#also if you're in the UK sorry but i can't ship there

[shopwitchvamp]

Do you make the clothes in the UK or overseas?

I'm US-based so UK would be overseas!

Almost all of the clothes are made in China, except shirts and hats which are printed/embroidered in the US. If you check any item's description in the shop, it'll list where it's from.

[therealplaguedoctor]

Incantato?

Kimi antonelli x fem!reader

Summary/prolong (idek anymore)- Where kimi was so star struck that he could only talk in Italian...you know Italian.

Warnings/content- fem reader, 2nd person (you/your), tried to not use y/n used maybe once or twice, lmk if I missed anything

Non serious warnings: the time line might be a little fucked but uhhh idc, reader isn't described as any nationality but is hinted at being American (not explicitly mentioned), author is a dumbass and pretends she knows shit(she doesnt), American spelling, I never spell check, Idk what a kilometer is,

A/n- sooo I've been wanting to write a kimi A. fic FOREVERRRR as hes definitely one of if not my favorite driver, so ye! Also thanks again to anon for giving me the fic name and giving me the context it is used in I'm also apologizing for my Google translated Italian.... and another side note Ik I didn't use 'incantato' in it's technically correct context it still wanted to do my original dialog so oops?

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You've known ollie for a long time. So long in fact you can't even remember when. You've two whenever you've been together had been inseparable which made it all the harder when you couldn't see eachother due to his Karting but alas your friend ship survived and you two, not having talked in person for a very long time, are still really good friends.

"Please come on we haven't seen eachother in forever it would be nice to hang out!" Ollie partially begged on the phone. He was trying to get you to come to the Great Britain Grand Prix more commonly referred to as Silverstone.

"I don't know Ollie..." You said I mean with travel expenses you really didn't want to..

"Pleaseeeee? I'll cover all the travel" he said trying his hardest to get you to agree

Welp there goes your only excuse "fine.." you said giving in

"Thank you you're the best" you could hear the smile in his voice as he talked. The conversation continued touching random topics before you declared it to late and said your good byes.

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You finally touched down in the UK. You grabbed your bags and made your way to the exit. Ollie while wanting to pick you up from the airport was pulled into a meeting to go over his times so he was super apologetic. You of course told him it was fine and that you can just get an Uber to your hotel. That of course is what you did.

Arriving at your hotel you checked in and threw all your stuffs in your room. Jet lagged from the flight you decide just to take a shower and head to bed as it was late anyways due to flight delays.

You peeled the airport clothes off of you throwing them on the bathroom floor before stepping into the warm water falling from the shower head. The hotel actually had decent water pressure.

Stepping out of the shower you wrapped yourself in the towel smoothly applying your hair products. You pat your hair dry opting to let it air dry the rest of the way. You quickly got dressed in some comfortable pj's. Sitting in the hotel chair as you grabbed your phone to text Ollie,

You: just letting you know I'm in the hotel and gonna head to bed

Ollie: okay

Ollie: ill pick you up tomorrow

Ollie: sorry again about not bing able to pick you up :(((

You: Ollie it's fine!!!

You: you were busy it's okay!!!

Ollie: okay

Ollie: I still feel bad :((

You: don't.

You: problem solved

Ollie: :D

You: good night Ollie

Ollie: night!

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Your alarm blared again in your ear. Annoyed you shut it off glancing at the time. Begrudgingly you got up and slowly got dressed and got ready looking in the mirror you fixed your hair. As you finished your phone rang, picking it up you looked at the caller ID: Ollie, you answered

"Hey what's up?" You asked

"Hey goodmorning" he said "I'm pulling up to your hotel now if your ready?"

You grabbed your bag and stuffed your wallet in it "yeah I'm ready I'm heading down now" you said "just got finished"

"Alright see you soon" he said happily as he hung up.

You shut the door to your hotel room behind you it clicking shut and checked to make sure it's locked. Satisfied you went over and took the hotel down.

Exiting the elevator you immediately spotted the tall brit.

"Ollie!" You called

He looked your direction looking for the voice. Almost instantly spotting you a smile spread crossed his face. "Ahh there you are" he said.

"Hey ollie" you smiled walking up to him

"Hey" he said "let's go before we get swarmed" he said with his poor disguise: sunglasses

"You mean you get swarmed" you said as you made your way to the exit "Mr hot shot formula one driver" you joked

He chuckled "well how does it feel to be the best friend of the hotshot f1 driver" He asked pretending to be an interviewer.

You smiled letting out a small laugh as he opened the door to the car

"Ever so the gentleman Mr bear" you smiled

"If my mom found out I didn't behave like this she would kill me" Ollie joked before he got in the car shutting the door and starting it up "I swear youre her favorite child" he joked

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Arriving at the paddock you both got out of the car smoothing out our clothes after shutting the door Ollie handed you a pass.

"There you are" he smiled "it's a ferrari pass cause you know me being reserve and all" he said "I wish you would come to one of my prema races though" he pouted

"Firstly: thanks" you said "and secondly you know my classes over lap with your races plus I wouldn't be able to properly hang out with you if it was an actual race weekend"

"Okay good point" he smiled as you both made your way to the entrance, "oh I know you know but there gonna be a bunch of cameras just ignore them and there'll be a bunch of fans so I'm gonna stop and sign some things"

You nodded as he scanned his pass letting him inside you quickly did the same.

Ollie quickly went to the side taking some pictures with fans and signing some items you stood off to the side waiting for him to finish as he waved good bye to the fans he walked towards the wall of camerasbefore following the path and flow of people, you were quick to follow him.

"Hey man slow down I'm not as tall as you" you complained

"Sorry mate" he chuckled "i just want to introduce you to my friend he's probably in the Mercedes hospitality..." Ollie trailed off as he looked around. As he looked around he took off in a direction. At his sudden take off you followed him quickly weaving through the people.

Finally you caught up to him, he was talking to another guy, a cute guy, dressed in Mercedes gear with curly Brown hair.

"Ah there you are" Ollie smiled wrapping his arm around your shoulder. "Kimi this is my friend, y/n I've told you about her" Ollie smiled looking over at Kimi.

He stood there almost speechless for a moment before shaking his you could only assume to organize his thoughts, he then turned partially to ollie talking in a hushed tone that you could still hear "Ollie, non mi avevi detto che era bellissima, (Ollie you didn't tell me she was beautiful)"

Ollie chuckled, he picked up on a bit of Italian he wasn't to keen on speaking but he knew what was being said, "dude chill she's like a sister"

"Lo so, lo so, ma sono solo...(I know I know but I'm just...)" he trailed off as he looked up at you, you wouldn't describe it as staring more like enamored

"..incantato? (..enchanted?)" You asked as you watched kimi's face heat up he became so red in just a few seconds

"Io uhhh- umm scusa- cioè dovrei scusarmi- Uhh non voglio sembrare inquietante- (I uhhh- umm sorry- I mean i should apologize- Uhh I don't want to come off as creepy-)" Kimi stumbled over word after word trying to apologize to you.

You just smiled "non preoccuparti, penso che sia stato carino, proprio come te (don't worry I think it was cute, just like you)"

Smooth real smooth.

His face became somehow every more red. Ollie spoke up "I feel like I'm interrupting something..." he said looking between you two

"No don't worry Ollie not interrupting anything" you smiled "right Kimi?" You asked the Italian who is still trying to gather his thoughts

"Oh sí, non interrompo nulla...(oh yeah, not interrupting anything...)" kimi said

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You were just sitting in a semi secluded area in the paddock. Ollie had disappeared long ago probably chatting with kimi. Or that's what you thought before the Italian appeared in front of you.

"Hey um Y/n" he said shyly avoiding eye contact at seemingly all costs.

"What's up kimi?" You asked

"I just wanted to apologize for earlier, I didn't know you knew Italian and that's not an excuse I just shouldn't have said that and-" kimi started rambling

"Kimi" you said snapping him out of his own thoughts

He finally looked at you "yeah..?" He asked

"Have a seat" you said motioning to the seat across from you. He obliged sitting down quietly.

"I wanna say again-" kimi started again

"Kimi" you cut him off "it's fine" you smiled "I never said I was uncomfortable with it in fact I said that it was cute" his face started to heat up again

"I uhh umm" he cleared his throat embarrassed and blushing

"So wanna go for a date?" You asked nonchalantly

Kimi nearly falls out of his chair "I uh what!?" He asked

"Oh sorry did I read the room wrong-" you started

"No no, no!" He said quickly trying to recompose himself "I meant, yes i would love to go on a date with you" he smiled

"Great give me your phone" you said, he quickly handed it over you punched in your number creating the contact and handing it back to him.

"Okay there you are" you smiled as you got up "well it was great meeting you kimi but I do have to go give me a call or text me so we can schedule our date" you smiled before leaving.

Kimi was kinda stunned, frozen he didn't know what to do or say. Before he heard a familiar voice behind him:

"Oh she's gonna eat you alive" Ollie teased

Kimi almost jumped out of his skin "FUC- wha- how long have you been standing there?!" He asked

"Long enough." Ollie chuckled "yeah you probably won't last the date with her" he joked making kimi huff in annoyance, Ollie just smiled before resting a hand on kimis shoulder leaning to his ear "but if you hurt her I will not hesitate to shunt you into the wall next race."

"Noted...." kimi nodded

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A/N- So I have an idea for a part 2 (I've already started writing it) but idk if I'll finish it or post it but if you want to see it lmk!! But this fic has been in the works for a while and it kinda skipped ahead of 3 other fics which one of them is for a driver I've probably have writen too much for (Logan sargeant) but are we surprised? No the answer is no. But yeah so potential part 2 coming but it'll be more funny also side note i don't like this rn I might want to redo it later or I'll read it later and be like oh this was actually good or smthing idk anyways have a good day :)

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[bambi-kinos]

A few more questions about our mysterious Paul, or more like his mind and his views. I know you get many asks and if you already answered this, just post a link (You might even be Paul j/k )but I do enjoy reading your thoughts) Ok so what do you think he means when he talks about John and their relationship was like. When he says things like he's so obviously straight because of all the girls he's had, John wasn't gay, or that if he was a girl maybe he could go out and do something about John being with Yoko, "in bed" etc. Or John. (Don't think he had lots of gay phobia too despite what "they" seem to think now. Or what George, Ringo or any one of his age would think about it. Obviously Paul and John too Don't seem too clear what they where. Still never really heard anyone else talk the way they do about partnership if there wasn't some love happening. Also did Liverpool men that time really lived that tough, not hugging each other. Wasn't it a bit known for a gay town? Or is that maybe later) sorry for spellings and grammar typing stuff my phone isn't used to. Lol Hope you understand my ask. Love your posts.

I'm given to understand that men from the Northern half of the UK are actually very affectionate with each other. Lots of back slapping and chuffing and affectionate punching and so forth. @scurator has talked about it a bit and is a better source than I could ever be. But the evidence points towards Northern men actually being very chummy and expressive with each other, especially Liverpool. Sailors are passionate by definition, of course the quintessential international sailors' town will be like that too. It is Paul's specific personality defects that have him saying bonkers shit like "we didn't show each other physical affection" while there are photographs of Paul and John pressing together, bumping shoulders, clapping each other on the back, etc. Which are all typical guy-things that men do to signal "I care about you, you're important to me" to each other. Paul would lose nothing by admitting this when the evidence is clear in front of our eyes. But Paul is Paul, so he can't.

When it comes to Liverpool being a "gay town" what that really means is that Liverpool is a port city with a high population of sailors. Houston Texas, where I grew up, is the exact same way. It's a hive of international traffic with thousands of dock workers and sailors running the joint. Sometimes I used to go down to the port to watch them load and unload shipping containers. There are look outs where you can sit with a pair of binoculars and just watch them go. Liverpool has the same set up with the same population of international sailors running around. It isn't necessarily a "gay town" so much as it is a horny as fuck town that is exploding with vibrant international populations all with different ideas about what is sexually permissible and what is not. Lots of sexual openness and promiscuity that is out of step with the rest of the country, vibrant LGBT+ population despite the curtain of conservatism that strangles the rest of the region, very intense artsy culture that lives cheek to jowl with a macho blue collar population...

Now am I talking about Liverpool or Houston? Lmao. Let me put it this way, sailors will fuck anything that stands still long enough and that culture of sexual adventurousness rubs off on the people who build their lives around the international port industry. Paul and John grew up with that too. And if you're thinking that might screw with your head a little when you grow up being filled with all sorts of malicious lies about sex and relationships...oh boy does it.

When it comes to Paul insisting on heterosexuality regarding him and John: IMO this is a manifestation of his greatest fear, that someone may catch on that he fell in love with another man. I don't think Paul was ever truly ashamed of it when push came to shove but that doesn't mean he wants people to know. It's private and Paul doesn't have a lot of privacy left.

Paul is also sharply aware of how dangerous it is to be gay. Paul knew about men being killed for homosexual activity, he was raised to despise it, he was raised to think there was no future in it, that only monsters and predators were homosexuals, all of that was browbeaten into him by Le Society and most likely his family. Remember that Brian Epstein would regularly get the shit kicked out of him if he propositioned the wrong man and sometimes even the right one. Paul wasn't encouraged to embrace Liverpool's seedy underbelly, that would be lunacy. As far as Paul's family knows he did the proper thing and got a girl pregnant out of wedlock (which must have been a big relief to them.) If he ever indicated that he had romantic feelings towards John then he would be lucky if the worst thing that happened to him was getting kicked out.

(That does not necessarily mean that was the reality of his situation. It's hard to know what Jim would do in that situation and I don't think he was blind. But that was what Paul and John were both raised to expect and that is the soup they boiled in while waiting for adulthood.)

And there are bigger things than just Paul and John's privacy and sexuality going on. There are trillions of dollars at stake when it comes to The Beatles.

So when Paul is professing his heterosexuality, when he's saying John wasn't a homosexual, when Paul leans on his experiences with women in interviews, that is what he is thinking of when he does it. Regardless of whatever actually went down between him and John, he has to protect that image while still projecting authenticity. It doesn't matter if it's actually real because John and Paul learned no one wants the real John and Paul. But he can still use his experiences to color his stories and protect John and himself, as well as the legacy of The Beatles.

And it should end there. Yeah?

Of course it doesn't. Or we wouldn't be here. Paul said bonkers shit about being a woman who could have stepped in between John and Yoko. That he was jealous of her and didn't like having her around. That it was a deep relationship with a lot of heat. That they went through a divorce. And then he eventually caved and start talking about how there was a deeper love between him and John, something neither of them had the understanding or vocabulary to express.

Even in death John has the power to undo Paul completely and force him to be vulnerable. Paul gets going out of nowhere it seems like, starts ranting and has to actively fight himself to make himself shut up. Now that he's older he can't really do that anymore. And probably doesn't want to, hence he randomly inserts anecdotes about John into conversations that have nothing to do with him. John has that effect on everyone he meets, he can demand total honesty from people. Paul isn't immune to that. So Paul will talk more and more honestly about himself and John, that they loved each other. And even if all he owns up to is the platonic aspect of it...well, that's a big deal for Paul.

It's hard to say if things will stay this way. Paul often seems like he's on the verge of saying something, isn't he? In the most recent documentary about the first Ed Sullivan appearance, he underlined John and George being his brothers and that he loved them. But that wasn't what he was saying when Now and Then came out and that wasn't what he showed us when he released Eye of the Storm and printed photos of John undressed and preparing for bed while Paul took photos of him. (Probably while Paul was naked in a bathtub if the cloth fringe over his camera lens was any indication.) Do you remember the furor around Now and Then and how the entire rock journalism industry seemed to be holding its breath for something? There's a reason why @frodolives made that point about "they're gentrifying McLennon."

Yoko will die sooner than later. Sean recently sold the Dakota condo and probably moved her upstate to that farm she bought in 1979/1980 so she could be in care. The diaries Fred Seaman stole and fenced were only partially recovered and there's online chatter that Paul's allies are safeguarding the remaining diaries and other resources that Fred managed to smuggle out under Yoko's nose. Peter Doggett's book "Prisoner of Love," which contains the unifying theory about WHY John stayed in the Dakota for so long, was spiked after advanced readers' copies started going out.

Something has changed behind the scenes and we're feeling the faintest tremors of it. I'm sure that we're only just getting started with regards to revelations to come.

[iamnmbr3]

not really into hp, i followed you for something different years ago, but i'm sorry about the hate you get for being in the hp fandom. honestly i think those sorts of asks you get actually demonstrate really well a general problem we see on the internet. bc social media was originally for interacting with friends & people of similar interests, but for the past like 10 years (at least, idk i'm gen z & it was like 10 years ago that i really started being on the internet but it's entirely possible that this was happening before that) there's also been a big push for social activism on the internet. which is fine, it's a great way to spread information. but somehow people have blended using social media for activism and for entertainment to the point that people nowadays think you can use fandom for activism (which...you can't. shipping mlm or whatever isn't activism). which has caused a lot of problems bc they also combine this with purity culture in many ways (you can't ship x bc it's bad, if you like this movie you're a fascist sympathizer, x book from the '70's is bad bc of outdated language despite that it was groundbreaking for the time, all classics are bad bc they were written by white men hundreds of years ago, etc).

idk, i don't understand why ppl are so against the hp fandom. obviously jkr is horrible. but i havent seen a single hp fan on tumblr that's been pro-jkr. & i've seen tons of trans and otherwise queer people that are still in the fandom, as well as people from other minorities she's said horrible things about. but it feels like people are more focused on hating jkr than supporting trans people (which is actually is a criticism i have in many different things) & that extends to hating anything remotely hp related including random people. & if it's really that big of a concern, people should block the tag. if it's going to upset you, block it. it's not that hard. i block so much random stuff just bc i find it annoying (ie the met gala).

but, yeah, random person on tumblr talking about hp isn't going to hurt anyone or give jkr money. you already have the books (& movies if you care about them) probably since before jkr was the way she is. no more money spent. & honestly as long as you don't give jkr money nothing anyone on tumblr does is going to help her. i'd say that most people can't do anything on social media that'll help jkr. like unless you're an influencer on tiktok & promoting it & not openly anti-jkr, you're probably not helping jkr at all. (also random side note bc i like browsing at thrift stores, if anyone wants anything hp related i've seen a ton of hp shirts, books, etc at thrift stores lately. like i said i'm gen z so my parents have the books but i don't. i will thrift them someday if i ever decide i want them).

but i do find it concerning that people think they can tell a hp fan that they are supporting transphobia but they probably do nothing to help trans people. when really the best way to combat jkr is not to attack harry potter but to attack transphobia by donating to relevant causes, protesting, etc. especially if you live in the uk due to current events.

also side note i see lots of people saying "harry potter was always bad all along." i'm sorry but the amount of money jkr made in such a short amount of time and the massive affect hp had on pop culture is proof against that. or did people forget that every other fandom has hundreds of fics that are hogwarts aus. & i've started to see the same thing happen with neil gaiman's stuff. which first off i doubt jkr even really thought about trans people when she wrote the books, the books were written during a time when queer rights weren't that good & the average person never even thought about queer people. it's not a manifesto as much as she wants to say it is today, it was just a story. a story that was written fairly well. it has its flaws, but nothing's perfect. i don't think we should retroactively say hp is the worst series ever just bc jkr sucks. same with gaiman. bc that's just purity culture wrapped up in supposed wokeness. "my pure books written by my pure author." listen, jkr's bigotry doesn't make her books badly written.

sorry for the kinda confusing rant, i'm not focusing very well rn lol so it's kinda all over the place. but sorry about this crap. & i hope that people will start actually trying to do something to help queers instead of sending anons to random fandom blogs.

So many great insights here! Thanks for sharing. I agree completely. I like Shakespeare. It doesn't mean I think that we should go back to the way society was in the 1600s. Also, liking something "pure" doesn't make you a good person. You have to actually do the work of being a good person. No shortcuts. Also thank you for the kind words! So nice of you to send words of support along with your interesting well articulated thoughts!

[noowayybroo]

Hi guys so I am making stuff!!

On Etsy!!!

Specifically squishies, and maybe some more grown up things one day...

I sell:

things like Headcrabs, Antlion Grubs, Paws and Hearts.

I WILL sell:

things like Albert Wesker, brains, pumpkins and TF2 Breads!

The image of the headcrab is actually from my only sale so far and I'm really grateful for their absolutely neat photography skills and kind words!!!

It would mean a lot if you could take a look and stay tuned, and maybe buy something if you're interested!

Please let me know if you're interested in anything you can't see in the shop! I'm happy to make it if you're looking to buy it!

Also, sorry I stopped writing, I kinda traded hobbies.

I calculate costs as fairly and cheaply as I can. I'm based in the UK so shipping there should be cheaper. The prices shown are just enough to make up for the resources I spent on the product you buy, and that's only if enough of each product are bought, so buying anything really does me a huge favour! I'll be very grateful!

Edit: Thanks for all the reposts and likes/???? You guys are so cool ily :sob:

[butts-bouncing-on-the-beltway]

im sorry you're so sick rn. the only thing i could think to send an ask about was that i have a ball jointed doll coming in the mail and i'm super excited! i'm really looking forward to sewing him clothes, so i've been losing my mind trying to find corduroy and jersey fat quarters bc half a metre is wayyyy too much fabric for a 28cm doll but i really want to sew him corduroy trousers and a hoodie. but the thing that's been driving me extra insane is tartan. as a Scottish fan of formal menswear, i just *have* to sew him a kilt! but it turns out finding tartan in the right scale is a bitch and a half. according to my research, the "sett" (basically one unit of the repeating pattern) for a human kilt should be 6 - 7 inches. i work at 1:6 scale, so i want tartan with a 1 inch sett. but almost everywhere i look, people selling fabric aren't putting a ruler on the pictures, so i can't tell what the sett is! i could "just" buy 1:6 tartan from Spoonflower, but their cotton is quite expensive considering that i've heard it kinda sucks. plus shipping from America is like £20. i could do a print on demand in the UK, but then i'm back to my first problem bc every print on demand service i've seen has a minimum order of a metre and i really don't need a whole metre of tiny tartan. so to avoid fabric waste it's looking like i'm going to be ironing freezer paper to some white cotton and putting it in my printer. fingers crossed it works lol

Omggggggg this sounds so fucking cool????

And tartan is always tough, because it's garmentry as signifier, which means mistakes aren't just mistakes they are new iterations of meaning. On the other hand that can also be your saving grace! Remember that a tartan is a way of communicating a lot of information very quickly from a glance or at a distance. So what are you communicating on behalf of your doll here? Is there any conversation in heritage tailoring of tartans around what it looks like to convey that meaning?

That said, have you considered requesting/purchasing randomized offcuts or even swatches from a kilt making company? Many authentic kilt makers (and/or their suppliers) offer small size cuts of scottish plaids that you can use to explore the best options. I know that swatches can feel expensive for what they are, but also this is exactly why they're valueable! And often companies seek to lighten the expensive by offering packs of swatches rather than selling them by piece. Offcuts are similar, but often come with up to a yard or two of fabric, and I like to buy offcuts of expensive fabrics like tartan wools or silks by weight [~10lbs] to keep a supply of high quality fabrics I wouldn't normally be able to afford. While I probably couldn't make a whole human blouse out of one piece of cloth, often combining fabrics or making smaller cabbage items (e.g. doll clothes) is a great way to use those cuts!

You could probably do the same with the other fabrics you're interested in even!

I really hope you let me know how his outfit turns out! Best of luck!

[beardedmrbean]

(German here. Since you post german stuff from time to time I thought I could come to you)

Man, I really don't know what to do anymore in case of the voting here soon. Everyone screams against the AFD being so bad for democracy and whatnot. And Im here thinking. What exactly is so extremely evil of them. I mean yeah they speak a lot stuff you could say is "hateful" But I just dont know anymore (Their spokesperson is a lesbian, so can they be that hateful?)

Using the Wahl-o-mat and it said (other than some small fringe partys) that my stand is 63% the same as the AFD. Im not gonna vote for them tho, going with FDP most likely

Im just so disillusioned and have no one in my family to speak about this stuff (also no friends at all so yeah) and since you blog sometimes about german stuff I tought I could go to you

Even so if you dont have an answer thank you for your time listening to my rambling

I don't get a lot of unbiased news about AFD but the idea that they're bad for democracy has never sat well with me, mainly because of the agreement with all of the other parties to never side or form a coalition with them no matter what the circumstances are has likely damaged democracy more than AFD by itself has.

I get given the more recent German history there's a concerted effort to stop anything like that from getting a toehold at all, but that ship has already sailed given the rise in prominence they've gained in the last decade in response to the attacks on them.

If the other parties hadn't worked so hard to distance themselves from anything perceived as remotely connected to them and instead just stuck with their previous platforms and maybe listened to their voters there's a fair chance they still would be a fringe party.

Fought so hard against it that they managed to have the reverse effect. People are migrating to them because they're the only ones talking about doing something about the issues that some people are incredibly concerned about.

Concerned enough to throw caution to the wind and vote for the party that's been called proto nazis ever since they formed and still the other parties don't see their share of the responsibility for how things got to this point.

They can still be hateful, even with a gay spokesperson, but even within parties there's going to be factions that are at odds with each other, be thankful you're not dealing with the same thing we have here in the US with the 2 party system where we have the people on the right with the folks that worked up project 2025 as well as the Log Cabin Republicans the right wing lgbt advocacy group, and on the left it's just a mess since there's as much intersectionality as you can possibly imagine and more.

Most of these people can't stand each other and the primary thing they do agree on boils down to orange man bad.

One of these days they're all going to fragment I hope, be nice to have a change eventually.

This is just my Yank perspective on it though, so there may be cultural nuance I'm missing and I could be way off base with my theory.

Not familiar with FDP so I looked them up

they don't look like a bad choice, again I'm missing cultural context here though so might be better or worse depending on how that all goes.

I don't actually look at parties when I vote if I can get away with it, usually less easy with people than it is with bills and ballot measures.

One thing I enjoy about the UK and some other places I'm sure but I can only pin the UK as one I know for sure is they've got their well.

People say a vote for Lord Binface or Lord Bucketface or Beaney or anyone from the monster raving looney party is throwing their vote away.

My personal take is they're a great option, when you can tell the major parties that you'd rather vote for a guy dressed like a giant fish finger than them it hits different than just voting for the other guy.

Voting monster raving loony instead of Libertarian and all.

Be why I voted for Vermin Supreme for president.

Sorry I went and rambled in response to your rambling, but I do hope it makes some sense and I also hope the insanity over there calms down soon as well.

The planet needs to chill out for a while, I think humanity might appreciate the break.

[ex0rin]

oh look a distraction from work!

tagged by @jdeanmorgan (thanks! 😘)

10 questions for 10 writers

How many works do you have on AO3?

195, would have been more but i recently orphaned a whole pile of them (sorry if this is the way you're learning of it)

What's your total AO3 word count?

686,289

What fandoms do you write for?

i know i haven't written anything in like two months, but i'm still going to put The Walking Dead since all of my active WIPs are from that one - but like, in general i write whatever i'm into at any given time (prev: The Boys, TFATWS, CA: TWS, Witcher, Watcher Entertainment, general rpf, etc etc)

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I SWEAR I TRY i'm just so fucking bad at it, when i'm in an upswing of writing i don't want to stop to reply (which makes me an asshole) and then when i can't get words out i'm just too sad to try and respond to everything... usually once a year (right before @febuwhump i do a full two weeks of JUST responding to as many as i can from the previous year) (so i guess if you haven't heard from me, wait till January 2025 😅)

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

i have! multiple times. almost ALL rpf from Buzzfeed Unsolved stuff weirdly enough

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

also yes! i think the only one(s) posted are the ones with @ponderosa121 (Gotham, Constantine) but i've done some Very Good and Very Long RP fics with @sparklingbinjuice that one day i'm going to make into actual fics and post

What's your all-time favourite ship?

why do people keep asking me this 😅 if you asked me RIGHT NOW (which is kind of what's happening) i would say neggie (negan x maggie) but this answer is subject to change at the drop of a hat. a month ago it would have been cegan (negan x carl), seven months ago it would have been butchie (butcher x hughie), and before that it was winterbones (rumlow x bucky) or hell, roosmav (rooster x maverick) and so on and so forth

What are your writing strengths?

smut. descriptive smut.

What are your writing weaknesses?

dialogue. jesuschrist i hate writing dialogue (esp for negan, fuck that guy and his tone and innuendo and run on sentences) (affectionate but still annoyed)

First fandom you wrote for?

first posted on AO3 is for NBC Constantine but that's only from 2015 and i've been writing smut since the late 90s 🙃 reader-insert for Star Wars was probably the first thing i ever wrote (before i even really knew what fanfic was tbh) (luke x me babyyyy) but some of the first stuff i published to an audience back in the yahoo groups days would have been the UK queer as folk or... shit, gundam wing probably?

(also, sidenote but tfw you realize charlie hunnam was in the UK QAF on this day of our lord 2024???) (just need a moment while my childhood watching queer as folk collides with my adulthood adoration for pacific rim crash into each other)

okay, anyway, tagging: @sparklingbinjuice @the-ravening @unlikelymilliner @winterbonesthings @duchessonfire @sequencefairy @crushcandles @grianhole @stunt-lads (my tenth @ is whoever would like to participate! you can say i tagged you)

[serendertothesquad]

Seren's Studies: Odd Squad UK -- "Miss Information" Episode Followup, Part 1

Not sure if I ever told anyone, but on the off chance someone is keeping up with the news...remember when Sinking Ship announced a media literacy program aimed at kids with Nicole Stamp (who plays Phyllis on Odd Squad) as the host? That may or may not have aired already because I didn't bother to check?

That's exactly what this episode reminds me of from the title alone. The only problem is that media literacy isn't really a STEM topic.

Either way, I'm not exactly setting my bar high for this one after the bombs that were the last two episodes. Here's hoping this batch can go out with a bang that sounds like "yay, party!" instead of "oh God, pure obliteration".

Below the break.

I'm sorry, I could only understand "tofu" in this sentence, but...did they seriously give my girl fucking euphemisms to utter? It sounds so PBS-Kids-core to me in a way I can't explain that it's almost sickening.

Least she doesn't do it all the time, hehe...heh...h- right? Right?

...Right?

Interestingly, this episode doesn't have a writing credit. Either the American version left it out, it's a mistake across the international board (or perhaps not), or this episode had the entire damn team diving in and it's too much for opening credits.

Having bad writers is one thing. Not crediting your writers is another. Hate on them I do, but I at least respect people taking jobs to earn a living regardless of experience.

"You two are my next contestants on The Exposition Price is Right!"

"Is she being serious?"

Yes! And if neither Orli nor Ozzie appear in this entire episode I'll be dead shocked.

"Not everything has to be about them" indeed.

Laptops have been around for decades, long before Odd Squad premiered.

They decide to make a Director use one in the year 2024, 10 years after I had the idea spinning in my head like a rotisserie chicken.

And no, they don't need a laptop with the big screen they have...but I figured, if Investigation agents have computers, Directors should have them too for their own personal use.

And this concludes my presentation of why they should've hired me.

Hey, we finally found Macklemore's buddy, Ryan Lewis! Covered in slime! Er, syrup!

So he hates the workplace but wants Captain O to do a favor for him...as a friend and not as a Director?

I mean setting aside the fact that he's an idiot for taking the words of criminals at face value, this isn't logic that will get you a "yes" answer.

VILLAIN NEWS AND IT'S JUST A PARODY OF BBC WORLD NEWS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Oh God...what bumfuck network would even allow this regularly-airing newscast for criminals and by criminals? Actual news networks interviewing people in prison are more sane!

As arbitrary as Family Feud's "we asked 100 people the following question and here are the answers we are given".

Normally, though, if this were actual news and not fake news, it'd include the name of the town and actual sta- oh. Oh wait this episode does have actual stats doesn't it. Mmmmm okay never mind that.

Your bar graph's also backwards, honey. Bar graphs have ascending axis numbers, not descending. By your logic then no people dislike Odd Squad and those who like it, a mere 20, would win by majority.

This could be pinned on bad editing, but I could also pin it on this woman being a fuck-all idiot, and that's funner so I'll do that instead.

Yeah...yeah, you leave. Remind us that with your political status, you can't do much against a branch of a worldwide pseudo-government organization.

POUT-FACE LEVELS OF DISAPPOINTMENT. POUT-FACE LEVELS!!!

"Build me a fully functional professional TV studio."

"Uh...yeah...about that...we don't need to do anything, do we, Ono-"

"You're sitting in one."

"...What."

"You're currently sitting in one."

"Again I'll repeat: what."

Technically this would be copyright infringement, but putting aside that...if these children don't take off their uniforms and get into civilian clothes, the logo for the newscast might as well be Odd-Squad-branded. It's like criminals doing the news in orange jumpsuits. That's how you know they're criminals. With people dressed professionally...maybe they have a record, maybe they don't. You don't know.

Oh, this man scatting to the tune of the newscast's opening theme...bless him. It's so pure.

Good way to start a newscast! Completely deadpan and with a deadpan anchorman next to you.

By contrast, Miss Information was at least more animated.

(Also, if Miss Information is running evil BBC World News...does that mean Odd Squad's running good BBC World News? What's the difference? Who competes against BBC World News?)

Orwell. Child. You are supposed to be deadpan and stoic. What are you doing.

Clearly the writers did not need to stoop much lower to encapsulate the stupidity of adults, because any smart person would not be fooled by such an obvious mistake.

But Britain is, like Canada and America, full of idiots.

This goofy man.

That's it. That's the comment.

"Thank you for watching. Odd Squad is officially back in business!"

Given how much of "Bad Lemonade" this is copying...no. On so many levels, no. We got 7 minutes.

THIS GUY GOT A WHOLE-ASS STRAWBERRY BERET.

ALSO HI WHO ARE YOU?????????

...Ohhhhhh. So this is Sir Rup.

Honestly, that's a clever punny name. I can't fault them for that.

But also, he's the little brother of someone who pushes fake news? That's...I mean those are wildly different niches. But y'know, one woke up and chose violence and the other one woke up and chose food.

HOLD UP HER OFFICE IS ON THE FIRST FLOOR???????????????

Ohhhh rest in pieces to the days when it was on the second floor.

(Oprah's office was on a lower floor as the Big O too, and same goes for Orpita as the Little O. But this just looks like she shacked up in a closet with a window leading to nowhere.)

Okay, but see, the newscast contains no interviews. That would help in this situation instead of throwing out arbitrary numbers and "oh, we asked people". Citation needed, source?, call it what you like.

It's not as gut-busting hilarious as Oswald's girly scream, but Onom's similarly girly yelp got a laugh out of me all the same.

Y'know, Mayor Mackelmore was an idiot, but at least he somewhat knew his shit.

This guy sees one unsourced bar graph from a criminal and takes it at face value AND OH MY GOD THIS IS SOME THINLY-VEILED JAB AT SOME COUNTRY'S GOVERNMENT ISN'T IT. NOT EVEN JUST THE GOVERNMENT BUT EVERYONE IN THE DAMN COUNTRY. YOU SONS OF BITCHES. HALFWAY IN AND I'M JUST REALIZING THAT.

Orwell, no wink can save you from your dead personality on TV.

This is literally fucking Fake News: The Odd Squad Episode, and that's already a better title than making it an antagonist title.

Pure motherfucking social commentary. And while this is Britain, it very much applies for the whole of America.

A branch of a worldwide pseudo-government organization cannot just pack up and leave town like they bought a new house. Hope this helps!

(On to Part 2!)

[magical-girl-coral]

ATTENTION: local dumbass that needs to kill themselves discovers the concept of boycotting

Okay, there are multiple errors here:

1) I already knew about boycotting for years now. I've also complained about it a few years ago when "y'all can't even boycott chick fil a" went viral. And I already understood the concept of it in general since I was eight when my mother warned me not to read some newspaper companies cause she found out they're own my rotten politicians. Maybe that's something other people should practice sometimes.

2) if you're agree that I said you can't boycott a whole country, then I'm sorry you can't handle the truth. One of our biggest financial support is by creating small chips you put in tech objects that are impossible to take out. We have international shipping with multiple countries outside of the West because shocker! The world doesn't revolve around one side of the planet! There multiple families who do the immigration thing to the US to send money back home since dollars have more worth than shekels. You can't just "boycott" country from the rest of the world unless that country only does one specific thing like some cartoon's concept of an evil empire. That's not how life works.

3) the only way people I've seen actually affected by this boycott are working class people who just trying to get through the day. Jewish Europeans who had their kosher cafes destroyed. Innocent McDonald part-time employees in the UK having to deal with a nutjob releasing rats into the restaurant. Rabbis getting death threats on Twitter. Only normal people are actually affected by this because it was never about being right, it's about looking right.

4) killing or threatening me isn't going to do any change either. I'm a depressed 22 year old that's been unemployed for months and suffering from burn out. You're targeting someone that has nothing to do with the war effort and would mourn by fifteen people at best.

5) Jews are the most argumentive stubborn, bullheaded rebellious people I know. By you going to strangers' inboxes and telling us to kill ourselves, it gives us motivation to reach a hundred and twenty out of pure fucking spite.

6) I'm allowed to criticize BSD. Sometimes victims can be wrong. Remember how on Twitter white BLM protestors were given advice to wear pretty clothes so that the police would think they're too innocent to hurt? Or how during the actor's strike, people were told to not promote anything even when the actors' themselves said "no, some of these are okay. Just give us some credit"? Not every movement is a hundred percent correct. Putting Palestinian movements and political solutions on a pedestal will only get more people hurt.

All in all, an f-. You were so disappointing that you invented a new low. Just what exactly did you think you want going to happen?

[figurecollection]

hello figure guy :D its barbara anon.. again! i'm very sorry to bother you again, but i was wondering if you had any advice on what the best place to preorder would be from if you're in the uk?

i've checked a lot of uk stores, but none of them have the figures that i was looking for... i'm looking for the "Prisma☆Phantasm - Illyasviel von Einzbern - 1/7 - Roomwear Ver. (Claynel)" figure, but i can't find her anywhere :o

is it because the figure is new, so it takes a while for other stores to find the PO? or should i be looking into a proxy service?

unrelated to that, do you have any figure collecting rules you follow? this one is more just out of interest, but i'm curious to hear peoples opinions. i personally set rules like "you can only buy figures from games/novels/ect you've played and enjoyed" so that i don't go buying figures of characters i don't know of, but the prisma phantasm figures (both pink and purple ones) are making me falter in my loyalty, they're two of the prettiest figures ive ever seen

hi barbara anon!! So: Dekai anime 100%. They tend to keep up with releases, especially popular releases on MFC. It looks like there might be some issues with overseas preorders with her at the moment since shes not avalible on en amiami but is on jpn amiami.

A few months ago I contacted dekai anime with regards to the Ren Kizaki figarts asking if they would have him for preorder since I couldn't find him anywhere in the UK and they replied very fast saying that there was some issues with securing an import for him since he was an exclusive, but a few weeks later I saw that they had him up for preorder!! So I would recommend messaging their customer support asking if they plan on stocking her. Their prices are also very reasonable and have free shipping and guaranteed no customs or extra charges to the UK and EU. But I do believe that it's because she has only just been announced and companies are still securing preorder arrangements.

Also with your question; I also only buy figures of characters I love, or by artists I really enjoy. I have never seen NGE, but I LOVE Mine Yoshizaki and when my husband got me this Tabris figure I nearly cried, the whole set has been one of my grails for a long time. I think it's totally ok to get figures for the aesthetic, I know Prisma Illya has it's issues but they admittedly are cute and tasteful figures with amazing bases so I do understand.

[finitevoid]

I don't want him to be gay because he's NOT a gay character. I don't know if you're asking genuinely or you're joking here but I'm sick of people treating Ike like he's gay when the game literally never said that. I can't comprehend why people will argue this is more important than actually explicit LGBT characters, even Niles at this point. AT least he can actually be with a man. But no one talks about him like that they just want to complain about FE Fates while praising Ike for..... doing what exactly?????? Being in a moirailegence??????? Hvaing a friend. Ok. Fine. Whatever.They just need their uke seme SO bad yeah not thinking about how insane and unhealthy their relationship would even be if you were to read that all as romantic. It's a mess of dependency and power dynamics.. beorc with branded, commander with his employer, honestly the state of their mental health like are you reading this. Is everyone else just not seeing this. Also 1. we can assume soren is older mentally than ike and 2. that ike is older physically than soren. It's gross both ways around why are people drawing fanart of them together . Why do people ship this. . Why did ikesoren win the fire emblem yaoi poll. WHy did soren win the fire emblem gayest character poll against chracters like LEON . I'm a certified ikesoren HATER sorry if it makes me problematic ,, AHHHHHHHHHH

For someone who I know for a fact is an ikesoren fan you are really really good at mimicking people who don’t like it. I’m genuinely impressed. If I didn’t know you I’d believe this easy. We should get into akeshu

[souls-heart]

MY TOP 10 FAV ANIME BLORBOS

Thanks for tagging me, @wsknbfanaccnt !! <33

If I understand correctly what "blorbos" means, it's like loving a character to the point of being obsessed with them ? (If that's not it, someone correct me...)

If that's right, it'll mostly be my character comforts !

Portgas D. Ace (One Piece)

(Yes I chose this pic on purpose ♡)

First comfort character, the first one I have a strong emotional attachment to, to the point that many years ago I had the goal of having all the fanarts of him - which I loved - as if they were pokemon cards bruh... (yes I was a dumb 10/11 yo child...)

(By the way if you ship Ace with Yamato and/or Iska, block me please. I respect that but don't want to see fanart of them. Like. No.)

Shiki (Togainu No Chi)

HE'S SO SEXY AND MAJESTIC AND SADISTIC KDKWKQBSIS

(Yes he's from a bl game and the anime is just to promote the game but still fyiiyxu)

Black hair and red eyes??? Holy universe, yes.

Yes, I have a thing for characters with black hair and red/blue/yellow eyes...

Boa Hancock (One Piece)

I love her so much !! So adorable and pure. Her love is pure in the sense that she only has romantic attraction to Luffy because he treated her normally and everything...! (How can't we not love Luffy anyway ??!)

(On the other hand, I hate the people who really mischaracterize her. Sorry, not sorry. I. Really. Hate. You.)

Majiba Kayo (Magical Girl Holy Shit)

Yes, it's a manga, it doesn't have an anime adaptation (I WISH 💔), but Kayo... my adorable Kayo... the fact that she has a complex about having small breasts makes me sad... you're so beautiful and perfect the way you are !!

You could say she's a genderbend version of Katsuki Bakugo, but she smokes as a bonus... (also love Katsuki <3)

Mahito (Jujutsu Kaisen)

He hates humans but finds them fascinating at the same time. I agree with him so much on the first point besides being creative, I find him funny, interesting and love his personnality.

(You can hate him and be decent respectful people and not insult his fans by saying we have mental problems. Especially the western fans of gOj0 and sUkUn@ who act like that. At least have the intelligence to block.)

Malleus Draconia (Twisted Wonderland)

Yes, it's a mobile game. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE ANIME IS COMING AT THE END OF THE YEAR, HEHEHEHEHE.

He's so cute, is a faery, can transform into a dragon.

(Forgot to mention that I also loved the dragon chara ! ♡)

Akashi Seijuro (KNB)

Cute-sexy strawberry pie. You deserve a lovely, calm and happy life.

He's such a seke kfosibdbs (uke + seme, jp bl vocabulary)

Nash Gold Jr (KNB)

Sexy golden pie. If only you were more present in the original work...

(The seme of the strawberry pie ⤴️)

Guido/Guideau (The witch and the beast)

(??? don't know what spelling is)

DO I REALLY HAVE TO EXPLAIN MYSELF ??? RIYFYKXKHXHK

In the manga she is so beautiful !

Benimaru Shinmon (Fire Force)

Hear me out.

Not in a sexual way ofc

But, like. Hear. Me. Out.

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Aaaand... Special mention for...

Loki (One Piece)

I'm not going to post a pic to spoil anyone, don't worry !

BUT JUST- KEKQKBDBSKS HE'S SO CUTE ???? INSIDE, HE'S ADORABLE, AAAAAH !!! ♡♡

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Thank u again Sevonnie for tagging me ! <33

I love a lot of chara so it's difficult in top 10... but it was fun !!

My Top 10 Fav Anime Blorbos (tag game!!)

Sometimes you watch a series and you’re like “that’s my little guy” and you wanna consume all the content you can for them because you love them so much. That's my definition of a blorbo. Well, these are my little guys (in no particular order) and I wanna know who your top 10 are! Tag your friends to find out their blorbos. 💜 Here are my (anime) blorbos:

Tetsuya Kuroko (Kuroko’s Basketball) (that's mah boi, if you don't think he's on my list, you must be new here)

Miko Yotsuya (Mieruko-chan) (never seen a more relatable take on what I'd do if I could see ghosts, like i love ghost whisperer the tv show but melinda does too much, i would be like miko being like "i saw NOTHING" 1000%)

Rimuru Tempest (That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime) (i just find rimuru so smart and clever i love, anything he/they does i'm entralled thank u to my bestie for introducing me to the series)

Yukine (Noragami) ("that's my son", i've said since I was 14)

Retsuko (Aggretsuko) (probably THE most relatable character for me ever; one of the only anime i've been able to talk to my normie mom about and have her think is funny)

Rin Okumura (Blue Exorcist) (i wuv him, one of the original blorbos i've had since I first started watching anime for sure)

Kusuo Saiki (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K) (this show holds the record for me saying "ME", since I would say it at anything and everything he did; another thank u to my bestie for putting me on to this series)

Shoko Komi (Komi Can’t Communicate) (i feel like she best represents me all throughout adolescence + high school; i think so fondly of her because I think I also want to think fondly of teenage me too)

Alibaba (Magi) ("come on, alibaba" as my bestie would say; another OG blorbo, i love a "Boy Failure" character that is also very capable what can I say)

America (Hetalia) (look I’d be lying to both you guys and myself if I didn’t put him here, he's probably Blorbo Prime, if i'm being honest)

I will tag my dears @evelhak @nikkimidorima @wsknbfanaccnt and anyone else who wants to take part!!

[dolceminerva97]

I don’t want to sound rude but why ship UK and Arg together I thought both countries are on and have historically been on bad terms?

Hello! Your question isn't rude at all, it's the most sensible thing to ask at first glance, actually. It's true that UK and Argentina have historically been on very rocky terms, but their history goes beyond that, I'll elaborate.

First, I've discussed this in the past, three years ago (but bear in mind some of my opinions are outdated there) and you might want to check out this, this and this post if you're interested.

Their multiple frictions and conflicts through history are not a detriment for me shipping them— in fact, it's what makes their relationship more interesting to me. I am fascinated by the ambiguous, on-and-off antagonistic role Arthur has in Agustina's life, and how this has deeply impacted her growth of character.

That is not to say Agustina has the same level of importance and presence in Arthur's life, for she is a mere blink in his immensely eventful international affairs. However, in the context of Britain's involvement with Latin America specifically, Argentina has always been the main interest in the region. This is ironic, because one could easily assume the special place should belong to Brazil, given Britain's relationship with Portugal. But no; Argentina was not only the most prosperous relationship he developed in the region, but also the one that lasted the longest before the inevitable decline of British influence in the continent in favour of US imperialism.

Argentina's place and importance in the British Empire are often compared to that of India, Australia and Canada. She is a special case, for their economic relationship is virtually that of a colonial bond, except Argentina was an independent republic who kept her Spanish Catholic cultural identity and was not forcefully assimilated to the British way of life. It's a bit of a give-and-take situation, and the unequal power struggle fluctuates between moments of resistance and cooperation. Before the Malvinas war, Britain had already invaded Argentina multiple times in the 19th century, and was faced with resistance every time.

—Argentines never became passive, inanimate victims of British domination. (...) Welcoming the British when it suited them, they also devised ways to resist them by protecting their sovereignty.

As you can see, their relationship can't be reduced to hatred. It's a convoluted story that starts with hostility and distrust in the 19th century, but evolves to cooperation and mutual benefit by the end of it. The first half of the 20th they were friends, and Agustina relied on Arthur so much that she ended up developing a distorted infatuation for him.

While the first half of the 20th century was the highest peak of their friendship, it all came to an end by the late 1940s and hostility regarding the Malvinas issue escalated Argentina's well-known hatred for Britain until the short but traumatic war in 1982. To this day, Argentina remains bitter and spiteful of this unresolved issue.

As of real-life history, I do not condone or celebrate Argentina's overly dependent bond on Britain at the peak of British imperialism. I don't mean to romanticise it or see it as anything else than just that— fucking imperialism. But Tina and Arthur are fictional characters, and I am fascinated by the way their interpersonal relationship develops through these issues. They are both deeply flawed individuals who act on self-interest and have their own sentimental baggage and vulnerabilities. And I love that for them 😩👌

I hope I could give you a better insight on my shipping shenanigans, but if you want me to elaborate on anything else you might wonder, you can ask me on my side blog @novantasettefiori which is where I discuss them specifically. Sorry for not shutting the fuck up about them, I am obsessed lol.

Some of the sources cited here were:

DAVID ROCK, "The British in Argentina: Commerce, Settlers and Power, 1800–2000" (2019)

Thomas C. Mills, "Britain and the Growth of Us Hegemony in Twentieth-Century Latin America: Competition, Cooperation and Coexistence" (2020)

HIROSHI MATSUSHITA, "A historical view of Argentine neutrality during World War II"

Victor Bulmer-Thomas, "British trade with Latin America in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries" (1998)

 Alistair Hennessy & John King, "The Land That England Lost: Argentina and Britain, a Special Relationship" (1992)

[allthefujoshiunite]

Hello... can I ask a link to your review on anime, "Buddy Daddies"? Sorry I can not find them, or are you writing them in your twitter? I just finished the anime, and now I can say it's one of my top favorite anime ever....! Can I ask for your BL recs that have the same vibe as Kazuki/Rei, please?

Also from Sk8 between Reki/Langa and Joe/Cherry and Adam/ Tadashi, who are your favorite ship? And why? Whichever your answer is, can I also ask BL recs that have the same vibe as them?

Sorry if I ask too much, please feel free if you want to answer them or not....Thanks for sharing your recs and reviews, you are my best guide on BL manga/manhwa...... I knew you first time from your A to Z BL challenge and then I found your blog. I hope you know that founding your blog and tumblr means so much to me.... Please just answer (if you want) any time you want whenever you're free....🙏

Hi again! I answer these asks whenever I have time & energy, so no need to apologize. ^^ Time to recommend some BLs and answer your questions!

As to why you couldn't find Buddy Daddies (BD from now on) review on my blog; because I haven't reviewed it. Neither on my blog nor my Twitter. When I was about to finish the seasonal first impressions (I had two reviews left, BD and High Card), the major earthquake happened and I took a break. After that, the political climate and the economy have been so bad that I didn't have the energy to spare for my blog. I still write reviews (mostly of books, on my Instagram, but in Turkish) and occasionally talk about stuff on Twitter but that's it. One other minor reason that made me feel reluctant to write on BD was because my thoughts on the series is quite negative. I didn't finish it, and not sure if I ever will. But I did like Kazuki and Rei together, the mighty "sunshine x emo" trope, and happy to hear that you've found something you felt so passionate about!

I'll recommend 3 titles that have a similar pairing. I'll also add my reviews from my blog, you can head there to find additional information such as the publication status, where to read, screenshots etc.

It's Just a Dream... Right? by White Eared: If you like supernatural elements, are okay with reading ongoing, mature content, then I highly recommend this one. I've reviewed it before, you can check it out here.

The Neighbor I Desire by Makoto: If you like the "I just can't leave you alone, I have to take care of you!" trope and when characters share a table, eating together, this might be up your alley. Another title I've reviewed for my Friday BL corner.

Oh! My Assistant by MILA & AngryMonster: You said you've found me through my A to Z Challenge so you've probably have seen this but in case you haven't. Another puppy seme with an uke that's not exactly an emo, but fails to convey his emotions. Here's my review, but Tapas has removed this one from their library and now it's on Lezhin. You can find it here (All Ages) and here (Mature).

As for Sk8. It was a fun show to watch but I wasn't deep in their fandom. I can understand the appeal behind Adam/Tadashi and found Joe to be really cute ~ Joe/Cherry have that enemies to lovers vibe that starts off as something strictly physical. Hence, I can recommend Glasses Cloth & Playlist. I know the name is weird but it's short & completed, and I highly recommend it. You can find out more about it here in my review.

That's all I have for you! Hopefully you'll find something that suits your taste and my recommendations were at elast close to the vibe you're looking for. Enjoy, and let me know what you think of them if you ever get to read one!

[2n2n]

do you know of any good jshk doujins...

SADLY no. But I can at least rec you artists I like in general, some of whom make comics or what have you, and then rec you tags to check on pixiv if it helps? NSFW links and mentions under the cut lol. I'm sorry if you don't even want that specifically, ig that's what 'doujin' connotates to me LOL. Nonetheless most of these recs are SFW.

this artist on twitter makes my absolute favorite comics/art... hopefully someday I'll be able to buy their doujins (god, I wish I could read their novels... *shakes down my husband to become proficient in JP faster*)..... as you can imagine I'm super picky about characterization and arrangement. This artist's take on Tsukasa issss.... a sort of sasoi uke. He wants to encourage Amane to attack him. I really love their work regarding the shinjuu. They capture an aspect of Amane not often well depicted..... They're locked right now, but they do frequently unlock. If you're curious about their work and wanna see it before following, you can DM me and I can send you some examples of it, if you don't wanna wait for them to unlock or to follow blindly!

Love this artist's work as well, again really good at depicting the shinjuu with respect to what we know of it. on twitter here. I adore this piece sooo much..... they also draw HanaNene!! When someone appreciates both, thats the best...

Nice evocative works from this artist.... also depicts the shinjuu in a way I find rewarding. I guess that's what I'm typically after.

Not into everything this artist draws, but they do a good amount of very soft, tender work of the Yugi, some of my favorite pieces in the fandom. So much overflowing love and adoration. Love this sequence.... this image is like GOD... GOD WE’RE WAITING FOR THE DAAAY!!! PLEEAASE

This artist makes good, evocative pieces of the Yugi.... again just, reverence for Tsukasa and the shinjuu, I need it.... this piece (which reads 'do you love me?') really sticks with me.

You know what else hinders me from being able to rec much NSFW is that I don't like.... anal at all ♥ I'm only really into hand/mouth stuff as far as the twins are concerned, and that's not really so common. Most things want to escalate to penetration .... my dream doujin would be of course Nene x Amane x Tsukasa, but that's rare even in single images, much less a doujin. I've gotta defeat my art block so I can draw it myself TT_TT..... even for HanaNene, I feel like I can't rec much 'cuz it's often depicted a little.... one-note? Just like a normal relationship? I'm as underwhelmed by depictions of HanaNene as a normal couple as I am depictions of the Yugi as a one-note abusive over the top rape yaoi, you know? Both ends of the spectrum are underwhelming.

there are a lot of comics of Yashiro getting fingered on pixiv..... I couldn't point you to entire doujins however, much less anything translated-- and even among the short comics on pixiv, nothing's really leapt out at me thus far (sad). Gomen. Stuff of that nature (doujin) isn't shared/spread in JP fandoms (since it'd be art theft lol), I don't think the eng side is really interested in scanning/translating AmaTsu or HanaNene doujin, lol. Not that I've really seen.....

If you want to browse pixiv yourself though, here's some tags you can use:

つかあま (Yugi ship) 柚木司 柚木普 (Tsukasa and Amane's full names; not everyone tags even NSFW work with their pairing name, many things are just tagged with the characters. So you should always search both!) 花寧々(HanaNene) 花子くん 八尋寧々(Hanako and Nene's names) 柚木兄弟 (Yugi brothers)