I think this is the month I read the most local/dutch books, so I am including them here and putting them apart...
ENGLISH
❤️ Ms Marvel Comics - G. Willow Wilson - bought these five comics in a local secondhanded bookstore and I then forgot about them for a while... they were really fun to read... some things were different than the disney+ serie but not so many :)
❤️ The Heartstopper Yearbook - Alice Oseman - Another YA book my local library bought after their last YA event in december... this one was really nice to discover the whole proces behind the graphic novels, the worldbuilding, the main characters :)
The Summer I Turned Pretty - Jenny Han This one was kind of a letdown.... tho I finished the book instead of stopping after fifty pages... so it must have been kind of good... just not as good as I expected...
DUTCH
De Trollen van Leif - Pieter Koolwijk & Linde Faas - a children’s book with some norse mythology in it about Trolls :) I actually read it more for the beautifull drawings but the story itself was also really nice!
❤️ Atan Van Kea (Atan Des Cyclades) - Judith Vanistendael - A graphic novel about a young greek sculptor named Atan, I read this three times again!
❤️ Zestig Lentes / Vrije Vlucht ( Soixante printemps en hiver )- Ingrid Chabbert & Aimée De Jongh - A surprise I did not expected to come across while visiting the library in the city where I have my new job... really loved it tho! Beautiful drawings and beautiful story!
Wij, Elisabeth - Jo De Poorter - The Belgian crown princess Elisabeth (who will be the first Belgian Queen ever) turned 21 years so the author wrote this book ‘for her’ with portraits of current and future queens in Europe, and small biographies of ‘queens forever’. I am in kind of a royalty obsession because of a fic I am writing so this one was some pleasant research :D
So, in the next few chapters the reader and Alastor’s children will be born/included into the storyline. I have a list of names I wanted to give them, BUT I will let you guys vote on which ones you like best since, technically, it's your story as well.
Plus, I just really can't decide for myself hehe they're all cute names to me lol! Anyways, choose wisely and let the voting begin!
(Be mindful that I researched all these names, and they have specific meanings and tie into the story differently based on their origins/descriptions)
P. S. I don't know if you all picked up on the fact that the reader is having twins, but I'm letting you know now since the highest-ranked names -girl and boy- will be used.
Before we were the same messy flesh, I’m sure we were the same dust.
on twin flames for my soph. happy birthday i’m glad for every lifetime we’ve spent together @vanirgo
maeve and aimee, sex education. anne sexton, a self-portrait in letters. trista mateer. strawberry blond, mitski. radio silence, alice roseman. the orange, wendy cope. a little life, hanya yanagihara. this is how you lose the time war, amal el-mohtar. mouthful of forevers, clementine von radics. the seven husbands of evelyn hugo, taylor jenkins-reid. friedrich nietzsche, from a letter to mathilde trampedach. dani & jamie, the haunting of bly manor.
Family: Alice Liddell (Mother), Abel Liddell (Father), Albert Liddell (Younger Brother)
Love Interest: Ben Beast
Friends: Tabby Andrews, Falk White, June of Agrabah, Rosalie Gardener, Carlos de Vil, Willa Darling, Greer Grimm, Tee Wiley, Petra Müller
Likes: Tea, tarot readings, fun accessories, stars, waffles, herbology, candy, research, cats, Summer, horror novels, energy drinks, floral prints
Dislikes: Sadness, being put on the spot, people staring at her, Winter, pranks, snooty people, romance movies
Phobias: Loss of sanity
Style: Dresses with fluttery skirts, bell bottom pants, long sleeve crop tops, overall shorts, wedge heels, all floral prints, always has unique accessories (her favorites are her cake earrings and a card deck ring
Speech: English accent, kind of squeaky voice (especially when she's nervous, which she is a lot), talks fast and a lot
Physical Quirks/Scars: She likes to play with her hands and wave them around a lot, otherwise her body is pretty unmarred
Background: Born and raised in Westminster, London, in the same house her mother grew up in, Minty knew from a young age that she was much more like her mother than she cared to admit. She yearned to see Wonderland like her mother had, but she forbade it, having moved on from that time in her life and wanting more for her children. Minty accepted her mother's wishes but only begrudgingly so. Besides, Wonderland had been taken over by the Queen of Hearts long before she was born anyway. When she got an opportunity to cross realms and attend Auradon Prep, she jumped at the chance, taking her cat, leaving the United Kingdom behind, and heading to the United States of Auradon. Minty thrives at Auradon Prep with her out-there demeanor and quirky habits, but she also quickly becomes well-liked when she begins selling herbs to the kids for their weekend parties. She becomes fast friends with her roommate Willa Darling, who always likes to look out for her, and becomes best friends with Tabby Andrews. It's well-known to her friend group that she has a major crush on King-to-be Ben but she can't act on it for obvious reasons, one of the bigger ones being that his current girlfriend would burn her at the stake for even the attempt at making a move. But when the VKs arrive at Auradon and bring in lots of trouble with them, things begin to change at Auradon Prep. Suddenly, Ben is head over heels for Minty and she has no idea what to do but go along for the ride.
another fancast! this one is largely inspired by @ginevrastilinski-ocs and @manyfandomocs and how they inspired me to make some ocs of my own for this, but again, this is a made up of a combination of my own personal ideas and ones i’ve seen others have. and everyone is free to use any and all of these for themselves if they want!
natalie alyn lind — apple white, daughter of snow white.
olivia rodrigo — raven queen, daughter of the evil queen.
paulina singer — briar beauty, daughter of sleeping beauty.
aimee lou wood — madeline “maddie” hatter, daughter of the mad hatter.
abigail cowen — ashlynn ella, daughter of cinderella.
booboo stewart — hunter huntsman, son of the huntsman.
jedidiah goodacre — daring charming, son of prince charming.
milo manheim — dexter charming, son of prince charming.
dove cameron — darling charming, daughter of prince charming.
chase sui wonders — cerise hood, daughter of red riding hood.
whitney peak — cedar wood, daughter of pinocchio.
sydney sweeney — blondie locks, daughter of goldilocks.
chelsea clark — kitty cheshire, daughter of the cheshire cat.
hunter schafer — c.a. cupid, daughter of eros.
adeline rudolph — lizzie hearts, daughter of the queen of hearts.
cameron monaghan — sparrow hood, son of robin hood.
maude apatow — duchess swan, daughter of the swan princess.
isabela merced — rosabella beauty, daughter of beauty and the beast.
dylan o’brien — hopper croakington the second, son of the frog prince.
amandla stenberg — ginger breadhouse, daughter of the gingerbread witch.
zoey deutch — holly o’hair, daughter of rapunzel.
haley lu richardson — poppy o’hair, daughter of rapunzel.
ester expósito — faybelle thorn, daughter of the dark fairy.
amanda arcuri — farrah goodfairy, daughter of the fairy godmother.
lola tung — meeshell mermaid, daughter of the little mermaid.
owen patrick joyner — alistair wonderland, son of alice.
emma myers — bunny blanc, daughter of the white rabbit.
sophia anne caruso — courtley jester, daughter of the joker card.
First time doing a fancast, I'm not really good with fcs so pls be nice! Also, takes so much inspo from @manyfandomocs fancast so check it bc it's amazing!
This was mainly made for me but feel free to use this!
See part two here
Apple White - daughter of Snow White
FC: Sydney Sweeney
Raven Queen - daughter of The Evil Queen
FC: Olivia Rodrigo
Briar Beauty - daughter of The Sleeping Beauty
FC: Maia Reficco
Madeline Hatter - daughter of The Mad Hatter
FC: Aimee Lou Wood
Ashlynn Ella - daughter of Cinderella
FC: Kristine Froseth
Hunter Huntsman - son of The Huntsman
FC: Boo Boo Stewart
Daring Charming - son of Prince Charming
FC: Danny Griffin
Dexter Charming - son of Prince Charming
FC: Milo Manheim
Darling Charming - daughter of Prince Charming
FC: Natalie Alyn Lind
Cerise Hood - daughter of Red Riding Hood
FC: Chase Sui Wonders
Ramona Badwolf - daughter of The Big Bad Wolf
FC: Adeline Rudolph
Cedar Wood - daughter of Pinocchio
FC: Avantika Vandanapu
Blondie Lockes - daughter of Goldilockes
FC: Ginny Gardner
C.A. Cupid - daughter of Eros
FC: Meg Donnelly
Lizzie Hearts - daughter of The Queen of Hearts
FC: Annalise Basso
Kitty Cheshire - daughter of The Cheshire Cat
FC: Savannah Lee May
Holly O'Hair - daughter of Rapunzel
FC: Sadie Sink
Poppy O'Hair - daughter of Rapunzel
FC: Sophia Lillis
Duchess Swan - daughter of The Swan Princess
FC: Julia Rehwald
Sparrow Hood - son of Robin Hood
FC: KJ Apa
Alistair Wonderland - son of Alice
FC: Tarjei Sandvik Moe
Bunny Blanc - daughter of The White Rabbit
FC: Emma Myers
Chase Redford - son of The Red Queen
FC: Ross Butler
Rosabella Beauty - daughter of Belle
FC: Isabela Merced
Ginger Breadhouse - daughter of The Candy Witch
FC: Amandla Stenberg
Faybelle Thorn - daughter of The Dark Fairy
FC: Ester Exposito
Farrah Goodfairy - daughter of The Fairy Godmother
FC: Maude Apatow
Hopper Croakington II - son of The Frog Prince
FC: Dylan O'Brien
Hey! You're been one of my favorite blogs ever for a long time! 💖
I could be mistaken but I believe you had an ask or a post long ago where you recommended some poets / poetry books. I can't seem to find it though. Will you please direct me to it if there's such a thing or even write out some recommendations if it isn't too much trouble? I'm planning on ordering some books and I was looking forward to maybe getting some poetry and you seem like the best guide for it!
First of all thank you so much for your kind words, it means a lot to me🫀
(this is my answer about italian authors)
I'm currently on my lunch break in a very crowded place, I swear I'm gonna try my best to remember (most of) the poets I love:
Louise Glück, Margaret Atwood, Sharon Olds, Emily Dickinson, Ada Limón, Li-Young Lee, Forugh Farrokhzad, Mahmoud Darwish, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Mary Oliver, Alice Walker, Frank O'Hara, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Stevie Smith, Carol Ann Duffy, Fernando Pessoa, Anne Carson, T. S. Eliot and of course the romantic poets✨the Big Six✨ introduced me to poetry from other countries when I was like 12. I remember that at school we -of course- studied italian romantic poets (my professor was OBSESSED with Alessandro Manzoni) but she only mentioned Sturm und Drang (that was before the actual romantic movement, like a proto-romantic with a lot of similar ideals) and other countries romantic era. I was so pissed that I think I've read everything about it lol I'm also very lucky because I live in Rome, and I went to the Keats-Shelley memorial house as soon as I could. I also think that no one wanted to know this story, I'm sorry.
By the way my suggestion is: since buy books can be very expensive (especially if you are like me, I basically only buy physical books and that's the main reason why I ended up with books in my wardrobe and under my bed) and if you are new to poetry, try to read something online and then if you like the author you can buy a collection of his/hers/theirs works; like for example Devotions by Mary Oliver, maybe it's not complete but it's such a good start!
I hope that this can help you, and please ignore my ramblings🫀
Mina Lima, Ellie Dowson, Wendy Slinkhard, Lily Potter, Sirius Black y Adora Greengrass ― 15 de mayo / semi hiatus.
Personajes de Andy ― 28 de mayo / semi hiatus.
𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞́𝐧 𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬.
Alfie Smith.
Grace Davies.
Robbie Flint.
𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝.
Ninguno.
𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐬.
Ninguna.
𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬.
Ningune.
𝐏𝐎𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐋
orden del fénix.
Alice Longbottom con Florence Pugh.
Dedalus Diggle con Manny Jacinto.
Dorcas Meadowes con Laura Harrier.
Emmeline Vance con Simone Ashley.
Fabian Prewett con Asa Germann.
Frank Longbottom con Dev Patel.
Gideon Prewett con Björn Mosten.
James Potter con Jonah Hauer King.
Lily Potter con Abigail Cowen.
Mundungus Fletcher con Sohan Pague.
Peter Pettigrew con Elliot Fletcher.
Remus Lupin con Andrew Garfield.
Sirius Black con Enzo Vogrincic.
Sturgis Podmore con Evan Roderick.
mortifagos.
Aether Li con Shen Quanrui.
Alecto Carrow con Alice Pagani.
Amycus Carrow con Freddy Carter.
Antonin Dolohov con Henry Zaga.
Augustus Rookwood con Thomas Doherty.
Baptiste Travers con Christopher Briney.
Barty Crouch Jr. con Adrian Öjvindsson.
Bellatrix Lestrange con Kristen Stewart.
Casius Wormwood con Joe Keery.
Corban Yaxley con Federico Russo.
Lucius Malfoy con Nicholas Galitzine.
Peter Pettigrew con Elliot Fletcher.
Rabastan Lestrange con Michael Evans Behling.
Robbie Flint con Tom Glynn-Carney.
Rodolphus Lestrange con Regé Jean Page.
Severus Snape con Charlie Heaton.
Yvette Lévesque con Suki Waterhouse.
civiles.
Adora Greengrass con Jessica Alexander.
Agatha Figg con Lily Rose Depp.
Alastair Montague con Lorenzo Zurzolo.
Alfie Smith con Louis Tomlinson.
Alyssa Abbott con Kim Jiwoo.
Amelia Bones con Maia Reficco.
Amos Diggory con Leo Woodall.
Andrea Prewett con Luca Hollestelle.
Andromeda Tonks con Daisy Edgar Jones.
Arthur Weasley con George Mackay.
Aurora Rowle con Lily Collins.
Bertha Jorkins con Halle Bailey.
Bertie Higgs con Jordan Fisher.
Bertram Aubrey con Timothée Chalamet.
Betty Braithwaite con Maitreyi Ramakrishnan.
Charity Burbage con Brie Larson.
Daisy Hookum con Eleanor Tomlinson.
Dane Higgs con Barry Keoghan.
Danny Wood con Jung Jaehyun.
Darcy Brown con Aimee Lou Wood.
Davey Gudgeon con Song Kang.
Dawn Withey con Kathryn Newton.
Doris Purkiss con Macarena García.
Edric Brown con Luke Newton.
Eleanor Parkinson con Camila Morrone.
Ellie Dowson con Hayley Lu Richardson.
Emma Vanity con Sofia Carson.
Finnick Snow con Cha Eunwoo.
Gilderoy Lockhart con Dacre Montgomery.
Gladys Gudgeon con Han Jihyun.
Glenda Chittock con Elle Fanning.
Grace Davies con Josephine Langford.
Greta Catchlove con Olivia Holt.
Gwenog Jones con Ayo Edebiri.
Hestia Jones con Nana Komatsu.
Isolde Higgs con Gigi Hadid.
Ivan Davies con Thomas Brodie-Sangster.
Jacob Davies con Rudy Pankow.
Jane Diggory con Havana Rose Liu.
Jason Denbright con Jackson Wang.
Jonathan Nott con Tyler Young.
Kirley Duke con Joseph Quinn.
Lenore Bagman con Willa Fitzgerald.
Lorcan d'Eath con Kim Jiwoong.
Lucinda Talkalot con Savannah Lee Smith.
Lucy Karoonda-Wood con Madelyn Cline.
Ludo Bagman con Yankel Stevan.
Maria Jefferson con Fiona Palomo.
Mary MacDonald con Bae Suzy.
Meg Vouttier con Ruby Cruz.
Melissa Greengrass con Renée Rapp.
Michael Bones con Xolo Maridueña.
Mina Lima con Meltem Akçöl.
Minerva MacMillan con Samantha Logan.
Miriam Strout con Davika Hoorne.
Milton Mouser con Tanner Buchanan.
Molly Weasley con Karen Gillan.
Narcissa Malfoy con Kiernan Shipka.
Nicholas MacMillan con Jeremy Allen White.
Ollie Scamander con Lee Felix.
Olivia Avery con Milena Tscharntke.
Pandora Lovegood con Anya Taylor Joy.
Penelope Goldstein con Melis Sezen.
Phoebe Elliot con Madison Bailey.
Rita Skeeter con Katherine McNamara.
Rosalind Bungs con Ana de Armas.
Scarlett Travers con Sabrina Carpenter.
Sorcha MacFusty con Anne Hathaway.
Stubby Boardman con Hwang Hyunjin.
Sybill Trelawney con Maya Hawke.
Ted Tonks con Paul Mescal.
Tiberius McLaggen con Milo Manheim.
Wendy Slinkhard con Jenna Ortega.
Xenophilius Lovegood con Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen.
Zabrina Davies con Elizabeth Lail.
Zachary Parkinson con Alejandro Speitzer.
Zephyr Crouch con Cierra Ramirez.
Zoe Nettles con Sophie Turner.
TOTAL: 109 personajes ocupades.
¡Muy buenas a todes, pequeñes! Dejamos por aquí el recuento quincenal correspondiente. Debemos decir que estamos sorprendida de que ya tenemos 109 personajes en el dash. Jamás tuvimos tantos en todos los años que llevamos por aquí, así que queremos agradecerles por su entrega al verse, su compromiso, los bellos threads que tenemos suerte de leer y su presencia. En verdad es impresionante, estamos muy contentas y prometemos continuar otorgándoles un ambiente agradable para su escritura. Muchísimas, muchísimas gracias por su confianza. Les queremos mucho. Sin más que decir, les deseamos una bonita semana. ¡Gracias! ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა
In ur HC, what novels and fandoms would AU Modern day, Historical TSC be into rn?
Follow up, if each of them had a Tumblr , what would their blogs about be and why?
I'm just going to do my favourite characters, hope that's alright!
MATTHEW
Tumblr handle: @/wilde-wanderer. He posts travel content and dog pics a lot, and there's a lot of crossover with his travel Instagram. He also is in the Oscar Wilde fandom for sure and posts a ton of Ben Barnes thirst traps (@belle-keys, thinking of you).
5 books he'd love, because he's a romance and fantasy lover like me (queer books are blue):
The Charm of Magpies seriously. It's got Wildean weird vibes and also is just genuinely an oddball series unlike any other.
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma Alban (this is NEW btw and incredibly good, an immediate favourite
By Any Other Name by Erin Cotter
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
The Carnivale of Curiousities by Aimee Gibbs
ALASTAIR
If he had Tumblr, I think his handle would be @/grumpycatcarstairs. But he'd post minimally and just let it sit and sit forever. Periodically, Thomas would remind him it exists. He'd just post aesthetic paintings and cPTSD content.
5 books he'd love, because he likes mysteries and philosophical works that make him think:
The Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo
The Scythe trilogy by Neal Shusterman
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Sins of the Cities series by KJ Charles
Not really modern, but after his time. I think Maurice by EM Forster would hit him hard in the solar plexus.
THOMAS
His handle is @/thomas-the-tree. He's a pretty active Tumblrina and he posts a lot of his own content, mostly aesthetics and moodboards. Maybe some stimboards ala @caterpillarstims. He also posts a lot of positivity for people with mental illness.
5 books he'd love because he loves both action and comfort literature:
The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn
Two Rogues Make a Right by Cat Sebastian
The Heartstopper comics by Alice Oseman
A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
Stalking Jack the Ripper series by Kerri Maniscalco
CORDELIA
I am of the strong belief that her handle would be @/kickitwithcordy and she'd have a sideblog for Cortana pics called @/kickitwithcortana. She and Alastair would also have a joint blog called @/kickitwiththecarstairs, but it's mostly on YouTube and they just have gossip videos. There's a full one where they roast Matthew's famous travel Insta.
5 books she'd love about kickass women:
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
A Stitch in Time by Kelley Armstrong
The Divine Rivals duology by Rebecca Ross
Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir
The Rhapsodic series by Laura Thalassa
James, of course, always reads them aloud to her even when they're not to his personal taste. <3
Calla Callista Camellia Cameron Cara Carina Carmel Carmen Carolina Caroline Carrie Cassandra Cassidy Catherine Cecilia Cecily Chantal Charlotte Chelsea Cherie Cherry Chloe Christabel Ciara Cicely Claire Clara Claudia Cleo Cora Coral Crystal
Dahlia Daisy Dakota Dana Daphne Darcy Daria Deborah Delilah Demelza Devon Dove
Eden Edith Elea Eleanor Elena Eliana Elisa Elise Eliza Ella Elle Eloise Elodie Elsa Elsie Ember Emerson Emilia Emma Emmeline Erica Esme Estelle Esther Eulalia Eva Evangeline Eve Evelyn Evelina Everly