#Thread: Noah & Rachel

[ac1nums-moved]

@shadowbrn, noah puckerman required a starter from rachel berry.

" i bet no one get you like me. "

[heartintact]

✧ @ofginjxints / continued from x.

               “You caught me, I don't,” Noah replied sheepishly, letting a beat pass before adding, “all I do is ask the right questions when the pretty club members look all melancholic on the golf course.” Not that Rachel was looking all that nostalgic, or that he even bothered approaching other patrons unless being asked to. But he wasn’t above bending the truth a bit, that much was a fact. Still, he played by her rules, advancing the couple of steps he’d been missing before stopping in front of the small white ball, hand extended so the redhead could offer him her club. Or hit him with it, if he was less lucky. “But a break sounds good, smart, even. What is it they say? Only boring people get bored.” And a woman like her? He was sure she had so many options she could swim in them. He would very much like to add his name to that list, just in case.

[heartfe1t]

    ❝    i'm... pretty sure i mentally blocked that out. do you remember rocky horror?    ❞    she shivers. it was a lot... the fact that mr. schuester thought he should be that character, when she's expected to play opposite. she's an actress of course, and can be perfectly professional, but she was also all of sixteen. it's gross, whether she likes saying or thinking about it or not. she puts up with enough harassment from jacob...    ❝    absolutely- he has a very nice vocal range... and while not everyone in this glee club has the guts to reach for those notes, i think we could definitely do something fun with it.    ❞    ironically, even if half the glee club has some degree of strong dislike for her, she thinks if anyone's qualified to put together something like this, it's her. and she's pretty sure most of them would even agree. especially with someone like him cosigning.    ❝    you and i should collaborate more, noah.    ❞    

@heartfe1t. ❝ and realize that he's a grown man and probably shouldn't be grinding up on his students. ❞ puck didn't usually speak so freely about his disdain for schuester, but it had been really prevalent lately ... and puck didn't know how much more of it he could take. he wished they could run without him. hell, rachel could probably run glee club by herself. ❝ i've got a couple. harder to breathe ... misery ... she will be loved is a classic. ❞ he shrugged his shoulders, ❝ i think a lot of us could pull off the vocals. ❞

[mhqinspo]

glee club assignments:

ali vogel performed what dreams are made of from the lizzie mcguire movie

blaine anderson performed wondering from high school musical: the musical: the series

blaine anderson & noah puckerman performed i'll make a man out of you from hercules

catrina clark performed she's so gone from lemonade mouth

jesse st. james performed i wanna be like you from the jungle book

keke akana performed a whole new world from aladdin

kitty wilde performed drama queen (that girl) from confessions of a teenage drama queen

kyle christopherson performed push it to the limit by corbin bleu

mason mccarthy performed lost in the woods from frozen 2

sam evans performed surface pressure from encanto

sebastian smythe performed i2i from a goofy movie

sugar motta & sebastian smythe performed 7 things by miley cyrus

taylor lincoln performed kiss the girl from the little mermaid

tina cohen-chang & rachel berry performed i want it all from high school musical 3

tina cohen-chang performed speechless from aladdin (live action)

disney week task fills:

blaine anderson posted a playlist

catrina clark posted a playlist

catrina clark posted an aesthetic + headcanon

finn hudson posted an aesthetic

hunter clarington posted a playlist

jesse st. james posted an aesthetic

keke akana posted a playlist

kitty wilde & ali vogel dressed up for disney duos day

kyle christopherson posted a playlist

kyle christopherson post an aesthetic + headcanon

marley rose & taylor lincoln dressed up for disney duos day

mason mccarthy posted a playlist

max moore posted a playlist

noah puckerman posted a playlist

sebastian smythe posted a playlist

sebastian smythe posted an aesthetic + headcanon

sugar motta posted an edit + headcanon

taylor lincoln posted a playlist

taylor lincoln posted an aesthetic + headcanon

tina cohen-chang & sugar motta dressed up for disney duos day

social media posts:

blaine anderson posted on instagram stories

catrina clark posted on instagram

catrina clark posted on instagram stories (close friends)

catrina clark posted on instagram

catrina clark posted on instagram

catrina clark posted on instagram

finn hudson posted on instagram

finn hudson posted on tiktok

hunter clarington posted on instagram stories

kyle christopherson posted on instagram

kyle christopherson posted on tiktok

noah puckerman posted on instagram

noah puckerman posted on instagram

quinn fabray posted on instagram

sam evans posted on instagram

sebastian smythe posted on instagram stories

sebastian smythe posted on instagram stories

sebastian smythe posted on tiktok

sebastian smythe posted on instagram stories

sugar motta posted on instagram

sugar motta posted on threads

[wvsteria]

hwevent 15 !! plotting call! (not gonna double as the starter call but we can decide who will write what and i'll add it here

i'll send out the messages this weekend depending on how busy i end up getting i could send them sooner. i will be ending pre-event threads to make room if we end up plotting something for the event when it starts.

shout out to mario for the idea but these are separated into four categories ranging depending on their level of involvement in these events. all are opened to injury plots of any extent will just need to be plotted out for each individually.

is concerned about their own safety and others so will try to be safe but is not investigating:

tara carpenter | jenna ortega | 19 | she/her | unaware | scream

rachel green | greta onigeau | 27 | she/her | unaware | friends

mouse honrada | malia pyles | 18 | she/they | unaware | pretty little liars: original sin

beth washington | isabel merced | 19 | she/her | aware | until dawn

nora reid | chandler kinney | 23 | she/they | aware | the wilds

is only going to get involved if someone they care about winds up hurt:

jacen solo | freddy carter | 27 | he/him | aware | star wars

roxanne weasley | vanessa morgan | 21 | she/her | aware | harry potter

penelope park | lulu antariksa | 18 | she/they | aware | legacies

calcifer | nico hiraga | 25 | they/them | unaware | howl’s moving castle

samara palpatine | kaylee bryant | 24 | she/they | aware | star wars oc

sarah miller | jaylen barron | 18 | she/her | aware | the last of us

taissa turner | kiana lede | 20 | they/she | aware | yellowjackets

david kostyk | luke pasqualino | 26 | he/him | aware | shadow and bone

mia winters | crystal reed | 36 | she/they | unaware | resident evil

eleanor 'nell' crain | vanessa lengies | 32 | she/they | aware | the haunting of hill house

lilo pelekai | auli'i cravalho | 18 | they/she | unaware | lilo & stitch

heron lyptus | aaron tveit | 30 | he/they | unaware | harry potter oc

is going to be involved no matter what and will be trying to help investigate:

bucky barnes | sebastian stan | 32 | he/him | aware | marvel

kiara carrera | madison bailey | 22 | she/her | aware | outerbanks

hayley marshall | phoebe tonkin | 33 | she/her | aware | tvd/the originals

kate bishop | hailee steinfeld | 23 | she/her | aware | marvel

padme amidala | natalie portman | 27 | she/her | aware | star wars

piper halliwell | keira knightley | 35 | she/her | unaware | charmed

pietro maximoff | jesus castro | 25 | he/him | aware | marvel comics

kasil monsula | daniel sharman | 36 | he/him | aware | star wars oc

malyen oretsev | archie renaux | 21 | he/him | unaware | shadow and bone

harry potter | charlie rowe | 24 | he/they | aware | harry potter

godric gryffindor | pedro pascal | 40 | he/him | aware | harry potter

princess jasmine | medalion rahimi | 26 | she/they | aware | disney

jasper hale | alex fitzalan | 179/20 | he/they | aware | twilight

louise belcher | yvette monreal | 20 | she/they | aware | bob's burgers

excited by what's happening and may partake in some carnage themself:

lorenzo st. john | michael malarkey | 140/looks 27| he/him | unaware | the vampire diaries

stu macher | noah centineo | 18 | he/him | aware | scream

samara palpatine | kaylee bryant | 24 | she/they | aware | star wars oc

alcina dimitrescu | jessica chastain | looks 44/around 110 | she/her | unaware | resident evil

riley biers | jonathan daviss | 19 | he/him | aware | twilight

[techniktagebuch]

Ende März bis Anfang April 2024

Noch kein KI-Armageddon

André weist mich auf einen Threads-Post des Tech-Analysten Ben Evans hin:

Vor (ungefähr) einem Jahr wurde ein offener Brief des “Future of Life”-Instituts veröffentlicht mit der Forderung, die Weiterentwicklung der künstlichen Intelligenz für (mindestens) ein halbes Jahr zu pausieren. Diese Zeit solle genutzt werden, um einen Satz von Protokollen und Regeln zu implementieren, damit sichergestellt würde, dass KI verantwortungsvoll agieren und sicher genutzt werden könnte. Dieser offene Brief wurde von “großen Namen” der Tech-Industrie, Wissenschaft und Philosophie initiiert und unterzeichnet, unter anderen Yoshua Bengio, Stuart Russell, Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, Yuval Noah Harari, Sam Altman, John J Hopfield, Rachel Bronson, Anthony Aguirre und Danielle Allen. Der Brief wurde von über 30 000 Menschen mitgezeichnet und es gab eine umfangreiche Berichterstattung in den Medien darüber, in der verschiedene Positionen vertreten wurden, unter anderem “Ja, wir brauchen dringend eine Besinnung auf die Risiken der KI”, “Das lässt sich doch sowieso nicht aufhalten”, “Seht die Hybris der Tech-Giganten aus dem Silicon Valley” und “Dieser Brief ist nur ein Marketing-Stunt der Tech-Giganten, um mehr Aufmerksamkeit für KI zu erzeugen”. (Siehe zum Beispiel hier, hier und hier.)

Ben Evans formuliert nun also in ironischem Ton, dass die Veröffentlichung des Briefes nun ein Jahr her sei und “seltsamerweise” noch kein “KI-Armageddon” eingetreten sei.

Mir scheint die Tatsache, dass innerhalb eines Jahres kein (sichtbares) KI-Armageddon eingetreten ist, kein guter Beleg für irgendetwas, aber ich nutze die Gelegenheit, um kurz darüber nachzudenken, wie und wo ich im Alltag heute KI bewusst wahrnehme und aktiv benutze.

Ich habe mir eine inzwischen recht umfangreiche Liste zusammengestellt mit kleinen KI-Helferlein, die ich im - vor allem beruflichen - Alltag gelegentlich benutze, um mir Aufgaben zu erleichtern. Viele davon sind im Prinzip nützlich, dienen aber doch meist nur als Startpunkt für weitere Recherchen.

Consensus AI benutze ich gelegentlich, um mir Zusammenfassungen von wissenschaftlichen Fachthemen mit den entsprechenden Referenzen geben zu lassen, DeepL nutze ich häufig zum Übersetzen von Texten. Die Antwortvorschläge von WhatsApp sind manchmal brauchbar, wenn es im Wesentlichen um kurzes Ja oder Nein geht; die KI-generierten Antwortvorschläge meines Mailprogrammes habe ich wegen Unbrauchbarkeit deaktiviert.

Interessant finde ich, als ich einen größeren Stapel an Hausarbeiten korrigieren muss und ich mir als Experiment und zur Unterstützung eine App mit ChatGPT schreibe. Aufgabe meiner KI-App ist es, die Einhaltung der formalen Rahmenvorgaben der Hausarbeiten für mich vorab zu überprüfen: Stimmt die Gliederung? Sind alle Quellenangaben in einem einheitlichen Zitationsstil angegeben, sind die Quellen auffindbar, werden sie im Text verwendet? Gibt es Auffälligkeiten, die auf Plagiate hindeuten? Das Schreiben der KI-App ist sehr einfach, das Formulieren der zu prüfenden Kriterien ist mit großem Abstand das Aufwändigste daran. Diese Überprüfungen anhand der klaren, von mir vorgegebenen Kriterien funktionieren recht gut und ich brauche sie anschließend nur noch kurz gegenchecken. Das erleichtert mir die Arbeit etwas. Ich probiere aus Spaß ein wenig herum, ob ChatGPT anhand weiterer klar vorgegebener Kriterien auch bei der inhaltlichen Beurteilung der Hausarbeiten eine Unterstützung sein kann, aber nicht überraschend sind diese Ergebnisse (noch) wenig brauchbar.

Den größten Einfluss hat KI auf meinen Alltag wahrscheinlich da, wo ich sie gar nicht bewusst wahrnehme: Zum Beispiel weiß ich nicht, wie viele Texte, die ich täglich lese, noch von Menschen verfasst werden.

Und damit bin ich beim wohl größten Risiko, das ich im Zusammenhang mit KI für meinen Alltag aktuell sehe: Dass sie das allgemeine Rauschen erhöht und das Signal-Rausch-Verhältnis im Alltag verschlechtert. Dass alle Texte, seien es Mails, Publikationen, Anträge, Gutachten, Marketingtexte, Konzepte oder sonstiges, immer länger und immer mehr werden, weil mit KI-Hilfe mehr und längere Texte mit immer weniger Aufwand produziert werden. Und bei all diesen Texten weiß ich dann wieder nicht, ob ich die alle lesen muss, oder ob es ausreichend ist, eine KI-generierte Zusammenfassung zu lesen. Denn es kann ja sein, dass sich wichtige Details an unauffälligen Stellen eines langen Textes verstecken, die bei KI-generierten Zusammenfassungen vielleicht übersehen werden.

Tja. Chancen und Risiken. Ende 2023 / Anfang 2024 hat das Europäische Parlament eine Vereinbarung über einen "AI Act" gefunden, einen ersten Rechtsrahmen, um die Risiken der KI zu adressieren. Wegzudenken ist KI auf jeden Fall nicht, und pausiert hat die Entwicklung auch nicht.

(Molinarius)

[honestlyoriginal]

At this point, Rachel had no idea what she and Noah were to each other. One minute they were fantastic and the next they were on the outs. Half the time she felt like she was on an emotional roller coaster and truth be told, she wasn’t quite sure if the highs were worth the ride. Today though she needed him. She was nervous and stressed. The critics were going to be at her show. Watching her every move and listening to her every note. Something Noah didn’t seem to care about. So she left the apartment without word. While she didn’t have any long term plans for after the show, she did know a drink was in order. Luckily the bar nestled in the theater was still open by the time she’d gotten all the green paint off her body. That’s when she saw a familiar and truly welcomed figure. She didn’t know what he’d say to her question, but when he did speak, his words warmed her heart. How could they not? In that moment, nothing they previously said to one another mattered. All that concerned her was figuring out the best way to convey her feelings. So, instead of saying anything, she closed the gap between them, cradled his face and pressed her lips to his, “Thank you,” she murmured before allowing herself a moment to get lost in his kiss.

why did you come? ❜ - Rachel

Puck had debated on coming. He had been toying around the idea of it for days. He had been an absolute ass to Rachel, so why would he show up? Here he was, straightening his tie, wanting to look his best for her. She couldn't have a slob running around supporting her.

Hand rotated the glass in his hand, liquid sloshing around, yet not spilling. When he heard that voice, he knew at that moment who exactly was talking to him. Spinning around, eyes landed on Rachel. "I came for you, Rach."

[finishinglinepress]

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Susan Auerbach is a retired professor of education who returned in midlife to her first love of creative writing. Her poems have appeared in Spillway, Gyroscope Review, Greensboro Review, and other journals, as well as in her memoir, I’ll Write Your Name on Every Beach: A Mother’s Quest for Comfort, Courage & Clarity After Suicide Loss (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017). She blogs at afterachildssuicide.blogspot.com and lives in Altadena, California, with her husband, dog, and chickens.

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—Carla Rachel Sameth, Co-Poet Laureate of Altadena, CA, 2023 Poet Laureate Fellow with the Academy of American Poets, & author of Secondary Inspections

In the Mourning Grove is both a memoir and a collection of elegies. Grieving the loss of her 21-year-old son to suicide, Susan Auerbach also revisits the losses of her youth. She crafts such vivid and visceral poems that a film director could easily recreate them. The breezy opening poem, “anytime miss wish,’’ so tangibly revisits moments with her son—on the couch watching Japanese films together, buying him his “favorite sopping lasts-all-day/ chicken burrito at Lucky Boy”—that the pivot that follows is like an elevator drop. Using rhythm and sound the way a painter uses color, Auerbach threads the book with recurring sensory memories. In “Vanishing Act,” she describes inhaling her son’s old T-shirts, “still thick with thrift-store musk,/ smoke, sweat. What is the half-life/ of a young man’s funk?” When some people bury a loved one after a suicide, they bury memories and mementos of their loved one’s life. This brave and loving book highlights how important it is to continue to celebrate and find solace in their lives.

—Kita Shantiris, author of What Snakes Want, aka Kita S. Curry, PhD, former CEO of Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, Los Angeles

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[timetravelauthor]

Unraveling a Revolution

The book will be a big one. With a projected length of 142,000 words, it will be bigger even than River Rising and The Memory Tree, the weighty twin tomes that anchor the Carson Chronicles series.

I admit that gives me pause. Authors are strongly advised to limit their books, even historical fiction works, to 100,000 words.

I won't with this one though. Like many writers, I believe that if you have a story to tell, you should tell it. You should develop every major character and narrative thread until you can develop no more.

In The Patriots, my twenty-fourth novel, I will do just that. I will dive deep into the lives of Noah and Jake Maclean, two orphaned brothers who travel from the Philadelphia of 2024 to the one of 1776.

Like most boys, Noah, 22, and Jake, 15, will not be able to resist a dangerous temptation that calls to them from their own property. They will enter a mysterious stone shed and venture to the American Revolution, where they will meet Ben Franklin, John Adams, Peggy Shippen, and the lovely daughters of a furniture maker.

Unlike September Sky, River Rising, The Lane Betrayal, and The Fountain, the first books of my last four series, The Patriots will focus more on people than events. It will focus on the brothers; sisters Abigail (20) and Rachel (14) Ward; and Douglas Maclean, the boys' great-uncle and the patriarch of a Scottish clan that goes back centuries.

It will also lay the foundation for a trilogy that spans the length of the revolution, a conflict I am covering for the first time. It will set the stage for more action-oriented stories in books two and three.

Because of the book's length, I don't expect to finish the first draft before July. I do expect to have the finished product out by October 1.

[cathygeha]

REVIEW

Close Her Eyes by Lisa Regan

Josie Quinn #17

 Dark, grim, complex murder mystery that grabbed me on page one and didn’t let me go till the very end.

 What I liked:

* Josie: homicide detective, married, had a difficult childhood discussed in previous books, happily married to Noah, competent, professional, good at her job, someone I would like to call friend * Noah: police lieutenant working with Josie and also her husband, loving, kind, supportive, bright, protective, patient, perfect for Josie

* The plot, pacing, setting, and writing

* That it make me think, drew me in, and made me care

* The police procedural aspects of the story and how Josie’s team worked with the team from Bly

* The complexity of this mystery with all the threads that were found, followed, and how they were all tied up in the end

* Getting to see the supporting characters and finding out how they are doing

* The psychological elements and their impact on more than one

* Knowing that there will be another book in the series

* All of it really except…

 What I didn’t like:

* Who and what I was meant not to like

* Thinking about all of the mental and physical pain and suffering that more than one experienced

* Thinking about how evil some people are

 Did I enjoy this book? Yes

Would I read more in this series? Definitely

 Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC – This is my honest review.

 5 Stars

    BLURB

 The young woman lay among the rocks next to the creek like a broken doll, strands of her long dark hair covering her face. Her body was the kind of cold that only the dead can be… A body lies beside Kettlewell Creek, the waters rushing and churning next to her broken form. When Detective Josie Quinn arrives at the scene, she finds few clues and a victim with no enemies. Nineteen-year-old Sharon Eddy was cherished by her beloved grandmother, who raised her, and her death shocks the Denton community where she worked at the local animal hospital. When Josie is called to the morgue to hear the results of Sharon’s autopsy, the case takes a sinister turn. She is horrified to see that a mark has been burned on to Sharon’s left hip with a cattle brand: a horseshoe shot through with an arrow. Shaken and terrified, the usually cool and collected Medical Examiner Anya Feist lifts her own top to show Josie an identical mark. Ten years ago, Anya fled her hometown after her marriage to her high school sweetheart ended in terror. But Josie can find nothing to connect Anya’s ex-husband Vance Hadlee to the murder. Her search of his family farm leads to more questions than answers. Then another body is found. A young woman in a red coat, lying in her final resting place, her hip bearing the same tell-tale horseshoe mark. As Josie gets closer to finding the truth, the killer creeps ever closer to home, threatening the lives of those Josie loves the most. Can she put together the pieces of this terrifying puzzle before it’s too late? A completely unputdownable crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Gripping, page-turning and guaranteed to keep you up all night, it’s perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine.

[lostxones]

GET TO KNOW THE MUN !!

TAGGED BY: @myriadxofxmuses

TAGGING: Whoever wants to do this

 ✧･ﾟ   𝐃𝐀𝐒𝐇 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄.

NAME: Jessica

NICKNAME: Jess

FACE CLAIM: I don't really use an FC anymore. When I do, I usually use Zoey Deutch or Katelyn Tarver.

PRONOUNS: She/her

HEIGHT: 5′3

BIRTHDAY: August 14

AESTHETIC: I've been dressing more alt when I actually put effort into dressing up. Otherwise it's scrubs or sweatpants lmao

LAST SONG YOU LISTENED TO: What'd you expect - Daniel Nunnelee

FAVORITE MUSE(S) YOU’VE WRITTEN: Out of my current muses, I would say Lucie or Molly. 

GET TO KNOW THE ACCOUNT !!

★  ⸻   WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO TAKE THIS MUSE?

Really for any muse, it's aspects taken from characters found in books, tv shows, movies, etc. I take bits and pieces that I like and sort of Frankenstein them into something new. Sometimes it's characteristics I admire and wish I had in myself and other times it's just traits I don't portray myself.

★  ⸻   WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE ASPECTS OF YOUR CURRENT MUSE?

For Alice: her adventurous spirit. For Andrew: his ability to follow his passion. For Benjamin: his compassion. For Carsyn: her loyalty. For Daniel: his resilience. For Delilah: her independence. For Elara: her creativity. For Lucie: her toughness. For Molly: her optimism. For Shiloh: her free-spirit. I know there are things from the others, too...but I'm still sick and I'm exhausted.

★  ⸻   WHO’S YOUR CURRENT FC?

Alice : Britt Robertson; Andrew : Daniel Sharman; Benjamin : Chris Evans; Carsyn : Zoey Deutch; Cecily : Rachel McAdams; Daniel : Max Thieriot; Delilah : Halston Sage; Elara : Lucy Hale ; Elizabeth : Emilia Clarke; Elliot : Jordan Fisher; Finley : Cody Christian; Gabriel : Alberto Rosende; Grant : Alex Fitzalan; Harper : Sydney Sweeney: Jackson : Casey Deidrick; Jacob : Logan Lerman; Kassandra : Hilary Duff; Lucie : Kathryn Newton; Lyra : Emma Mackey; Matthew : Hunter Parrish; Molly : Kristine Froseth; Nicholas : William Moseley; Olivia : Alisha Boe; Raven : Katherine Langford; Rhiannon : Josephine Langford; Riley : Noah Centineo; Samuel : Douglas Booth; Shane : Dylan O'Brien; Shiloh : Lily James; Thomas : Sam Claflin; Viola : Dakota Johnson

★  ⸻   WHAT’S YOUR BIGGEST INSPIRATION WHEN IT COMES TO WRITING?

Music, books, movies. I also write best when I'm home alone.

★  ⸻   FAVORITE TYPES OF THREADS?

Definitely angst. 

[fromthedarkesthour]

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (24-30 Apr 2022)

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📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😊👂 The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes #6) (Arthur Conan Doyle, author; Stephen Fry, narrator)

🥰 Quriosity (dr_girlfriend) - 79K, 00Q - yes I will happily read a million variations on them getting together - I enjoyed that Q's backstory in this was different. [tw for past sexual assault, not graphically described but alluded to often]

😊👂 Just Business (Takeover #2) (Anna Zabo) - really like how AZ writes kink

😍 bene castigat series (Nonymos) - 69K, Stucky - modern, no powers, BDSM shrunkyclunks - every time I reread this series I forget just how fucking GOOD it is - love a tiny, cheerful, sadistic dom!Steve and a beefy subby Bucky combo

😍 Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2) (Rachel Reid) - still the ABSOLUTE BEST rivals-to-lovers ever. and incrediby hot

😍 The Long Game (Game Changers #6) (Rachel Reid) - AND just when I thought I could not possibly love Shane & Ilya more!!! romance so seldom gets a sequel that doesn't impair/threaten the HEA but in this i never doubted their commitment to each other even as they were struggling to work their shit out. plus i love love love that the more we get to know ilya rozanov he goes from cool collected guy to absolute nerd who feels important things so deeply. also 🔥🔥🔥

🥰 A World Where Roses Bloom series (sirsable, author; maichan & moonbooning, authors) - 71K, Stucky, Beauty-And-The-Beast retelling - FANTASTIC

😍 Rich People Are Wild series - 219K total - modern no powers Stucky BDSM fantasy AU - another reread of a great forever-fave series

💖💖+172K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

got you feelin' like you're found (deep down) (notcaycepollard) - MCU: SamStucky, 2.9K

chasing every breaking wave (coffeeinallcaps) - MCU: SamStucky, 6K

Happy Birthday, Mr. Hale (mikkimouse) - TW: Sterek, 4.8K

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Grace & Frankie - s7, e4-7

Hot Ones - Trevor Noah

Hot Ones - Daniel Radcliffe

Hot Ones - Paul Rudd

🎧 PODCASTS🎧

You're Dead To Me - Joan of Arc You're Dead To Me - The Aztecs The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Islands of America The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Timbuktu Manuscripts Switched on Pop - The New Alternative Richmond Til We Die: A Ted Lasso Podcast - Ted Lasso S2E7: Sometimes It's Good to Bottle Things Up 99% Invisible #488 - It’s a Small Aisle After All Ologies with Alie Ward - Classical Archaeology (ANCIENT ROME) Encore with Darius Arya Partners - Roxane Gay & Debbie Millman The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Last Tenement Twenty Thousand Hertz+ - Ta-da! It’s Windows The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Forest of the Future Library Endless Thread - Egg-cellent If True This is Good for You - Ep 30: Birdwatching Is Good For You You're Dead To Me - Çatalhöyük and the Neolithic Revolution

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

my Supermix - gotta say YTMusic's algorithm does a pretty good job in getting this right

Garbage - some days you just wanna hear Shirley Manson do her thing

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Greatest Hits - as you can imagine this was widely varied and pretty much all bangers

Halsey

[dcpravities]

because i have zero will power and love making bad decisions, this is very small starter call for some of my characters that have fewer threads than others — all of them are limited to two a piece unless otherwise noted. i know some are from lesser known fandoms, so if you’d like more info on them, just let me know! please be sure to mention who you would like the starter for! 

alecto carrow ( 3/4 ) marlene mckinnon, rita skeeter, severus snape alexander barnes ( 0/2 ) anna of arendelle ( 0/2 ) babs gordon ( 1/2 ) leia organa carol danvers ( 0/2 ) mason hewitt ( 0/4 ) matthew lynch ( 1/4 ) adam parrish noah czerny ( 0/2 ) rachel berry ( 0/2 ) roxanne weasley ( 0/2 ) roy harper ( 0/2 )

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hello just wanna give an update on drafts i plan to keep and have yet to reply to after decluttering my blog ! if you dont see our thread i either lost muse for it or maybe forgot  bc i am an idiot or it might be my partner’s turn in replying but... pls keep in mind i’ve been extra selective bc i could only handle so much plots/ships and i need to protect my mental health ok. i still have to reply to a bunch of ims too. thank you for understanding xx

@nvllifieds - xander x sebastian , theodore x apollo

@exiitlight - sparrow x sebastian, kyrie x levi

@chvrrybmb - hansol x xander

@obsvssions - taeho x kian starter, jiyeon x jackie starter, zion x iseul

@clairdclunc - changmin x hyunki, hudie x geonwoo

@forcynefin - nathan x levi, manami x summer

@thervnaways - chanmi x geonwoo

@bitterslcves - wolfe x dex, brookie x elias, asher x bethany

@prosperatur - cohen x ace, sage x levi, 

@veridicalsoul - sungjae x xander

 @tiredsheart - kezrah x vera

@othrworldy - eugene x levi

@crovnprince - blaire x bethany, blaire x noah, blaire x wren, dawn x erin *changed my mind gonna pick up their old thread bc i love that

@dcvious - noelle x summer, nico x elena, noelle x wren starter

@painridden - angus x tbd. starter * for whenever u return hope u feel better bb

@lcvedrcp - yunseo x levi

@fivscos - dahye x erin, riley x jinae

@blvshskies - hyerin x erin

@dvlicates - jamie x bethany

@heartmcnds - calliope x erin

@sunsetslvrs - mirae x erin

@wehavefoundthestars - elio x bailey, elio x wren *these are the holiday ones so pls lmk if u want new ones bc i sucked w my activity

@sorrybcby - rachel x candice

@champagne-coca1ne-gasoline - jack x beau

@finalwrning - taylor x ruby

@invcntion - finn x elias

@younqdrunk - nico x calum, max x zach, max x zach starter

[runswithwolvesx]

a gratitude/follow forever post!

Seeing as it’s been a few, good months since I’ve created this Stiles blog, I wanted to take the time to admire some of my writing partners and followers. While I have yet to really reach a certain number of them, no real achievement for that, it’s not about how many people follow me but rather, the content you guys have given me and allowed me to write with you. So, since it’s nearing the end of the year, I wanted to love on everyone who has given me such joy writing Stiles and those of you who genuinely brighten my days. This post is going to be a loooong one, feel free to skip it if you like.

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@lionheartedxvixen​ [+every single blog you have, girl]; Nelly, you are already aware of how much I love you since I love to be a cheeseball and just tell you from time to time. I’ve written plenty of those corny posts over the years on my personal blog, every single time we wrapped up another year and hit another milestone together. Your 13+ years of friendship has and always will be something I cherish, something I’ll honestly carry with me forever. And, I adore your portrayals of every character you’ve ever written! Every interaction we’ve ever had has always left me excited and wanting more (yeah, I’m greedy, sue me). From Brucas, to Brachel, Steroline, Steferine, Forbinski, Barlia and Stalia (plus the many other friendships, family, enemies, whatever!), I adore them all. You will always be my best friend and I’m always gonna wanna follow you to new places, give our muses new adventures and just love the hell out of you and your writing. Thank you for everything you do and have done for me. I truly believe you’re like one of my soul mates.

@kisscflife​; Moira, even though we don’t interact too often, I love you and appreciate all your support and genuine love for me. Your support has been so important to me this last year, especially with my transitioning. I want you to know that I greatly appreciate it and I’m glad we get along so well now. I’m blessed to call you a sister, but you’re always also going to be a friend. You should also know that your writing is amazing and you’re far more talented than you believe. You put a lot of thought into your OCs, which I love about them all. And I love laughing at the crack ideas of our characters, even if we don’t always make threads for them or write them out. Just the actual thought of some of the things we’ve talked and laughed about makes my day, every time. Don’t be hard on yourself, you are loved.

@ofherblueeyes​; Effy, my Stiles muse was half alive, half dead when you approached me about wanting to plot something and write together. My activity has now gone through the roof once more and I’m serious that you are partially to blame for this! I’m already having far too much fun with every thread we have made. They give me the feels, the joy, the sobs, the pain, the giggles, EVERYTHING. Thanks for reaching out and giving me the opportunity to write with you! Your Malia seriously makes me laugh and smile, and those damn painful posts make me wanna give her a hug. Or, rather, let Stiles (or even now Isaac) love on her! I look forward to more fun ideas, whether they’re on tumblr or discord, I don’t care. JUST GIVE ME EVERYTHING!

@literally-lydia​;  Kaliya, you were the first Lydia player who wanted to interact with Stiles on my mumu. While we haven’t written much lately, you are far too sweet for words and the time you spend writing out these replies really shows how much you love your muse. I enjoy reading your replies, though we haven’t done too much yet, you also make me smile in pms! Thank you for enjoying my Stiles and my writing, ‘cause I appreciate you and yours, too! 

@kanima-claws​; Jackson constantly either amuses or produces such feelings in me. Your writing and the amount of love you pour into him really shines, it just makes me miss the damn guy so much! Our thread hasn’t seen the light of day for a while (because I have been so bad at remembering and switched blogs and blah), but it is easily one of my favorites! Especially since Jackson ripped into Stiles about the Star Wars figures and pretty much thinks he’s the biggest loser known to mankind. ROFL I can’t wait to explore their dynamic more and just have all the funny things and hope they can learn to get along. I mean, they need to at some point. Thanks for being so sweet out of character as well, you are a geeeem in the rpc. I mean that!

@bansheeintuition​; Stephanie, oh my word, you are beyond talented at what you do. Every reply you respond with honestly blows me away because of your writing style and your grasp on Lydia. Our zombie AU literally became my obsession for some time and I adored it so much! The descriptions, the dialogue, just everything was so vivid and beautiful that it really was brought to life! I know we haven’t interacted too much since but I am always down for plotting and writing together because I love your portrayal and blog to bits! You are also far too sweet out of character, and so considerate and friendly whenever we’ve chatted, be it through tumblr or discord. Thank you for loving on Stiles and allowing me to bring him to life with your Lydia. <3

@thewailer​; Kate, UGH our thread and plot makes me stoked! I know it’s been slow going and you’re currently on hiatus, but just plotting it out and the overall feel of it and ideas for it are so great, I literally want to bask in all of it forever and a day. I love AUs and this idea is like, the AU of the century! Stydia investigating supernatural/paranormal things in the 1940s? Yessssss. Grabby hands! Gimmie! I love that you send in memes and answer them as well and just put so much effort into your portrayal and writing! Your muse gives me muse and gives me the creativity to want to write better. Plus, I love answering those memes and making little headcanons about Stydia (like the one where they blindfolded each other in the woods!). Thanks for being great out of character as well, and so patient with me when I had been away for a while. I look forward to you on my dash when you return and I hope life is treating you well! 

@deadbrcther​; Uggggh, your Isaac literally makes me MELT! Isaac is my absolute favorite next to Stiles and your writing really brings him to life. I know we haven’t written much together but I also admire him from afar and just enjoying being able to see him (and Noah) on my dash, whenever you’re around! Yes, I read their interactions at times, just to silently sob about how much Isaac deserved and didn’t get. I need more Stisaac in my life as well, and am always interested in them if you’d want to plot or work on something! :D

@ofnoblehunt​ / @haleontheprowl​; Rachel, I honestly didn’t think I needed more Stallison in my life, or even Stora but, your writing and muses are too good and I would honestly love to do more together! Those memes and your replies, even though we literally barely started interacting together, really gave me some legit feels. You’re also fun to chat with ooc and while we haven’t lately, I hope you’re doing well! I look forward to writing more together in the future and will love on both girls for as long as I can. :3

@willsavethem​; Meaghan, let me tell you something about Scott McCall and your portrayal of him: I. LOVE. YOU. Honestly, I get so excited whenever I see him on my dashboard and whenever you reply to just about anything possible. I would definitely love to pick up some more Sciles and am always up for working on something together. Just know that I creep on your posts and bask in them from afar because he is far too precious for this world and deserves all the good things. 

@perfectioncursed​; Beth, I haven’t even watched Riverdale yet, tbh, but Betty and Stiles give me liiiiife! -insert a sobbing face- While I know they’ve only had the few interactions, just their banter lifts me up and makes me want to explore their dynamic more. I wanted to appreciate you also as a writer, because I do peep on those posts when I see Betty on my dash. 👀 I love her and the fact that she would totally write a list about Stiles. (Plus, you know, that time he finally caved and let her look at his broken down Jeep? Yeah, that was greeeeat!) I look forward to more things, honestly. Feel free to throw anything at me, I’m game!

@oftroubledsouls​; Just chatting about Sterek the other day honestly made me so happy. Like, I know we haven’t interacted yet as I just took that Derek starter but, ugh. I am looking forward to it! Like, I need that goodness in Stiles’ life and it’s just gonna be a good time, I feel it. I also love seeing your muses on my dash and read them whenever I can. :) Feel free to hop into pms at anytime, even if just to ramble with me about Sterek and how much chemistry they had, UNF.

@leftinthedcst​; Kait, your blog on my dash makes me so happy! I like to read most of your interactions, as I find them so engrossing and just fun to see. Your characters are on point and while we haven’t interacted all that much, I would love to do that and plot some things out. I just wanted to take a moment to admire you because you deserve it and I hope you have a wonderful day. <3

other honorable mentions and people I either have chatted with/would love to plot with/simply adore on my dash are; @supernaturaliisms​, @survivingpierce​, @redemptivexheroics​, @tooxmanyxfaces​, @rosefromdeath​, @changedback​, @astormofagirl​, @monxsterxhunxters​, @vandbaerer​. 

Honestly, if you aren’t mentioned and I follow you or we have yet to break the ice, just know that I followed you because I’m interested in your blog/your muse(s) and would love to establish something together! My followers list is honestly not that long at all, it’s barely 50 people rofl but every single one of you is there for a reason and I adore the heck out of you all. <3 Thanks for being you, for enjoying and following Stiles and giving me so much to look forward to when it comes to being in the rpc.