#blorbo from my favorite podcast

[bitter-goodbyes]

So for all the Gillion posting recently (no I’m not)

[alatariel-galadriel]

Juno and Peter deserve at least one (1) more ball dance before their Penumbra saga ends

Based on this Linedecker painting

[lynxgriffin]

I did a post asking about this ages ago, but now that there's polls, I'd like to do another round for this question, since it always has me curious:

Also, I am not including stuff like "I just stay up thinking about things that make me anxious", since this is specifically about things that help you sleep, not things that keep you up!

Just curious how widespread this practice is!

[deergravity]

Seeing as my internal rewards system has moved on to 'trans fiction' from 'queer horror audio drama podcast' I thought I should do a little roundup of everything I listened to the past few months.

A rough ranking:

Malevolent. Just squeaking into the top spot here based on 1) technical prowess (iykyk) 2) compelling characters and story and 3) they are my blorbos your honor!!! Mind boggling that Harlan Guthrie has so much chemistry with himself.

The Silt Verses. Only topped by Malevolent bc season 1 is not as polished, but it really doesn't matter. Top tier characters, amazing worldbuilding, intricate plotting and it had something to SAY about the casual violence of systems, the nature of hope, the complexity of being human in a world that tries to make us inhuman. Also, it doesn't rely on some thin recording contrivance (a framing device that has its place) and instead truly takes the mantle of audio drama without apology.

The White Vault. On the topic of framing devices, TWV has a very cool take on found footage recordings. A group of [researchers/archeologists] are sent to investigate a remote site in [Svalbard/Patagonia] and the podcast is structured as a documentarian presenting the notes, recordings and diary entries in a reconstructed timeline. My favorite element is that many of the characters don't make their notes in English, so the segments will often open with the VA speaking German, Spanish, Mandarin, Icelandic, Russian, etc etc before fading into the translation. There are miniseries between the seasons available on their patreon and they were so worth the $10 I paid to access them for a month. Reveals are slow, but worthwhile, and the mythology built for the show is highly original and intriguing.

Deviser. A one season contained story from Harlan Guthrie of Malevolent. Scifi, psychological, lots of wet awful body horror. If you're a fan of Harlan wimpering into a mic, you'll love this one.

WOE.BEGONE. Long, ongoing, and so so so far from the original premise it's hilarious, I'm ranking this higher than it maybe deserves for two factors 1) the creator and the VAs are clearly having a blast and 2) it's riding the line of taking itself serious despite a premise that invites irony poisoning without becoming too wrapped up in itself. It's fun, I think, that keeps w.bg strong.

The Magnus Archives. Should this be one up? Probably. But everyone bloody well knows tma by this point, it's good, great even! Beyoncé of horror podcasts.

I Am In Eskew. Only knocked down due to the actually godawful sound quality. Truly unsettling stories though (the one with the building architect haunts me) and a surprisingly realistic conclusion. You can see the bones of The Silt Verses here, from the same creative team.

The Magnus Protocol. Everything above this is there due to originality. As a sequel series, TMAGP will always suffer in that measure. However, I like our new cast and I do love an alternate reality. Curious to see where season 2 takes us. I'd like to kill Mr Bonzo in a fire.

The Inexplicables. Another one season story, this time from Rusty Quill, with really fun, flawed characters and no recording framing device!

Wolf 359. Storywise, great! Characters, excellent! Kicking it way to the bottom bc they just would NOT STOP referencing H***y P****r. Yes, Doug's characterization hangs on excessive reference humor, but that was one well I wish they'd left alone.

Red Valley. Knocked for HP references too (come ON british podcasters, do better) but more importantly for veering WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY too close to real life in season 3 onward. I was here for a horror sci fi story about cryogenics, not to listen to my worst climate disaster fears brought to life via hearing rich old sods try to buy their way out of consequences while the world burns and eco terrorism escalates. Too real. Not bad storytelling, just very much not fulfilling my escapism needs.

It's kinda crazy to me that anytime I mention this genre to normies in my life they say, "oh, like true crime podcasts?" And then I die inside. No dude, like radio drama. Like War of the Worlds.

Anyway, I'm off to get even less relatable by reading a zillion niche trans novels (hello Welcome to Dorley Hall, aka, what if there really was a 'trans cult' force femming dudes to undermine their masculinity? It's amazing how much yarn we can make by subverting the cis gaze.)

[themirokai]

With the exception of my favorite ever Anon who apparently thought I was French, I think a lot or most people who follow me know that I’m a lawyer in the US.

A lot of my friends are federal employees. A few of my friends are federal prosecutors. One of my friends prosecuted January 6th cases.

My group text with my friends from law school is a very bleak place right now. I am sad and angry and scared.

But I don’t intend to change anything about my tumblr. I know a lot of you, like me, come to tumblr for a break from The Horrors. And we come to look at pretty pictures and laugh at shitposts and talk about our blorbos. And then we put down our phones or close the browser tab and go out and do what we can in this rapidly deteriorating hellscape.

I found the beginning of the most recent episode of Vibe Check to have some useful perspective. The hosts were talking about how your outrage has value and how the current president is an outrage-machine who is banking on us burning out to diminish resistance. I recommend this podcast in general but this episode in particular.

So that’s what I’m doing. My blog will continue to not have politics or news on it. It’s not because I’m not following or because I don’t care. I am and I do. I’m just not doing that on tumblr. I have asks open, at least for now, and DMs are always open. You’re welcome to stop by and say hi.

Chin up friends. My blog will be here when you need a break.

❤️❤️ Miro

[jewsinfandoms]

hey

So like Esther, I've been hiding my people and my homeland on tumblr dot com, because *points vaguely at the whole world*

I'm Israeli, so I've never had to contextualize my Judaism or represent it—which is to say, I don't actually know how to incorporate Judaism into my fanworks?

Can you give some examples of what that would look like? The only examples I know of are actually offensive in the other direction (Jewish!Peter Parker who speaks like Mel Brooks' rabbi character in Men in Tights).

Can the Judaism just be in the background? Like, the plot happens in a synagogue instead of a church? Or does it have to have a real role in the story? Does one of the characters have to be Jewish? Can it be just thematically Jewish, like a midrash-inspired story that's applicable to 911 characters?

I'd appreciate any direction or ideas you can offer!

(and also I salute you for being a publicly Jewish blog. That's... unfortunately brave these days)

Hello dear anon, and apologies for taking so long to answer! It is a great question that requires some thinking, we hope the explanation will help.

First, a hug from far away. Mods are from all over the world, including Israel, and we know how you feel. That's why we started this – to give Jews a safe space, where they could be proud in their identity and not hide it.

And now, for your question! In a true Jewish way, the answer will be – it's up to you. Do you want to make all your blorbos Jewish? Maybe only one of the main characters? Or just one supporting character will mention they went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem when they were younger?

It can be a Jewish Spiderman who goes to synagogue for a Shabbat prayer and notices a criminal activity, and needs to decide if to break the sacred day. Maybe Batman fell in love with a Jewish man, and Alfred needs to learn how to make Kosher food? Perhaps you want to explore the ways Judaism influenced the writing of Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri?

All forms of creation are welcomed - you can cosplay as a biblically accurate angel, draw a character with a Kippah, or podcast (after getting permission from the writer) your favorite fanfic.

Good luck, and may we all have a safe time!

[who-do-i-know-this-man]

sooo nick neopia's poll ended a bit ago and he lost so allow me to yell a bunch of anti-propaganda about this guy to everyone who doesn't play neopets (mostly copied from this earlier post). this is the third time i'm posting a big infodump about him, i feel like a blorbo evangelist or something.

SO BASICALLY there’s this one neopets characters. the thing that makes him unique is that he exists outside of canon sort of, in the form of april fools pranks. he’s sort of become the neopets’ april fools mascot since he’s appeared in 3 pranks so far (2003, 2020, and 2023).

nick makes his debut as a kid in april fool’s 2003, where he serves as the tour guide for the new, revamped, totally radical NEOPETZ!!

the image speaks for itself i guess. unlike in later pranks, nick is sort of just a one-off joke here, but instead of being forgotten he became a small joke within the fandom. you might find a few neopian times (neopets’ online newspaper written by users) articles mentioning how the author (jokingly) despises him.

then 2020 rolls around, and nick finally makes an actual reappearance in april fools 2020! he’s now older and apparently knows more about web design. it seems like Neopetz might’ve been his idea, because he wants to redesign the site again, only this time he wants it to be more modern and exciting. which his idea of is apparently backwards text, randomized links, and the elusive “13D.” check out his press release (ft. comic sans and showcard gothic).

during this prank, the site would spin around, go upside down, etc. as nick redesigned it behind the scenes. could find any videos of it though </3

and finally, april fools 2023 (my favorite part!). nick has gotten pretty salty over his amazing ideas getting rejected by TNT, so he spent 3 years turning into a crazy conspiracy theorist, his main goal being to uncover whatever horrible secrets TNT has been hiding. so he launched a little “website” called the sceptic tank! you can still view it here but during april fools day, his ads would cover the site:

featuring a delightful always sunny reference ^_^

clicking on the sticky notes will present you with a different theory. you can read them all written out and look at his ads here.

he also guest starred on episode 3 of neopets’ podcast at the time, nosy neopians. click here to listen to him scream at two TNT members.

to sum it up he’s a crazy insufferable bastard man who thinks he’s a genius and i need him desperately despite that. he could have been a horrible sexyman if we tried hard enough. thx for reading yaayyy <3

Fascinating. And now I will know what you mean when you tag the wildest posts with "nick neopia"

[pleasantspark]

at this point can we even call helluva boss a show for the audience because season two deadass feels like some fanservice shit that’s specifically made for Vivzepop and her friend circle

Most of the episodes always involves stolas being this helpless prince who needs his slave- uh I mean true love to save him

she literally blow most on the money budget just to get her favorite pop singer to voice act her oc which is ironic considering the episode literally ended up in copyright jail for two years until they got another singer for cotton candy and the only reason why that episode exists is because it’s supposed to be some love letter to her fans and the die young animation like girl nobody doesn’t care about your old animation 😭

and now blitzo is getting shit on left and right because he didn’t accept stolas little feelings 😐😑

as much as I’m not happy for ghostfuckers (if you know you know) it’s sad that this is going to be the last episode we see imp doing their job before everything becomes Vivzepop barely disguise fanfanfic for the rest of the season and season three

Whose not saying it's already fanfiction? Hazbin Hotel features VivziePop wanting to spread her "love" and "admiration" for sinners to be redeemed, while also being a burden to her own show. And managing to get a BEATBOXER TO SPEND 50K on her ass.

Try and convince me Hide Away isn't the main reason why most of these idiots actually got into Hazbin? I mean the fanbase was small but huge at the time, and overtime most of us were busy with other (respectful fandoms) like The Amazing Digital Circus, Welcome Home or even the upcoming news for Dragon Ball.

Helluva Boss is just fanfiction but podcasted and animation. Like those fanmade My Immortal shit. I'd mich rather read My Immortal, atleast the jokes and misspells were better than whatever VivziePop did.

I was currently writing an Audition sheet for my Hazbin Hotel rewrite series (Completely separate from Hazbin) when you sent it in.

So in conclusion:

Both Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss are written by WattPad 12 year olds who have some ideas on what is a gay relationship. It's literally remanence of what my Older Sister wrote on Wattpad (this bitch got 1k followers on there LMFAOOO.) Shame she quit writing.

So yeah, you're somewhat right Hazbin is somewhat of a fanfiction gone wrong especially knowing how she relies on the fans to give her ideas because she wasted all her money on broadway actors and complains about being PUH PUH POOOOOR!

Anyways Kofis opened so if you want personalized letters from your blorbos and favorite characters hmu. I need to save up for something related to getting art classes. They are 5$ for anyone interested.

[freckliedan]

i got tagged in a poll game by @notsosaucystuff—ty em!! i'm doing this as a new post to keep from clogging people's dashes.

phannies, what are your favorite non dan and phil pieces of media? shows, movies, musicians, books, youtubers, etc.

choose any reasonable number of things and poll it for funsies and whatever. i am not doing this i'm maxxing our poll options <3

sorry it's so many options but that IS an accurate representation of my likes. also dungeon meshi but i figure it'd have recency bias. dan and phil are really an interest outlier for me usually i like my blorbos bloodied and heartbroken ^_^ if these fandoms float your boat. find me @unloneliest the rest of the time when i'm not here

tagging @gamora-borealis @jonsaremembers @danielbear @dnphobe @deathclassic

@milfygerard @lizardsmp3 @manchesterau @flamingheretic @phoutube

@tjlauren @lesdienne @yonpote @birthdaywolf @wdapteo

OH and @bitchslapblastoids

[the-joker-of-musicals]

MUSICAL TUMBLRMAN BATTLE

hey there, it's me, marina @annabelle--cane. you've seen these brackets before, you know the drill, it's time to watch these bastards kill each other.

rules/guidelines:

I'm using "tumblrman"/"the jokner of musicals" because a lot of the characters iconic to this genre are minors and it wouldn't be appropriate for an adult (<- me) to call them sexymen, but it also wouldn't feel right to just leave them out. I think these terms carry most of the same energy while leaving out sexual connotations.

personally, I will be voting and selecting based on levels of iconicness and how hard a choke hold these characters had on me and my peers, not based on which characters I actually think are best or that I like the most. I know this guideline is completely unenforceable and people will just black out and vote for their blorbos, but if this gets a good turn out, maybe I'll do a "favorite/best/most musical character" tournament afterwards.

there are a few characters who are already guaranteed spots (jd, beetlejuice, the squip, etc.), but still feel free to submit any obvious choices, especially if you've got compelling propaganda.

there are a few characters I don't feel comfortable including, but I don't think people are likely to submit them and I think posting a list would invite discourse, so I'll just say that I leave it ultimately up to my discretion whether or not to dismiss certain nominations.

since I will be selecting characters based on how iconic I think they were/are, nominees will likely skew male, but submissions are also open to female and nonbinary characters. the jonkler of musicals can be any gender.

similarly, I'm going to prioritize characters from stage musicals, but you may also submit characters from movie, TV, podcast, song cycle, or other medium musicals. if you're unsure, just go ahead and submit them and I'll figure it out.

this is a CRINGE POSITIVE space. ribbing on your past self or 2017 musical fandom culture as a whole is all fine and good, but try to keep in the spirit of friendly competition and stay away from being outright mean. if what you're saying is indistinguishable from a homophobe talking about their high school gsa, I will block you and delete your comments.

@ this blog or use the tag "tjom bracket" in your commentary about this tournament and I might rb your post here

I'm aiming for 32 characters in the first round, but I'm willing to be flexible.

inspiration from: @bestmusicalworldcup @bracketsoffear @problemgirlbracket @character-of-all-time @blorbopoll2 @powerpolyculeshowdown @ultimate-tragic-couples-showdown

OKAY. SUBMIT YOUR MUSICAL JOKSTNERS. FORM OPEN UNTIL 12:00 AM MONDAY EST.

[optimisticaudience]

My Top 10 Unhinged Movie Recommendations

This isn't top 10 favorite movies. This is my top 10 movies to recommend when I want to make sure that person NEVER asks me for recs again. When I want to go nuclear in my weird shit(TM) this is what I go with, in ascending order. 10. Freaks by Todd Browning

I love showing this to people. Folks are like "oh hey is this a horror movie?" and then I show it to them. It's not a horror movie, unless Normies are the horror. I love sitting in a room where people slowly realize this isn't a horror moive, but a well done domestic drama. It's just a drama where the cast doesn't look like hollywood stars. It's a god damn masterpiece about a man who is forsaking this family to find mainstream acceptance and how his family fights to save him despite everything. 10/10 Masterpiece. Some folks question whether or not it is exploitative that Todd Browning made this movie. I've made sure the guy is dead so no matter what he's not going to make money either way.

9. The very beginning and very end of Streets of Fire.

Patrick Willems was right about this. Watch the first bit and then skip to the end to get a dramatic epic of rock music, motorcycles, and Wilhem Defoe fighting in a sledgehammer duel. Beautiful movie. Then people request to see the full movie, the fools. I show the full movie because they know not what they do. Then they don't like it. I told them this at the beginning. There are no sledgehammer fights in the middle of the movie. Why watch this if it's not a musical number or hammer time?

8. The Dark Crystal's bootleg director's cut

Cowards watch movies in languages they understand. Sometimes they use subtitles to pretend they are open to new experiences. Watch a god damn movie in a fictional language that no one speaks, you plebians. No subtitles, no explanations. Just watch the movie and have a great experience seeing the puppets portray the story using body language. Expand your horizons. It wasn't made on drugs, it just was made with more courage than you or I will ever have. Get fucking weird before you die.

7. Harry Potter and the Deadly Weapons

The last one was a bootleg reconstructing a lost film. This bootleg creates a new movie. Harry Potter with GUNS. It starts with an old guy shooting out all the lights in a street, and keeps on going from there. You want to see true cinema? Watch Emma Watson shoot Neville Longbottom in the face.

6. Lo

Romance is dead. There was a romance here. But it got killed and dragged to hell. This man is trying to summon love from hell. All he summons is ham and also overly dramatic soundtrack. Most of the movie is two actors sitting in the dark being assholes to each other. They actually have amazing chemistry. The Demon, Lo, is amazing and my scrungly blorbo or whatever the fuck people say. It's also a musical.

5. The Man From Earth

This is actually just a good movie. It's like what if a movie was also a bunch of smug people's podcast. However, they all are used to being smug and podcasting as most of them are from Star Trek. Beautiful and wonderful performances about a bunch of nerds arguing about a caveman Buddhist Jesus. It's a palate cleanser for what else is in store.

4. Existenz

People like to talk about Cronenberg and how shocking Videodrome is or something like that. Thing is people don't talk about this weird shit as much. David Cronenberg is a gamer and he made the ultimate gamer movie: where the scary stuff is physical contact and metaphors for sex. Watch people graft new orfices on to shove gaming consoles into them. What if the matrix had a gun that shoots teeth? Yeah it doesn't have the gunfingerpenis from other cronengerg movies. However it does have a game controller made of asymmetrical nipples.

3. Lair of the White Worm

Scottish Snake Vampires. That's actually pretty cool and sounds great. Hugh Grant and the Doctor from Doctor Who have a bromance. Why is it on here? Because the director was too horny. Random nudity is the most tame and normal part of this movie. I am not against the human body being used in art. I also think people shouldn't be ashamed of their bodies.

Except this director. He ends the movie with Hugh Grant lifting up Peter Capaldi's kilt and Capaldi bites him. Want to make movie night uncomfortable for everyone? Show this. Porn is less horny.

2. Wizards

This movie has so many great bits. The thing is you know about the great bits because no one wants to watch the whole thing. Imagine a movie with all the issues of Lair of the White Worm, while also made by a man who is by volume 80% cocaine, 10% rivalry with R. Crumb, and 10% mommy issues. Then have Mark Hamil show up for like five minutes. Then turn it into a commentary on fascist propaganda. It's the greatest artistic achievement in making movies that will make no one happy at movie night.

Possession (uncut version)

This is the nuclear option. If i don't want people to talk to me ever again, I'll show them this movie. You want to see a film made by the most Divorced man ever? Sure let's watch this. Elon Musk wishes he was this movie, but he, like everyone who sees this film, is a coward. The fucked up film that was banned in the UK for decades tells us the truly greatest fear of men: A version of the man who is a better husband than they are, especially if it's a living pile of raw viscera that is better at satisfying their spouse in bed.

No one i've shown this movie to has talked to me afterwards. I use it like pest control folks used DDT back in the day. Ironically, the movie has the same effect on Condor eggs. One day, however, i will show this to someone and they will like it. In that case, I will have three options:

-The person will be my new best friend.

-The person will be a cinderella-glass-slipper true love fit for me.

-This person will kill me in the next 24 hours.

All three of these will be true. The person who fits this will inherit my social media accounts, and be cursed with them until they complete this cycle again with someone else.

Anyways thank you for liking and subscribing to my Ted Talk.

[podcastjam]

Project Spotlight #4: The Ichorous Rot

Time for another project spotlight! Today, we're chatting with Sam from The Ichorous Rot.

Tell us a bit about yourself and your teammates!

@spinning-logic: Hey-o, I'm Charlie. I will be voice acting, sound editing, and assisting in some writing for our Podcast Jam entry! My first ever fiction podcast was Welcome to Night Vale (as it is for many, I'm sure), and my current favorite is pretty squarely tied with Malevolent and The Magnus Archives--though I'm truly loving Protocol too. I'm dipping my toes into hearing even more podcasts, like WOE.BEGONE and Old Gods of Appalachia. This is the first Podcast I've ever worked on, and hopefully what I learn from it will lead to creating more!

@moookar: Hi hi hello, I’m Mooo! I’m voice acting and writing. I’ve never worked on a podcast before TIR, but boy oh boy do I have lots of experience listening: WOE.BEGONE, Malevolent, and The Grotto are some of my current favorites, and I got started listening with The Magnus Archives and Dimension 20. Most of all, I’m just a fan of any speculative fiction I can get my hands on.

@gooboogy: I'm G! I do the music and some of the voice acting for The Ichorous Rot. I've been listening to audiobooks for ages and I listened to The Adventure Zone but only really started listening to audio dramas about a year ago with The Magnus Archives and Malevolent. It's not until I listened to WOE.BEGONE that I considered doing one myself! I don't have a fav podcast, but I have some fav characters such as Lucas Miller, Elias Bouchard, Kayne, and Ty Betteridge respectively. My fav genre is when Shit Gets Weird and I love it best when there's fucked up little blorbos :3

@fluxoid: Hey there! I'm Niall! I'll be doing some of the voice work for the Ichorous Rot. I've been listening to audio drama (and actual play) podcasts for over a decade now, starting with Welcome to Night Vale (of course). Current favorites are probably WOE.BEGONE and Midst, though I'm listening to many more. This is my first foray into the creative side of things and I'm excited to see where it goes!

@falloutcoys: Hello, I'm Sam! I'll be co-writing for The Ichorous Rot. I got started listening to WTNV in 2014 but really got into audio dramas when I picked up TMA in 2021. My current favorite pods have to be Midst,Not Quite Dead and WOE.BEGONE! This will be the first show I'm involved being published, but I'm writing my own passion project as well (@aboardtheichthyoid).

What's your podcast about?

Our project is set in 1880s West Virginia. Dr. Theodore Yates as he's overwhelmed in his duties as Janesville’s only doctor by a mysterious illness spreading through the town. We follow him through a combination of his own medical notes recorded on a wax cylinder, and snippets of audio following him and his best friend Alonzo as he tries to find a way to resolve The Ichorous Rot. It's a mystery that explores the effects of working class life and generational trauma through a supernatural lens.

What are you most excited about in this event?

This event has been such a great learning opportunity and way to collaborate with others! Everyone has had great ideas and we're able to bounce off each other and flesh out the story together, which is a really unique experience.

Any advice for other participants, or those on the fence about joining?

If you've been on the fence about joining, go for it! This is a really fun experience and it has the lowest possible stakes. Worst case scenario, you've met some great people and learned about producing a podcast. Best case scenario, you make an episode you're really proud of that grows into something much bigger.

While this team is no longer looking for new members, you can follow their project here on Tumblr @theichorousrot. Additionally, with a couple days left to sign up, there's still time to join the fun and work on a Podcast Jam project yourself - find out more information here!

[celemee]

Getting to know your Mutuals

Tagged by @spicywarl0ck -- thank you! 💖

What's the origin of your blog's title? 

I guess I just like to emphasise what my blog is about. :D

Favorite Fandoms: 

Dragon Age, Baldur's Gate 3, World of Warcraft, Mass Effect and Castlevania Nocturne.

OTP(s) + shipname: 

I don't really have an OTP at the moment. I'm feeling a bit dried up on the blorbo front.

Favorite color: 

Electric blue.

Favorite game: 

World of Warcraft (the king of games, honestly), Dragon Age, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect, Solasta, Age of Empires 3, A Summer's End - Hong Kong 1986.

Song stuck in your head: 

It's some god-awful eurodance song from the 90s but I can't seem to find out whose song it is.

Weirdest habit/trait? 

I make sure my ear is covered by hair if I sleep on my side. I believe it makes it harder for a little spider to enter my ear. :D (sorry if this unlocked some fears)

Hobbies: 

Gaming, gymming, writing, cooking, drawing, baking, listening to music and podcasts.

If you work, what's your profession? 

I work in importing.

If you could have any job you wish what would it be?

If only I could answer this! I have no specific job I want, but I've always, always wanted to work for the government. Not in politics, but in service of my country in some effect. I always apply for these jobs as they come up, but no luck so far.

Something you're good at:

I'm pretty good at reaching goals I set for myself. I'm like a bloodhound on a scent if I want something.

Something you're bad at:

I can be bad at recognising when people don't want me around, or when I've crossed a line with a joke or something. I'm trying to get better at reading social cues but I'm not very observant by nature.

Something you excel at:

Living way below my means and saving money.

Something you love: 

Aside from the obvious, I love vitamine tablets that you put in a glass of water and they start to bubble. YEAH! Also lately I'm into tea and herbal infusions, neither of which have played much a role in my life before.

Something you could talk about for hours without off the cuff:

Dragon Age, David Bowie, ebm music, horror podcasts, writing, food... quite a few things.

Something you hate:

There are some real life things that really increase my blood pressure, but I'll keep this light-hearted and say I hate the combination of pink and red. Choose one!! Both are good on their own, but not together.

Something you collect:

I don't collect anything anymore, unless you count me curating a well-stocked pantry.

Something you forget:

Birthdays. I'm sorry. :(

What's your love language? 

Touch. I am quite handsy in a relationship.

Favorite movie/show: 

Right now, Castlevania Nocturne. Yay for season 2!

Favorite food: 

Right now, chickpea-broccoli limonello. I'm making it at least once a week.

Favorite animal: 

Cats. 😽

Are you musical? 

I can't play anything but my voice isn't perfectly awful. I would say I'm not.

What were you like as a child? 

Life of the party type. Incredibly annoying and always striving to be the centre of attention. Also I got in a lot of accidents because I was careless and too bold.

Favorite subject at school? 

History.

Least favorite subject? 

Math.

What's your best character trait?

If I feel comfortable in a situation, I'm usually able to put other people at ease as well.

What's your worst character trait? 

I can be a bit flakey. I don't always keep my word and I struggle to be open and honest about it, too.

If you could change any detail of your day right now what would it be?

My food would be finished without me having to cook it.

If you could travel in time who would you like to meet?

Hmm.. Marcus Aurelius? He's always seemed very cool to me.

Recommend one of your favorite fanfics Right now I'm going through a writer's block that's also rendered me unable to read any long stories. Thankfully I can still digest bite-sized writing and there's never a shortage of fanfic bangers in my tag.

Tagging you guys, but don't feel pressured into doing this if you don't want to. @mclavellan @defaultjane @illusivesoul @her-gracious-lady-herald-bits1 @teine-mallaichte @thismightbemylaststraw

[iolaussharpe-24]

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🗂: Do you make moodboards for your fics or blorbos?

I did once. I wasn't really a fan of it though cause I'd never done it. I make cover designs on Microsoft Word. If you look atwhat I posted on my Anselm Vogelweide x OC story, Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, you'll find what I'm talking about. Here's the masterlist. But I do that for my own original fiction and my fanfictions (including the old ones that never got posted anywhere and probably never will cause they're trash).

🎃: Do you write for holiday (Halloween, Christmas, etc) events? If so, what's your favorite work from one of those events?

I never have actually. In fanfiction or original fiction. The closest I've ever come has been a few horror stories or scenes I've written. But nothing for Halloween or anything. I wrote a birthday celebration into a story once. But it wasn't even that. It was "today's your birthday, here are a few gifts" and that was it. I do read holiday fics that other people write. Halloween fics are generally my favorite, but I do love the coziness of Christmas (and similar) stories.

🎵: Do you create playlists for your fics?

All the time. Ish. They're mostly in my head, but I made a bunch on YouTube that I add to all the time, and I made a couple with music I downloaded to my phone. I would have done it on Spotify too, but I wasn't interested in making playlists when I used Spotify, and I stopped using it to protest Joe Rogan's podcast back in 2020. I've only gone back to Spotify once since then and it was to promote a podcast here that someone I know created. So, for the most part, when I make a playlist, it's an actual list of songs I listened to while I wrote the story. Again, there's an example of that on the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing masterlist. (I'm not trying to self promote, I swear. I just went all out for this story because it was the first one I posted here.)

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✨ Weekly Tag Wednesday ✨

Hello incredible group of people who tagged me today - thank you! @suzy-queued @jrooc @skylerwinchester @francesrose3 @mmmichyyy @creepkinginc @dynamic-power @guinguin1984 @lingy910y @energievie @ian-galagher @such-a-barbarian @deedala

Name: Julia

Last song you listened to: this gorgeous song & @galladrabbles prompt chosen by @silvanshadow this week

Artist on Spotify giving you the feels: i mostly listen to ambient music at work, and this one’s been on heavy rotation lately. Otherwise, I’ll be on Spotify catching up on the South Side Rules podcast:

Favorite blorbo moment?  (among others)

Guilty pleasure snack: strawberry licorice from trader joe’s 

What food are you craving today? we talked a lot about bread pudding in this tag game last week, and now i’d love some bread pudding

Last fanfic tab you opened? The final chapter of “Going Off Script” by @mzshko

Favorite fic project you've created? @galladrabbles, my love. hard to pick my favorite but i love a meet-cute/ugly (“Childhood Comfort”)

Next tattoo you want? something small and floral maybe

What's living in your head rent-free? We’re all thinking about every single piece of Kinktober art that amazing artists like @darthvaders-wife @heymrspatel @michellemisfit gifted us last month right?? (#gallavich kinktober ‘23)

Tagging everyone I've tagged ⬆️ plus @mybrainismelted @palepinkgoat @depressedstressedlemonzest @look-i-love-u @tanktopgallavich @crossmydna @stocious @callivich @gallawitchxx @bawlbrayker @softmick @darlingian @sleepyfacetoughguy and anyone else who'd like to play!

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Saw something similar on a Space battles post where someone listed their favorite (and least favorite) non Star Wars characters and what flavor of force sensitive they would be in a Galaxy Far Far Away. Since I don't have an account there I'm throwing my two cents here: • Faves: o Mulan: I saw fan art of her as a Mandalorian Jedi and that sounds like her. She’s a classic antihero in that she has some non-heroic self-confidence issues etc. but these stem more from gender role than morality. I think she could make a good, unconventional Jedi. o Wei Wuxian: A podcast convinced me he’d be a Jedi (if with some creepy powers). He doesn’t let attachments stop him from doing the right thing. His skill at code switching (?) in a way that would make him a good diplomat if he tampers down on eliciting reactions. o Temeraire: Oh, much as I love him his attachment to Laurence lends itself easily to Anakin’s fate. Which would be terrifying since he is a ship-sized dragon whose roar can shatter rock like glass. Adding Sith powers on top of that? Let's move along now… o O-Chul: No brainer he’s a paladin’s paladin in all the best ways except charisma. As Jedi prize wisdom more he would actually make an even better Jedi than he would a D&D 3.5e paladin/fighter and he's already really good at the latter. An undead lich can’t make him Fall so I can't see him ever going to the Dark Side. o Brianne of Tarth: I'm putting her on this list just to give her a chance to live her best life as a Jedi Knight in a world that wouldn't mock her looks or look down on her gender. And yes, she would be a good Jedi with a lack of conflicting oaths keeping her from Falling. • Anti-Blorbos: o Umbridge: She’s no Jedi but I can't exactly see her as a Sith. Not that she has a shred of compassion or morality but she just seems too banal and buried in the ministry of magic institution to properly pursue the horrors of Sithhood. She never became a death eater either. Plus the Sith would either kick her out or kill her in short order. o Jeoffrey: Definitely a Sith – he has exactly that kind of power hunger and desire for absolute authority. But all he's really got going for him is his privilege and even among the sith that is not going to be enough. He’s definitely gonna be backstabbed early. o Tarquin: He’d be Sith no question. In Order of the Stick he thinks he's a bigger bad than he is though which in Star Wars might translate into thinking he's the Master when he's the apprentice. Which would see him disposed of in a satisfyingly humiliating manner in short order. o Visser 3: would also a Sith and I must preemptively apologize to the Animorphs for it because between the shapeshifting into the Galaxy’s most terrifying monsters, the lightsaber(s), Sith powers and skill at open warfare conquest he could be what Darth Vader wishes he’d become. The poor Animorphs! o Mariel of Redwall: despite my saltiness about her (or more accurately how the author wrote her), I don't think she would be a Sith. I'm not so certain about her being a Jedi even though she's on the side of heroes – her personality starts out a bit abrasive and she focuses more on personal goals. Maybe later in life which would at least give her the justice of getting an actual weapon instead of that lame-ass knotted rope.