#apocalypticdemon

[imwritesometimes]

For the shades of red ask game:

Scarlet, Carmine, and Pomegranate! :)

thank you 🥰💜

scarlet: think of your favourite genre. what kind of media in that genre do you prefer - books, films, or tv series? - Movies, for pretty much any genre tbh. I have always been a big movie person and I have a giant cabinet of DVDs in my living room to back it up lol.

carmine: do you prefer having or not having a schedule? - I prefer having a loose schedule lol. Like things definitely need to get done and I of course have my general daily routine activity tasks but they can be done at whatever time as long as they just get done.

pomegranate: favourite and least favourite fruits? - This one's hard cause I love fruit. Pomegranates are a fave. Bananas. Dates. Blueberries. Cherries. Raspberries. Love 'em. Not a huge fan of oranges though only because of the texture? The flavor is still good though. And strawberries. I love the ~flavor~ in general but every time I have ever tried to eat like.. an actual strawberry (we even grew some when I was a kid!) they have tasted so sour I cannot eat them. Odd.

❤️Shades of Red Asks❤️

[clandestinegardenias]

My The Terror SciFi Fest 2024 fic is here on AO3!

We've got astronauts on Mars, we've got Silna being a badass, we've got so much forbidden romance and dumb space show references, we've got desperate reunions! Kissing! A Creature! Kind of a lot of blood! Enjoy!

Tag list under the cut

@hetchdrive @sunlaire @apocalypticdemon @atkeks @fitzconte @girljopson @marshmallow--galaxies @tigerballoons @plutoshark @wantsusdead @tilstandsrapporter @terrorscififest thought you might want to be notified ;)

[apocalypticdemon]

it is done.......... it is finished. a labor of several months of planning and writing and several weeks of editing. but it is finished and posted, at long last.

i hope you don't mind the tags, @clandestinegardenias and @sunlaire, you two are just the only ones i've interacted with more than once in the fandom. i hope you enjoy at least a little

[sunlaire]

Tagged by @clandestinegardenias

The rules: take your 3 most recently liked songs on Spotify (or the first 3 that pop up on shuffle, whichever you want) and you have to 1) choose a line from each song to be a fic title and 2) tell me the genre of fic it would be and any other fic description you feel inspired to include.

Take What You Take by Lily Allen, and I would absolutely use the line "Feel what you feel as long as it's real"

Deeply emotional fitzier fic of James coming to terms with who he is outside of how others see him. They survive and make it back to England, and there's a scene when James is invited to attend a dinner (they don't invite Francis) and he's getting dressed up, looking in the mirror as he'd done a thousand times, already imaging how he'll turn his recovery into a story. He's saying the words to himself, practicing his laugh at the right parts while he tries to tie his stock. strugling a bit with getting it to lay right, he's tied and untied it three times now, he happens to look up and catch sight of himself. he stops. The clatter of dishes and loud crowds that had filled his head just a moment ago are fading away and it's just him in the mirror. And he realizes he doesn't want to go. In fact, the story he was just conjuring seemed so thin and false. He hasn't laughed out there. he hadn't pulled himself up, attributing his strength to the notion of some queen far away. It has been Francis who saw him to safety and never let him give up. So he finishes getting dressed and shows up at Francis' place unexpectedly. It goes without saying, they smash hard🔥🔥🔥

Clean Slated State by The Altogether, and wow this song has so many lines that would be perfect ah but I'll use "Build a quilt from all who have loved me"

Rossier fic. It opens with a letter written and sent and returned. Angst angst angst. I think it would bounce POV between Francis and JCR. There are some near encounters but they miss each other. The netsilik group Francis lives with packed up and travelled just before James got there, that kind of thing. And it's a story of Francis' declining health and James' fierce love for his 'friend'. Of course they finally meet up in the end , and with him James brought letters and pictures of people who love Francis and it's just angst city

Above the Clouds of Pompeii by Bear's Den and oooh I'm using "The flowers slipping from your hand"

Fitzier hanahaki fic time >:) with franics being the one hacking up flowers. He's SO annoyed. It starts long before he's ready to even broach the subject of falling in love again. Of course. Twice rejected and so far removed from the world as they are, it's ridiculous. And yet. Blanky has to shake sense into him, he says "you're either going to see to this thing or you'll die. And you're not dying." And when he says it, it ruffles franics. But dammit, he's right of course. He's being unreasonable continuing on like this, bearly able to breath at night. "Well, what if I don't want to be this man. Rejected and-" he gestures vaguely with a swing of his arm, words leaving him in his anger. "and pathetic in my feelings. Unwelcomed and unwanted as well. What if I can't stomach it." He confesses. The anger fizzles out and he scowls, feeling raw. Oh I'm so simple when it comes to hanahaki fics fr fr but yeah he admits that he needs to take care of this. So he gets bundled up to make the walk across the ice in the polar night. And he's wheezing and sounds like death. After a solid 2 months of avoiding him, James is shocked to see Francis nearly collapsing in his doorway. He shoots up from his seat alarmed and Francis jabs a finger in his direction, bearly able to talk, he gets out "now you sit back down. I mean to have words with you." For the first half of the conversation James doesn't know if he's being insulted or complimented for every nice thing Francis says, it is with a tone of utter frustration lol

Okay tagging @paellegere @apocalypticdemon and @jurassic-cunt

[boatswainer]

nine people I want to get to know better 💌

ty for the tag @sea-wives <333 (go watch her john irving sun bleached flies edit i am basically its PR manager atp)

LAST SONG? Shut Me Down - Rowland S. Howard

FAVORITE COLOR? baby pink/yellow, the kind you see in fruits and clouds IYKWIM

CURRENTLY WATCHING? i am maybe three episodes into SAS Rogue Heroes

LAST MOVIE? Dunkirk. however i did technically watch a quarter of the mummy returns last night

SWEET/SPICY/SAVORY? savory all the way until the cows come home babeyyy

RELATIONSHIP STATUS? single

CURRENT OBSESSIONS? boring. but working out. im finding it surprisingly fun. also eating passionfruit

LAST THING YOU GOOGLED? “moby dick homosexuality grandpa” because i wanted the image for my edit LMAO

the lucky nine are featured below the cut! and as always - no need to answer if you don't want to! 💕

@aboutyoutoo @roberttingle @apocalypticdemon @coldfruitwater @noeavoiding

[sweetenby]

LOOK AT WHAT MY COOL AWESOME FRIEND GOT ME!!!!!!!!!!! @apocalypticdemon YOURE DA BEST!!

[librius]

 ♪!

Send me a ♪ and I will put music on shuffle and give you a song and my favorite line from it.

Song: Yule Shoot Your Eye Out by Fall Out Boy

Favorite Line: Don't come home for Christmas / You're the last thing I wanna see / Underneath the tree / Merry Christmas, I could care less

[gayoboist]

I was tagged by @jijarugen because he’s an ass

Nickname: Jess, nerd, Nate Manthey, the gay, etc.

Star Sign: Cancer

Height: 5'3″ fuck off jimmy

Time right now: 1:19AM

Last thing I googled: big gay ice cream shop

Fave music artist: Gustav Holst

Song stuck in my head: Salut D’Amore

Last movie i watched: Ghost busters? the new one? I think?

Last tv show watched: House Hunters because I’m always a slut for HGTV

What are you wearing right now: my music ed major t-shirt and jeans. i’m too lazy to change.

When did you create your blog: no fucking idea but I started using it more within the past 1/2 years

What kind of stuff do i post: i just reblog shit usually, fallout stuff, political stuff, band stuff, sometimes d&d stuff? yeah

Do i have any other blogs: nope

Do i get asks regularly: no

Why did i choose my url: because I love sherlock and play the oboe fight me

Gender: i’m a girl yo

Hogwarts house: Slytherin. Some people mistake me for Gryffindor. Those people aren’t with us any longer.

Pokemon team: Mystic but I haven’t touched that game in a solid three months.

Favorite color: Pink is a great color, but blue is nice too.

Average hours of sleep: 7 ish because 8AM classes are gr8 :^)

Favorite character(s): moriarty is cool. nick valentine is the best. i am also very gay for veronica.

How many blankets do i sleep with: 1, usually

Dream job: I want to be an english horn player in a symphony but i also want to be a band/orchestra director. maybe both.

Following: i don’t goddamn know and i’m too lazy to look

tagging: you nerds don’t gotta do this but i’m gonna tag @apocalypticdemon and @loverofallthingsnerdy because i love them <3

[loverofallthingsnerdy]

First time someone’s tagged me! :D Thank you @consultingoboe. Not sure what this is, but it seems fun

Nicknames: Kels, Moose Star sign: Taurus Height: 5'7" last time I checked Time right now: 7:35am Last thing I googled: fire red dragon claw tm location Fave music artist: Yoko Shimomura or Joe Hisaishi, they’re both amazing Song stuck in my head: The Legend of Zelda 25th anniversary medley Last movie I watched: Shawshank Redemption Last TV show I watched: the office What you are wearing right now: A Majora’s Mask t-shirt and my favorite penguin pajama pants When did you create your blog: Just a little before I started college, I think? Half a year ago ish What kind of stuff do I post: I mostly just reblog other people’s stuff right now. Maybe I’ll put some of my short stories or poetry up here someday if it’s good Do I have other blogs: Nope! Do I get regular asks: I haven’t received a single ask before so that would be a no Why did I choose my url: I had too much nerdy things I loved and couldn’t pick just one to settle on, so… yeah Gender: Female Hogwarts house: Hufflepuff!!! :D Pokémon team: Mystic Favorite color: pretty much anything dark, but purple is probably my favorite right now Average hours of sleep: I have to have at least 8 to function as a human being, so… 8-10 probably How many blankets do I sleep with: 1. Now if this were about pillows the answer would be like 5. I know. It’s sad but I just like having things to hug Dream job: Let’s player or something to that affect where I can play video games Following: mostly web comics, Thomas Sanders, youtubers, and gtlive blogs Tagging: apocalypticdemon, but she was already tagged so I won’t bug her again :/

[agentlemens-query]

... they're a symbol of things you missed out on, or things you wish you'd done differently, people you'd treated better, family you wish you knew you knew how to... support without being overbearing.

It's living and dealing with those regrets that makes you more... you.

[imwritesometimes]

For the soft asks!

What song makes you feel better?

12. How are you?

18. Do you still love stuffed animals?

30. What reminds you of home?

💜🥰 thank you for the ask!! (sorry it took me a bit, I was pretty busy this weekend 🙃) 1. What song makes you feel better? I think I'd have to go with Shine a Light by The Rolling Stones or That's Life by Frank Sinatra (honorable mention for Honky Cat by Elton John)

12. How are you? I'm pretty good! I got my workout in today, got all my other stuff done for the day and I have everything prepped to make baked ziti with garlic bread and sautéed green beans for dinner!

18. Do you still love stuffed animals? I do. I have uhhhhhh I don't wanna say an embarrassing amount of stuffed animals for my age but... I have a lot. A significant portion though are ones I'm thankful I still have as I had them as a kid and they somehow survived my mom's house fire. So I don't think it's outta line to keep 'em lol.

30. What reminds you of home? My cats, honestly. If they're around, it's home. In a general town/location sense? Seeing the Sierras off in the distance. The big railyard. Gold rush stuff/history. Fruit/almond orchards and rice fields ☺️

💌Soft Asks

[clandestinegardenias]

Tagged by @anthonymire, thank you!!

Last Song: Where The Love Go by Lil' Wayne and Swizz Beatz

Favorite Color: Aquamarine

Last Movie/TV Show: Do sports count? Been watching some Premiere League soccer this weekend

Sweet/Spicy/Savory: Sweet--especially chocolate, especially if there's sea salt involved

Relationship Status: Married, actually, which I don't talk about a lot because it's...a bit fraught, at the moment? Like, not BAD, but more "huh, I'm just married to like...Some Guy. Does everyone feel like that after long enough??? Is this what I want???" this is probably way too much TMI, but that's where I am. It's, uh. A whole Thing.

Last Thing I Googled: Anchovy paste substitution for anchovy filets

Current Obsession: The Terror, as you may have noticed

Last Book: Midnight in Chernobyl, Trail of the Lost, and Last Man Standing: A Biography of Francis Crozier

Looking Forward To: Going to a annual professional meeting in southern Arizona in a few weeks and I'll get to see some friends, some colleagues, and my parents! Plus I'll get some time in the desert and mountains, which always heals my soul a little.

Tagging @sunlaire @atkeks @apocalypticdemon @ruinconstellation

[clandestinegardenias]

thanks for the tag, @l-tyrell !

do you make your bed? Mostly! My dog likes to lay on it during the day, and to keep her fur off the sheets it's nice to have it...closed haha

what's your favorite number? vague preference for 711. I was 7lbs 11 oz when I was born, and the last 3 digits of my first phone number were 711, plus like, Slurpees! I was always number 7 or number 11 on sports teams.

what is your job? I'm a sociologist and a professor at a university (assistant professor, but on a tenure track. it is still WILD to me that i landed this)

if you could go back to school would you? if I had time and it was free? TOTALLY. Love school, love learning, I could have majored in a billion different things cause everything was interesting. Maybe physics? I'd love to know more physics.

can you parallel park? sort of? like, I can. and I will force myself to, just because I feel like I should be able to, but it might take me a few corrections

a job you had that would surprise people? tour guide for an historic Dutch windmill, haha. sometimes I got to help the miller sift the flour

do you think aliens are real? yes, but not necessarily in a way we can readily perceive them/a form people generally anticipate. We get too anthropocentric with it

can you drive a manual car? nope! I know the theory, but have never been taught/actively tried

what's your guilty pleasure? probably like...food that is really unsustainably produced but DELICIOUS like idk those giant strawberries grown in California that I can get in the Midwest in February. oh, or almond milk.

tattoos? no, nothing against it, just too noncommittal

favorite color? the color of the Caribbean sea

favorite type of music? i mean my top artists in the past year were Megan Thee Stallion and The Kingston Trio? I like oldies and anything that has a fucking BEAT

do you like puzzles? yes! very unseriously and recreationally, but yes (I am bad at it but I have fun)

any phobias? eternity, can NOT think about it too long or I WILL panic

favorite childhood sport? softball! i liked running the bases and standing in the outfield

do you talk to yourself? internally, ALL THE TIME. out loud when something particularly silly/surprising happens, like I'll just be standing in my yard and go "well that was weird"

what movie(s) do you adore? Some Like it Hot and Lawrence of Arabia are a consistent top 2. oh, and The Blues Brothers!

coffee or tea? tea! i love a yummy coffee latte but the caffeine is almost always too strong for me :( and also TEA IS SO GOOD I'm not mad

first thing you wanted to be growing up? astronaut!! i would still go to space if someone gave me the chance

tags @sunlaire @stormyoceans @apocalypticdemon if you'd like to!

[clandestinegardenias]

RULES: Post the last sentence you wrote (fanfic / original / anything) and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence. 

Thank you for the tag, @tigerballoons AND @anthonymire!

It's uhhhh all been pretty porny lately, but thankfully the last sentence is fairly tame.

James whimpers and tucks his head against Francis’ crown, breathing in the scent of his hair.

tagging @apocalypticdemon and @sunlaire

[imwritesometimes]

nine people i want to get to know better!!

I was tagged by the always lovely @apocalypticdemon💜💜

Last Song: I Don't Want to Know - Fleetwood Mac. It came on in the car when I was coming home from the grocery store earlier 😊

Favorite Color: purple 💜

Currently Watching: like right now right now... 48 Hours lmao. In general? Nothing really. I tried to get into Under The Bridge recently and I just was not feeling it at all so I kinda gave up on it. I might pick it back up now that it's all out but idk. It was just. Meh. I always am watching some kind of Docuseries though. Mostly abt religion/cults/history or crime. Love me a GOOD docuseries, man.

Last Movie: The Bikeriders. Goddddd I wanted this to be good so bad but it was just. Not. Good. At all. It was so boring. Which I think is the worst thing a movie can be. How do yo make a movie abt motorcycle clubs boring? IDK but they did it. No one had any chemistry at all. Not romantic. Not friendship chemistry. It was so flat and just. Bad.

Currently Reading: Nothing but I did recently pick up a copy of What The River Knows cause I had seen it mentioned on here in regards to The Mummy. So I snagged it recently and I'm hoping at some point I'll have some time to read it.

Sweet, Spicy, or Savory? It honestly really depends man lol but I guess sweet.

Relationship: single

Current Obsession: I'm really into city building type games and I've been playing a bunch of those lately since I got my bitchin' new laptop. And of course baking. I'm still really trying to think abt if I wanna actually try to do like a home business or not but I'm having fun trying out all the decorating and different ideas I have. My next 'project' is probably going to be ~Spumoni~ cupcakes 😊

Last Googled: info about covid tests (my mom is currently in quarantine to be super safe so that's.... going on)

Currently Working On: the nice guys WIP is still in progress and I feel good about the outline/notes now but it's still..... in very rough stages right now. I have. A lot. going on irl rn so it's kinda like when I have the time and motivation I work on it.

zero pressure tags: @novemberhush @tenderbittersweet @readbythestarlight @softasawhisper @capskat26 @maderilien @jody-seavers

[sunlaire]

Thank you for the tags @morgan-the-lonely-brick mwah <3

Rules: answer and tag people you want to get to know better and catch up with

Favourite colour: at the moment, its split between these two greens

Last song: Born This Way - Lady Gaga (i somehow hadn't heard it before today??? i guess i've only heard the homestuck version aksdjfhaksjdf Earlier when i was driving, i wanted to hear the tune but when i put it on i reazlied i didn't know any of the words. incredible. amazing song)

Currently reading: The Secret Garden. (I was getting some photos printed at the store and while i waited, i found the book on the shelf. It kept me company. I ordered a copy of "Madhouse at the end of the Earth" but its still in the mail. i'm very excited to read it)

Currently watching: Belgravia: The Next Chapter ( i'm on the 7th episode, and everytime i think the characters can't get any more miserable, something awful happens. i'm enthralled. also liam garrigan is there)

Currently craving: Yeah, prev... it is terminal i'm afraid. But to pick a different answer, i would go crazy over some sushi. i haven't had it in so long.

Coffee or tea: tea only because i can't have too much caffeine or else i would drink coffee everyday >o<

Hobby to try: I want to learn some music on the piano.

Current AU: vampire jopzier au. I think it would be really neat to have a vampire story set in that era. and i am not immune to old man vampire

Tagging: @clandestinegardenias @daincrediblegg @apocalypticdemon @aye-aye-captain (i believe some of yall have already been tagged, but i'll do it anyways)