#VERY EMOSH

[bakatenshii]

aaa omg i haven’t seen u on my dashboard in forever!! im so glad u responded to some anons bcus now i remember how much i love u and ur works, i hope you’ve been thriving angel 💓💞💓💞

HELLOOOOOO AHHHHHH HELLO HELLO hehe THANK U SO MUCH FOR REMEMBERING ME IM VVVV TEARY EYED I FEEL V LOVED <333 I HOPE UR DOING AMAZING

[crikey01]

closed cases 🥺

(gif by @deedala)

thinking about how much time has passed for Niko here; how much she has been through to get her to this moment.

and here are these boys who saved her so long ago. Her case is only just closed to them and her death is still so raw

[toneelspeelster]

the way your body feels to me

[cosmogyros]

(x)

oh... I somehow missed this. I didn't realize until today (!) that he'd finally written another song. After such a long silence!

I grew up listening to Billy Joel. He released his last pop album in 1993, and the last song on that album was titled "Famous Last Words", and the lyrics to that song go: "These are the last words I have to say / That's why it took so long to write / There will be other words some other day / But that's the story of my life".

And then he basically retired from songwriting.

He did some classical music, did some touring of his old stuff and some collabs and so on, and he released only two new songs during the past three decades – one as a gift for his wife, and one that he wrote but somebody else sang. But with the exception of those two, it was a solid 31 years of no new pop music. For my entire music-listening life, Billy Joel has not been writing songs.

And then, earlier this year, he released this song. And it's such a beautiful song, a love song to his loyal fans who never gave up hope that he might return to us. Just read those lyrics. I have... Emotions.

Turn the Lights Back On

Please open the door Nothing is different, we've been here before Pacing these halls Trying to talk over the silence And pride sticks out its tongue Laughs at the portrait that we've become Stuck in a frame, unable to change I was wrong

I'm late, but I'm here right now Though I used to be romantic I forgot somehow Time can make you blind But I see you now As we're laying in the darkness Did I wait too long To turn the lights back on?

Here, stuck on a hill Outsiders inside the home that we built The cold settles in It's been a long winter of indifference And maybe you love me, maybe you don't Maybe you'll learn to, and maybe you won't You've had enough, but I won't give up On you

I'm late, but I'm here right now And I'm tryin' to find the magic That we lost somehow Maybe I was blind But I see you now As we're laying in the darkness Did I wait too long To turn the lights back on?

I'm late, but I'm here right now Is there still time for forgiveness? Won't you tell me how? I can't read your mind But I see you now As we're laying in the darkness Did I wait too long To turn the lights back on?

I'm here right now Yes, I'm here right now Looking for forgiveness I can see as we're laying in the darkness Yeah, as we're laying in the darkness Did I wait too long To turn the lights back on?

[tundrakatiebean]

Really grateful for the interactions around alcohol stuff I’ve had lately. In one stream I left because the alcohol in the game was upsetting me and the person came and apologized for not realizing how it might affect me (not their fault and we had a good talk about that). And the. Today someone said that it looked like [avatar representing me] was holding an alcoholic beverage and I replied kind of like “haha I hope not, been sober for two years” and they changed it to a nonalcoholic drink and congratulated me.

It’s just . . . Nice to be around people who treat you kindly and celebrate your victories with you. The longer I spend time around other people who actually like me the more I understand the way I was used to being treated wasn’t right and I deserved better.

[pprodsuga]

omggg a snippet just for meeee i'm so honoured u wanted to share something with lil 'ol me. stop it before i develop a parasocial relationship with you...

on a different note, if u will allow me to rant for one wee second.. this is completely irrelevant to anything but i was looking for some romcom novels to read (bc i need to stop letting fanfiction consume me), and tell me why authors pick the ugliest most generic ytest names. i haven't read a real book in a while and i'm so used to reading ff now where even side characters have korean names that the switch over back to western books is awful. i had to stop my search bc wtf is GARRETT and TUCKER. ik a korean name is just a name, there's nothing objectively special, but it's just more unique in the sense that i don't see it often outside of media. the only way to get around this is fantasy books where the names aren't even real names (thank god the book im currently reading is fantasy). PLEASE can i just get an ethnic name and maybe more ethnic characters or something... sob. i just want a college romcom to cope so i can get away from college au's😭 yeah it's fucked for me. thank u for listening to my unsolicited bitch sesh

-comet

just for you, for always being so thoughtful in your words. more under the cut to spare the dash.

your first messages back in june struck a chord within me for two reasons: talking about my writing was an incredibly kind thing for you to do and it validated the hell out of my work. but also, i was experiencing a lot of friendship turmoil that i had to navigate (re: why i wrote never to keep).

i don’t know if i’ve ever expressed just how grateful i am to have read your messages at that time because for that entire month, i felt like i did not have anyone in my life to back me up when i stood up for myself. knowing that you thought i must be someone with a great deal of empathy and kindness restored a bit of faith in me and who i am as a friend. i reread your message over and over again until i could remind myself that i am who i am for a reason. so thank you.

character names are something i think about a lot, both in fanfics and regular fiction. i’m oftentimes taken out of the story when it feels so incredibly yt (but go figure, i’m not white but have a “white” name so i understand that there is some nuance sprinkled in there). but sometimes we just crave that subtle representation in an ethnic name so i don’t have to wait for the author to explain that they’re not….white. in every sense of the word. but like if you’re gonna pick a white name then at least make them sound HOT?

onto the snippet! i’m excited to post this one. no idea when i’ll finish writing/editing but i’m excited that you’re excited. not providing context bc im a menace and will make you wait. 😎 (thank you for being excited.)

*✧･ﾟ─────────── *✧･ﾟ

Sunghoon turns to look at you. “You were always the most unpredictable part of my day.” 

“Me?” 

“Yeah. You moved into the apartment next to mine and running into you a few times a week kept me on my toes. I don’t know. I guess I saw you as someone I would have potentially befriended. I could at least pretend I was coming home to talk to someone who cared.” 

“That’s…very sweet. You’re a nice person, Sunghoon.” 

He sighs. “I don’t feel that way. I don’t know when I’m gonna see my family and friends again and explain all of this, but I'm starting to get the feeling that they’ll never hear from me and they’ll never know what happened tonight.” 

“You know,” you begin, “a lot of my life was spent moving from place to place and never having anything or anyone to call home. I can’t imagine what it must feel like for you to leave everything behind. For that, I truly am sorry.”

“It’s really not your fault,” Sunghoon says dryly. “Whoever tried to kill you should get a bullet to his head.” He hears you laugh awkwardly.

“Yeah, well that likely wouldn’t solve our problems.”

“What do you mean?” 

“I don’t think that man acted on his own accord. It’s too professional to assume he’s working alone.” 

“You’re saying he’s working with someone else?” 

“Or, he’s working for someone.” 

Sunghoon gulps. “I hadn’t thought of that.”

“The price of freedom is high. Remember that.” 

“You know, none of this explains how you know what you’re doing. If you know, for that matter.” 

He doesn’t hear you move for a short while and closes his eyes shut. Once again, he’s found himself slipping up and saying things that don't translate well. Too afraid to speak, Sunghoon considers sleeping and dealing with his actions in the morning. 

“I know what I’m doing because I’ve done it before,” you say through the darkness. “When your whole life revolves around survival, you adapt to the best of your ability and do anything to stay alive. I’ve learned a few things from my time on the run so please know that I know what I’m doing.”

“Who are you?” 

The room is silent. 

“Someone you can trust.” 

[beautifulmakkaris]

just wanna say thank you to the organisers of @locklyle-week for putting together such a fun list of prompts and inspiring so much creativity and positivity in the fandom this week! over a hundred new fics, gifsets and artworks got posted over the last seven days which is amazing. some fandoms don’t get that much content in a year! it’s been a brilliant experience.

thank you everyone who shared (or is still planning to share!) their work - it’s really scary sharing something creative, but this fandom is massively talented and the passion really shines through. i hope everyone is super proud of what they’ve achieved <3 and can now take the time to enjoy what everyone else posted - i know i’m like three pages back in ao3 and so excited to have so much waiting for me to read!

and a final but MASSIVE thank you to everyone who interacted with the work that was shared, i promise you every comment or reblog, whether it was a keysmash or a two hundred word essay on why you enjoyed it, is like oxygen to people putting their content out there and hoping it finds an audience. we really love you!

[heich0e]

amira reblogged the pvw prequel w SUCH nice tags earlier and it reminded me that even tho i write primarily bc i have stories to tell and i enjoy telling them there is NOTHING more rewarding to me than seeing other ppl experience or appreciate the things i write. you can be proud of the things you make and still feel even MORE proud when other ppl point out or celebrate the things you worked hard on!!

[euelios]

oh mysterious bruising whatever could it mean

[imtheiliad]

and i’m crying

[lunarheslwt]

"I believe I could die in your kiss, it doesn't get better than this" IS SO SWEET AND SAPPY LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!

[justinefrischmanngf]

this is exactly what i moved here for and it’s a good thing like 98% of the time but oh my god i’m literally all alone in this city……….

[maiteo]

pls the LOVE😭💗🥹

[killa-trav]

no cos i fr grew up with martial like i was 12 when he signed w us n now i'm about to turn 21 wtf

[shinycollarboneapologist]

I've read clandestine (both parts) like 3 times now....you're so gooood!!!

i love you.. hope you care.