#apparently i haven't read it yet

[mysticallilac]

i feel like i should just go and make a discord server for all those fantasy wlw books whose fandoms aren't big enough for a server on there own

so... if there's anyone interested in helping me moderate it-

edit: here's the link!

https://discord.com/invite/pYV6MRCKh7

[notmoreflippingelves]

Actually going insane over the implications of Jason asking Dick to be the Robin to his Batman in Battle for the Cowl.

Like I initially took it at the purely surface-level of Jason wanting a partner in the general sense. Which made sense, it's a huge responsibility and a lonely one so an assistant/sidekick/partner seems a no-brainer if you can get one.

But then I really thought about it, because Jason is not asking Dick to be his partner in the general sense; he's not even asking Dick to be his Nightwing. He's asking Dick to be his Robin.

And they both know exactly what Jason means: "Be the light to my darkness. Be the smile to my scowl. Be the hope to my fear. "

He's saying "Be 'Robin'; be the embodiment of Love and Justice and Goodness. Be the exceptional person that you have always been. Be the slightly-less exceptional person that I was when I wore your colors. Be the person that I was in the process of becoming and might have been (or might still be), if only Joker hadn't clipped my wings."

He's saying "I am prepared to become vengeance, become the Night. And I will go further than Bruce ever dared to, because it is what is needed. I will be the necessary evil. But you don't have to be. If Batman is Gotham's curse, Robin has always been its blessing. I will be the brutal punishment to our world, and I am asking you to be its incandescent gift."

He's saying, "Be for me, what we were for Him. Be my anchor, my comfort, my hope. Remind me what it's all for, why it's all worth it. And remind yourself as well."

He's saying "Be 'Robin' again--for both of our sakes."

[moonkhao]

hi.

[chompmon]

My heart still aches thinkin of the beginning of madarame route where he gets kidnapped. He's so desperate to get out. He doesn t want this, he's panicking more than i ve seen him panic this entire game, but the worst part is how easily he slipped.

What i mean by that is that towa was, very slowly but surely, getting better. The whole game is about him walking the line between starting to truly recover and falling back into the abyss with no way out. And the scenes with towa tryin to escape from madarame, before finally giving up and settling into his beloved self destruction? It's him subconsciously not wanting to go back to being worse.

But he slips so easily, through no fault of his own. It's easier to suffer, to convince yourself you love suffering, to find genuine comfort in your misery, than to fight every day for a better life.

[demdems]

genshin trying to explain why every playable natlan character is gonna be paper white but enemy npcs who get easy aggro'd need to be dark skinned

[momentomori24]

So I only watched a couple of routes for Flipside but now I'm fully convinced that Nicole's characterisation either got handed to someone else or was just changed entirely. I knew she was different in Re-Up and I had an inkling on how but I couldn't 100% place my finger on it until this instalment came out. I'm starting to feel like whoever wrote her here didn't completely get her character in the first game. Is that just me.

[evilkaeya]

My beautiful princess with a disorder

[wikiangela]

tease tidbit tuesday💀

tagged by @alliaskisthepossibilityoflove @daffi-990 @fortheloveofbuddie @disasterbuckdiaz @hoodie-buck 💖

hi! so, yesterday I randomly opened the doc with the buddie death cast au - which is a fic I started writing last summer on vacation and never got back to it but then made progress lol it's gonna be MCD, which i know is not everyone's thing so feel free to ignore this 🤣 it's basically buddie in the universe of the "they both die at the end"/"the first to die at the end" books so it's gonna be sad, sorry lol (I never even read mcd, idk why i'm writing this but this idea just wants to be written i guess haha) gotta put this weird mood I've been in lately to good use and finally write this 🤣 not sure if I'm happy with this snippet, but it all needs editing, the first two snippets were written on my phone and haven't been edited yet lol

I posted two snippets so far, gonna link them both snippet 1 | snippet 2

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“Is all of this clear, Eddie?” she asks in the end.

“Yeah, sure, whatever.” he says shortly. He should've just hung up immediately. Or cancel this stupid subscription after Shannon died. Sometimes he wonders if maybe people who get the calls and coincidentally get into accidents, for example, just give up and refuse to fight because they think it’s their time. Not like Shannon could do much, her injuries were too severe when they got there, but the point stands. Maybe they get more reckless, thinking it doesn’t matter anyway. 

There’s a short pause on the line, but then Jane speaks up again, her tone softer, more sympathy seeping through.

“I know it’s not easy to accept, if you’d like some help with that, on out website you can find therapists and grief counselors specializing in-”

“Listen.” Eddie interrupts. He’s spent enough time in therapy. He’s not doing it on his supposedly last day. “I know it’s all bullshit. I don’t care. You said what you had to say, I listened, for whatever reason.” he rolls his eyes. He really should’ve hung up, or not answered at all. “Is this conversation over yet?” he asks and is met with another moment of silence. She’s probably wondering what everyone else always is: why is he even spending money on this if he doesn’t believe. He has an answer ready to go, but that’s not what she asks.

“Can I ask you a question?” she says quieter, whispering, probably not allowed to go too much off-script. 

“Sure, why not.” he shrugs. He’s wide awake now, anyway, he’s not in a hurry. Not like he’s dying anytime soon.

“If it was your last day, how would you spend it? You don’t have to answer, just think about it.” she adds quickly, her tone much softer and gentler now. Eddie’s mind immediately supplies a picture of Christopher and Buck, just a casual hang-out, like usual, maybe going to the movies, or the aquarium, or the planetarium, something fun for his kid. And later a gathering with the rest of their family, maybe a barbecue at Bobby and Athena’s, with Maddie and Chim, and Hen and Karen, all their kids, just everyone having fun together. Yeah, that’d be a perfect day. “There’s no harm in spending today just like this, if possible. Just in case.” Jane adds, still whispering. He doesn’t tell her that’s more or less his plan, anyway, for the evening after his 12-hour shift. During which nothing will happen to him, because Death-Cast doesn’t know shit. “Well, lastly, Eddie,” Jane’s voice is back at normal-volume, tone strictly professional but sympathetic, as she recites the end of her script, “on behalf of everyone here at Death-Cast, we’re so sorry to lose you. Live this day to the fullest.”

Eddie hangs up without a word.

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[thomas-the-goat-of-satan]

the mask that Light Yagami slathers on while he's in public feels like it was the result of asking someone who had been isolated in a bricked-off room for several years with nothing but a TV and a collection of Afterschool specials to build a person completely from scratch. he reads like a vague imitation of a human being that's been zipped into a pretty boy skin suit. "believe it or not, Ryuk, I'm actually a pretty popular guy-" I don't fucking know how, man. easily the most impressive thing that he ever managed to achieve, and yes, that includes his Almost Successful attempt at world domination.

[st-eve-barnes]

So, all those leaks were true, huh?

[itstimeforstarwars]

Had to go to the dentist the other day. Someone canceled so they asked me to come in an hour early which was fine but then I was seen by a different dentist than usual. New dentist would not stop talking about books, talked about fantasy and murder mystery mostly and how favorite book is game of thrones. I now have a reading assignment from my dentist (not game of thrones).

[joosts-girl]

Hey bbs! 💕 As I've mentioned on my intro first, if I'm not around, it probably is because I'm buried on college work! And I am really busy right now!

I'm trying to finish my semester, so I have a hellish amount of assignments to finish before the month ends 🥲 So please do not fret if I'm inactive or smth, I promise I'm likely still lurking around these places, I just don't have time to make posts 😔

Thanks to everyone who has sent me kind messages! And sorry to all of those that I haven't replied! I promise my DM's and my asks are still open to anyone that wants to chat 🫡

Take care o/

I'll be back to queueing posts... whenever I have time orz LOL

[pegasusdrawnchariots]

I just finished Equal Rites!! 🥳 and the cinder block that is The Count of Monte Cristo. While I do have books queued up to finish next (Red Side Story & Don Quixote are first), I find my 2024 book list running short... What should I add to it?

feel free to make yr case as to yr choice if u wish, or to state support for multiple! I am nothing if not suggestible...

[leejeann]

Got the actual audiobook for Dazai's Entrance Exam (rather than just getting the ebook and using text-to-speech like usual) because I saw it was narrated by Patrick Seitz, Kunikida's english VA, and that just seemed too good not to check out lol

[vocaloid-song-of-the-day]

Rin-chan Now! by Owata-P feat. Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, and Kagamine Rin

[lizziestudieshistory]

Just realised the last 4 books I've finished are all nonfiction! What has happened to me? I seem to have become someone else?!

Not mad though! I've actually enjoyed reading them which is a huge win considering what a shit reading year I've had.