#Redder Days

[missbookiverse]

Said she still didn’t think any of us realized the damage that it did, being told the world you’re living in is dying and then living inside the waiting.

SUE RAINSFORD: REDDER DAYS (P. 166)

[scarnemo]

happy pocky day

[the-artist-grimm]

I’ve seen a lot of cotl au’s, but yours is definitely one of my favorites, and probably the cult I would choose to live in if I could.

Thank you! I'm glad you like my Au!!!!! And yeah at least in Anthea's cult, it is pretty safe?

Anthea's a good leader-but it's debatable if they're good as a cult leader. They try to run the cult more like a village than anything. There's sermons to Death of course-Anthea had been praying to him for years prior to even becoming vessel so they were more than happy to start the cult in his name, but outside of Sunday they're not completely mandatory (though everyone still tries to attend just because Anthea's preaching is very gentle/reassuring when compared to the Bishops). And it's only mandatory primarily because Anthea has a strict 'Sunday is Town Hall' rule where after sermon news, suggestions, problems, ect. are gone over, alongside plans for the week.

Narinder questioned their lax methods at first since even Ratau managed to be strict enough to place a divide between him and his cult's roles, but it did prove effective-followers were a lot more willing to put faith in a leader they felt saw them as people as opposed to the Bishops who sacrificed, cursed, and murdered followers left and right. Most had also lost their own villages and towns, so the familiarity was comforting. Narinder also paid more attention to Anthea's way of leading as opposed to other vessels. Usually he would only watch during crusades, sermons, or rituals, but Anthea would start talking to him just casually out of nowhere so often he kinda had no choice but to witness just how effective their kindness was. So different from his siblings...from himself-yet oddly something he grew to respect.

And though Anthea denied it early on, it was also out of their own desire for familiarity too-they missed the feeling of a village community. (plus their self-sacrificial nature made it difficult to be anything but nice to those in their care)

[prince-liest]

I love my Graptoveria 'Bashful' because depending on how long it's been since watering it can be...

[geekynerfherder]

'Harley Quinn' by Jenny Frison.

Cover art for 'Harley Quinn: Black + White + Redder' issue #6, published December 2023 by DC Comics.

[sabo-torao]

how can they be even WHITER holy shit this is horrible

[marypsue]

I finished reading Emily Nussbaum's Cue The Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV (fantastic, densely layered, beautifully written, highly recommended) and chased it with Craig DiLouie's How To Make A Horror Movie And Survive (fun, popcorny cursed-film meta-horror) and noticed an interesting parallel.

Nussbaum talks about reality TV contestants, after the concept becomes mainstream, no longer signing up to compete simply out of interest or curiosity and ended up stunned or traumatised by the genre's artificiality and artifice. As the contestants get savvier about what they're signing up for, she repeatedly talks about them as seeing themselves - or at least marketing themselves - as collaborators with the editors and producers in creating a great show.

DiLouie's fictional director, shortly after committing (spoiler!) to slaughtering his entire cast on camera to create 'the perfect horror movie', has a line about how he thinks of the actors: "More, he regarded them as fellow collaborators."

[lily-ohfally]

Wol QotD: Your wol just tripped and fell in the most embarrassing way possible in front of a huge crowd, how'd they react?

[domokunrainbowkinz]

Uh oh!!!!

[multicolour-ink]

On the topic of peach celebrating holidays, I feel like she'd love valentines day!! Also the idea of Mario getting her a cute valentines card in pink to match her dress is so cute

OOOH Valentines Day 👀

Definitely a day Peach will like the sound of. And one where Mario would get very flustered ^^

He decides to get her a card - just as friends. It's only to show that he cares about and appreciates her as a friend. Definitely not harbouring any feelings that he doesn't even realise yet is genuine love ._.

He gets her the pinkiest card he can find - then immediately gets scared when he hands it over. What if she hates it? What if she doesn't like pink on anything else except her dress? What will she think about the hugging teddies on the front???

Peach giggles and blushes a little, and kisses Mario on the cheek. He goes as pink as the card.

She loves it 🥰

[b3hind-th3-sea]

So maybe some of the foxes jokingly gave Kevin a Trojan’s jersey for Christmas.

And maybe he didn’t exactly “throw it away” like he said he would.

And maybe, somehow, probably by sheer coincidence, it ended up stored under his pillow.

And just maybe Kevin Day is a little bit obsessed with Jeremy Knox.

[paradisetemporarilymisplaced]

wow I hate everything abt the world

[sysig]

Pepper is the chunkiest little guy

[volturialice]

mid-year book freakout tag

according to my crazy spreadsheet I have read 60 books so far in 2024. pretty impressive even for me! I'm borrowing this tag from @wormwoodandhoney, who borrowed it from youtube.

best book you’ve read so far in 2024? In Other Lands, tied with the below.

best sequel you’ve read so far in 2024? Menewood, Abaddon's Gate, and Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands. I also loved Brides of High Hill! It's now tied with WTCDM for my favorite Singing Hills novella.

new release you haven’t read yet, but want to: I've been putting off reading The Angel of Indian Lake because I simply don't want the series to end

most anticipated release for the second half of the year: All my reeeeally anticipated releases were in Jan-April! But maybe The Seventh Veil of Salome or Long Live Evil

biggest surprise: My bar was on the floor at the time, but Road to Ruin vaulted over it on a cool motorcycle. Also enjoyed Little Thieves

favorite new author (debut or new to you): Probably the James S.A. Corey guys. ty for being the reason I can geek out about my dad's blorbos with him

newest favorite character: Clarissa Melpomene Mao you fucked up little freak!! Marry me!! (runners-up Elliot from IOL and interspecies failcouple Drs Emily Wilde & Wendell Bambleby)

book that made you cry: In Other Lands, after like a 3-year crying dry spell. It was like when you turn on the tap in a crumbling haunted house and gross spooky mud spurts out

book that made you happy: Always Emily Wilde. What a silly time

most beautiful book you’ve bought so far this year (or received): Redder Days by Sue Rainsford. You can't tell online but the cover is fuckin sparkly. The Book of Love also quite pretty

11 - what books do you need to read by the end of the year? Various books to pre-approve for next year's book club, plus whatever I end up choosing for the 2024 BBC Summer Reading Challenge!

Tagging anyone who did a Thing of any kind with Bella's Book Club this year! even if you just clicked around or joined the discord, still counts ✔️

[floralovebot]

i've been working on unwhitewashing gifs and i've got a good fix for flora and aisha's skin But i've having So Much trouble with their hair

since their skin tones are in the brown range i can't change their hair without changing their skin and vice versa. which means aisha's hair ends up Bright Fucking Red and flora's ends up a lot more yellow. flora's isn't as bad,,, i guess but i Hate red hair aisha.

[philhoffman]

“What I do with people from my hometown, it really... nothing makes me happier.” Phil visiting Rochester, mid-2000s?

(I’m going on a much-anticipated, heavily PSH-related trip until next week so I’ll probably be quiet on here for the next few days—but hopefully I’ll have some very fun things to share when I get back 🥰💙)