#follower recs

[shinesurge]

By the way, a lot of readers tend to be surprised about it whenever I talk about it so here's another post to say that independent projects literally live and die by their audience's enthusiasm!! Even if YOU can't support something financially, spreading the word or making fan stuff to create a cool space for other folks to hang out in and engage with the work is just as important! My own comic was going to end this December without funding, and the only reason we've made as much progress as we have towards the goal was because my readers made such an effort to help it find the support it needs.

Indie creators are on our own out here, the only thing that can help us is the audience!! Every share or comment helps even if you think it doesn't!! Literally just existing in a tag so it's not totally dead when someone else goes looking is contributing something really significant to the projects you love, please don't forget how much power you hold as a Reader Of Things.

[eyra]

I don’t usually do discourse on this blog but that last reblog hit the nail on the head. Reader interaction is at an all time low for fic authors and whilst I’m eternally grateful for any and all kudos and comments that I do receive, I feel as if in the past couple of years there’s been this weird migration of comments - they’ve left ao3 and they’re on tiktok instead. So, rather than people leaving comments on my fics, they leave their comments on the videos of people reccing my fics. I see tiktoks about my fics and they’ll have double, triple the number of comments that the fic itself has. It’s so lovely that people are talking about my writing, but it’s just a very strange phenomenon and a very odd feeling when you have a fic that you assume wasn’t overly well received because it has hardly any comments on ao3, but then you see a tiktok full of comments with people saying that it’s their favourite fic.

And I’m going to say something potentially controversial here but not ONCE have I seen a tiktok creator, whose content relies solely on other people’s fics, say anything along the lines of “leave the author a comment if you enjoy the rec.” Literally never ever seen this. And I think that’s a real shame.

[strange-aeons]

father strange have you any book recommendations for lovers of the locked tomb. please your channel introduced me to it and i have read the series upwards of 4 times. i need to feed

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine & She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan both fill that need for beautifully written sci fi/ fantasy with queer characters for me

[multi-fan-dom-madness]

SEV I am FERAL for this man

perfect balance of sweet and spice

hi lovely! for the ofc nsfw ask game… 1, 4, 13, 18, and 25 for my lovely blizzard 👀 hope ur having a wonderful day!

Hi Nour! Having a great day so far, and I hope you are too. Thank you for sending these in 🥰 I love Blizzard, and could talk about him all day tbh.

NSFW OC Questions - Fun stuff below the cut! MINORS DNI!!!

1. Are there any names they like to be called in bed/names they call their partner? Any names they wouldn’t use/can’t stand?

- He loves sweet names, so call him “love” or “baby” and he’ll melt. He leans towards using those as well, but would also come up with one specific to his partner’s personality. There aren’t any that are totally off of the table, but he would be surprised if someone called him “daddy.” He wouldn’t know how to respond.

4. Are they more of a dom, sub, or switch? If applicable, are they a top, bottom, or vers?

- Blizzard is a pleasure dom. He’s sweet and encouraging, but firm and a natural leader. He’s a top, which often surprises people.

13. Morning vs evening sex—do they have a preference?

- He likes morning sex when the sun is barely coming up. That soft morning light on his partner’s skin gets him going so fast.

18. Their favorite actions during sex—chin-grabbing, hair-pulling, wrists being pinned, etc.

- Hip-grabbing. Pulling his partner down on top of him, or into his lap, or onto his face. It gives him such a thrill.

25. Share a sample line of dirty-talk

- “Oh, beautiful, you’re shaking with my fingers inside you. Are you ready for more? I wanna hear you say it in that sweet voice of yours.” -Blizzard, definitely 👀

taglist: @secondaryrealm @dystopicjumpsuit @dukeoftheblackstar @wolffegirlsunite @808tsuika @sleepingsun501 @starrylothcat @ladyzirkonia @sunshinesdaydream @wings-and-beskar @pb-jellybeans @clio3kantarella @staycalmandhugaclone @stardusthuntress @idontgetanysleep @lune-de-miel-au-paradis @anxiouspineapple99 @littlemissmanga @mandos-mind-trick @amorfista @kimiheartblade @freesia-writes @sinfulsalutations @523rdrebel @clonemedickix @multi-fan-dom-madness @mooncommlink @1vlouds @moonlightwarriorqueen @starqueensthings @dangraccoon @idoubleswearimawriter @wizardofrozz @trixie2023 @dreamie411

[beescake]

I LOVE SOLKAT AND I LOVE YOUR ART SO MUCH UGHHHHHH their dynamic is one of my favorites and your art made me love them even more

AYY HAPPY TO HEAR THAT !!!

HAPPY TO SPREAD THE AGENDA <3

[yekokataa]

if you liked disco elysium, you'll also like...

these books:

the southern reach series by jeff vandermeer (book 4 just came out in october 2024!)

perdido street station by china miéville, the memoirs of stockholm sven by nathaniel ian miller

these games:

the thaumaturge (2024) (yeah, that's rasputin)

NORCO (2022) (underrated point and click narrative game in a near-future new orleans)

kentucky route zero (2013) (it's so fucking good)

pentiment (2022)

these shows:

true detective season 1 (2014) and also season 4 (2024)

the leftovers (2014-2017)

dark (2017-2020) (german show - netflix will try to default to the dubbed version but don't let it!)

[spirk-trek]

Nightvisions Fanzine & Novel | Merle Decker, Signe Landon (1979)

Nightvisions, by Susan K. James and Carol A. Frisbie, is one of the first standalone k/s novels published in a zine. It can be read in full here!

[theogbadbitch]

Me everyday for the past month reading all these GOOD fics

Few of my favs rn: @keyaho @nahimjustfeelingit-writes @sweettea-and-honeybutter @mauvecherie-writes @megamindsecretlair @uzumaki-rebellion @venusincleo @kumkaniudaku @avoidthings @brattyfics @theblacklewinsky @simplyzeeka @mymindisneverhere

[v6quewrlds]

What’re some of your favorite joey fics on here 🥰🥰

i love this questionnnn <3 (sorry for the notifs in advance)

not a fic but this little blurb from @slimshiesty

headlock with joe? yes pls

the entire thank you tiktok series from @bengals-barnesbabe (especially mini gossip girl)

i could write an essay on the view between villages from @yelenasbraid

cute cute cute

honey honeyyy i could be your bodyguard @heavyhitterheaux

of course, anything written by @tigertales9 (ice ice baby & weak resistance 🤌🏾)

the horns down series from @ladyluvduv is a masterpiece

also not a fic but this nsfw alphabet from @burrowdarling is 100% accurate according to me

oh to be sexting frosted tips, beefy, horny joey from @hoodharlow

[drarry-reccage]

Announcing Drarry Reccage!

@drarry-reccage is a new fic rec blog run by seven pals who love reading and spreading the good word of Drarry!

Watch this space for Drarry fanfic recs of all sorts: new and old, seen and unseen, from fluffy to angsty, and everything in between ✨

[night0rchlds]

just found out that Silas and Daphne (the spirit bears it’s teeth) did end up having kids and have two daughters named Emily and Isabella

they mean so much to me i’m gonna go cry in the corner now

[lakecountylibrary]

If you liked Camp Damascus, try Hell Followed With Us

and vice versa!

There's a lot to love in both Camp Damascus by @drchucktingle and Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White. As horror novels about queer youth with, shall we say, complicated relationships with religion, they have a lot in common - if you liked one you very well may like the other. Let's take a closer look.

Characters:

Both books feature queer, autistic youth fighting back. The characters are trying to survive in a world created for them by abusive adults and religious institutions that hold power over them.

In Camp Damascus we follow Rose (autistic, lesbian). In Hell Followed With Us we follow Benji (neurodivergent, trans) and Nick (autistic, gay).

Genre:

Both books are horror, but with two distinct flavors. Camp Damascus has more of a creepy factor, while Hell Followed With Us leans more toward gore. In Camp there is some mystery to the evil, but in Hell the evil has a name, a face, an address - and a to-do list.

Both books deal with Christian cults and the horrors of indoctrination. They deal with the characters' complicated relationships to Christianity as an institution and God as a concept. They also both quote Christian scripture heavily.

Vibes:

While both books are horror, they do feel very different, largely because the primary emotion that drives each story is different. In Camp Damascus, it's love. In Hell Followed With Us, it's rage. You'll certainly find both emotions in certain quantities in either novel, but what they primarily put forward distinctly changes the vibe of both books.

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So there you have it! Two fantastic reads in close thematic conversation with each other - but still quite distinct. If either sounds good to you, do yourself a favor and check out both today!

See more of Robin's recs

[lesgay-loser]

i need everyone to read every book that andrew joseph white has ever written BECAUSE OH MY GOD. OH MY DEAR GOD. HOLY FUCKING SHITTTTTT literally every single one he comes out with DESTROYS ME theyre so fucking well written and i think ive been sobbing by the end of all of them (also i read each of them in a day and they're all 400+ pages. it normally takes me 4ish days to read a book that length if im into it)

hey guys! since this post is getting a lotta notes, i thought i might add a link to the tsbit fic im writing :)

[isa-ah]

genuinely can't recommend enough finding game devs to follow on here

[read-alert]

It's Trans Awareness Week! Here's some of my fave recent reads! 📚🏳️‍⚧️

Falling Back in Love With Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng Thom

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

Miss Major Speaks: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary by Miss Major Griffin-Gracy and Toshio Meronek

Ander and Santi Were Here by Johnny Garza Villa

The Gods of Tango by Caro De Robertis

Just Shy of Ordinary by AJ Sass

Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

Galaxy: The Prettiest Star by Jadzia Axelrod and Jess Taylor

Kapaemahu by Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, and Daniel Sousa

[coldshrugs]

glamtober #31 - supernatural: mothman

my favorite american cryptid. i spent half my childhood in appalachia and those mountains are haunting and comforting. there's something nice about a fucked up creature trying to warn folks away from harm. this fit is silly but we can pretend she found it in eorzea's version of spirit halloween, right next to the sexy chirurgeon costumes.

items used:

head: tonberry head (jet black | ruby red) body: quaintrelle's ruffled dress (jet black | jet black) arms: demonic gloves (N/A | ruby red) legs: bunny tights (N/A | jet black) feet: makai priestess's longboots (ruby red) fashion accessory: fallen angel's wings