun but Sam’s is very much less than fun):

What form of bullet wound treatment did she learn? I'm curious because I had to learn wound packing once upon a time and I hope I never have to use that ever (especially if the person is awake). Never had to do anything with a trach tube though and from what little I’ve heard I’m glad I haven’t.

Thor is not the who I’d expect D to have the driving course with but that mental image is priceless.

The give and take in her relationship with Steve is really nice. 

The dichotomy between Clint and Nat’s training strategies (explaining everything mostly up front vs the deep end strategy) is interesting considering how they often balance each other out. 

“It comes off?!?” Bucky absolutely heard that, he’s just pretending otherwise. 

Bucky is being a show-off and I can’t tell if it’s him trying to size up D’s reaction to him or impress her…maybe both? 

“Looking for a challenge, doll?” Yeah he was definitely trying to impress her.

"Natasha snaps something in Russian, and Bucky responds with amusement.." Was she telling him not to flirt? Please tell me she was XD

Her excitement about maybe being able to work on Bucky’s arm just because it’s a cool piece of technology is so sweet and endearing. It's also very funny that her thinking about it that is part of what allows him to sneak up on her.

Another thing to appreciate about how you write their relationship: it grows, we get to see this pretty well in the series but this - the literal start of their relationship where they're merely co-workers and Bucky is trying to help her out as such, ugh I love it. (Love/attraction/infatuation at first sight can be fun but watching a relationship start and grow over time holds a very special place in my heart.)

The next interaction with Tony really makes me appreciate his character growth even more like going from can't stand the near thought near each other to tolerating that they're together is such amazing progress to see. (Granted part of the anger in this scene is explicitly due to the fact he doesn't get to tinker with "the best piece of tech in the entire building" but still.)

TONY WAS ALREADY MAKING HER A SUIT!!! Also, I want that holographic try-it-on tech in real life yesterday it would make life SO NICE! While it is very sweet he made her and Iron Lady suit that's also a really unfortunate way to find out she's claustrophobic (has she always been or is that more backstory trauma?).

Tony trying to comfort D while also being incredibly awkward about it is so sweet but also the more you say about what got D noticed by the Avengers the more I want to know.

“Of course I want to be here. Are you crazy? This is like… a dream come true. But… I can’t go out and save the world, Tony, I couldn’t even save my parents.”

“Neither could I,” Okay, right in the feels, ooowwwww.

Jarvis coming in clutch to help D (and low-key communicate where Tony can't quite yet).

Ugh I love this ficlet soooo much, it is my favorite of them all.

(I was actually in the middle of writing this post when Ch 59 posted so I said fuck it and decided to wait until both 59 & 60 posted to post this and then it didn't even matter because it still took me forever to catch up on my comments.)

Chapter 59

Did you post what body pillow D was given and I missed it because I would love to know what it is that has now frustrated TWO Avengers. Also 2:23 in the AM? That wake up time is evil (I know it's the Avengers alarm, that doesn't make it any better).

"There is a distress beacon coming from Latveria" - SUS!

I agree with D this is a trap.

Steve not realizing Yelena is flirting with him is hilarious.

"Have fun storming the castle." - I understood that reference.

“Cap,” you say, not even the least bit steady. “Um. I found the source. And it’s not in Latveria....It’s in the Tower.” - Shit

"The entire Tower shakes as the lights go out and plunge everything into the dark." - FUCK

Chapter 60

D is handling this a million times better than I could even imagine myself doing.

Hulk's first instinct being to get to and protect D and get her out is amazing and sweet and I need more of this side of Hulk. This is not diminished (to me) even if Bucky "ordered" him to do it because I've always gotten the impression that if someone gave Hulk an order he didn't agree with, he wouldn't do it. (It also also gives me hope Bucky is ok.)

Wanda has re-entered the chat. I wish it wasn't now and that she was on D's side but I still have hope that we will get there.

“You get to explain the mess to Tony,” you tell him, which just makes him grin even wider. (insert laughing emoji)

Who the fuck managed to break into any server room belonging to Tony Stark unnoticed????

While I'm not shocked this is HYDRA, I really wish it wasn't. Bucky and Tony are going to go extra ballistic.

The last 15 chapters of this fic are going to stress out my heart, I can feel it now.

[mossadspypigeon]

hi, just a rando on the internet here. obviously i don't need to tell you this, but the antisemitic hate you've been getting in your inbox is absolutely abhorrent. idk how you deal with it and i'm sorry that you have to at all. i'm not jewish and i'm trying to keep myself updated where my regular news outlets fail to give the jewish perspective on things, so i'm happy your blog exists (i often have my blinders on, concerning myself mainly with issues the black community faces these days- at the expense of other communities i think), but i hate that you can't afford to chill and be left alone either.

equally disheartening to see the antisemitic anons you got from black people, since that's my community- and i suppose i always expect better given everything we've been through. i wish all the black americans pointing at y'all and bringing up the slave trade would get it in their heads that if soooo many jewish people ran the slave trade and were slave owners or whatever, it'd show up in our DNA (like all the english, irish, french, spanish, etc). but it never does and we have documented evidence of who ran what and when. it's the dumbest conspiracy theory and i wish it'd die and the worst of us could stop harassing random jewish people about it, it's so stupid. it straight up doesn't even make any sense. all these decades later and people still give NOI and BHI ideas lipservice? ugh.

wishing you all the best and that you and yours stay safe out there in an increasingly weird and spiteful world. don't know how else to close this message haha but your blog, while very informative, made me very sad- and i'm not even jewish. but at least i have ammo to use against people spreading antisemitic misinformation. and more nonjewish people need to be doing that so it doesn't all fall on you. sorry if it's weird to invoke prayer in an anon message, but i'm praying for the downfall of antisemites everywhere and that the tides turn sooner rather than later.

💙💙

i really appreciate you and this message, thank you for sending it.

it is totally valid to concern yourself mostly with your people! i appreciate that you’re open and willing to learn about jews and jewish history 🫂💙 so many people aren’t, so i hope all the jews who follow me (and ones who dont) who feel alone and abandoned by others see this and feel a little more hopeful.

yeah bigotry from other marginalized people is always genuinely tragic. in this case, it also continues a cycle and really hurts black jews.

calling out harmful and hurtful language? a good thing. but all of this was purely in bad faith and started in bad faith. and tbh people can’t really talk about hurtful language when they’re spewing pure bigotry 🤦

YEP BHI AND NOI TOO 🤦 it’s all astronomically embarrassing.

anyway thank you so much! thank you for reading and willing to be uncomfortable. please know you’re needed💙 wishing you all the best too and safety to you and your family.

it isn’t weird to bring up prayer at all, i fully concur. this bullshit is thousands of years old and needs to stop reemerging.

[plague-karm]

Holy shit more takes about stuff that I like? More likely than you think

•JPEGMAFIA >>>>>>>>>> Playboi Carti

•Land Of The Lustrous season 2 is never getting released at this rate. I would love to be proven wrong (the moon arc in particular would look gorgeous in Studio Orange’s art style), but it’s almost been a decade since the first season got made. I don’t know how much copium I can huff anymore man I’m tired.

•I’m fine with Donkey Kong having a new model, I’m a Kirby fan, I’m used to seeing model changes (referring to Dedede specifically). Also whoever decided to make him a girldad needs to get a raise idk why but that just fits him really well.

•I don’t care about how much content a game has, anything above £60 for a single video game is fucking extortionate and thank god that people are calling out Nintendo for those prices because what the hell man.

•Wrath is my least favourite layer in Ultrakill, I still like it, but 5-2 is genuinely miserable to play through the Ferryman fight carried it HARD (even after the update the Leviathan is still my least favourite end layer boss in the game its design is sick but that’s all I can really say).

•Hellaverse dickriders and extreme detractors are just as insufferable as each other, harassing people for not liking the shows and harassing people for enjoying them is really immature. My opinions on both Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss may have soured over the years but enjoying or disliking aspects of it shouldn’t be seen as crimes against humanity (the way the detractors talk about Elijah and Morgan in particular is absolutely vile btw what the fuck is wrong with you people).

•Referring to Morpho Knight as she/her is incredibly based because same

•Now that Sinsmas is out and a lot of people are dropping the show I want to expand on what I said about Octavia the last time I did one of these. As someone who relates to Octavia because her storyline reflects what I’ve gone through in my personal life, the way people talk about her choosing to put herself first instead of constantly waiting on her neglectful dad as a heinous, selfish act genuinely upsets me. She’s been heavily sheltered from the outside world for her ENTIRE LIFE of course she’s going to make decisions that might seem impulsive on the surface why are you demonising a child born out of necessity instead of the parents who neglect and use her on a daily basis get real.

•Some people in the Glitch fanbase are hellbent on pitting their shows against one another and I don’t know why like bro you’re allowed to like more than one show don’t act pissy when a studio shines light on its other shows lmao.

•Panic! At The Disco’s fall off genuinely makes me really sad but come on, TWTLTRTD was NOT the start of it, Collar Full and Casual Affair are both amazing songs for completely different reasons and the whole album’s a nighttime vibe to me it’s good ya’ll are just mean.

•The Craft’s final act should’ve included that deleted scene where Nancy confronted everyone, it makes the whole thing make a lot more sense as to why Bonnie and Rochelle would decide to stay with her and they didn’t keep it in? WHY???.

•The NiGHTS series NEEDS to have a third instalment to complete the trilogy, give Reala a redemption arc please he needs it

•People taking an issue with how Sebastian is characterised in later updates of Pressure is kind of insane to me because when you look at his lore his behaviour makes perfect sense? He had his entire LIFE stolen from him and was forcefully mutated into something that barely resembled his old self he had every reason to crash out. Him being snarky and heavily touch averse makes perfect sense and it makes his character more interesting to me imo he’s cool I like him I’ll support him if he gets worse (oh and to the five people who consistently read Hadalpelagic Zone up to its latest chapter I’m so sorry but it’s on hiatus until I can be arsed to continue it, some people in the Pressure community are miserable as fuck and I don’t wanna engage with that anymore 😭).

•Please can we give someone else a chance on the Sanrio Character Ranking I don’t even hate Cinnamoroll I’m just sick of him winning every year lmao

•Monaca is the best villain in Danganronpa imo, yes Junko is undoubtedly iconic and entertaining to watch but Monana is the only character in that series that genuinely unsettles me. The way she used Kotoko’s trigger word to get her back in line might be the most disturbing scene in any of the games (the fact that “Gentle” became a fandom in joke for a while is still crazy to me what the fuck is wrong with you people).

•Looking back on the Mario Movie is weird because “teehee Peaches is a funnie song” is still a valid statement but god we were ROBBED of a badass Bowser rock opera number. Can you IMAGINE how hard that would’ve gone

•I can’t say for certain since nothing’s been said by Part Time Seagull but I think the reason it took a while for The Gaslight District’s pilot to get made was because an art style change happened at some point during production (likely when Glitch got involved). If you look at old snippets from a few months back it looked a LOT more cell shaded and 2D-3D hybrid like and its look is more akin to stop motion and early 2000s game cutscenes. And honestly? I prefer the change, the colours pop a lot more and I LOVE the extra detail of the character models having little smudges on them

•Needy Streamer Overload/Needy Girl Overdose simultaneously has one of the best portrayals of Internet culture and mentally ill people I’ve ever seen but the actual gameplay is kinda mid. I have high praise for everything in that game except for that (I got the breakup ending too many times okay I rage quit lmao).

•G3 Ivy design > G1 Ivy design

•I’m genuinely upset that G3 of Monster High is coming to a close because it really felt like they were finally finding their footing with the later redesigns. Ivy’s design is peak (one of mine and many other people’s biggest critiques with G3’s designs is how a lot of them steered away from alternative aesthetics even though that was the main appeal of the series so the fact that they made her more punk inspired was cool) and they actually gave Catty some fire outfits when she got brought in (thank god because Abby and Iris’ outfits still make me cry because what do you MEAN you gave her a crop top with a snowflake on it where’s the fur at? 😭). Imagine what Elissabat and Operetta would’ve looked like I genuinely think the character designers would’ve cooked, but oh well.

•Francis wasn’t innocent lmao the entire point of the Greek Clique was that they were all highly classist and easily malleable as it’s heavily implied that they got groomed by Julian (him isolating them from everyone else and appointing himself as their councillor was gross as hell didjdjdj, and that scene with Henry still weirds me out). Richard sucks, EVERYONE in that group sucks, the entire point was not to romanticise their situation because although they tried to come off as elusive and cool (which Richard definitely thought so, one of the biggest closet bisexuals I’ve ever seen btw), they were dweebs who thought they were better than everyone else to make themselves feel better about their own unfortunate circumstances. And even THAT’S proven wrong in the end because Judy (y’know, the one that constantly gets looked down on by the others) is the only one that gets a happy ending. You can feel bad for the Greek Clique to a point (seeing Francis getting married off against his will DID upset me ngl) but if you romanticise the toxic dynamics they all had with each other you missed the point of The Secret History entirely.

•Also, if the movie rights ever DID go through, DO NOT LET EMERALD FENNELL DIRECT IT PLEASE NO THIS BOOK IS MISINTERPRETED ENOUGH AS IT IS 😭

Anyway that’s it for now I’m tired

[bones-of-a-rabbit]

status of babbit's life yeehaw

tl,dr: busy moving and a couple of other big life things that just complicate things, but well on the way to being back to normal! new fic chapters and better quality art coming soon.

tl,wr (too long, will read):

Helloooo what's up its me, Babbit. or Rabbit. or Bones. or Idiot Moron Menace Child, idk im not picky lol

i know a lot of you guys have been wondering wtf is up with my upload schedule lately and the extreme lack of even basic content and also i am extremely aware that i have not updated my fics in a few millennia and for that i am very, very sorry. this post is to answer a few questions you might have, if anyone was curious about the 'reason' instead of just the 'when.'

my family and i have had a hell of a year, y'all. like, jesus christ, i really hope things level out and calm down for a while once we're moved in to our new apartment bc god damn we are so tired. the list goes: 1. we got kicked out of the house we were renting-to-own bc we wouldn't be able to afford the new rate, so they gave us two months to find a new place to live (not long enough, it turns out) and then foreclosed to get us out. 75% of our belongings were still in the house when we had to leave. that includes all of our christmas ornaments- including the ones kept for decades, and the ones made by me and my siblings, and the fancy ones made from blown glass. 2. the first night out of the house, one of our dogs, freaked out by the strangeness of the situation, panicked and slipped her harness and ran off. that was over a year ago. we haven't seen her since. 3. my cat got very ill and became unable to eat. she passed away almost exactly a year ago. she had been 14-15, and had been my baby since i was maybe 8. 4. one of the tires on my dads car blew out. during the night, while it was parked on the curb so he could put the spare on in the morning, one of the in-tact tires was fucking stolen LMAO 5. we applied to rent at so many places and got rejected so, so many times. it costs money to apply, btw. we're talking like $200+. no, u don't get that money back. 6. i lost my job bc knowing i would have to work 8 hours at a job that stresses me out to the point of exhaustion (at a place where no one takes me seriously and would actively laugh at me when i try to express my need to step away for a minute) sometimes paralyzed me and made me sick to my stomach and made me feel unable to leave the house, and i called out one too many times. a day after my birthday, too! 7. just recently, like within the last week, my dad's car got fuckin totalled!!!!!

THE GOOD NEWS IS WE OFFICIALLY, FINALLY, AFTER A SOLID YEAR, HAVE AN APARTMENT!!!!! I'LL HAVE MY OWN ROOM AGAIN!!! THERE'S AN ENTIRE KITCHEN!!!!!!!

the 'oh god' news is we still have to move in, and replace a lot of the stuff that we just couldn't take with us when we moved out (mostly stuff like bookshelves, dining table, dressers, etc) AND get the few things we could cram into a storage center out and moved into the new place, which isn't a lot but at the same time is more than we can realistically handle on our own. and then, we have to get my mums cats (a pair of kitty sisters that we had to temporarily house with my aunt, who got tired of looking after them and let them outside to be outdoor cats a few months ago. yes, this was an extremely shitty thing to do, and we've been working hard to get them back safely) AND my gecko (who my cousin has been looking after, even tho feeding him worms freaks him out LMAO yes i plan on compensating him) moved in, as well... basically oh my god there is so much to worry about but at the same time it's nice to have to worry about it bc it means we're making progress sdkfhsjdkfhdsjfh

basically i am just so tired but so busy and also thinkin abt so much im so sorry for lack of stuff but i am so looking forward to being able to bounce back, pls stick with me, it'll be sorted out soon i think and then i'll hit y'all with some good stuff i promise!!!!!!!

anyway thank u guys i love u and appreciate u all for sticking around