#Reccommendations

[splintergirl13]

Hey all!! Please check out my friend @bi-ocelot 's newest release! It's a really awesome re-write of one of fluff pining and stupidity"s chapters Problems with Pufferfish. Except this time the roles are reversed. They did an excellent job and I am screaming as I read it

[thatguywiththetumb1er]

Speaking of media I could write entire essays about...

Sometimes you'll be playing a game and you'll come across a revelation that completely changes the way you look at the world and the story it's trying to tell.

Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass has FOUR of those. (Granted some more impactful than others but still.) It's beautiful and brilliant and funny and terrifying and tragic and haunting and BOLD in its storytelling choices.

It's a JRPG with such an elegant central gameplay mechanic that feeds into its themes in such a poignant way.

It's the kind of experience that makes you question if anything actually matters only to realize that actually EVERYTHING matters.

But most importantly... IT HAS A BUTTON THAT LETS YOU SKIP COMBAT IF YOU'RE AT LEVEL FOR AN AREA.

Play it. Play it. Play it. Play it. I got it for pennies as part of a massive itch.io bundle with thousands of games. It was bar none my favorite.

It won't be for everyone but it deserves to go down in history as a classic.

[academicelephant]

If you don't have anything important to do, go watch Leo (2023) from Netflix. It's a good one and there's surely something meaningful for you regardless where you're at in life

[pretypidge]

queer horror reccs GO

[six-improbable-things]

Morrigan Reads - The Bone Houses

Book: The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones Rating: 5/5 ⭐ Genre: Fantasy, Horror (does Horror-Fairytale count as a genre??) Trigger Warnings: Death, undeath, gore(?), animal death, parental death, violence.

Blurb (that really doesn't do this book justice): A mapmaker and a gravedigger (and a very loyal goat) venture into the mysterious and magical mountains to end an enchantment that has been causing the dead to rise for the past 15 years.

Spoiler-Free Review: This was my second time reading The Bone Houses, and I loved it just as much as the first. It feels exactly like a fairytale, both in writing style and in content. But it's also a horror story, and a beautiful one. The horror in this book doesn't revolve around shock value, but is actually deep and meaningful, while also creepy and scary. The characters are amazing and well-written, and there is a perfect balance between light-hearted and more solemn scenes. The story is also fascinating, and well planned out. In fact, this was a book where I wasn't mad in the slightest about guessing the "twist". Not just because it's a good one, but because it's not really a twist. It's a perfect pay off of things that have been hinted at throughout the entire book. And it's perfect. Not to mention the amazing use of Welsh folklore as inspiration and source material. It's wonderful.

So, please, if you love horror, or fairy tales, or goats, please read this book.

Spoilers Under The Cut:

This book... I don't even know where to start. I mean, I love Ryn, I love Ellis, I love the Goat. I love everything about it. But let's break down the best parts:

Goat being lovely. She's amazing, and I love that she didn't become aggressive after being turned. She was still stubborn and loyal, but she was lovely.

The settlement at the base of the mine. I- wow. This is one of the most interesting parts of the book to me. That some bone houses stayed true to their human selves, and that some people would want to live with their loved ones even after death. (Not to mention the subtle foreshadowing involved with everyone assuming that Ellis is dying.)

Ryn's Dad / the helpful bone house. God, that part gets me every time. When he reaches up and touches her cheek, and she doesn't pull away, even though she hasn't figure out who he is yet. And the fact that he made sure that she didn't find out who he was until he was gone, so that she could let him go, really let him go. The way that the love spoon being reunited is Ryn both finding and losing her dad all at once. How even though he knew what would happen if Ryn found the cauldron, he still showed her the way there.

The Lake. "Keep going, keep going, keep going." "What. Do you. Think. I. Am. Doing?!!?" makes me laugh every time.

Ellis's Heritage. I had actually figured this out way, way earlier, or at least had a very strong hunch. But like I mentioned before, I wasn't even mad in the slightest. In fact, I was satisfied. All the foreshadowing was perfect without being too heavyhanded, but enough to pick up on. And Ellis meeting his mother for the first time when she dies (again)...

The Aftermath. Ryn burying every single bone house because they were people and they deserve that respect, and because that's what she does. Also, the "I'd like to bury her." "That I think I can help with." exchange was so sweet. Also, Goat being found curled up in a tree.

The Lake, again. The Afnac returning Ryn's axe (complete with teethmarks) made me laugh. Plus the way that it was returned. It just came hurtling out of the lake, adjaksjd. I wonder if the Afnac understood what it was giving back, and to who. If it was saying thank you, or go away and never come back. Or if it just wanted to be rid of the axe.

[hoaxghost]

People on the internet love to recommend the complete opposite of what you're looking for

[icebergcab]

Back at it with zenitsu again, if anyone has any recommendations for who i should draw id much appreciate it!!

[vocalcheeto]

i have been trying and failing to get back into reading and writing again. any tips for such activities? direly need help

[flonflonflon]

Some fanart of the Under the Red Hood animated movie version of Jason Todd :'))) ilu son you deserve the world

[emilnikos]

ok now that we're done with all that lets go make potions (mabel juice)

[ageekgirlsguide]

K-Pop You'll Love For Valentine's Day

It is the loveliest time of year and with the day of love just a few days away, I'm sharing some K-Pop you'll adore and can add to your Valentine's playlist.

It is the loveliest time of year and with the day of love just a few days away, I’m sharing some K-Pop you’ll adore and can add to your Valentine’s playlist. (more…) “”

[beelur]

Hey, your art is so beautiful! I was wondering where you get inspiration for the environments you draw? They’re gorgeous and pretty unique I feel

hii gosh… thank you so much 💌 i mainly get inspiration from my surroundings living in norway… so wherever i walk i love to snap a quick photo if i pass by a cute little house, sceneries etc…

if im not feeling very inspired from my own photos some days, i like to look around google earth for some environment insp hehe 🌍

[bendluck]

finished reading The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard. I spent roughly an hour ugly sobbing (we’re talking full on snot trails here) at the last part of the book.

[minsarasarahair]

My favorite ships from JP light novels that already have manga adaption and some have anime adaption too with long haired man (Its important, okay? No long hair bishie. No motivation.)

Watashi no shiawase na kekkon (My Happy Marriage) [Trailer] ➤ Heroine is abused by her family and send her off to marry a rumored cruel rich man. Turns out he's a husband material for the right girl.

Akuyaku Reijou nanode Last Boss wo Kattemimashita (I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss) [Trailer] ➤ Isekai heroine find herself as the villainess of the Otome game she's playing. To prevent her Bad Ending, she asked the Last Boss to marry her.

Yubiwa no Eranda Konyakusha (The Fiancée Chosen by the Ring) ➤ Heroine is minding her own business admiring the dresses in a party but her head was hit by a flying ring. To her surprise, a beautiful man suddenly announced she is his fiancée.

Saiunkoku Monogatari (Color Cloud Palace) [Trailer] ➤ Heroine was bribed to act as consort for the young Emperor with ulterior motive to help him find motivation in governing the Saiunkoku country. Heroine later became a governor to help the Emperor serve their country.

Hokuou Kizoku to Moukinzuma no Yukiguni Karigurashi (The Snow Country Hunting Life of the Northern Nobleman and the Raptor Wife) ➤ MC is having a hard time looking for a wife because his past relationship don't accept his hunting lifestyle. He thought he should find a strong woman instead and so the retired female soldier catch his attention.

Ginzatoushi To Kuro No Yousei (Sugar Apple Fairy Tale) [Trailer] ➤ Heroine is on her way to become a confectioner but she need a bodyguard in her journey so she hired a beautiful warrior fairy and he has attitude problem.

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) [Trailer] ➤ Heroine is kidnapped and sold to become a servant of palace's harem. There, she meet a beautiful eunuch who find her interesting and won't leave her alone. They solve mysteries in the harem together.

[absolutelybatty]

Champ from Postal 2 (2003)

[mbohjeezart]

Hands of Loved Ones