#and also you guys probably do to :p

[shinythingsarecool]

summoning the energy to go through my mutuals blogs and interact with them so they remember that I exist and know I love them

[cerealbishh]

"We're in the exact same place we were before..."

"We are in such a different place. We're communicating, we're- we're listening to each other... We're gonna figure it out, together."

[5hark-byt3]

Hiiiii I drew Shiver again bc I’ve been in a Shiver drawing moooodddd hiiiiiiiii

[silent-sentinels]

we have gotta actually finish the other account, it has been months and we want to tell revi that we're also plural hgkjgk

[b-blushes]

thursday quest - no physical therapy today - make and eat lunch sooooo early but i can do it!!!!! - get ready for wedding - attend wedding! yay! (: - decompress well when i get home <3

[odd-chips]

You know... Thank God no one's asked WHY Cap'n became an eyeless weredog yet, because I do NOT have an answer for that HDGDJGSJKL

[deepseawave]

obsessed w the tags on ur last reblog

Omgg, thank you haha, it was a quality post so I just had to appreciate it in full force 😂❤️

Can‘t believe someone would actually enjoy my yapping :,D

[sysig]

Eyesome propaganda (Patreon)

[oreegaanoo]

Once again I am fueled by comments from my thesis supervisor and feel like I can actually do this thing hell YEAAAAHHHH

I CAN WRITE THIS THING!!! I CAN DO IT!!!!! AAAAAAAHHHH

[punch-love]

Re: Peter's "emo anger",

I hope it didnt come off as trivializing to call it emo!!! I just meant that it's the type of anger that is behind my favorite pop-punk & screamo songs and feels like a staple of the genre to me. It was definitely a projection on my part; I'm sure people could still call it punk anger, it just depends on what songs they're listening to lol.

I relate a lot to Peter's struggle to feel "powerful", which to me reads as if he's got his wires majorly crossed between power, autonomy, harm, and retribution. I screenshotted a line where civilian Peter thinks: "Wade has no idea of his capacity to bite back." Whether Aunt May's distaste for his self expression or perhaps pushback he's experienced around being trans, Peter has felt backed up into a corner when it comes to his autonomy, and as Spiderman he reclaims it through wielding his body as a weapon. But it's not a healthy type of empowerment, it's more of a form of self harm. A constant power struggle between himself, if you will. That's my take on it anyways. And obviously Wade really challenges this part of him that "needs" to feel powerful to feel in control, and it's lead to many crises around why he "needs" that to begin with (ex: when he abandons the suit and pendulums in the opposite direction, where he becomes listless and suicidal)

Not sure if this is TMI but seeing these facets of Peter being explored in LP has gotten me thinking about my similarly wire-crossed relationship to power/autonomy/etc. I've really been getting my money's worth out of my therapy sessions recently LOL it's inspired a lot of important introspection. So I'm really thankful for your characterization of Peter

Peter's struggle to feel "powerful" through being in control is one of - if not the most - personally inspired aspects of his character to me. It's something I have always struggled with as a person. I've found writing it in such an honest and unflattering way has been a very vulnerable experience.

It means a lot to me that it's an aspect of him that you not only relate to, but also felt inspired by to work through. I think as a writer my personal goal is always to write characters that people can see themselves through a third perspective - messy, imperfect, selfish, and earnest. It's hard to have sympathy toward the complications of ourselves, but it's very easy to forgive and understand flawed character.

"He's got his wires majorly crossed between power, autonomy, harm, and retribution." <- you really understand the character. Peter's life has been one of never actually being able to be seen as powerful enough to not be harmed by others. I think he feels like if he figures out a way to be perceived as untouchable, then nothing will touch him. Peter absolutely uses Spider-Man as a form of self-harm (and also a drug) to numb him from the fact that he still feels powerless. Wade triggers that aspect of him near-constantly, and is unapologetic about exploiting it as a weakness. I feel really satisfied that you understand what I am doing with that aspect of Peter on such an intimate and personal level. I feel like I really accomplished what I wanted to do in writing him by just having (1) person so aptly point out that aspect of his character.

I don't think it's TMI at all when people tell me how they've projected or understood themselves through my writing. It's again, truly the heartbeat behind why I write the way I write. I don't want to put morals in my work, so much as empathic mirrors. I want people to have more understanding toward the inherent complication of our own imperfections. It really, deeply touches me that my work did that for you. I love that you've been working it out in therapy, and I hope you continue figuring out how to untangle that crossover of autonomy/power/control wires in you. I'm proud of you for doing that work, and thank you so much for telling me.

[buwheal]

I swear to god i really need to make a reference sheet lmao i hate looking at some of the ones that arent even that old??? its scary... the consistency has gotten better recently i think but still... :shudder: I see them in my notifs when tumblr decides to recommend old posts to people (EW!!!!! I HATE THAT SO MUCH!!!!! WHY!!!!!) and i wish i could just delete them... but like... thats such a bad idea...

[clouds-oc-corner]

started rotatinf my little guys again, specifically the high school crew, and I think I should introduce some magical element to their world tbh. I don't know if I can write a straight up highschool drama hfhfhdh

[cerealbishh]

"Look, I just- I want my life to feel meaningful!"

"You used to think your life was meaningful by being in a family with me!"

[shoecrabs]

i honestly don't think anyone will care but I keep brainrotting over the idea of a pjo/rainworld au

I've turned the Seven into funky slimy cats dealing w concepts far beyond their comprehensions lmao

[13eyond13]

Is Light Yagami a pure evil villain?

A good question. I think what makes him interesting and well-written is that he's an extremely complicated character in his motives, and that even though a lot of what he does is unsympathetic and stuff we consider the worst-of-the-worst behaviour, you can also often see exactly what his thought process is and where he's coming from and why he might have become the person that he is and started behaving the way that he did once he got the notebook. This is one of those things Ohba wanted the audience to decide for themselves, so it's sort of up to you to make that call based on everything you see.

[aroaessidhe]

2024 reads / storygraph

Masquerade

historical fiction set in 15th century West Africa

follows a young woman from Timbuktu, recently conquered by the the warrior king of Yorùbáland

her guild of blacksmiths were already shunned as witches, and their conditions worsen under Yorùbá rule - so when she’s kidnapped by the king to be his wife, she decides to accept that it’ll be a better life for her, as long as she can get her mother’s blessing

but as months go by without her mother being found, and political tensions rise, she must decide what she wants