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ⷠPIT BABE THE SERIES 2 · Episode 1
#pit babe#pit babe 2#pit babe the series#pop pataraphol#lee asre#garfield pantach#geng chartchai#pitbabeedit#by pharawee#thai bl#thai drama#bl drama#bl series#i'll root for the baddie squad i said#it'll be fun i said#good night sweet prince#i'm clinging to the hope that you're not really dead#that tony will bring you back in an evil and angsty way#change won't be that cruel right??#if something happens to winner my beloved i'll delete this blog and then the whole of tumblr
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I've decided to add my two cents on why Tony might want Babe. Like yes, revenge is probably part of it, but I think it also has something to do with why he wanted Babe in the first place- the breedibility.
That was the whole point of season one- not only was Babe a special alpha with a power but he is incredibly fertile, to the point Tony focused only on getting Babe pregnant and none of the other special alpha kids he 'adopted.'
Now, Charlie has absorbed Babe's sense, but as far as we know Babe is still super fertile and could pop out plenty of super-powered kids and even though he no longer has his sense, that potential could still reside within him, just waiting to be passed on to any child he has, along with the power of the enigma.
And this could still fit in with Tony making a drug to enhance powers/give powerless people a sense. Because those people will only get one sense, but any child of Babe and an enigma would get two, which could then be enhanced.
Just kinda what I'm thinking right now before the show reveals why Tony wants Babe, so I guess I'll just have to see.
#pit babe the series#pit babe 2#babe pit babe#charlie pit babe#tony pit babe#charlie x babe#evil dads suck
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Pit Babe 2 Q21
#nut giving birth on the floor of tonyâs evil post office#pit babe the series#pit babe#pit babe 2 filming#pit babe 2#nut supanut#em post
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may I introduce to you: a vision we had in the bl/gl discord
#yes i photoshopped this at 5am running on denial and the pit babe high shush#anyway. dr charmander and tony are the perfect evil parents to our favorite loser winner#happy little family <3#pit babe#pit babe the series#the sign#the sign the series
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You know I feel like maybe Jeff and Babe would have had a better chance escaping from Tony if they had moved more than a few streets away from Tony's mansion? Just a thought.
#they said I don't want anything to do with this evil man who is hunting me but also I will stay in his vicinity so he can easily find me#they probably run into each other at the grocery store#or they would if Tony went to grocery stores#which I don't think he does#pit babe the series
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MY GAMES OF THE YEARS FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS (updated)
2023: ARMORED CORE 6
2022: CULT OF THE LAMB
2021: PSYCHONAUTS 2
2020: OMORI AND DOOM ETERNAL
2019: RESIDENT EVIL 2
2018: RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2
2017: CUPHEAD
2016: MAFIA 3
2015: UNDERTALE
2014: FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S
2013: LEGO MARVEL SUPERHEROES
2012: MASS EFFECT 3
2011: BATMAN ARKHAM CITY
2010: FALLOUT NEW VEGAS
2009: CALL OF DUTY MODERN WARFARE 2
2008: SAINTS ROW 2
2007: TEAM FORTRESS 2
2006: SAINTS ROW
2005: LEGO STAR WARS
2004: SLY 2 BAND OF THIEVES
2003: THUG 2
2002: SLY COOPER
2001: SUPER SMASH BROS MELEE
2000: SPYRO YEAR OF THE DRAGON
My opinions are the best ones
#spyro the dragon#super smash bros#sly cooper#tony hawk#lego star wars#saints row#team fortress 2#call of duty modern warfare#fallout new vegas#batman arkham series#mass effect#lego marvel#fnaf#undertale#mafia 3#cuphead#red dead redemption 2#resident evil#omori#doom#psychonauts#cult of the lamb#armored core
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Started watching the Marvel and here are my thoughts
I got into Marvel because Iâm a huge Norse Mythology geek and heard there was something in there about Thor & Loki. Decided to watch it and see how inaccurate it would be, because we all know that movies can never get mythology right. Basically, started for laughs, stayed because it was actually good despite the inaccuracies.
So far Iâve watched the Thor movies, the Avengers movies, and the Loki series. Loki is officially my favourite character, he is such a bitch and Iâm here for it.
Hereâs the thing.
I saw someone say in a post that they were disappointed that Loki and Peter (Spiderman) never met, because the friendship would be instantaneous. And I agree. But it did get me thinking.
Peter and Loki become friends, to everyoneâs surprise. Peter starts off calling him âMr. Lokiâ, but drops it almost instantly. Tony is, at first, very displeased, but decided to let it happen for a while. Peter takes Loki around the city, showing him everything, introducing him to meme culture and stuff like that. At some point they start talking about Lokiâs age, and come to realise that, in human years, Loki is like 17. Peter is in awe, and tells Tony, who decides to just treat Loki as if he was one of Peterâs regular human friends and not a millennium-old God who tried to take over the world (he was tortured and manipulated in one way or another by Thanos, but Iâll get into that in another post). He ends up driving Loki and Peter around, taking them to the beach, buying them ice cream, taking them to the movies etc. and everyone lives happily ever after.
#Loki#marvel#thor 2011#thor the dark world#thor ragnarok#loki series#mcu loki#spider man#iron man#the avengers#Loki is not evil#heâs just misunderstood and traumatised#peter parker#tony stark#Peter is super wholesome
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The Marvel Disney Universe (MDU)
SYNOPSIS: What happens when your favorite Marvel superheroes (and villains) collide...with your beloved Disney favorites? What If the Marvel Universe joined forces with the heroes of Disney Television Animation!?
Introducing the team-ups you never thought you'd see -- The Marvel Disney Universe (MDU) series, where Marvel's iconic superheroes (and villains) meet the beloved characters of Disney Television Animation in some of the most mashup retellings of your favorite Disney Channel shows.
VOLUME 1: "Young Avengers" In these mashup retellings of the 'Young Avengers' series, these all-new, all different interpretations of your fan-favorite Marvel characters...
Doctor Stephen Strange
T'Challa/Black Panther
Loki Laufeyson, the God of Mischief
Tony Stark/Iron Man
Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel
Howard the Duck
and America Chavez
...collide with the current worlds of your favorite Disney Channel shows from the 2010s and 2020s...
The Owl House (2020-2023)
Amphibia (2019-2022)
The Ghost and Molly McGee (2021-2024)
Big Hero 6: The Series (2017-2021)
Gravity Falls (2012-2016)
DuckTales (2017-2021)
and Star vs. The Forces of Evil (2015-2019)Â
All leading up to the epic "Young Avengers" finale where all the characters of different universes and worlds from all seven finished stories and installments will collide and unite against the most powerful enemy yet -- Kang the Conqueror -- as the fate of the Multiverse and all of existence has never been more bigger and uncertain than ever before as everything they fought for had led up to this moment, featuring the TVA (Time Variance Authority) - COMING SOON!
The Owl Sanctum -- (Doctor Strange (2016) X The Owl House)
The Black Panther of Amphibia -- (Black Panther (2018) X Amphibia)
The Ghost, the Trickster, and Molly McGee -- (Loki (2021) X The Ghost and Molly McGee)
Iron Hero 7Â --Â (Iron Man X Big Hero 6)
Marvel Falls -- (Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel X Gravity Falls)
Howard's DuckTales -- (Howard the Duck X Ducktales (2017))
America and Star vs the Forces of Evil -- (America Chavez (2017) X Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
VOLUME 2: "Defenders" The Marvel Disney Universe awesomeness continues in the Defenders series, where the all-new, all different interpretations of your favorite Marvel characters... Guardians of the Galaxy
She-Hulk
Shang-Chi
Miles Morales/Spider-Man
and Moon Girl
...have made their way to the shared universe of five of your favorite Disney Channel shows from the 2000s...
Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003-2006)
Kim Possible (2002-2007)
American Dragon: Jake Long (2005-2007)
The Proud Family (2001-2005)
and Recess (1997-2001)
Ohana of the Galaxy -- (Guardians of the Galaxy X Lilo & Stitch)
The Impossible She-Hulk -- (She-Hulk X Kim Possible)
Shang-Chi and the American Dragon -- (Shang-Chi X American Dragon: Jake Long)
The Proud Spider-Man -- (Miles Morales/Spider-Man X The Proud Family)
Moon Girl: Recess Remix -- (Moon Girl X Recess)
#disney#marvel#disney marvel#disney crossover#crossover#crossovers#doctor strange#doctor stephen strange#dr strange#dr stephen strange#owl house#the owl house#black panther#amphibia#disney amphibia#marvel loki#loki marvel#avengers endgame#the ghost and molly mcgee#iron man#tony stark#iron man armored adventures#big hero 6#bh6 the series#kamala khan#ms marvel#howard the duck#ducktales 2017#america chavez#star vs the forces of evil
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11.60 See No Evil
This is one of those episodes where they bring in completely new PCs for a particular plotline so they can deal with an issue without sullying the characters of their regulars. (As opposed to the soap era, where they sullied away to their wild abandon.) The most important part is the fact that the shirt Reg wears to Pollyâs birthday party is the same hideous shirt worn by Hywel Simons in 10.77. Rude that we were made to see it twice.
#the bill#reg hollis#steve loxton#andrew monroe#derek conway#ray steele#tony stamp#george garfield#mike jarvis#dave quinnan#the bill: series 11#the bill: 1995#the bill: episode: see no evil#the bill: writer: steve griffiths
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It's weird to me that they don't put Way as one of Tony's victims đ§ he was a pathetic idiot but he was a victim of trafficking just like the others. Putting Kenta and not Way in that category seems odd to me idk
this is a topic i have many feelings on but will speak carefully about because i'm pretty sure this was pit babe fandom discourse in january. it is odd to me as well but i understand where people are coming from (way DID try to rape his best friend).
there's an old post talking about this saying that it could also be because we don't actually SEE the impact of kenta's actions. we know how much way has hurt babe but we do not see how much damage kenta has had a hand in doing.
the series is also much more empathetic towards way than the novel so i think people who read the novel first might be influenced by how way is portrayed there which, fair, novel way is... something else lol. novel vs series way is something i can talk about for a loooong time because those changes are so interesting to me.
But yes. i understand both sides of it u_u there are fewer people who dislike way active in the fandom now though
#gaiaxyposting#pit babe#inbox#i am not a good person to talk about this to because i love my evil pathetic wife very much and have done extensive thinking about his char#cter#there is also the case of some people not really understanding why way couldnt have left tony like the others which is fair because the#series doesnt do a good job at showing this. the over-emphasis on his love for babe also doesnt help#i also notice (not pb fandom but in general) people sympathise more with charas who are victims of physical abuse than emotional abuse whic#is A WHOLE OTHER THING. but it is something 2 think about when it comes to way and kenta......
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OH MY GOD SOMEONE MADE GIFS OF MY HUSBAND THANK YOU SO SO SO SO MUCH DJDNOSMDOD ITS SO RARE đ„čđ„čđđđđđ©·đ©·đ©·
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The real game is about to begin.
â· PIT BABE THE SERIES 2
#pit babe season 2#pit babe#pit babe the series#pop pataraphol#lee asre#s vorarit#pitbabeedit#thai bl#thai drama#bl drama#bl series#by pharawee#guess i'm switching over to the dark side#(no petekenta was my villain origin story after all)#team evil clownery (deanwinner) it is#and i suppose that means tony too#(it helps that s vorarit is hella fine)#watch me get back into making gifs with the the most pathetic gifset offering ever lmao#ok but winner all bloody like that is doing things to me
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Cinnamon Rolls
Pairing: Steve Rogers x Reader
Summary: Steve has to decide which is the lesser of two evils: waking you up from your nap, or letting the cinnamon rolls in the oven burn.
Word count: 1,686
Content/warnings: fluff! Kissing, cooking, Steve being too perfect and sweet, tickling
A/N: hehehe, thanks to @thezombieprostitute for always indulging my thots and whims, especially regarding my love for cinnamon rolls and cinnamon roll-like men.
Comments, reblogs, and asks are especially appreciated!
Dividers by @mikeykuns
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You looked over the back of the couch and towards the kitchen in the open living area of the cabin you and Steve were staying in for the weekend. Tony had insisted, of course, that the two of you take some time off and away from the city, which at this point, didnât take much convincing, even for two people who worked themselves to the bone as much as you and Steve.
The past three weeks had been grueling, as you guided Steve and the rest of the Avengers through a mission in a South American city via coms. It was a series of sleepless nights and food rations, but worth it for the safety of the world. Both you and Steve were willing to pay that price, but afterwards, somehow Tony talked you into taking him up on his offer for alone time in his remote property upstate.
It was nice, but cold, which you wouldâve complained about if you hadnât had a personal heater in the form of your super soldier husband. The same man who was bent over the oven right now, sliding in a tray of something that he wasnât letting you see. What you were happy to look at in the meantime, though, was that ass, somehow still so plump and prominent in a pair of flannel pajama pants that youâd hardly seen him take off since youâd gotten here. One of your favorite sights, that probably would be until the end of time, was Steve when he was relaxed and comfy. And you knew he loved to see you the same way, wearing a pair of old sweats and his Army hoodie that heâd gotten soon after joining this century.
The view earned him a cat call whistle, and when he stood and closed the oven door, you were sure the blush on his cheeks wasnât just from the heat in the kitchen. It was nice how much you could still make him a little bashful after all this time.
You watched his eyes, full of amusement and affection as he rounded the corner of the couch to move towards where you were curled up in a blanket by the fire.
âYou gonna tell me what you and those buns have got cooking, good looking?â
Steve let out a lighthearted chuckle and the corners of his eyes creased, still as beautiful as ever. He shrugged as he lifted the soft throw blanket and settled in against the armrest before gesturing for you to snuggle up to him.
âNo way. Itâs a surprise. You can guess once itâs done, though.â
You sighed as you laid a hand and your head on his chest, adjusting until you were comfortably laying with him, legs tangled. Steve reached for the book you had turned upside down on the coffee table to keep your page and looked over a few lines.
âThe Hobbit, huh?â
You nodded, the rustling sound of his threadbare hoodie on your ear just covering his faint heartbeat.
âYeah, Bucky lent it to me.â
Steve exhaled a laugh through his nose, a boyish grin rising on his face. âThatâs the least he could do. Punk stole my copy back in the day, then gave it to some girl he never saw again after he was done.â
You smiled in response to the way he reminisced about the old days. You absolutely loved when Steve would bring up his childhood memories. They were so different from yours, yet so full of parallels. Kids will be kids, after all.
You put your chin on his chest to look up at him, met with sparkling blue eyes, reflecting the bright light that bounced off the snow outside the windows.
âOf course he did. He was a charmer, wasnât he?â
Steve leaned down for a kiss as you stretched to meet him.
âFor sure. Not as much as me, though, of course.â
You playfully rolled your eyes along with him. âRight, of course. Iâm sure you were a real heartbreaker back in the day.â
Steveâs eyebrows lowered and the corners of his lips turned upward in a sarcastic smile. âLeft and right.â
You placed a reverent kiss on his sternum before resettling yourself on his pec, squishier than usual from not having been to the gym in a few days. It was perfect.
You smiled to yourself. âWell, Iâm glad those days are behind you.â
Steve brushed a hand up and down your back. âIâd never break your heart, you know, Iâd rather work to fill it with love every day. Forever if I can.â
Steve always knew exactly what to say to have you blushing, too, even if it was unintentional. The words that spilled out of his mouth warmed you from the inside out with how sincere they always were. You patted his belly gently, âand I hope to do the same for you.â
Steve hummed before he held the book back up in his line of sight.
âGlad weâre on the same page. Speaking of which, you want me to read for you?â
You nodded again, tucking a hand up under his hoodie, warming your cold fingers against his abs. âMmmhmmm.â
Steve cleared his throat and began, his voice a smooth, deep rumble conducted through his chest and across your body. It was one of the best sounds, one of the best feelings, to be curled up close to him and taken care of. Cherished.
The gentle cadence of his voice carried in the cozy air around the couch as your breaths began to even out. Steve sensed it as your body relaxed into his, fully softened in a light slumber. He finished the page he was on just to make sure you were fully out before marking where he stopped and placing your book back on the table. He continued lulling you to sleep gently, his blunt fingertips drawing circles between your shoulder blades. Steve basked in the sunshine of enjoyment that came from how safe he knew he made you feel.
He sat there for a second, satisfied with everything in his life. With you, everything hard heâd gone through before was worth it. Nothing could break the feeling of fullness in his heart.
And then he smelled it. The cinnamon rolls. How long ago had he put them in? He craned his neck to look at the timer on the stove. They were just past halfway done. And Steve would rather die than move you right now when you were so peaceful. He considered his options and pulled out his phone.
Tony, can you remotely turn off an oven up here?
No. What part of âeverythingâs off the network except whatever you bring up thereâ did you not understand?
Steve sighed to himself. He thought Tony was joking. Could he actually have a place somewhere so disconnected? He knew there was at least a Wi-Fi router, but really? Nothing else? Tony Stark has changed.
Why? Doing something else thatâs keeping you from the oven?đ
Yes. But not like that. Steve rolled his eyes and opened up a different text conversation.
Sam, can redwing open doors?
Yeah, but the door probably wonât close again. Heâs got lasers. You need help?
Steve sighed again. That wouldnât work either.
No, Iâll figure it out.
One more try. Maybe Bucky and Nat?
Hey. Either one of you close to Tonyâs place in the mountains? I got a favor to ask.
No. Weâre at dinner in the city. Why? Everything ok?
Steve bit his lip in contemplation.
Yeah. Nothing I canât handle. Thanks anyway.
He locked his phone and set it on the coffee table next to your book, running a hand over his face. He could do this. Maybe he could carefully carry you to the kitchen, just to take them out, then go back to the couch? But would that disturb you too much?
Maybe he could stuff pillows into his spot and you wouldnât even realize you were clinging to something else. Yeah. That could work.
He looked back over at the timer on the oven. It had just reached two minutes left. Okay, he was gonna do it. Just move carefully and quietly and quickly to hit the button so the timer didnât startle you awake.
But it was too late. Before he could even move a muscle, you were stirring. Eyes still closed, your nose rose to the air, taking a deep breath of the scent that had permeated the cabin. A smile took over your face and your eyes finally fluttered open, landing on Steve. Your voice held a light rasp to it.
âCinnamon rolls. My favorite.â
Steve nodded. âUh huh.â
You shifted to straddle his waist, arms clinging around his torso. âCinnamon rolls made by my favorite cinnamon roll.â
Steve laughed at the long running joke of what you always called him, moving to sit up, big hands holding you steady against him. He stood with your body wrapped around his and made it to the oven before the loud beeping started, shutting everything off and setting the tray on the counter.
âOf course, darling.â
He set you on the granite beside the stove, kissing your nose at your whine at the loss of his touch. He opened the fridge and pulled out a container of cream cheese icing he had made, setting it in your hands as he sifted through the drawers for a knife.
You took off the lid, swiping a finger through the frosting and sucking it off with a moan.
âDang, thatâs good.â
You scooped up another bit, holding it out for Steve, but when he opened his mouth, you booped it onto his nose. With a giggle, you went to kiss it off but Steve was too quick, whisking you away back to the couch.
âOhhh, youâre gonna get it.â
Before you knew it, you were kicking and laughing so hard that your stomach hurt, surrounded in a world of love and warmth with your husband. Even though this was a short trip, every day with him felt like this on the inside.
Bonus A/N: ohhhh sweet Steeb. Gimme this cinnamon rollđ„ș
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Ok so let me get this straight.
Marvel Comics had Doctor Doom take over the world and implement a series of popular, really effective leftist policies on a global scale.
Like everyone focuses on the US getting free healthcare how about all the african counties who just got "plows, dams, drills, fertilizer etc etc"?
As this happens we find out that Doom has also murdered every single high ranking Nazi in the world, and replaced one of them with a Doombot so he can use it to rehabilitate Hydra out of being Nazis and into building, like, fucking hospitals or something.
Ok you're following me till now right?
Why the fuck did Marvel Comics decide to have the BRIGHT IDEA of writing, in THIS ORDER:
A) Tony Stark crying histrionics over all these dead nazis and the sanctity of human life.
B) Tony Stark decide to tell the world Doom actually did the heinous crime of "killed red skull and all the other nazis while riding a T-Rex," knowing full well that's gona get all the not yet reformed Hydra soldiers currently engaged in BUILDING HOSPITALS IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES in a rage, cause an escalation in Hate Crimes.
C) Have any member of the broader public being glad Doom killed the fucking nazis be depicted as naive or misguided in some real "Copaganda show special episode about Luigi Mangione" way.
D) and After ALL OF THAT, and I wish I was joking, have Tony Stark start ARMING AND FUNDING literal NAZIS to act as Contras fighting against Doom's heinous policies of free healthcare, free education, and no genocide.
I repeat.
As of right now, in marvel comics, the designated villain of the current mega arc pushing for popular American and worldwide leftist policies fighting against a tech billionaire actively funding and arming literal fucking in universe NAZIS to dethrone him.
Next up they (EDIT: By they I mean Tony Stark and the other heroes) are literally about to team up with the Masters of Evil, among their Members being MODOK, which not many people may know was one of the people responsible for the recent Mutant Genocide.
This is either the most blatant and heinous piece of american propaganda known to man or one of the most unintentional critique of American Foreign Policy when any leftist takes power anywhere and threatens their bottom line.
Maybe both.
Anyway Tony Stark is working with Nazis so he can take away people healthcare now in the comics, right in the middle of this political environment, send post.
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someone please remove the puppy from this situation, he looks stressed
#yeah i don't think he's meeting up with tony for evil reasons#i'm guessing it's more like spying on tony reasons#pit babe#pit babe the series#straw watches things
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i do so desperately want to read properly but like. my skill level has stagnated and i just do not understand what adult fiction is saying. And when i try YA it feels weird seeing middle schoolers learn about the power of friendship or teen romance drama or whatever. how do I get over this roadblock. I feel like the stupid ulysses ogre except im struggling to put together themes in books made for tweens while not even enjoying myself.
I mean I think the most crucial thing here is being nicer to yourself about what you consider to count as reading "properly," and also to recognize that "adult fiction" is not a monolith
like, what adult fiction are you reading? litfic by people with MFAs? graphic novels? charmingly formulaic romances? the scary evil DARK romances that are allegedly ruining the publishing industry? 600 page fantasy doorstoppers loaded with politics and made up names? charmingly formulaic mysteries? fast-paced thrillers? self-published furry erotica with plot? cozy science fiction? all of that can fall under the heading of adult fiction, and it's barely scratching the surface!
the world is your oyster, so find the stuff that clicks with you and pursue that; it will feel more worth it if you're actually enjoying yourself. there's absolutely zero reason to put yourself through the strain of reading something "smart" if you aren't enjoying it, and anyone who has something snooty to say about somebody reading for fun is, to put it lightly, an asshole.
it may also help to focus on fiction that's really short or really unsubtle, or both. again, contemporary romance novels are seldom shy about telling you up front what the themes are, and that's not a digâI love romance novels! and shorter reads, like novellas or short stories, may also be interesting, since they generally need to be a bit more compact in getting the idea across.
have you heard of the Murderbot Diaries? I haven't read them but man, people love those. some other books that spring to mind when it comes to keeping it simple: Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li, A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, Kaikeyi by Vishnavi Patel, and virtually anything by Silvia Moreno Garcia, who writes across a wide variety of genres.
I'd also like to offer the radical suggestion that you don't need to 100% totally understand everything that happens in a book to enjoy it. like, yes, it's nice to understand what's going on, but it's totally chill if you spend some of it just floating along enjoying the story and waiting to see what will happen next. I'm currently reading Toni Morrison's Beloved, and while the prose is brilliant, I'm also struggling to keep track of everything going on! I'm doing a lot of doubling back and rereading to make sure I'm keeping up with events, and even then I'll still miss things and be uncertain of my understanding until something later in the book can offer confirmation. and that's fine! there are tons of books I've loved to pieces while also struggling to understand everything being shown to me: NK Jemisin's Broke Earth series, Stephen Graham Jones' My Heart is a Chainsaw, Alison Rumfitt's Tell Me I'm Worthless, Tamsyn Muir's Harrow the Ninth and Gideon the Ninth. in many cases, rereads are helpful here! and also awesome!
also, hey, if you're struggling to make sense of something, great news: other people also read those books! options will vary depending on how well-known the book is, but generally someone else will have taken a crack at explaining it. google "[book name] synopsis" or "[book name] review" and you could get anything from a sparknotes to a wiki synopsis to a professional book review to an amateur book review to a youtube channel breaking it down in excruciating detail. and you don't have to take their analyses at face value, eitherâyou're ALSO practicing media literary when you ask yourself "do I agree with this review? why or why not? why might this reviewer have arrived at such a different conclusion than me? what could have influenced their opinion? how does this fit, or not fit, with my understanding of this book?"
just have fun and be yourself dude you'll be fine out there xoxo
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