#Passion Struck

[dibator]

Passion Struck, by Author, Speaker, and Podcaster John R. Miles  

Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life Written by the leading authority on intentional behavior change, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster John R. Miles   The book is available worldwide in print and digital format by Post Hill Press Inside of you resides an intentional life without limits.The time has come to awaken it. Are you living…

[danielleurbansblog]

Review: Passion Struck

Synopsis: Inside of you resides an intentional life without limits. The time has come to awaken it. Are you living intentionally, with purpose and passion? Are you embracing the flame that ignites within you, or are you evading it? Will your future self be proud of your story, or do you yearn for something more? We all have personal limits that apply to different areas of our lives, such as…

[excelsior9173]

god. vessel talking about jaws (kerrang interview)

and saying “you don’t know someone until you have seen them destroy something”

I AM CHEWING THE BARS OF MY ENCLOSURE I AM SO ABNORMAL ABOUT THIS

[isagrimorie]

Agatha All Along 1x01 - "Agent" Vidal and Detective "Agnes'" First scene together - Pt 1, 2, 3, 4

Agnes | Agatha: "If there’s one thing we can agree on, it’s these cases are always about the place. The specific small town, the history of it, the people in it, the secrets buried beneath it." Rio: "Hmm--" Agnes | Agatha: "That's where the answers lie."

[zylphiacrowley]

Sphene: I shall become the most BRUTAL QUEEN IN ALL OF HISTORY

Azem Blight: Alright but which set of squares indicate the Motorcycle in this picture?

[blindmagdalena]

really obsessed with soulmate au’s recently and it got me thinking… what if john’s soulmate was part of the boys? a girl trying to kill him with an entire group of people also trying to kill him… and he’s fated to her? could picture him finding out and just putting his hands on his hips while turning his back to her and doing that click chuckle thing. just in utter disbelief but it is definitely on track for fate’s little play with him and his life lolol

Oohhh, you know, I've never played much with the soulmate au concept, but this struck me just right because I can so clearly see the slow, building meltdown that strikes him when that reveal drops.

The mirthless laugh, shaking his head, the hapless gesture to the ceiling before his hands drop. "Of course. Of course it's you. Why wouldn't it be? I mean—Christ, it makes sense, doesn't it? Every single person who was supposed to love me has-has fucked it, so why—" he keeps cutting into this escalating, unsettling laughter. There's nothing funny about it: you're sure that you're watching someone lose the last shred of their sanity in real time. "Why would my 'soulmate'-", he says, miming big, dramatic quotation marks. "-be any different?" That manic grin has shifted into tight baring of his teeth, a vicious sneer. He closes in on you, stands so near you can feel the heat of his breath when he hisses, "I should put you in the fucking dirt with the rest of them."

It should be terrifying, but it's hard to focus on anything other than the glassiness of his eyes. The sheer devastating heartbreak of it all, telegraphed clear as day in the way he carries himself. His eyes flare red, sizzling up the tears before they can fall. "And then you really will be all alone," you say. Maybe it's the hopelessness of the moment, maybe it's the shock of learning for yourself that he's supposed to be your one and only, but you feel numb. Frayed in a way you didn't know you could be. The crimson light of his eyes disappears in an instant, revealing surprise, followed by a wounded kind of look, before that familiar seething rage returns. "We'll see about that."

[catvids]

in zeros first appearances she is just the zenos avatar. no name no identity no agency. forced to do his bidding against her will. we dont even know shes gonna be a character until later. and when we do finally meet her as a character she is literally in prison. but then our crystal resonates with her and gives her back her former appearance. and y'shtola gives her a name. a modicum of identity and agency. and more than just that. the scions dont ever force or pressure her to help them without it being an exchange. they abide by her terms. and go out of their way to look after her. and when she is dying on the ground overwhelmed by enemy voidsent. we are shown another time when she was helpless and dying in the snow. brutalized for holding her ground against violence and cruelty. and no one came to help her. but this time. they do. and it was too late to save her then. but. she is not beyond saving now. just like the thirteenth itself is not beyond saving. even though it was too late to save it so long ago. when we first meet her she stands for nothing but her own survival as far as shes concerned. but once she barred the path of those who sought to hurt others alone and fell. which she may yet do again. and it neednt be alone this time. she may not be able to taste food in the same way. but she can feel the way it burns in her mouth. and in her chest. and so even though she does not understand it fully. she chooses to fight for it.

i also . really like. her interactions with alisaie. and in general how she interacts with the source and its people . it is very emblematic of how her hard and uncompromising nature is a survival tactic. back on the thirteenth. her domain is a haven for outcast voidsent whom she knows by name. even in a world where anything but ruthless practicality gets you killed. she wants for meaning. even corrupted and imprisoned and stripped of self. the first thing she asks wol when she meets them. is. are you the friend. and in the source. when shown kindness and warmth and light. she wants to understand. and is fascinated by it. she gazes at the sky as it changes colors. she cannot stop asking questions. she is gruff and terse. but she sincerely wants to know . what is a friend. and why do you fight for others even though you have no obligation to. and they tell her. to the best of their abilities. their answers confound her. but. they do not go over her head. survival is all the meaning she has been allowed for a very very long time. but through the kindness and genuine care and attention of others. she is given the chance to live for more than just that. and perhaps. that is what the dormant part of her has wanted all along. and has always strived for subconsciously. amidst the pitch darkness of the void.

i like also . that she is tainted. she may be indistinguishable from a living person in appearance. and the crystal restored her former appearance. but she is a voidsent. on the thirteenth she is undying. she needs to eat aether to live. her body lacks a large degree of sensation. including taste. but. the others treat her like a person anyway. when she is depleted of aether on the thirteenth. the others carry her back in their arms. they feed her. they talk with her. and she cannot say whether the food they give her tastes like much. but a spicy enough dumpling still burns her mouth. being treated like a person will not undo the damage of all that happened to her. but. it can rekindle the flames. and lead her to choose to fight for more than just her own survival. she is a voidsent. and she is also. a person. even overcome by darkness. her star is not beyond hope. and neither is she.

zeros life always meant something. the thirteenths existence always meant something. even when it seems like there is nothing but strife and pain. when you hurt others and yourself. when you are not given the choice to do anything but drag yourself along numbly. even then. you are still a person. a person worth saving. and loving.

[irkedisaac]

anyone else think julianna was kinda pissed when colt said "but you havent written any" (books)?

anyone else think that's an insanely well-aimed barb? she's the archivist, she had a passion for the written word - her library is the treasure she brought to blackreef. she devoted her life before to a medium that can never ever be added to again in the loop. you can read the same library as many times as you want, but you can't ever put something new on the shelves.

[ladamedusoif]

Hi! I've just read 20/20 and it's so good👓

May I just say that I admire the way you write not only in general, but also that you write Pedro characters fanfiction without massive age gap? I like those too, but god, there are tons of it and it became sooo hard to find Joel (bc 80% of age gap fics is about Joel) being happy with a woman of his age.

I happen to think more and more lately that older women seem more real, thus more interesting to read - young girls are all pretty with their sexy young bodies, etc., and the older you get, the more insecurities you have, and you believe somebody like Joel or Ben has plenty of options when in fact they probably want somebody to feel comfortable with, somebody who they can laugh with *looks at Lydia*

I guess, sometimes young reader is too perfect. How could real person like me ever compete with that? Imperfect characters are comforting and real (they suffer to make us feel better, they're our heros) and they evoke real feelings, you care about them. That's why I love to read non-age gap work when I see one.

Anyway, sorry for rambling, thank you!!🤍

*throws hearts at you and running away*

First, thank you so much for the lovely words about my writing! Here are some hearts in return: 💜💜💜

Honestly, this kind of ask means the world. I’m so grateful and so honoured.

A warning: this will be a long answer. Sorry!

I genuinely felt emotional when I read your words about my decision to write in a way that is either no/minimal age gap or where the reader’s age isn’t specified (because this is possible, and is arguably far more inclusive for reader insert). I particularly like that you’ve chosen to focus on why older OFCs/reader characters are more interesting, rather than on the extreme age gap trope.

I can’t deny that the age gap trope is the dominant one in this fandom’s fic at the moment - most obviously for Joel, but also for other characters. And I sometimes wonder if Visiting would have more notes and engagement if Lydia was a student, not Ben’s contemporary and perfect equal - intellectually, emotionally, in every way.

But as you say: Lydia has a life, has lived, and is imperfect physically and emotionally, like us all. She’s interesting for all those reasons, and more. That’s why Ben is drawn to her, and she to him. (I sometimes wonder how people would feel if the age gap trope was reversed, with a much older OFC paired with a younger P boy…)

This is also why characters like @fuckyeahdindjarin’s Cee and Sugar, in Seams and Palomino respectively, or @lunapascal’s Andie in Curls, or @julesonrecord’s Eva in Shots, or @iamskyereads Beatrice in Compulsion, or the many other no age gap/no age specified characters and reader inserts in the fanfic are so gorgeously engaging. You get it - they’re real.

They’re not all thin, pert, visions of youth as beauty and beauty as youth. Ageing is a privilege, and it hurts me, really and truly, to see the implication that only youth is attractive in so much of the fanfic in a fandom dedicated to a man who has aged so beautifully.

I know people who have been subjected to anonymous abuse over this issue, which insists they’re just angry old women because “hot celebs won’t fuck you”.

I’m passionate about this for all sorts of reasons. I am more than a little unsettled by the vision of Joel, in particular, as exclusively attracted to much, much younger girls. I sometimes feel that some of the explanations for why age gap is good or better are somewhat problematic (that’s just my opinion, before anyone yells at me, but it’s rooted in experience and the fact that I work with many college-aged people and know the consequences of the age gap fantasy when it hits reality). And there are broader implications for the message being sent to younger readers about ageing, attraction, and female sexuality, which my feminist brain is furious about.

Finally, I am struck by the fact that we often see posts about how the fic world is a broad tent, and that there’s room for everything. Yet when people ask for more fic that doesn’t repeat the age gap trope, or some of us write fics that explicitly avoid that, there’s a reaction against that.

Sigh. You see why you didn’t need to apologise for rambling, for I am a rambling Rose, and endlessly grateful for your kind words and wonderful support. Here’s to a more diverse menu of fic on the dash - the tide does seem to be turning. You may have seen the post that’s been doing the rounds where @tessa-quayle has very helpfully compiled a list of fic that doesn’t involve an age gap or DBF/daddy thing - it’s really good on the need for more diverse reading.

PS: a more general query for the dash: is this such a massive trope in other 40-something male actor fandoms??

[angeltannis]

I didn’t know Shadowheart is actually considered “Evil-aligned”, I thought she was just a bitch LOL

[ilovefredjones]

i wish i had more collected and intellectual thoughts on jim and la’an. instead my brain just screams about them all the time

[devourcr]

imagine daniel's surprise when he finds out his name is on the night island properties.

[robertsbarbie]

wait i forgot to tell yall the absolute highlight of my day, and probably year, and probably existence because it was genuinely the kindest thing anyone has ever done for me

[ariapmdeol]

I need to finish those damn essayyyyyyyyys

[demonic-shadowlucifer]

hot take but 9/11 jokes aren't funny. no, i don't say that because i'm worried about "hurting the americans feelings uwu". i say that because 1. it's kinda messed up to joke about millions of people dying in a fucking terrorist attack. 2. after the attack happened, a surge of anti-muslim hate occurred, something I feel that a lot of people making these jokes tend to ignore (and to top it off i've unfortunately seen people make anti-muslim jokes about 9/11 too) 3. ngl, it's just kinda shitty to make these kinds of jokes especially underneath posts that talk about the attack in a serious manner.

[creaturefeaster]

*working on 10 different projects already voice* i wanna makea silly web cartoon, also.