#eoy

[elephantlovemedleys]

She was beloved by every- one—from the mightiest of diplomats to the lowliest of subjects. During her 17 years as queen, Elizabeth of York was exactly the consort needed by England to help end the ugly, internecine Wars of the Roses. Sometimes, a gracious personality far outweighs the power of the potentate. Elizabeth of York was such a queen. ⎯ Elizabeth of York: Queenship and Power, Arlene Okerlund

[harritudur]

"It is possible that Elizabeth’s cultural influence has been underestimated; the chivalric influence at her husband’s and her son’s court derived from her Burgundian family, and she shared a measure of literary interest with her mother."

Hannah Todd as Elizabeth of York | happy bday @richmond-rex 🤍!!

[pinteresttransfer777]

YO DANNY FENTON HE WAS JUST 14

[thedeluxedoll]

Happy December,

May this be a delightful, prosperous, magnificent, heartwarming, courageous, amazing, pleasantly surprising, astonishing, unbelievable month for us all. May our wishes come to fruition♥️

[sizzlingcloudmentality]

my 2024 review

@guiltyasdave tagged me, thank you so much babygirl 🫶

writing

I published 11 fics and wrote about 19k words this year. Which is, for me personally, huge.

I tooted my own horn here, so if you want to cut to a super short "best of" just visit that post. For the rest: the yapping starts in 3... 2... 1...

The man of my year was DAVE YORK. He got me back into writing in May and since then my thoughts are orbiting around him. I almost wrote exclusively for him. I sent him to a club, had him eating croissants while doing the dirty, made him confess his sins. 8 oneshots in total and I even started something like a series with in the sheets. Plus, still absolutely mind-blowing for a newbie writer like myself: slow has over 500 notes. What in the ever loving fuck? Thank you all so much!

And then I wrote for JOEL MILLER. Imagine being in Ireland and meeting this gorgeous Texan in a pub. It's fluffy and warm and exactly how I imagine a first kiss happening in Ireland.

And then there are so many wips for other characters like Max Phillips, Marcus Accacius, Javier Peña, Oberyn Martell... Most of them half way finished. All of them are part of challenges (I'm so sorry...) but they will come to you some time soon-ish in 2025, pinky promise!

And then there are wips for some Jake Gyllenhaal characters: Rusty Sabich, John Kinley and Lou Bloom. At least two of those should see the light of day in 2025 too (please send thoughts and prayers).

reading

I suck at reading. One of my new year's resolutions: read more (maybe a fic per week, not a fic per month...). And work on a system to find my fic recs on my blog so I can talk about them in length for the 2025 review. Until then: You are a talented bunch of lovely people, please be kind to each other and yourselves, thank you for creating pure magic!

all the highlights 2024, a selection

This year was all about connection, in the form of grief and friendship. Which is both ultimately love. In January I felt unbelievably lonely and sad and now I don't because it gets better. It always does. We just have to hang in there.

I reached out into the Jake Gyllenhaal fandom and met precious and insanely talented people there. @davidayer @charliehoennam and @gyllenhaalstories you three made my year so much better and I am beyond grateful to be allowed to live in your DMs 💛 (I'm working on responding in time, I swear...)

Watching Presumed Innocent every week in the wee hours of the (European) morning with my lovely Laurie, screaming at each other about writing, just chatting and holding space for each other... @gyllenhaalstories I love you so much sweet pea and I hate that there is this stupid ocean between us. We are meant to be eating blue candies while watching movies and hug at all times.

I started some polls and asks in the Jake fandom and it was so beautiful to witness how people came together and started reaching out and talking. I am a little proud of myself that I was part of the reason for that.

And finally: @guiltyasdave. I never thought I would find a friend in this fandom just because finding friends is hard and making a friend in real life is even harder. But not with you. With you everything is easy. You're not getting rid of me anytime soon 💛🥹

Oof, that was a lot. Thanks for reading!

Absolutely no pressure tagging, this post was some real work haha: @toomanystoriessolittletime @gyllenhaalstories @ace-turned-confused @yxtkiwiyxt

dividers: @steddiecameraroll-graphics

[purpleipodnano]

Female Rap 2023

1. Sexyy Red - Pound Town / Hellcats SRTs / SkeeYee

2. Ice Spice ft. Nicki Minaj - Princess Diana

3. Latto - Put It On The Floor

4. Slimeroni - Freak Like Me

5. Stunna Girl - Like Dat

6. BlakeIANA ft. Sexyy Red - Bing Bong (Remix)

7. Anycia - Drop Top

8. Asian Doll - Party

9. Kaliii - K Toven

10. iCandy - Keep Dat Nigga

11. Flau'jae - Ms. 4

12. Myaap - Getting To It

13. Azjah - Let It Go

14. Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red

15. Dina Ayada - Way Up!

16. Emahalani - Talk About It

17. Kamaiyah - Groupies

18. 9ina - RubberBandz

19. Pretty Brayah & Vae Vanilla - It's Over

20. KarrahBooo - Box The 40

21. JaidynAlexis - Barbie

22. Tokischa ft. Sexyy Red - Daddy

23. Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Uzi Vert - Everybody

24. Lay Bankz - Na Na Na

25. Flyana Boss - Bitch Imma Star

26. City Cirls ft. Kim Petras - Flashy

27. Flo Milli - BGC

28. CaliRant - Say My Name

29. FendiDa Rappa ft. Cardi B - Point Me 2

30. Monaleo ft. Flo Milli - Goddess

31. Big Boss Vette - Problem

32. NyNy - POTUS

33. ItGirl - Juh Vibe

34. Backwood Brat - Stupid AF

35. Lebra Jolie - What Kinda

36. Big Jade - Real Street

37. FamousSally & YB - Wassup Gwayy

38. BigKlit & Bbyafricka - BD

39. Mello Buckzz ft. Amari Blaze, Moni Da G & Kashh Mirr - Boom (Mouskatool)

40. GloRilla ft. Aleza, K Carbon, Gloss Up & Slimeroni - Wrong One

41. Shady Blu - Big Debo

42. KenTheMan - Mean Bitch

43. BeatKing, Sukihana, Diamond & Princess - On Yo Head (Remix)

44. Big Mali - I Feel Like

45. ShutUpShy - Come Outside

46. GlocKianna - On You

47. Brooklyn Queen ft. Yanni Monett - Receipts

48. Libertyz ft. YelllaBarbie - Ran up on who ?!

49. Sukihana ft. Tafia - What Time

50. Legendary Rella - Gangsta Barbie

YouTube Playlist

[thzmttkk]

2024 Favourites

Playlist in random order here

ALBUMS 2024

Reeko - Urmah - Samurai Music

Ghost Dubs - Damaged - Pressure

Seefeel - Everything Squared - Warp

Aerae - Percussive reverie - Anulled Music

SHXCXCHCXSH - ……t - Northern Electronics

Tadleeh - Lone - Youth

Eszaid - Brumes - FELT

Actress - Statik - Smalltown Supersound

Sciama - Collapse Of Order - OODA

Monolake - Studio - Monolake

Donato Dozzy - Magda - Spazio Disponibile

Moin - You Never End - AD 93

Frank Brettschneider - Pounding - Raster

Fergus Jones - Ephemera - Numbers

Loidis - One Day - Incienso

The Smile - Wall Of Eyes - XL

Lina Filipovich – Music for an imaginary dancefloor - Blank Mind

Perila - Instrinsic Rhythm - Smalltown Supersound

upsammy - Strange Meridians - topo2

Felix K - Sudbaism - Nullpunkt

Tolouse Low Trax - Fung Day - TAL

EP'S 2024

Carrier - In Spectra (Carrier, CRRR002) Stenny - Maha (Ilian Tape, ITDP004) Carmen Villain - Nutrition (Smalltown Supersound, STSLJN440) Kaspiann - Mantis 13 (Delsin Mantis, DSR/MTS13) Lemna - Mantis 14 (Delsin Mantis, DSR/MTS14) D-Bridge x Forest Drive West - EXITVS009 (Exit Records, EXITVS009) Konduku - Slowworm (Amenthia, AMEN013) Sciama - Pixels Densely Packed (A Walking Contradiction, AWC009) Katatonic Silentio - Axis Of Light (Midnight Shift, MNSX028) SnPLO - Pin-1 & Pin-2 (Pin) 2401 - Untitled (Heaven Smile, 2401) 2302 - Untitled (Heaven Smile, 2302) Ruff Cherry - Exonda (Midgar, MDGT001) J. Albert - I want to be good so bad - Self Released

REISSUES

V/A - Virtual Dreams II (Music From Memory) Mike Parker - Dispatches (Field Records) Convextion - R-CNVX2 (Artless) V/A - Lost Paradise: Blissed Out Breakbeat Hardcore 1991-94 (Blank Mind) Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II (Warp)

MIXES

Autechre BBC 6 Music Mix 4 Konduku - RA.967 Presha - DSS096 F-On - Outis Podcast Series 020 localhost - pulse/2on switch Mario & Timnah (Hybrid) at Landskron3 Tammo Hesselink - MNMT 414 Actress - RA.938 garcon - Bassiani Podcast 208 Milo Bragg - Club Rooted 8 Joe Ellis - Freerotation 2024

[dreambunniart]

EOTY Artwork from 2024!

Most of the stuff ended up being for @necrealm , my webcomic lol

Let's see what next year brings!

[southrobin]

Unfortunately I can't make it to the end of the year anime event in Singapore. Dm if you need an art booth. 🙏

Hope I get other chances to booth again 😭

[elephantlovemedleys]

Initially, the princess's life would have been a simple one, based in the old palace of Placentia at Greenwich. Nothing remains now of the buildings Elizabeth would have known there as a child, which would be demolished and rebuilt by her future husband, Henry VII.

⎯ Amy Licence, Elizabeth of York: The Forgotten Tudor Queen

[harritudur]

modern-au henry & lizzie

[bittersqxtch]

theres not nearly enough EOY content out there, and fics set in the Trumpet Creeper era are really rare. like, that era had so much potential...just look at how cute this grouchy prince is!!

my baby ;^; he's adorable and broken and needs some love and no one is giving him a hug which is upsetting to say at the least.

gosh, I really do have to do everything myself, dont I? *sighs and opens a new word document*

[eluviannaa]

2024 RP Word Count

I was, of course, curious: what were my biggest rp scenario word counts this year?

I usually do all my rp drafts + edits in Google docs, so of course I had to see what insanity was conjured. The word count is just my responses but holy moly.

The ones below are more or less ongoing, but technically all three started late summer and early fall. Second one is with @nixalegos. But that first one's word count is pretty much unhinged—novels are ~60-100k.

Doing some quick math from just what's in my writing folder (mostly between the fics, Umbral and Thorne, and I added in a few other scattered rp's) is a little over 100k. And there was definitely more that I'm not going to track down right now. Not to mention, this is word count on final drafts only.

It didn't seem like a lot, but it's been a helluva year in getting back to writing. It was fun and work, but also, so much Elu lore and just writing, er, practice? came from that. I love it. 🥹

[sizzlingcloudmentality]

Hiiii Daphne for the Artist and Fic Writer EOY Asks I’ll send these numbers: 30, 25, 22 andddd 19 🩵🫶🏻

Love you

Hi Minaaaaa 💕💕

So many questions, oof 😅... I'll do my best to answer!

19. A new genre or style you tried

Since I just started writing again this year (after never really writing that much lol), my whole writing style is something new I'm trying out and getting used to.

22. An idea you had that didn't make the cut

Didn't make the cut... YET. I have so many ideas and I never really give up on them. This year I finally wrote two ideas that I had a year ago or so. Or I simply talk @guiltyasdave dizzy until she incorporates some pieces of my ideas, hehehehe.

25. A scene or image that lives rent-free in your head

From my own writing: Dave linking his pinky with reader in the elevator and telling her she's so fucking beautiful (one of the ideas I had for over a year btw): kiss the bride

and from @toomanystoriessolittletime this six sentence fic with Javier Peña. Patching him up, all secretive and soft and ugh, it's just a perfect scene.

and @guiltyasdave wrote Dave with a knife: takes one to know one (🫠🫠🫠). And there's a moment when girlie struggles but she basically hears Dave's encouragement in her head because they have such a precious relationship and it's just perfect and everything I want in my life.

30. Advice to yourself (and maybe others) for the new year

Don't beat yourself up, ever. Even deleted words are progress. Just because an idea/wip doesn't spark dopamine now, it's not dead yet and might come back to you at a later time. And, for the love of christ, READ MORE! (The reading advice is just for me because I'm the worst reader out there. I'm having such a hard time reading but it's absolutely necessary for me personally to grow as a writer, especially writing in a language that's not my native one)

Thank you for asking, Mina, love you to sweetheart! 💕✨

[backstreetsbackalright]

Some Memorable Reading from 2023

Edna O’Brien, The Country Girls (1960-1964, Hutchinson/Jonathan Cape)

Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark (1915, Houghton Mifflin)

Fredric Brown, His Name Was Death (1954, E.P. Dutton & Co.)

Rudolph Wurlitzer, Slow Fade (1984, Knopf)

Sammy Harkham, Blood of the Virgin (2006-2023, Pantheon)

Tegan Quin, Sara Quin and Tillie Walden, Junior High (2023, Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

Joe Kessler, The Gull Yettin (2022, New York Review Comics/L'Association)

Imogen Binnie, Nevada (2013, Topside Press)

Joana Estrela, Pardalita (2021, Levine Querido/Planeta Tangerina)

Nazlı Koca, The Applicant (2023, Grove Press)

[thejaymo]

Survive Until 2025 | 2501

This year feels different doesn’t it? Maybe that’s because I’m different too. I think it’s going to be a good one. I’m not just surviving now—I’m stepping forward.