#first time I publish anything

[wish-i-knew-what-i-am-doing]

1. Leaves

(Slightly off topic, because apparently I cannot read 🙈)

Lena was having a bad day. Since she had set foot in her office that morning, everything that could have gone wrong went wrong. At this point, it feld like Murphy was laughing at her. An explosion in the lab, followed by an emergency board meeting, the head of the marketing department leaving for the competition, and her mother calling her incompetent. (Admittedly, this last point wasn’t something she wasn’t used to). And to top it all off, she had spilled some coffee on her shirt mid afternoon, with no spare left in her office closet.

Now, hunched over her desk, drowning in paperwork with a migraine on horizon, Lena was gently going mad.

"You should go home", offered (un-)helpfully her assistant.

"I can’t, I still have to review these contracts and start having a look at the resumes we got to replace Johnson, and -"

"Please leave, now", Jess interrupted.

"You’re aware I’m still your boss, right?" Lena teasingly asked while Jess was closing her laptop and stacking the documents that were scattered on her desk.

"Yes. I’m merely looking out for you, with your luck today, I wouldn’t be surprised if your computer caught on fire. We cannot risk that now, can we? And besides, Kara is probably already home and waiting for you."

"The wife argument, that’s a low blow" Lena mumbled, reluctantly accepting her jacket that Jess was holding up for her. "Thank you, Jess".

—

As soon as she closed the door of her flat behind herself, Lena sighed in relief and dropped her shoes in the vicinity of the shoe rack. She made her way to the living-room where Kara was reading on the couch.

Upon seeing the brunette, Kara put down her book on the coffee table.

"Rough day?", she asked while opening her arms in invitation.

Lena gladly accepted. "You have no idea." She admitted, sinking into Kara’s embrace.

Yes, Lena had had a bad day, but as she was being held in her wife’s strong arms, she couldn’t find that she cared anymore.

[intrigd-voyagr]

Why is he stuck behind glass while you all get to be out there. It's not fair. Why why why.

[stuckinapril]

I want to read books I want to write more I want to play the piano I want to sing in key I want to delve into fashion history I want to travel I want to publish research papers and I want to become a surgeon and I’m supposed to do all that in this one wild and beautiful life

[generic-internet-name]

Hey remember when i bound the first half of from the archives? well i've finally done the rest! and honestly i am so proud of it. i tried some new things with the binding, and i am almost completely happy with how it turned out! the only improvement for next time would probably be actually measuring things.

thank you @sixteenth-days for writing something so good i needed to physically bite it.

[not-rascal-artz]

Prune Juice in Wonderland

- Prologue -

Prune Juice Cookie is in his potion laboratory with Kouign-Amann Cookie and Capsaicin Cookie who were chatting amongst themselves, while the potion-maker himself was still in the process of making something that he tried to make successful numerous times. Poor Prune Juice Cookie was already starting to get quite exhausted from stirring the cauldron ever since his friends were invited to the lab to keep him company. 

“What are you trying to make this time?” asked Kouign-Amann Cookie who was starting to get so curious that she peeped into the cauldron. Prune Juice Cookie turned his head to Kouign-Amann Cookie and replied “Heh heh, I can’t say! I don’t wanna spoil it,” he then continued mixing the cauldron as Capsaicin Cookie and Kouign-Amann Cookie observe the steaming, swirling light silver liquid with glitter from inside the pot. The potion had a relaxing and fragrant aura that could put anyone to sleep, which is why Prune Juice Cookie looked extremely exhausted.

“You must be making that strength formula that I’ve been begging for, aren’t ya?” wondered Capsaicin Cookie, his guess wasn’t even that close to being correct. In fact if it were to be something related to strength, the concoction would’ve had a bold color to resemble its title. “I think it looks more like an immunity drink..! or maybe a healing one?” Kouign-Amann Cookie remarked. 

The two began to make so many guesses that it was almost impossible for Prune Juice Cookie to concentrate. Luckily, the liquid from the cauldron stopped boiling, meaning that the potion was finished. Prune Juice Cookie chimed in on the conversation “Not quite to any of your guesses, but I’ll get to them soon…that is if I can make the time for it.” He then went to the shelf of his empty flask collection and searched for a small sample vial.

Prune Juice Cookie spotted the perfect vial for test samples on top of the shelf. He grabbed it and turned back to the potion with a small grin. “It’s finally done..!” He said while pouring some of the sample into the small bottle of the potion that he just brewed. Kouign-Amann Cookie and Capsaicin Cookie look at each other confused. “What is that?!” They both asked together. “If you guys want know so badly on what I just made, I’ll only tell to the both of you.” He showcased his finished potion called “The Dream Elixir.”

“This is my Dream Elixir.” Prune Juice Cookie explained “I’ve been working on this personal project for…uh, a while now to help with nightmares, repeated dreams, and you know.. all that.” Prune Juice Cookie then placed the lid on top of the cauldron. “I could definitely use some of that stuff honestly.” Capsaicin Cookie commented. 

Prune Juice Cookie replied back to Capsaicin Cookie while escorting him and Kouign-Amann Cookie out of the laboratory for the night. “Heh, I’ll see if I can make an extra batch if this is approved to be safe or not so don’t worry.” Capsaicin Cookie nodded. “No pressure! We’ll see you tomorrow!” They began to part ways. “Take care you two!” Prune Juice Cookie said to them as he closed the door and locked it.

It’s now just Prune Juice Cookie and the Dream Elixir. He cleans up and puts everything back to where it rightfully belonged before heading off to sleep. Luckily, he didn’t need to clean up much because of how much time he spent all day focusing on making the dream elixir that was in need to be perfected and done. The cauldron was fine too since the lid was on top of the cauldron earlier. 

After a few minutes of cleaning things up, Prune Juice Cookie was finally ready to test out the elixir. “It better work this time.” he thought to himself as he took off his hat and cape and hung them both on the coat rack. Prune Juice Cookie lied down on his bed with the dream elixir in hand and began to chug it all down. 

“Please.. Let it work this time. After many attempts of trying to make the elixir successful, I…” Prune Juice Cookie didn’t even finish what he was saying and he already began drifting off to sleep because of the dream elixir. 

[jackfrostimposter]

genuinely why is there so much misinformation about the guardians of childhood book series?

[thedawningofthehour]

...might need to split this next chapter in two.

Considering I'm at 7k words and have completed one out of four of Leo's scenes. And have exactly one page written for Gale's.

And there's a lot of shit that happens.

But if I do that, then at least the wait for the chapter after that shouldn't be too long?

[this-machine-runs-on-coffee]

"SHINE A LIGHT (REPRISE)" THIS IS NOT AN EXACT TRANSLATION, THIS IS AN ADAPTATION (AND ONE THAT STILL NEEDS TONS OF FIXING AT THAT)

I scheduled this for the future lol. Scheduled this on the 23/05/24 for the date in which this will come out Because now it's decent but I still don't like it (but at least you guys won't be starved of my content for too long [not like it would be that big of a deal but if there was someone irl cheering me on for doing this and I said I'd do it I would give them something I did in the past but haven't yet showed them during a time in which I can't produce more of that content]) So anyway you guys, here you have "Shine A Light (Reprise)" in Italian! ASK ME FOR PERMISSION BEFORE USING THIS, DO CREDIT ME IF YOU EVER USE THIS (I doubt you will it’s impractical and still needs so much fixing it’s unbelievable) AND TELL ME/LINK WHATEVER YOU USED IT FOR USING REBLOGS (because for some reason Tumblr doesn’t like comments with links and while I do think I understand why I don’t always like it)

(the apostrophes [or however ’ is called] are used to shorten the number of syllables often in poetry so I’m obviously abusing that power.)

[HEATHER MCNAMARA:] Stupidi tappi impossibili!

[HEATHER DUKE:] Oh guarda, Heather se ne va'a

[HEATHER DUKE & COMPANY:] Fri-hignar tutta notte!

[HEATHER DUKE:] Non meriti di vivere!

[HEATHER DUKE & COMPANY:] Perché non ucciderti?

[HEATHER DUKE:] Eccoti un sedativo

[HEATHER & COMPANY:] Fri-hi-higna!

[HEATHER DUKE:] * Perché Babbo Natale non c'è (uee-uee)

[HEATHER DUKE & COMPANY:] Sei patetica perché frigni!

[HEATHER DUKE:] Frigni tutta notte!

[HEATHER DUKE:] (Frigna) Dalla squadra te ne devi andare (Frigna) Lamentati e piagnucola (Frigna) Non meriti di sognare (Frigna) Tu morirai da sola!

[HEATHER DUKE & COMPANY:] Muori sola! Muori sola! Muori sola! MUORI SOLA! So, direct translation! (used in this to specify the meanings and explain certain word choices [and in one case this])

[HEATHER MCNAMARA:] Stupid impossible (implied to open) caps!

[HEATHER DUKE:] Aww look, Heather's going to

[HEATHER DUKE & COMPANY:] Whi-hine all night!

[HEATHER DUKE:] You don't deserve to live!

[HEATHER DUKE & COMPANY:] Why not kill yourself!

[HEATHER DUKE:] Here's to you a sedative

[HEATHER & COMPANY:] Whi-hi-hine!

[HEATHER DUKE:] Because there's no Santa Claus (uee-uee [in this case we're using this parenthesis for the explanations: so, uee-uee are the letters used to mimick crying in Italian, I don't remember the name of the poetic thing now, I think onomathopea? I'm unsure if it's even written right])

[HEATHER DUKE & COMPANY:] You're pathetic because you whine!

[HEATHER DUKE:] You whine all night!

[HEATHER DUKE:] (Whine) Go awayfrom the team (Whine) Whine (but as in moan about it) and whine (but as in cry but mockingly) (Whine) You don't deserve to dream (Whine) You're gonna die alone

[HEATHER DUKE & COMPANY:] Die alone! Die alone! Die alone! DIE ALONE! OG LYRICS (if you’re seeing this I doubt you don’t know them, but here they are anyway):

[HEATHER MCNAMARA:] Stupid child proof caps!

[HEATHER DUKE:] Aww look, Heather's going to

[HEATHER DUKE & COMPANY:] Whine, whine, whine all night!

[HEATHER DUKE:] You don't deserve to live!

[HEATHER DUKE & COMPANY:] Why not kill yourself!

[HEATHER DUKE:] Here have a sedative

[HEATHER & COMPANY:] Whine, whine, whine!

[HEATHER DUKE:] Like there's no Santa Claus (boo-hoo)

[HEATHER DUKE & COMPANY:] You're pathetic because you whine!

[HEATHER DUKE:] You whine all night!

[HEATHER DUKE:] (Whine) Your ass is off the team (Whine) Go on and bitch and moan (Whine) You don't deserve to dream (Whine) You're gonna die alone

[HEATHER DUKE & COMPANY:] Die alone! Die alone! Die alone! DIE ALONE!

[whenyoulosesmallmind]

Nicklas Bäckström + Alexander Ovechkin ― Ho sceso, dandoti il braccio, almeno un milione di scale, Eugenio Montale (trans. William Arrowsmith)

[astralhope]

After a little more than a week, I finally finished writing my first fanfiction in English! This story is based on my post about Astral being able to touch the cards outside the duel, but it ended up to be longer than I expected, and it also has become more introspective than comic.

I really like writing Astral and Yuma, and even if writing this had really worn me out, I had fun. I will surely try to write other stories in the future!

I hope that you will like it!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55971724

"- I know the effects of my cards, Astral! You don't need to... -

His words stopped when his mind registered what had just happened, and then his eyes widened in surprise.

- Astral. -

- What? -

- You are holding the card. -

While building the deck, Yuma and Astral make an interesting discovery."

(English is not my first language, so I'm sorry for eventually mistakes).

[kn11ves]

my comic is live right now!

kyle and rex is an absurdist drama set in a stagnant afterlife where everyone lies, cheats, manipulates, and hurts each other in order to gain political power and admiration from the public.

with characters constantly haunted by ghosts of the past, trying to stay on top of the food chain despite constant betrayals and having their secrets held up above their heads, comes back kyle, from his long stay back as a guiding spirit on earth, to take back reigns of the throne in the inbetween. though much like everyone else, hes got a long list of dirty laundry that many are aching to reveal. there are no real friends here.

⸻

updates every 2 weeks, at 6:30 pm central US time! (SP & ENG)

WEBTOON: english link + spanish link

TAPAS: english link + spanish link

FANEO: spanish link

[mermaidsirennikita]

my favorite thing in Romance Discourse is the thing where people are like "I've had Enough of Smut, it feels like all Smutty Scenes are just Filler, and I Want Real Emotion, Why Are There So Many Pointless Smut Scenes"

and I'm like "I really don't feel like I read a lot of pointless sex scenes, am I just weird"

and then these people list the books they read and it's all like "Breeding the Housemaid", "Fill 'Er Up", "Manny's Bi Awakening"

[freezethebeez]

new Haikyuu fic posted for those interested! make sure you're logged in because it's for registered users only ^_^ it's a short, somewhat erotic oneshot of Hinata and his new vampire roommate, Kageyama. It's a light snack of a lil over 2000 words. Read if you're interested :]

[dreadfutures]

almost cried as my advisor introduced my talk and emphasized my dedication to science communication, community and coalition building, and broadening participation in stem alongside all my scientific achievements 😭 kept a brave face but I'm crying now tho

[a-thousand-black-ravens]

Your glistening skin of blackish blue

Sparkling void attraction pure

Oh Nyx my god I'm your admirer

Your beauty in me words inspire

Yet words can not describe your beauty

Your eyes spark like the purest ruby

Your black hair contains the stars

Your eyes the moon and planet mars

Nocturnal do I stare at you

At night I may enjoy this view

To see you spread across the skies

My mind you fully mesmerize

This yearning deep inside my chest

This yearning that will never rest

And yet I know my love's in vain

Like wishing I could hug the rain

I'm mortal and you are eternal

Goddess of the world nocturnal

You don't know me, I can't know you

And yet I feel my love is true

What else is this fascination?

Why would you be my inspiration?

My love will never be attained

As to this mortal form I'm chained

Thus I will sit and sing of you

Will praise your beaut’ for all it's due

So that you might at one point hear

A mortal calling you his dear

And if you may perhaps agree

A visit would fill me with glee

In pity come, and ease my grief

Your love could give my aching heart relief

[winchesternova-k]

31 Days of Dragon Age - Day 2

favourite origins romance

[picrew by @/elena-illustration]

leliana’s romance has been my favourite so far and i ended up writing a ficlet about her relationship with havella

leliana and havella were friends before things became romantic.

havella was intrigued by her from the start, and had a bit of a crush, but they were always friends first and foremost - and by the time they actually get together, havella would say leliana is her best friend. she finds leliana’s dream about the blight and the tale about the rose fascinating, and sees no reason to argue whether it’s a sign from the maker. she hasn’t mixed her religious beliefs yet (but is open to doing so), but sees no reason why the maker couldn’t send a sign to its believers while the stone sends signs to its. they discuss theology a lot early on, and it’s a breath of fresh air for havella after hearing some of the more awful chantry beliefs at ostagar and in lothering. leliana does not and is not trying to convert her, which havella appreciates, they both just enjoy swapping their opinions and beliefs back and forth.

there’s also mutual respect and admiration from the moment they first meet. havella appreciates her for stepping in at the tavern in lothering, and admires her for sticking so strongly to her beliefs and moral code. she is also but a humble lesbian, and leliana looked beautiful with her knives.

they become fast friends after that, and havella is surprised when leliana calls her pretty. hardly anyone had ever complimented her before. even more rarely had they been sincere or without ulterior motive, and almost never had it been a woman. she’d never had a girlfriend before (though she had kissed a handful of other girls when she was a bit younger), and she’d had no idea that her feelings for leliana might have been mutual. their flirting is a bit awkward at first, but very earnest, and havella feels very vulnerable. leliana never breaks her trust or makes her feel like she’s made a mistake for trying to come closer.

soon, she’s spending more and more time with leliana, both for romantic and platonic reasons. leliana compliments her hair one night and before she knows it havella is asking her to do it for her. she’d never had much time to learn different styles and what she did have she spent on rica’s hair. she basks in the attention that leliana offers. leliana talks to her about orlesian fashion, and havella listens eagerly. she’d similarly never had the money to bother with orzammar’s trends and she enjoys listening to leliana’s tales and her voice. she’s never had much interest in fashion, or the resources to have the interest, but she has the time now to decide if she might. if nothing else, she enjoys learning more about the surface and it’s cultures, and laughing with leliana.

it doesn’t take long for her crush to grow into real romantic feelings. and those feelings only grow stronger when leliana tells her the truth about her past. she feels oddly relieved when she does. they’d already been together for a little while at that point, but it made her feel like they were on even ground somehow. she’d always known that leliana wasn’t judging her for her past, but hearing that they had so much in common and so many of the same feelings just hammered it home. leliana is also eager to become a better person and make amends for her past, and their pasts are so similar it makes havella feel more fully understood than she ever has with anyone else. it makes her want more than ever to be better. and it makes her feel like she won’t always be trying to live up to the image leliana had been projecting. that she won’t always be trying. maybe someday she’ll just be good. maybe they both will. but for now, they can be equal at least.

the night leliana tells her she loves her is the happiest she’s ever been. havella had been in love with her for a while by that point, but she’d been too afraid to tell her. she knew that leliana would never be cruel to her, but she was worried that if leliana didn’t feel the same, or wasn’t looking for a serious relationship (at least with her), she would ruin the relationship they had, both platonic and romantic. she’d never had a real relationship with anyone before, and she already knew that if leliana would let her, she’d spend the rest of her life with her. and when leliana told her she felt the same, they decided then and there that they would never be parted.