#and also insta is full of pride posts

[hi-sierra]

Goodbye boymoding and goodbye face censorship!

I've gotta earn the name Sierra.

I'm kicking my summer off with a physically challenging route with a lot of safety nets through Yosemite National Park- a loop down from Tioga road, through the Yosemite valley, and back up via Snow Creek falls. Its well traveled, and the valley floor has lots of services, so it's exactly what I wanted. I'm posting this on valley 4g at my halfway point, and it's going great so far!

And of course, I'm also using these pictures to come out at large. Goodbye boymoding, you won't be missed.

I gotta give a huge shoutout to trailqts- check them and all their mentors out on insta:

For the last few months I've been receiving gear and mentoring from them, and I genuinely don't know if I could have pulled off my summer plans without them, financially or physically. If you like seeing queer people outdoors, check them out!

I'll have more to say later about my routes, Yosemite, and I'll be posting stuff like this throughout the summer. But for now, I should take full advantage of my midway stop and restock on food.

Happy trails and Happy Pride!

[lemotmo]

The BT stans still spam the official 911 insta with their nonsense. I‘m not going to lie these annoying people (who won’t go away) , the awful season finale and of course the death of Bobby have completely killed my love for this show. Season 9 sadly happens without me and now i can‘t even check their insta because of these freaks who simply piss me off so bad. I never hated someone the way i do hate the 911 showrunners who completely ruined this show.

Okay Nonny, I read your ask and I understand where you're coming from for some of this. I'm a little sad to read that you feel so negative about the show, but like I said before, this is your personal opinion and it's valid. I appreciate you sharing this with me. Thank you. 🤗

Do I agree with all of it though? No. Allow me to share my personal viewpoint on the topics you mentioned in your ask. I'll probably also talk about a couple of things you didn't mention in your ask, but that have been bothering me for a while now and that kinda logically fit into this answer.

I'll start with a confession...

I haven't checked the official Instagram's account comments in a while now. There is a group of people who keep making the same Bobby comments under each and every post, effectively hijacking what were supposed to be beautiful Father's Day's posts, Pride Posts... you name it. The same group of people keep spamming the comment sections with the same repetitive posts that they need to bring Bobby back and that the show will tank without him.

Those first few weeks after the finale, whenever I ventured into Instagram to make a positive comment about the show and how I love Eddie as a dad or how I am looking forward to season 9, I got ambushed by these people, telling me I shouldn't support the show anymore, because they killed off Bobby and without him the show is trash anyway. When I politely reacted to some of these comments, I got called b*tch and c*nt.

So when the official Instagram account posted that weird Glee speech again yesterday, I knew it would be bad, because now, not only the people complaining about Bobby would be there, but the Tommies would also show up, thinking that this was connected to T or BT for some unknown reason. (It isn't by the way. It's a bi Buck centered post, that is all it is.🤷‍♀️)

At this point the 'Bobby complaint group' is as bad as the 'Tommies hashtag spamming group' was last Summer hiatus (and still is under the specific Buck Pride posts). It is not only annoying and frustrating, but it is just plain rude and disrespectful towards other fans and the other characters that are still there.

I love Bobby and I hate that he died, but there is nothing I can do about it. I don't write for the show. I also don't know why he died. Was it a Peter thing? A Tim thing? An ABC thing? We'll never know the full truth.

I'll most certainly miss him, but him being gone doesn't mean that everyone HAS to suddenly hate the show. It still has all of the other characters (and ships) that so many of us love. It has Eddie, Buck, Hen, Chimney, Karen, Athena, Ravi... and Buddie. This show will be just fine in the end.

So all do respect to you and your opinion on the show Nonny, but personally? I don't consider this show ruined at all. Did they waste precious time with the 'Hot Shots/Brad' arc? Yes. Was the end of 8b a rough one? Yes. Was Bobby's death badly executed? Yes. Was the fact that Eddie wasn't there for the contagion storyline a dumb decision? Yes. Did they botch the Eddie & Chris storyline? Not completely, but mostly yes. Was the final episode good? Actually YES it was, but it didn't really feel like a true season finale.

Was that last montage in 8x18 a little disappointing in some ways? Yes, because we deserved to see the Mara adoption storyline, we deserved to see that 'Buck moving out again' conversation, we deserved to see something more about Madney's baby being born...

But a lot of the other episodes, scenes, character moments, storylines from season 8 were actually really good. So much better than anything season 7 gave us. 8B has some of the best episodes from 8x09 on up to 8x13. The 'Beenado and plane emergency episodes' were great, but just a little too long. And let's not forget about 8x06 (Confessions) which was soooo good. 😋

So did the showrunners completely ruin the show? No. Did Bobby's death kill off my love for the show? No. Did it make me sad? Yes, but it isn't like he really died. It's only a TV-show.🤷‍♀️

Will I be watching season 9? HELL YES! I need to know how the 118 will move on without Bobby. I need to see some of their grief, but also their happy moments where they fondly remember Bobby for the amazing person he was. I'm intrigued with the possibility of Captain Chimney and him combining this with a newborn. I'm on the edge of my seat to see how they'll continue with Buck and Eddie's storyline, the Buddie of it all.❤️ What do they have in store for Henren and even Ravi?

I love all of these characters so much. Their story isn't over yet. There are still so many golden story opportunities when it comes to the 118. So I'll be there, for better or worse. 🤷‍♀️

[snortoborto]

This is literally the only website where fans of G3 Monster High can exist in peace without being fucking crucified by G1 purist types.

I grew up in Pony Fandom, I'm used to seeing how adults react to reboots, but I have never seen a fandom (of a children's toy line, lest we forget) act so horribly vindictive towards a reboot, and it's fans. A very high quality, thoughtful reboot at that.

You literally can't just enjoy G3 without someone screaming in your ear about how bitter they are that theyre not a kid anymore. That Monster High isn't catering to the youth culture of of 14 years ago.

I grew up in the 2010s and so many franchises from that time have been reworked. Some good and some bad, but I've never really seen quite the level of dedicated, continuous, distain for a reboot, that I see in the MH fandom.

Its just weird cause they're the same people who tout the "Be Yourself, Be Unique, Be a Monster" tag line of G1. Unless you like a different doll than them...I guess? It's so unserious. I think they remember G1 as being better, or more countercultural/progressive than it actually was. Those dolls and movies are not quite the high art, people pretend that they are.

They also constantly act like G3 killed G1. Wiped it off the face of the earth. All the old stuff is still there, PLUS Mattel is constantly releasing G1 collector dolls. Like, a lot of them.

The pride merch for this year had the G1 ghouls on it, eventhough G3 is the only version with actual cannon representation. (Yes Ik the G1 creator confirmed queer theories and intentions on social media, but it never explicitly made its way into the TV/movies. Its just coding, which is good, but still NOT explicit representation. Plus Garrett likes the new dolls, and posts them on socials. G3 has his blessing.) Why didn't we get some G3 Frankie merch to rep their NB identity? Why didn't we get G3 Clankie on a shirt or something? Mattel is still putting G1 first.

There's plenty of normal G1 fans, obviously, but the shitty ones are LOUD. Mattel can't even post an insta or tiktok video of the G3 cast, without the comments being full of people trashing G3 and attacking any commenter who likes it. Sometimes even shitting on the live action actors and VAs on their personal socials. It's gotten a little less bad since the reboot has been out over a year, but it's still a huge problem.

I'm genuinely confused as to why MH fans are acting worse about a reboot than literal bronies did about MLP G5. I love bronies, I'm a life long pony fan, but ik the fandom can have STRONG opinions on horse show.

When I started using Tumblr, I was surprised to only see love for G3. I'm sure there's hate somewhere, but not that I've seen.

Anyone else have any idea about why this might be? Are other doll-centric fandoms like this? I only really like MH dolls, so idk.

[the-s-exy-squad]

Foxes Headcanons (Modern Day: Social Media Edition)

•Neil Josten uses social media after canon.

^ he posts the most vague shit ever and dark humor posts. He also has an anonymous hate page full of Riko Moriyama being clumsy or clips from the game where he lost against the foxes.

^^ he uses audios on TikTok and other socials that imply he’s fallen for someone he was on a team with and just lets the fan base assume it was Matt bc the whole Andrew/Neil rivalry. He likes to see reactions.

•Andrew starts to do art to express himself.

^He has a few anonymous art accounts throughout a few platforms and posts like twice a week on each. Hes really popular on TikTok and insta.

^^Neil stumbles across his content and realizes it’s him because he posted a picture he drew and sat on his dresser. Neil doesn’t tell him but frequently visits the accounts bc he wants to see Andrews art but knows he isn’t comfortable sharing in person or he would have.

•Matt and Dan would be influencers.

^ Matt mostly does sports equipment rating and reviews but he also does goofy ass videos with the rest of the foxes. Dan would do a lot about woman rights and activism in general. Big supporter of the LBGTQ.

^^ I like to think they’d occasionally do videos where Dan reviews make up products but uses them on Matt instead. They’re usually silly.

•Aaron takes pictures of every drink he gets from Starbucks and is obsessed. He is a Starbucks girly and has over 200000 pts on the app.

^He saves the pts to use when he’s desperate and for whatever reason didn’t have his wallet on hand.

^^^Starbucks deadass sponsors him.

•Kevin doesn’t do socials and just hired people to run accounts for him.

^ He does the photo shoots and tells them specifically what photos to use. He also puts interview clips so people often time think they’re just fan accounts.

^^he also records and post one singular video a month on his TikTok about upcoming games which serves as reminder that it isn’t a fan account.

•Allison uses her reach as a Sport player to advertise her clothing line.

^ She she has posts with lines such as casual wear, athletic wear, business casual/proffesional wear, and normalizes business making plus size clothes.

^^ she makes a few different lines for her friends and never posts them or sells them to the public. This includes armbands for Andrew, bandanas for Neil, one of a kind pride outfits for all the gay bitches on the team (let’s be real they’re all fruity), fox themed shirts for casual wear (even after they stop playing for the foxes)

•Seth hates social media and doesn’t have any.

^ He MIGHT have another fox run one for him and doesn’t interact at all.

^^ He lets the other foxes post him on their socials but doesn’t want one of his own.

•Rene does a lot of advocacy things on hers.

^ She shares her story about how Christianity and exy helped her.

^^ She doesn’t want to seem like she’s forcing Christianity. She says “having any kind of faith”

•Nicky posts a lot of random shit

^vlogs, funny sports clips, pride stuff. Videos of him and Erik.

^^ He gets the twins in a few and they’re just glaring with such a “I can’t handle you anymore. You should have put me up for adoption /hj” face directed at him and there’s a few comments saying “wait… they’re both making the face. Which is which?”

[lesb0]

miss terra what is museum curating like? i recently felt very strongly like it would be something im good at but im worried about overthrowing my whole life plan for one very specific career (i am currently studying physics, have always enjoyed reading and writing and painting and visiting museums but never thought i would want to pursue an art career). mostly the detail oriented part appeals to me and i think selecting and arranging the pieces and writing their descriptions is something i would be good at but im wondering if i have a romanticised view of the job bc it also seems to be an administrative and supervisor position? also how much freedom would i get in choosing the subjects of exhibitions like would i have to do exhibitons about art that i viscerally HATE (im really picky) thank you in advance<3

Its hard work! you need professional degrees in art history + museology to touch anything over 50 years old. A lot of it is social engineering/institution politics, you have to navigate the hierarchy with perfect subordination. day to day is managing a lot of pretentious neurotic peoples impossible egos all fighting for top billing on a project. you don't control anything, the board of directors does. at my level, you'll learn to feed leaderships' giant egos and get the job finished without breaking into wwiii.

As for exhibitions, your director will loan and order the artists she wants to work with for a show and you might be called over for input but she really just wants you to say how genius the project is and how excited you are lol! your lead curator and coordinator/s will make terrible creative choices, your job is to best serve their vision exactly as they imagined it. half your job is just sitting still in your little shared office cubicle back of house and waiting for the higher ups to see your mockups so they can say, "good job!"

in this post Fred Wilson era, a lot of museum work is just mitigating potential backlash, assuming everything from a collection has already pissed somebody off. that being said, I've learned through work experience that I prefer museum education, publicity, and registrar roles to curatorial. but in museums, your real job never stops at the description. everyone does everything. interns do conservation and greetings. janitorial directs floor traffic to find lost kids. directors scrub paint spots off the floor and do the rag laundry. wages for full time serious mid career positions start at $12 /hr. seriously.

and not to deter you at all from a museum career! to ME, this is all absolutely worth it!! the passion, pride, and reward of opening reception is something you can't price. watching everyone engage deeply with my project is enough. theres no other job I would rather have :-)

of course, its also totally possible to go the uneducated independent route, if you can do it part time as a hobby, sticking to smaller contemporary galleries, posting on insta frequently, and writing for local artists, often pro bono, etc.

[secretsoftheunbound]

Hi, this is the first post here! This will be an ask blog for my OCs (more may be added as the story continues). Here's a basic rundown of each main character. (I'll do the side characters separately)

This is Macedon! He's half human, half cow. He's a literal cowboy!!! He was homeschooled until 3rd grade. He saw Auva playing outside and it was his first time seeing another hybrid. So, he begged his dad to let him go out and play. His dad only obliged to let him play under his supervision. He begged his dad to let him go to public school after that and his dad reluctantly agreed.

He was attached to Auva at the hip but still got bullied badly. His dad tried to get him to go back to homeschooling but he refused and insisted on staying in public school. He started dating Auva in Freshman year of highschool and then married her a year after graduation.

Now they live on his dad's farm together.

This is Auva! She's part human, part dog! She was born in a big city, but moved to a small town in the country in second grade. She was already used to bullying so it didn't really bother her. When she met Macedon, she immediately became protective of him and taught him how to play with other kids and defend himself against bullies. She was actually pretty popular in school despite Hybrids usually being shunned. She started dating Macedon in Freshman year and started to become obsessed with him.

At her graduation, her parents ended up abandoning her for reasons she couldn't figure out. She ended up at Macedon's door and his dad welcomed her in with open arms.

A year after graduation, her and Macedon were married and live together on the ranch.

This is Lihel! He's part Lion, part human! One of Auva's coworkers. He's very prideful and full of himself. He has a small crush on Auva which is obviously one sided cause she is obsessed with her husband. He likes stargazing and bird watching (he makes the clicking sounds that cats do). He met Auva in highschool and became friends with her there. He was also friends with Macedon in high school, but started to sort of dislike him when he began dating Auva.

He was best friends with a guy throughout high school. He had a crush on him but refused to admit it. He had a fear of being gay despite it being widely accepted in their time period. He lost contact with him after high school, but is still haunted by the memory of him.

This is Braxton, fully human. The big boss in my OCs universe. You know those kids at school with the ice cream scoop hair? This is them in their 50s. He's basically a villain in the story. He doesn't like hybrids but hires them anyways cause he needs the labor.

He's a hopeless romantic. But unfortunately the woman he married hates him. He takes his frustrations out on his employees despite wanting to be a good person deep down. But he just can't do it. He's also a little suspicious.

Born to say skibidi rizz, forced to be angry and sad at the world.

Please consider taking a look at these! My main tumblr account is Iguess_Imanartist and I have a tiktok, youtube, insta, bluesky, and Cara. I also have some mini narratives that I'll be posting here soon to help you get to know the characters!

[thewakingcloak]

The State of Things Yet to Come

The Ghost of Spacefarer Things Yet to Come is a hard guy to get ahold of, but I have at last wrangled him and tied him down until he wrote the blog post he promised:

The blog post he promised

I have looked into the future… where I am from… and ok yeah let's start off with the big news first! In the future… ProtoDungeon: Episode III will be on Steam!

That means you can wishlist ProtoDungeon: Episode III on Steam!!!!

And here's a little mini announcement trailer for just this occasion :) (and turn up the sound! I made a lil tune for this!)

So please go give it a wishlist!

Steam's inner machinations are something of a secret to everybody, but wishlists absolutely help the folks who make games. It's one of the most important ways you can help me, even if you're not sure you'll ever buy it. Wishlists get games seen, so please wishlist!

I'm really excited about this. This one actually my original plan for ProtoDungeon, to put each individual episode up on Steam and use the experience to improve… but I was talked out of it by a guy who was mad that Episode I wasn't a full-length game, and by his predictions of my failure. I switched to only publishing for free on Itch and decided The Waking Cloak and ProtoDungeon DX would be the only games I put on Steam.

I wish I'd never listened to that guy. He clearly didn't care about me, and I let his words and attitude control me.

The future is ever-shifting

There's a lot of things I've been doing because I felt like (and have been told) I should be doing. So for the future, I had been intending to really hit the ground running on all fronts, posting to social medias everywhere, launching tiktok and insta reels and youtube shorts, and generally pouring my efforts into "marketing."

I don't think there's anything wrong with this, but it's also… not me? It's not really what I want for my future. I've thought long and hard about this hobby, and I want to enjoy the parts I enjoy, and not let pride prevent me from letting other people take over the parts that I'm not really good at and don't have the time for anyway. Let's face it: my plate is full with my job, my kids, my house, taking care of my wife, chronic illness/pain, etc.

On top of that, I've been off social media for a long time now, and it's been so restorative. I don't fault anyone for being on any of them, and I'll poke my head up every now and then, but… I'm letting go of "making it" on socials. I can't keep up with the sacrificial requirements of the Algorithms. I can't keep up with the comparison game with everyone else making stuff on there. I had spent a lot of time curating my feed(s) so that I saw only wonderful people making wonderful art, and I still felt like I was always "coming up short."

The new plan: just post here on the devlog… just things I want to post. Focus on making my games and having fun doing it. I'm not gonna spend time finding the opportune moment to generate traffic or to say just the right things to sell people on playing my games or learn all the metrics and stuff. I won't post in every conceivable space hoping I'll get enough momentum to go viral or even just noticed.

Will that mean fewer wishlists, fewer followers, fewer people playing my games? Yes. And I'm content with that. I just want to enjoy the act of making games. I don't need to "make it big" anymore. I look up to folks like ConcernedApe (solo dev of Stardew Valley) and Team Cherry (small team behind Hollow Knight) and their lovely games and experiences, but I don't need to BE them anymore. I'm me, and I like being me.

Okay but what am I actually doing…?

Practically speaking, the plan is now as follows:

Publish ProtoDungeon 3 on Steam/Itch for $8.99, with a two-week launch discount of 15% (so, $7.64). I'd like this to be in Q1 of 2025, but I'm keeping things loosey goosey here

Publish PD1 and PD2 on Steam for $4.99 each, with the same builds as on Itch now (so they won't have Steam achievements). These might come before 3 is released, we'll see!

Continue with episodes 4 and 5, also on Steam/Itch--these will be significantly quicker to develop than 3, as they will be smaller and also will not require fundamental changes as 3 did. Pricing will probably be lower than for episode 3 and likely higher than episodes 1 and 2.

All of the above will be self-published!

Once those are complete, I will be working on The Waking Cloak, and it's here that I'm seriously considering looking into a publisher. I do want my games to be played by more people, and having professionals handle all the marketing and socials and console porting and other fine details would be such a burden off my shoulders. I've got my eye on a few in particular, but I'm putting more thought into this before I say anything else.

What about…?

Why are you working on ProtoDungeon and not The Waking Cloak? Trick question! (You didn't know you were asking a trick question, did you?) I say this a lot but it bears repeating: ProtoDungeon is helping me build up the mechanics and assets for The Waking Cloak, and is helping me get lots of practice with game design, as well as with art and publishing and so forth.

Will ProtoDungeon have spoilers for The Waking Cloak? Nope! The only spoilers will be purely mechanical, but I'm holding back a lot of puzzle concepts and a few mechanics for TWC itself. ProtoDungeon is a separate prequel story and has unique dungeons that will not show up in TWC.

What is ProtoDungeon DX? This will be the combination of all the ProtoDungeon episodes, with the early episodes rebuilt, and with additional content (like an overworld). I'm planning on working on this after The Waking Cloak. There will be some kind of discount based on your collection of individual ProtoDungeon episodes. I don't know how that works yet, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Whatever happens, I want to make sure it benefits y'all.

Why isn't ProtoDungeon free anymore? Simply put, because I think they're worth it. I've put a lot of time and effort and love into them. Also, I have a family to support, and this hobby is not free either! The episodes are short, yes, and that's why they'll cost less than a movie ticket.

Patreon? Development will be open and free as always, but patrons will get a first look (like with this post!) There are other goodies at higher tiers, too. And I should mention: funds go towards stuff like key art, publishing fees, and other minor operating costs. I was able to commission some wonderful art for ProtoDungeon: Episode III with y'all's support, but I've also bought some music tools (such as Chipsynth SFC), and I have a Studio Spacefarer P.O. box as an official address for legal reasons when publishing newsletters. I also am able to keep the main site, https://studiospacefarer.com, up with these funds. So, thank you!

To the future!

ProtoDungeon: Episode III has been a difficult beast to tame, partly because of fundamental changes to all the systems, but also because of where it fell in my life, amidst the pandemic and grief and changes and moving. It's become more important to me because of that, because it's a way to process everything. I had always known ProtoDungeon was about grief, but now it's much more personal.

I'm excited to work on things again. I look forward to sitting down and working out the details and adding the new ideas. I can't wait for y'all to experience it. Thank you for following along, and here's to future days!

Oh and did I mention…? please wishlist ProtoDungeon: Episode III on Steam :)

[bookswithpurride]

I love this one so much! Gabe Cole Novoa has become an auto-buy author for me. There's so much to love about this book and also it's got a BEAUTIFUL cover, so as a bonus, it looks gorgeous on my bookshelf

Blurb and full review below the break!

((Cross posting some older posts from my insta (same username) because I’m not sure about the future of meta platforms/my use of meta platforms & I don’t want my content to be lost.))

Blurb

London, 1812. Oliver Bennet feels trapped. Not just by the endless corsets, petticoats and skirts he's forced to wear on a daily basis, but also by society's expectations. The world—and the vast majority of his family and friends—think Oliver is a girl named Elizabeth. He is therefore expected to mingle at balls wearing a pretty dress, entertain suitors regardless of his interest in them, and ultimately become someone's wife.

But Oliver can't bear the thought of such a fate. He finds solace in the few times he can sneak out of his family's home and explore the city rightfully dressed as a young gentleman. It's during one such excursion when Oliver becomes acquainted with Darcy, a sulky young man who had been rude to "Elizabeth" at a recent social function. But in the comfort of being out of the public eye, Oliver comes to find that Darcy is actually a sweet, intelligent boy with a warm heart. And not to mention incredibly attractive.

As Oliver is able to spend more time as his true self, often with Darcy, part of him dares begin to hope that his dream of love and life as a man to be possible. But suitors are growing bolder—and even threatening—and his mother is growing more desperate to see him settled into an engagement. Oliver will have to choose: Settle for safety, security, and a life of pretending to be something he's not, or risk it all for a slim chance at freedom, love, and a life that can be truly, honestly his own.

Review

(note: I read an arc and wrote this review before the book was released; it’s now available everywhere!)

At its heart, Most Ardently is an excellent retelling. It retains a good chunk of the source material, so it really does feel like a gay and trans Pride and Prejudice, while also adapting plot points and introducing new material to really compliment the retelling and make it feel like a new story steeped in familiar roots. Darcy’s queerness and personality work so well together, and both Oliver’s and Darcy’s queerness really elevate the source material and make for such an excellent, interesting story. The impact their queerness has on other storylines (particularly Wickham’s) is SO GOOD and made me scream with joy.

I will 100% be preordering this book because it's one I desperately need to have on my bookshelf & be able to visit again in the future (also, it's *gorgeous*).

Here are some of the specific things I loved about this book:

GCN does such a good job of balancing dysphoria with joy. The dysphoria feels affirming and real and validating to the reader, without (in my experience, at least) being triggering or overwhelming. Trans joy and affirmation in the MC’s gender outshine the dysphoria, and are so hopeful and happy to read. From the small moments, like Oliver talking about how nice it is to have his reflection be “in harmony” with who he is, to the big moments (like Oliver dressing as himself in public and having his peers read him as a man) are wonderful and validating and hopeful

I love that Oliver has supportive people around him. Without giving spoilers, from the beginning of the book Oliver has queer friends and is out to a selection of family members, who are supportive and help Oliver find ways to express himself and his gender. I was pleased with how the family handled Oliver’s coming out as well — prospective readers don’t need to be worried about this plot point.

Oliver’s relationship with Darcy is *so good*. I loved watching them get to know each other and click so well when Darcy meets Oliver as Oliver. It adds a whole new layer of complexity to their interactions when Oliver meets Darcy when he’s forced to dress as a girl. No spoilers, but I was really happy with how their relationship unfolded, Darcy’s reaction when he found out Oliver’s truth, as well as with where the book left their characters in life.

Overall, I really love GCN’s writing style. He has a gorgeous way with words, and manages to evoke the tone of Austen’s prose without actually writing in, like, 1800s English.

The introduction of Molly houses is a perfect fit for this book. I love that GCN worked in some actual queer history to this book, and that Oliver discovered a safe queer-affirming place where he could comfortably be himself.

[mrstellmeafuckingsecret]

Ocs. Yours. Talk. I'm all ears ♡

AH okay this is SO old i am litr so so so sorry anon let's talk about himiko and valerie !!!!

so from this post, himiko is rosa's ex situationship but you don't need to read that. basically himiko and rosa are friends and himiko's like 10-12 years younger than rosa and rosa's going through a divorce and himiko helps her out and takes her places and supports her a LOT for like half a year, financially, emotionally, etc etc. himiko is in her heart nothing but obsessive and she lowkey falls in love with rosa and she never mentions it because she's scared to ruin what they have and it's like fine because they'll get drunk at parties and make out sometimes and they sleep in the same bed and all that couple-y shit

but then rosa starts dating a guy and himiko is soo hurt because she's embarrassed for liking rosa and being wrong and her pride being broken down by rosa not even ?? caring ??

yeah so himiko leaves the country because she's dramatic and she goes to italy and drinks a lot and eats a lot and works a LOT and she's not doing well basically. she stays there and then she reconnects with old friends (she's vv good at social networking has friends everywhere) who are filthy fucking rich and older than her (is it clear that himiko has mommy issues...) and himiko goes to meet them and they're like please please please give my daughter a job get her out of this house and teach her how to work we'll litr do anything 🙏🏼🙏🏼 and himiko's like hmm okay whtvr i could use an extra intern and then she meets VALERIE

valerie is soo bitchy and proud and egoistical and thinks she's too good to be working and she's like lowkey right (she could buy himiko with her pocket money) but himiko's like technically her boss and keeps getting bullied around by her. can't fire her because her parents were soo nice and also paid SO MUCH so she's just stuck with her. r rie keeps terrorizing the other interns and fucking shit up so himiko has to make up an assistant position for herself so valerie only attacks 1 person instead of 25.

himiko is going INSANE because valerie is soo hard to keep happy (if she's the teeniest bit unhappy she'll start screaming in the middle of the hallway at the top of her lungs) himiko'll come back after a full day of working + all nighter and valerie'll be like um... you forgot my iced white chocolate mocha latte with sweet cream and cold foam? & will litr not let her in her own office till himiko goes and gets it (she doesn't like ordering food).

himiko btw is still not over her unhealthy coping mechanisms (over rosa, kind of, she's still bitter and hates her but like doesn't want to be with her anymore) and valerie kind of sort of helps ?? she can't be drunk at 2pm because she has to go get a bagel for valerie. she can't work consecutively for eighteen hours because she has to go give valerie a neck massage after three.

then like two months are over and valerie says bye bye and goes back to not working (not like she did much but draw on himiko's imp documents anyway) and himiko actually misses her SO much because she is nothing in her soul if not obsessive and stalks her insta daily (rie always has at least 4 stories and makes a post every two weeks not including monthly dumps). they get together eventually but there's a himiko-being-rie's-friend (servant) era too idk how they get tgthr help

[no-goodbyes-no-regrets]

🐶📷🎶 for the Tarlos asks!

🐶 What are TK and Carlos' favorite dog breeds? Which one do they get if they eventually get a dog of their own?

I can see Carlos wanting a "real dog" - like a German shepherd or maybe a staffie or some other average size breed (like Labrador size-ish). But probably also something fluffy like Buttercup because you can't tell me he wouldn't love cuddling a big fluffy beast when TK is at work.

TK would pick the saddest looking little bundle of misery at the shelter (adopt, don't shop, people) and go "I want that one" and just love it and spoil it and give it the best food/treats/toys money can buy. No matter the breed or size. If it's a tiny chihuahua it's coming home with them, if it's a Great Dane Carlos better make sure there is room in the Camaro for a crate - and they'll have to invest in a bigger bed because the "baby" sleeps in bed with them.

📷 Walk us through the different photo albums TK and Carlos keep on their phones.

I feel like TK is too chaotic for actual albums - other than how his phone sorts his pictures automatically. He'll take pictures of everything. Carlos looking exceptionally beautiful (just watching TV at home in his oldest and comfiest pjs), pictures from their catan hangs, selfies, some nsfw pics and videos (Nancy learnt the hard way not to scroll through his camera roll), random stuff he comes across when he's at work and sends to Carlos - which can be anything from a cute dog to funny holiday decorations. And every single pride flag he sees in June - no matter how small. He does have every picture of their wedding and some of his mum marked as favourite for easy access.

Carlos is a lot more organised and not really one to take pictures of random stuff - though he's doing it more now than back when he and TK first met. The first time he puts his new uniform on, TK is at work and he sends him a mirror selfie, he gets a string of 😍🥵🔥 back and 5 minutes later a video call request.

i think he has albums for important stuff like birthdays and family events. He definitely has every picture taken at their wedding saved in special album. A few he's taken himself, but mostly from their family and friends. His favourite picture is one of the two of them during their first dance his mum took. it's one where he has his back to the camera but you see TK resting his head against Carlos' and just looking blissfully happy. he uses it as wallpaper and lockscreen on his phone and he just likes to look at it whenever he's having a bad day. It's also one he shows to people asking about his husband or his wedding. That and the post cake smash kiss.

He DEFINITELY has some pics and videos that are meant for TK's eyes only and they're carefully hidden away and will never see the light of day.

🎶 It's time to expose these boys' spotify playlists! What are TK and Carlos' favorite genres, artists, songs, etc.

Oh man - don't get me started on music, we'll be here a while lol

I don't use spotify so the boys don't either - fact.

I think TK has a pretty broad taste. Anything from showtunes to the new Linkin Park - and everything in between. He'll sing along to the latest pop sensation that's on the radio 24/7 or something more underground he'll have discovered on insta or a local band playing in a bar or busking on a street corner. I think he's always looking for something new that catches his attention.

Carlos grew up with Latin music from his parents but his sisters were both BIG into boybands so he still knows practically every Backstreetboys/Nsync song by heart. He generally likes music he can dance to but TK has introduced him to some cool bands too over the years and he likes a bit of rock here and there. Though he's more into indie and singer songwriters with a nice melody than the wall of noise TK sometimes likes to listen to. But if he comes home and sees TK airdrumming along to one of his favourite songs he just enjoys the view of seeing his husband happy and carefree. He has a full album of happy TK on his phone too.

thanks for asking, these were fun!

full list tarlos asks

[fortheb0ys]

Someone needs to take away my commenting privileges, I've been duking it out with people on insta for like 2 weeks 😞

Someone called asexuality a made up social media word 😭😭

Arguing with straight cis men who are brain dead and can't use proper punctuation over women wanting to dress like sluts. I literally could not follow one guys train of thought because he didn't use any punctuation and he told me my argument made no sense 🧍‍♂️

And homophobes crying under a "this user is___ lgbtq+ edition" post

Why do I do this to myself.

Send help pookie, my insta notifications are full of war

ANYWAYS

How's it going for you 🤨🤨 any gay things planned for this month

-🥭

I FORGOT HOW MUCH OF A HOT GARBAGE PILE INSTAGRAM HAS BECOME😭

I don't blame you for going to war in the comments. People just can't see queer people be happy!!!

Idk why people don't view asexuality as a valid. Wtf is this fucking kind of thinking. Oh no people don't like psychical intimacy🙄

Like bro if you're going to argue use proper grammar and punctuation💀 So fucking embarrassing! Also you're a straight man why are you being a dick to women!?! They're supposed to be people you're into!?!? GOD FORBID THEY'RE DRESSING THE WAY THEY WANT!

DON'T INTERACT WITH QUEER PEOPLE IF YOU HATE THEM SO MUCH!!! YOU CAN'T CHANGE THEIR MINDS AND THEY CAN'T CHANGE YOURS!!! IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE!! LET THEM LIVE IN PEACE! DON'T BE A DICK TO PEOPLE LOVING WHO THEY LOVE, FREAKS!!!!

Praying for your notifications, king🙏 Fight the good fight against the homophobes!

Things have been good and I have plenty of plans for the month of the gays! Going to a few pride events. Going to have a little queer potluck with friends. Everyone's going to bring foods with the color of their flags. Boss man is shutting down the car shop and coming to a pride parade with my friend and I so slay😭 He's so excited that he's like 'should I get something with the gay men flag or bisexual on it?' He's having his gay awakening and it's a sight to see😭

And of course, plenty of gay sex🤭

[darknessa1wayswins]

*/ in today’s things..

i’m sad about rtruth 😭

happy pride month from this proud ass pansexual who’s in love with a lesbian 😂

just got word I don’t babysit till Wednesday sooooo ima be on to do shit soon.

very tempted to go full rainbow and redo at least my mobile theme but we’ll see!

pan icon for sure happening just gotta pick one of my guys for it.

decided to bring a bunch of muses from here to a multi on roleplayer.me cause my fambam there is making multis there.

if one more weirdo comes at me from my sandles post on insta ima scream and demand money for them looking at my feet so damn much.

i finally got decent sleep last night : this morning, so i feel human?? and rested?? what is this witch craft??

gluten free pasta cooked too long tastes like mush- learned that today. :/

also, it’s not balls hot rn and i have my rainbow tank on so i’m happy.

[qnewsau]

Ian Thorpe and Nat Bass are on the new Amazing Race

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Ian Thorpe and Nat Bass are on the new Amazing Race

Aussie favourites Ian Thorpe and Natalie Bassingthwaighte are two of the queer celebrities appearing on The Amazing Race Australia.

The second “celebrity edition” of the long-running, globe-trotting reality show starts on 10 next Monday (September 9).

Retired Olympic champ Ian Thorpe was back on TV last month as a commentator during the Paris Olympics last month. Thorpie has joined The Amazing Race Australia, racing with his lifelong mate Christian Miranda.

Meanwhile, singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte is paired with her older sister Melinda Sheldrick, a diehard Amazing Race fan, in the 2024 race for the prize.

Back in June, the Rogue Traders frontwoman celebrated her one-year anniversary with partner Pip Loth after coming out late last year.

Also in the new The Amazing Race cast are Matildas teammates Chloe Logarzo and Emily Gielnik (below) who’s signed on for the new season.

Image: 10

In all, eleven pairs of their celebrities and their friends and loved ones will race around the globe and compete in a series of challenges across South America, Africa, and Asia.

All of the teams are ultimately seeking to win a $100,000 prize for their chosen charities.

On The Amazing Race Austalia, Ian Thorpe and Natalie Bassingthwaighte are both raising money for mental health charities, youth mental health support service ReachOut and medical research organisation Black Dog Institute, respectively.

Chloe Logarzo and Emily Gielnik are representing the not-for-profit National Breast Cancer Foundation.

The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition starts next Monday (September 9). See the full cast below:

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[chizups]

Art project Durge returns~ I’m also assuming a modern setting for this

Are these like, other peoples photos or photos gortash\durge are post themselves because I feel like that’s very important to context, dearest durge is a noble, partying is a way of life for him lol

If it’s from their personal instas, Durge sneaks photos of Gortash barely paying him any attention, usually with the lighting right behind him so he gets these deliciously ethereal looks to them, or mid laugh and full of (likely faked) emotion, or photos with a smoky/dusty exposure to them. Just things that Durge can horde for himself, very much the kinda of photos teenage girls tape around their mirrors. His whole feed is of Gortash in this way, it’s no question that he’s obsessed.

I imagine the one’s on Gortash’s are still photos taken by Durge, but these all have the pair of them in them, a very smug ‘stay away he’s mine’ energy of Durge being all over Gortash. Is Gortash trying to talk to someone? There’s Durge, arm tangled with the other and looking smug. Gortash is sitting down in a chair, Durge is draped across his shoulders like a cat likely with Gortash absently patting at him, Gortash made his way to a couch, you bet that Durge has claimed his lap as his personal throne.

A third party tho? There’s Gortash, doubled over in laughter as Durge flips a table over a card game that he was loosing miserably in. There’s the palest twink to ever twunk, doing a keg stand because someone wounded his pride. There’s several photos, and probably a video of Durge dancing on a table, I wanna imagine shirtless because he knows he’s pretty, and Gortash attempting to talk him down and then resorting to actually dragging him off. Durge is a party menace and really lives up to rich kid embarrassing his daddy vibes

I did not assumed modern setting, but I don't see why we need to choose a particular one x) Any setting works really, imo.

Context? Well, if we talk about two semi-famous personalities (Gortash' account must have some celebrity like following even I think), all of your ideas will work. If we talk instagram, it's a big platform with many users, so yup, there will be Durge's account (I really like the aesthetic you described really, oh, just imagining it is a pleasure, I wanna draw it), account for Gortash, where Durge probably appears, yet I imagine from one point in time his account will look more pristine because he became a political figure. Also I would expect wealth flex.

Third party gonna SHOW IT ALL! You won't need to read about two "well known Chosen ones" going to talk to Helsik, you'll be about to see it online. All the shots from official events and dark suspicious photos from equally dark and suspicious places with suspicious people. Getting drunk in clubs/taverns - absolutely, hell yeah, there should be photos and reels of it every time it happens and they have most highest watchcount, no doubt.

[silkenbutterfly7]

Also just discovered Cleopatrick and they are just sucking me in, which I didn’t really expect but now I find myself actually enjoying their small-town America anger.

Last thing I saw was a silly cat video – I have some Instagram favorite accounts.

Last Movie - Mad Max Fury Road. I didn’t have time to see Furiosa yet, but I’m planning to catch it on when it’s on Netflix maybe. Catching up with The Witcher. Rewatched The 13th Warrior (on DVD because it’s not available otherwise.)Also Blade Runner 2049 (Love & Joy.)  I haven’t seen Dune even though I’m a huge fan and have read all the books repeatedly, because once I see the movies, well then my head canon will be taken over and I won’t be able to escape, and there’s some actual life stuff I have to get done before I immerse myself in Dune 1 & 2.  Yes, I am self-flagellating about this as I want but I can’t let myself want too much.

(oooh, I haven’t heard of Mad God before, so now I looked it up and it’s stop motion animation, so now I’m interested.)

Currently Reading:   I just picked up Sense & Sensibility and Sea Monsters. (love the horror cross-over.) Previously I read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, which was very funny and ridiculous, yet full of homage to dear Jane. The Wager is on my list also. I’m trying to get it from the library. Bing read obsessively fast, save $.

Sweet, Spicy or Savory?  Difficult to answer.  I tend to munch some potato chips and then eat dark chocolate. But I have those spicy Buldak noodles that were just recalled in Denmark for being too painfully spicy on my counter food pile (people, just don’t put ALL the spice packet in the noodles and you will be just fine, really.)

Relationship:  Separated and never getting back together again. Last thread to untangle this month is the health insurance plan. Love has the power to lift us up to the glorious heavens but also to crush like the abyssal ocean’s depths of the Mariana Trench (that’s how fathomlessly deep the lows felt.) Still believe in the inherent goodness of people.

Current Obsession: Came late to watching The Terror (just a few months ago) and now it’s burning holes in my brain. Likes are historical fashion (saving way too many screenshots), stuffed animals and dolls (all kinds, I legit have reference books), history, classics, gothic horror, science fiction, maybe throw some vampires in here too, cats, sewing, crocheting, some knitting (but for the mind-calming repetition.) I’ve been following insta accounts on tiny crochet and just got some DMC thread and the smallest hooks, but I haven’t started yet. My Dad loved naval history and was a British history enthusiast, so I absorbed that and fell right into The Terror, admiring the accuracy of the costumes and the ships’ details – the show runners did such an excellent recreation.

Last Googled: the coordinates of Hawaii (The Expedition’s official destination) and many, many maps on the Northwest Passage (printed some out to color with pencils just for fun), fell down the rabbit hole of how a Fox Dipping Needle magnetic device works, and reading polar and Antarctic adventure blogs posted by very hardy, possibly crazed by hubris, modern day explorers. (One was actually recreating the experience of man hauling sledges across part of King William Island just to see if they could do it – spoiler, Yes, but they managed to avoid a polar bear by luck and nearly died from exhaustion because it was SOOO much harder than they thought, and their tents and clothes became frost laden.)

Currently Working On:  IRL – health insurance & getting my car fixed, feeling out my next side gig (tutoring again?) while at my day job I try to up my skillset as the jobs have been thinning out and I suspect my boss will be retiring soon. Besides adulting, happily reading my way through a sheer mountain of Terror fanfic on A03 and rolling characters and scenarios around in my head because those cold boys are still stuck out in the ice and suffering – I’m not willing to let them die of scurvy and starvation yet. Also, easily distracted by other shiny posts that refer to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, anime art, silly cats, Horatio Hornblower (I saw those episodes on public tv years ago and so happy that fandom exists), and Captain & Commander. (Was recently asked if I knew: “What’s the movie with those boys on a boat and the Captain and the cannon balls?"

nine people i want to get to know better!!

i was tagged by the lovely @clandestinegardenias!! thank you!

Last Song: I-E-A-I-A-I-O by System of a Down! i've been branching out of my heavy metal rut of the last 6 months, but System of a Down still slaps really hard.

Favorite Color: hmmmm i really like lush jewel tones, so i think i have to go with like a deep burgundy right now, but the green of spring vegetation in full sun is a very, very close second

Currently Watching: well. i'm in the middle of a The Terror rewatch right now (again....) but the literal last thing I just watched was the IndyCar Grand Prix in Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, CA. but in terms of new shows, i'm not watching new stuff rn.

Last Movie: Mad God. what a fucking trip that film is. jesus. stop-motion horror film. visually gorgeous. disgusting. it was my second time watching it, and it was again really gross and not super linear and 100% up my alley. it was so bizarre, but i am CAPTIVATED by the music (since there is no dialogue; it's only music and sfx) and i want to write a paper on it so so sososo badly.

Currently Reading: currently juggling Captain Crozier: Last Man Standing, Les Miserables, and The Wager! They're all good in their own respects, but very very different from one another, as well. The Crozier bio is a little bit lighter than I was expecting, The Wager more narrative than I was expecting, and Les Mis thus far has just been slow, but i'm in the early pages for everything but the Crozier biography, so i'm still getting used to them. Also I started Persuasion by Jane Austen last month, but haven't gotten very far yet.

Sweet, Spicy, or Savory? they all have their place, but i have such a bad sweet tooth. it trumps almost everything for me. i love sugar.

Relationship: single! i've been single since like.... my sophomore year of high school? and i'm halfway through my master's now, so it's been.... i think i'll have been single for a decade exactly this year, on my birthday. but also i'm extremely aromantic so. that does contribute to that, lmao

Current Obsession: oh it's definitely The Terror. Very much so. but IndyCar is also a quiet sports obsession of mine and i am starting to get In The Weeds for it this year. i deliberately chose to pay more attention after the 500 this year, but i've been meaning to follow the full season for a few years now, and it's been a blast! really nice to watch tbh. it's fascinating stuff, and one of the only sports i can really, truly sink my mental teeth into. also i have been crocheting like mad recently, bc it keeps me entertained and Makes Things!

Last Googled: tire strategy and regulations in IndyCar races, the differences in those regulations between oval and road courses, and the literal difference in composition between alternate and primary tires. very cool stuff. to me, at least, lmao

Currently Working On: jotting down ideas for the next two terror fics i want to work on/sketching out the plots and adaptations for both of them, getting fully trained at my job, and like 3 separate crochet projects. i have. a very scattered brain. also mentally gearing up for my second year of my master's, which is frightening, considering that i have to Write A Thesis soon lmao

oh lordt i don't know if i have 9 people to tag, but i'll tag a few: @imwritesometimes, @jbloopers, @sweetenby, @silkenbutterfly7 - if any of you want to participate, please do!

[7-wonders]

reluctant dad dream is so good and i was thinking how he appears different to every race or species so reluctant dad dream but now he's a dad to human kids, an entire litter of kittens, a pod of dolphins and theres now a load of sunflowers populating the dreaming and your house because everyone has figured that dream spends a lot of time at your place so now you have to deal with your home covered in daffodils and a bath full of endangered tropical fish (dream makes sure its always filled with seawater he's really sorry as he tries to desperately hide a pride of lions out of your view)

Your parentheses reminded me of this post I just shared on my insta stories lol:

Dream DOES NOT understand why beings flock to him, even though you’ve explained it’s probably a combination of him being the creator of many things and also the fact of once a dad, always a dad.

Dream mentally when he realizes that these damn cats/aliens/human babies/daisies see him as a dad: