#bookmarked for a bad day

[gristol-liker]

HI HI- just want to tell ya.

I fucking love your Truman/gristol fics a lot.

It was the first ones that I read when I was trying to feed myself with gristol content.

I want to draw fanart of it for a while now [I still am when I can]

You fucking cool as hell bro

- chulipexe

Aw, thank you! 🥰 It means a lot to me to hear this!

I am super excited to see your art. I hope you continue to enjoy my fics (more will come eventually).

[wundrousarts]

I discovered these paintings by James McNeill Whistler recently, Nocturne in Black and Gold: Falling Rocket (top) and Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Firewheel (bottom). I’m sharing them because they make me think of Nevermoor, as so many things do.

With paintings, a nocturne refers to the depiction of night. This is derived from the musical term, where a nocturne refers to a musical piece that is “inspired by, or evocative of, the night.” These both just come from the fact that “nocturne” essentially means “of the night”.

On a basic level, this just reminds me of Nevermoor by the aesthetics. The dreamy nighttime setting strikes me the most, but also the sparks of yellow fire that make me think of Wunder. Think of how many important scenes happen at night- Morrigan on Eventide, the Museum of Stolen Moments, and the Hollowpox in Courage Square. But the concept has me thinking, obviously, about the Wundrous Art of Nocturne. The only songs we know are Morrigan and Squall’s, who both chose nursery rhymes as their Nocture. Their choices make me think of lullabies, sung at night… and there’s lots to think about with that.

[gomzdrawfr]

When you have the idea so vividly in your head and you get to the canvas and you wondered why you even try

Anyways some royal au really shitty thumbnail scribble for Raven's backstory and fear of flowers (cw: blood, talks of death and corpse)

I dont blame you if you dont get it scdjhbscdbhjsdcjbhcsdhjbscdhbj

But the idea was young Raven who assisted Viktor in the work that stained her hands early on. In the Royal AU, Viktor is a known assassin that carried out his business in the basement of their home, where contracts were signed, secrets exchanged and bodies left to rot until they can disposed of. So with the air thick with the foul stench and metallic scent of blood, Viktor always sent Raven for a simple task.

Bring back flowers and herbs.

At first, she didn’t question it. Of course she didn't, she was young, and Viktor was all she knew. Viktor was her guardian, her mentor, the only constant in her life, the one that brought her back from the brink of death. So. she did as she was told. Every day, she gathered bundles of lavender, rosemary, thyme, and rose petals—herbs and flowers known for their strong fragrances, their use in purifying spaces, and their ability to hide the unpleasant scents. Sometimes she gather the flowers and put them in small pouches, sometimes she would have to boil them in a liquid that the maid never name.

When she was old enough, she knew what these flowers were for then. She arranged them carefully around the dimly lit cellar, the mingling scents pushing back against the stink of blood and rot.

What meant to be pretty flowers became something she feared against. The once sweet smelling lavender now becomes lost its colors and turned sickly, the roses stained with red.

Flower fields are nothing but a reminder, a show of guilt.

When it came time to dispose of the bodies, they traveled under the cover of night, the place of disposal was never the same, but the path back to the house was unmistakable.

The always had to cross a vast field of sunflowers. Towering, golden, and ever-facing the sun, they stood as if they were watching. To Raven, they were more than just flowers.

They were witnesses. Their wide, unblinking faces followed her as she walked among them, as if they knew.

Even though she had never taken a life, she knew she was just as guilty as Viktor.

He killed, she helped him bury the truth.

He painted the floor red, she covered it with petals.

But the sunflowers did not care for the differences, did they? In the end, she is one with Viktor, sharing the same pair of hands, the same weight of sins.

She could no longer look at flowers without seeing the bodies beneath them, without remembering how their fragrance never truly masked the stench of death. Sometimes, in the marketplace, the scent of fresh flowers twisted into something rancid, something rotten—as if the dead had never truly been buried, as if they were clawing their way back to whisper accusations in her ear, to blame her, to seek revenge—

Tainted. The flowers were tainted. Just like her.

[chrysopoeias]

i love your royai fraternization post. if you are a fanfic reader, you might enjoy Well-Behaved Women by ehmazing on Ao3. It's a post-cannon post-royai-marriage fic from the perspective of Sheska about how women are treated in media and the politics around Roy as the Prime Minister and Riza as the First Lady. It has a tonne of sweet moments and a lot of interesting worldbuilding.

Sorry to reply months later. I read the first I think two chapter when you sent this, and I thought it was pretty good! Pray for me to finish it One Day(tm). I’v heard from others it’s a good one too, so anyone reading this with more patience check it out I guess!

I’m honestly not that much into post canon royai dealing with politics, but sometimes maybe I can be convinced.....

I liked Hawkeye being afraid of needles and no one expecting she’d have such reaction. Feels very fitting for her.

[wishchip106]

I don’t know about like proper pirate au but I did read a really cute treasure planet Cherik AU once. If you haven’t read it and are interested I can try and find a link.

oh yeah i’ve heard of that fic

i still haven’t read it yet though it’s just sitting in my bookmarks atm 😿

one day i’ll get back to reading…. one day

[melonthesprigatito]

Okay, so you know that scene from the Animaniacs movie where Wacko finds a ha'penny and the entire village starts absolutely freaking out and celebrating even though it's a tiny amount because it just means that much to them?

Well basically I went to check Ao3 to see how my fic was doing and I'm really feeling that vibe right now

[sesamestreep]

Please rec me a couple of your all time faves (any fandom or ship)!! I love hearing about people’s well-loved fics ❤️

oooh, very fun prompt! let's see:

-i read the 1,000 hour sleep by spqr (@andthepeople on here i believe!) recently and i have gone back and reread it like once a week since then. it's a perfect fic in my opinion and impressive for putting really indescribably and ineffable concepts (like the mind meld) into really gobsmackingly beautiful prose that somehow conveys those concepts perfectly, while also being a coherent and captivating love story and character study. Like I said: perfect fic.

-i'm pretty sure i mention this fic every time someone asks for my favorites or a recommendation and I'm definitely sure she's tired of getting notifications from me but i love maisie makes a deal by antistar_e (@kaikamahine on here!) I think outsider POV is really hard to do right in fanfic and this fic is a masterclass on it and also the prose is beautiful (there's a line from this fic that pops into my head whenever it rains, that's how much it's stuck with me). You can't go wrong with any of Elizabeth's fic to be honest, but this one is definitely my fave!

-this whole series by shortcrust (@shortcrust on here as well i think) is perfect. i love an AU where characters are famous, i love social media components in fic, so i love everything about this. I sometimes re-read the whole series when I just need something to brighten my day. all the social media stuff i helped write for sugar pie, honey bunch was HEAVILY inspired by this fic so I owe this AU my life, basically. also, for reference, another fic author where you can't go wrong with anything they've ever written (their terror fic singing even so is so good that I had to pace around my house like a wild animal for several hours after i read it, so it also comes with my highest recommendation)

-also going to just go ahead and say no one can go wrong with anything you've written either <3

send me a fandom or a pairing (or even just a trope you really like!) and I’ll recommend you a fic (or two)

for more joy day 2025 :)

[gristol-liker]

I hope that everything will get better for you, Get well!! And hold Gristol.

( With love )

Thank you for the kind words and picture! Feeling much better already!

I'm not sure when I'll get my computer fixed, but I'll probably suck it up and write anyway (again, it's not that bad).

[queer-omens-in-the-archives]

Jesus Christ the MattMello AMV I mentioned in the tags of a recent reblog STILL EXISTS

[brucie-baby]

are you guys aware that when you bookmark a fic on ao3, the author can see what you bookmark it as?? if you wouldn't put it in the comments, don't put it in the bookmark. authors don't want to know what you rate their fic out of ten. they do not want unasked for criticism. have some common sense and basic decency for the love of god.

[gentil-minou]

Back when I had no followers and didn't understand the tagging system I did this thing called Fic Recs Friday's that no one saw where I shared a fic from my bookmarks and just gushed abpit a fic i loved (the first one was Penumbra by @/heartfulselkie BTW. Every ML fan should read Penumbra by @/heartfulselkie thnx)

I've been thinking about doing it again cause there's sooooo many great fics and I just want to scream about them so would folks be interested? Right now would mostly be mdzs and mxtx cause that's just what I'm reading right now also I might not make every Friday adfghjkll

[novorehere]

I’m not in the vore community (is that an accurate thing to call it?!) so I hope you don’t mind receiving this from a total rando lmao. But I randomly came across your Stardew headcanons post thanks to a specific-but-unrelated search, and I just wanted to say it was SO cute 🥺 At first I was just curious but by the end I was like “mhm mhm yep you’re so correct” and smiling over how sweet it was. You totally don’t have to answer this ask, I just thought it would be rude not to share my thanks for your lovely writing! And for helping me appreciate the appeal a little more :) Light and love

This ask is from JANUARY and I’m so sorry I’m just getting around to answering it now (Side note- happy 1.6 day! Hopefully it comes out on switch soon, I’m dying to play it.)

Anyway, this ask might be the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me on this blog 😭 To have someone who’s not into vore appreciate and enjoy my writing anyway is the highest honor I can possibly think of. I’m smiling so much right now, you don’t even know.

The fact that tumblr’s search function makes it so that people can stumble upon my writing despite it not being in the tags is a little embarrassing, but I’m so pleased that you liked it! I like to treat it as more of a silly AU where I can play around with the characters and think about how they would react in a weird, yet oddly charming situation :)

The “vore community” online isn’t really a single community, since there are so many different preferences ranging from sexual to platonic, and violent to harmless. On tumblr, there are dedicated “fandoms” for both non-sexual vore and G/t (Content featuring giant characters and tiny characters, both from fandoms and people’s OCs.)

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always had an interest in media where people shrink down or interact with people way bigger than them. Same thing with characters being eaten/going inside the body. I’ve always had a fascination with the human body, how it works, and what it might look like inside. And little did I know, there were many people like me online who shared the exact same experiences and interests! And I think that’s really cool :)

Anyway, I’m glad I could make your first experience stumbling across this stuff be less than traumatic xD Your kind words seriously mean a lot, and I’m glad you could enjoy my writing even if the subject matter was a little on the weird side. I hope you’ve been having a good 2024, and enjoy the new update!

[gristol-liker]

I neeeeed you to know I’ve been consuming your fics at an alarming rate <3

[artnerd1123]

[maleficore]

Not to be bitchy, but I can't help but feel like being an utter bitch whenever I see people talking about how you should still interact with older fanworks because in my experience this so often leads to some authors going "oh shit, this thing" and purging the fic in question from existence for... reasons.

Maybe I'm just cursed, but nothing makes me want to show love for a fic less than the fear that if I do, the thing is just going to be gone the next day. I don't know why this is a trend. Like, my sibling in fandom this fanfic has been online for almost ten years why the fuck would you take it down now.

What does it change.

[sibillascribbles08]

I promise I will read ur jasonnie fic soon bc u may have won me over w the little blurbs my adhd just Hates Reading </3

askdjf I mean it's no pressure

how do you do with audio btw? I've heard of some people putting fics into a program or having their browser read the fics out. Not exactly quality reading cause it's usually a TTS voice but some people find it helps them keep up with fics and the like better.

(It's not for me cause if I zone out for three seconds I'm now lost but?? it's a thing)