#for a 178 year old novel?

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

Jane Eyre but the mad-wife-locked-in-the-attic is a vampire. you agree

[jangmi-latte]

from the fae novels i've read through thorough researching of fae age... the most i can decipher from malleus and lilia's mental/human equivalent age is that, divide their current age to 10 human years (fae age/10). so, in this case 1 fae year = 10 human years.

/SPOILERS BEYOND THIS MARK

lilia was 300 years old during the war so that makes him 30 years old, fairly young and mature enough to literally be a soldier.

malleus is currently 178 years old, divided by 10 human years, he's 17.8 technically rounding off to 18 years old. which is just accurate enough for both his mindset and body + his currently year in nrc. lilia did say he's still young and growing, and that he is a still a child. his draconic species specificied that at 200 they are a hatchling, a teenager at 500, and a full-fledged adult at 1000 (lilia said it himself).

mal should've been born when lilia's 302/303 years old since lilia said that mal should've hatched by 2-3 years. theoretically speaking, present malleus should've been around late 30s to early 40s by now (397 years old). but alas, he was delayed.

now, present lilia says he's nearing 700 years old. he's nearing 70 years old so that's around 68-69 years for humans. considering his speech and mindset while still having the slow ability to adapt to the present world, it's just....right.

now if mal is 178 and lilia's 700, look at mal being 18 and lilia is 70 in human ages. silver is 17, sebek is 16. just clicks right in my humble opinion.

this is all just hypothetical analysis since the fae worldbuilding concepting in different forms of media is complex. however, this is the closest i could decipher to how we see them in a mortal light. now i shall rest my brain i hate math.

TO SUMMARIZE

fae age ÷ 10 because 1 fae year = 10 human years

lilia is 70 years old (700/10), 30 during the war (300/10)

malleus is currently 18 years old. (178/10)

[timdrakesbussy]

My SDV height + age hcs

(Quick note: I am a short girl, like not even 160 cm (5’3) so my perception of tall people may be different from yours. Also, I used metric system so if the feet and inches are wrong, do tell so I can correct it)

Bachelorettes

• Abigail

I actually like her to be so short that she made Sebastian look tall and Sam looked like a giant so maybe at most 160 cm (5’3) but I like her to be 155 cm (5’1). To me, she’s the youngest in the trio but not by much so maybe 21-22.

• Emily

She and Haley (and Leah) are the taller bachelorettes, definitely above 170 cm (5’7) not as tall as Haley but still pretty tall. I think she’s about 173 cm (5’8). She’s definitely one of the older bachelorettes and I like her a bit older than Leah so 31-32.

• Haley

The tallest bachelorette, she could be a model in the city due to her beauty and height. She’s at LEAST 175 cm (5’9) but she can be taller. A bit older than Abigail, so 23.

• Leah

One of the taller bachelorettes but still shorter than the sisters, 170 cm (5’7) is perfect to me. She’s a bit younger than Emily and Elliott but still one of the older marriageable character so 28-30 years old.

• Maru

Despite both Robin and Demetrius being tall, Maru is average at most. She’s not short but not as tall either, I think 165 cm (5’5) is perfect height for her. IMO she’s the youngest bachelorette and the youngest marriageable character overall, she’s a genius so I think she skipped grades and gets degree earlier. 19-20 years old.

• Penny

If Abigail is short, then Penny is tiny. Her and Pam are very short so they make many of the residents look tall, she’s no more than 152 cm (5’0). She’s slightly older than the ASS trio (+Alex and Haley) but she’s not part of the older marriageable characters so she’s about 24-25 years old.

Bachelors

• Alex

He’s a pretty tall and athletic guy, definitely above average so I think he’s about 183-185 cm (6’0-6’1). He’s the same age as Haley, Sebastian, and Sam (23 years old).

• Elliott

He’s built like those hunks in bodice ripper novel covers so he’s TALL, at the very least he’s 188 cm (6’2). He’s one of the older marriageable character and he’s definitely in his 30s, my hc is that he’s the youngest one in the trio of older bachelors so I think he’s about 32 years old.

• Harvey

He’s like a Slenderman, very tall and lanky. To me, he’s the tallest bachelor and one of the tallest characters. He’s actually 195 cm (6’4ish) but he has terrible posture so he looks 190-191 cm (6’3). He’s the oldest canon marriageable character and he has MD so he’s at least 34 years old but I think he’s 37.

• Sam

He’s above average but has long limbs that made him look taller, he’s 180-182 cm (5’11) but sometimes likes to claim he’s 6’0. Despite acting like a teenager, he’s 23.

• Sebastian

Robin might be tall but he did not get her genes on that one, the rest? Sure, especially his face but not height, sadly. I think 173 cm (5’8) is the perfect height for him, but sometimes I like to make him 170 cm (5’7) for shits and giggles. 23 years old.

• Shane

SHORT KING, shortest bachelor and at most he’s 165 cm (5’5). He’s in his 30s (34-36 to be more specific).

Others

Caroline: 47 years old, 162 cm (5’3)

Clint: 38 years old, 194 cm (6’3)

Demetrius: 48 years old, 196 cm (6’4)

Evelyn: 83 years old, 151 cm (4’11)

George: 82 years old, 175 cm (5’9)

Gil: 56 years old, 177 cm (5’10)

Gunther: 45 years old, 178 cm (5’10)

Gus: 54 years old, 179 cm (5’10)

Jas: 7 years old, 124 cm (4’0)

Jodi: 41 years old, 158 cm (5’2)

Kent: 42 years old, 190 cm (6’3)

Leo: 8 years old, 118 cm (3’10)

Lewis: 63 years old, 173 cm (5’7)

Linus: 58 years old, 176 cm (5’9)

Marlon: 53 years old, 185 cm (6’1)

Marnie: 51 years old, 160 cm (5’3)

Morris: 49 years old, 180 cm (5’11)

Mr. Qi: 36 years old, 187 cm (6’2)

Pam: 54 years old, 150 cm (4’11)

Pierre: 47 years old, 174 cm (5’8)

Prof. Snail: 67 years old, 167 cm (5’6)

Rasmodius: He either aged slowly so he’s old but looked younger or he aged normally, if the latter then he’s 50 years old. 192 cm (6’3)

Robin: 46 years old, 178 cm (5’10)

Sandy: 34 years old, 183 cm (6'0)

Vincent: 7 years old, 126 cm (4’1)

Willy: 55 years old, 183 cm (6’0)

BONUS

(Some) Expanded

Andy: 48 years old, 181 cm (5’11)

Claire: 26 years old, 166 cm (5’5)

Lance: 27 years old, 186 cm (6’1)

Martin: 16 years old, 176 cm (5’9)

Olivia: 50 years old, 163 cm (5’3)

Scarlett: 21 years old, 164 cm (5'4)

Sophia: 21 years old, 162 cm (5’3)

Susan: 42 years old, 168 cm (5’6)

Victor: 22 years old, 178 cm (5’10)

[konkadra]

Welp, started another ask with my alternate universe. You can ask questions)

Olivia and Evkin

Height: Olivia - 168; Evkin - 178

Both are 19 years old

Olivia is female; Evkin is male

Olivia is a hereditary witch; Evkin is a human

The abilities of witches, as people believe, are unlimited. The lack of a framework for understanding their origin inspires people with great panic, and as a result, anger. The end of the recent war still burns brightly in the memory of every family. Making everyone fear and hate each other

Olivia's Character

smart, confident, punctual

cruel, proud, manipulative, vindictive

Evkin's Character

observant, courageous, forgiving

greedy, irritable, windy

Both of them are already post-war children who have not known the horrors of war, but who have felt with every cell of their body the hatred of their peoples for each other.

Olivia grew up in a pure-blooded witch family, where there is no trace of an ordinary commoner. She is educated, well-read and very strong. In her small town, she is considered the strongest and most dangerous (after her grandmother). At the moment, he is studying at the university for witchers and witches and is getting a higher education. A perfectionist always puts emotions on the back burner.

Evkin can be said to have grown up on the street. From an early age, he survives alone. He didn't want to stay in a noisy and scary-as-hell house where a wrong step and a sigh could cost you your life. He has been making a living for many years with the help of music. (Harmonica, guitar, pipe. He can play the piano, but you know, you can't get this bandura out on the street). He is terribly tired of playing for food and is increasingly forcing himself. He can often be found in a monkey house or pub.

They met quite by chance when Evkin, through his own stupidity and ignorance, decided to rob a cute red-haired girl. To his own regret, the girl was not so modest and helpless. Because of this, he learned the weight of hitherto untested magic. Deciding to keep him alive, she made a deal with him. Olivia leaves him alive and looks for a way to disenchant him. Meanwhile, Evkin will be her small and helpless exhibit for university work. This is how the story of their acquaintance began.

Olivia loves to read. Since her family's education is strict, she secretly reads simple novels for commoners. She is engaged in needlework. It can perfectly sew, knit, weave any product. But most of all she likes to embroider patterns and flowers on clothes. However, she allows herself to wear such clothes except at home.

Evkin loves music. Unable to (legally) get into the conservatory, he sometimes sneaks into the hiding places of classes, where he sits for half a day listening to lectures from teachers. He loves classical music and learns new nocturnes or waltzes every day. While the classroom is empty, he sometimes plays the piano. He likes to cook. He is interested in the process itself, not the result, so when he asked to become a baker, he was refused after 2-3 days, as he was considered hopeless.

Olivia - bi; Evkin - hetero

Evkin is afraid of mantises and his mother. Olivia is …. fearless.

The alternative universe according to the Moomins - "Evil Witch"

[haveyoureadthispoll]

Gritty and unflinching, yet also tender, fantastical, and funny, a trans woman’s coming-of-age tale about finding a community among fellow outcasts. Born in the small Argentine town of Mina Clavero, Camila is designated male but begins to identify from an early age as a girl. She is well aware that she’s different from other children and reacts to her oppressive, poverty-stricken home life, with a cowed mother and abusive, alcoholic father, by acting out—with swift consequences. Deeply intelligent, she eventually leaves for the city to attend university, slipping into prostitution to make ends meet. And in Sarmiento Park, in the heart of Córdoba, she discovers the strange, wonderful world of the trans sex workers who dwell there. Taken under the wing of Auntie Encarna, the 178-year-old eternal whose house shelters this unconventional extended family, Camila becomes a part of their stories—of a Headless Man who fled his country’s wars, a mute young woman who transforms into a bird, an abandoned baby boy who brings a twinkle to your eye. Camila Sosa Villada’s extraordinary first novel is a rich, nuanced portrait of a marginalized community: their romantic relationships, friendships and squabbles, difficulties at work, aspirations and disappointments. It bears witness to these lives constantly haunted by the specter of death—by disease or more violent means at the hands of customers, boyfriends, or the police—yet full of passion, empathy, and insight.

[straydog733]

Reading Resolution: "Bad Girls" by Camila Sosa Villada

30. Wild Card: Bad Girls by Camila Sosa Villada

List Progress: 16/30

The lives of queer people are far too often filled with both beauty and pain. In Latin America, the travesti community (AMAB people with female gender identities) is often subjected to abuse from the police and their neighbors alike, but they can find community and solace with one another. Bad Girls (Las malas in the original Spanish), is a semi-autobiographical novel by Argentine author Camila Sosa Villada, telling a magical take on her younger days as a sex worker in Córdoba. Poverty, abuse and addiction are kept somewhat at bay by friendship, love and freedom among her peers, but the pain is still there. And the way they intertwine makes for a beautiful novel.

One of the most fascinating things about Bad Girls is how it smoothly weaves magical realism into an otherwise very grounded story. Auntie Encarna is a matriarch travesti who runs a sort of boarding house/commune for the other travestis. She is also 178 years old and her lover has no head, after being decapitated before he emigrated to the city. Maria the Mute is a normal sex worker in the park, navigating the same struggles as the rest of them, until she starts turning into a bird. This is magic without wonder, everyday magic, while the actual awe-inspiring things are holiday dinners around a crowded table and vigils by the hospital bed of a sister dying of AIDS. The narrator Camila is the main character, but only part of the story is about her, with more page space dedicated to chronicling the world she lives in and the people she loves. The great family is rocked when Auntie Encarna finds an abandoned newborn in the park and decides to raise him as her own. But this choice made out of deep love brings further scrutiny to their already scrutinized lives, as small minds hate seeing children and queer people cross paths.

Bad Girls is not for the faint of heart; it is very matter-of-fact about the realities of prostitution, from the dangers to the thrills and joys to the humdrum nights just trying to get by. The reader feels the losses as people leave Camila’s life, through death or distance, and it’s a powerful ache. But the joys and loves that lead to those aches are beautiful while they last, and chronicling them is important. Late in the book, city officials install street lamps in the park where the travestis solicit clients, and the women are forced to work on their streets or out of their homes, in smaller, more dangerous groups or completely alone. Those glaring lights are an imposition and a threat, while the narrative light that this book shines on its characters is warm and soft. And nearly every queer person in this world deserves more warmth than they get.

Would I Recommend It: Very much so.

[talesofsorrowandofruin]

7 Snippets 7 People Tag

Thanks for tagging me, @novel-emma! :D

Here are seven snippets from The Unfortunate Moth:

1.

"It's dreadful!" Mr. Colman cried. He wasn't quite wringing his hands and tearing his hair, but he wasn't far off. "How can they have arrested her? Anyone can see she can't possibly have done it!"

Yo-han studied Mr. Colman carefully. Both times he'd seen him before he had gotten the impression of falseness, an impression that had been strengthened when he learnt the man was an actor. But if he was acting now he was giving the performance of a lifetime.

2.

Cabin 178 was almost depressingly devoid of anything to show its occupant's personality. Mrs. Patton-Langdale had a framed photograph and her own alarm clock. Miss Patton had her murder mysteries. Yo-han himself had his calligraphy set and photo album. But Máté Király had his suitcase and nothing else. No photographs, no letters, no books, no trinkets of sentimental value, not even any sign of a hobby. Yo-han found himself wondering how the man passed the time.

Király gestured Yo-han to the only chair in the room. He sat on the bed himself and took a cigarette case out of his pocket, then changed his mind and put it away. Whether that was because he thought it would be rude to smoke in such a confined space, or simply didn't want to give away the slightest detail about himself, was up for debate.

3.

Yo-han had never investigated a case where everyone was so convinced the main suspect was innocent. It was almost enough to make him suspect Miss Patton in spite of himself.

4.

Yo-han's theory was becoming a near-certainty. To prove it he produced the letter. "This was in your employer's cabin. Did she often read your letters?"

As an answer Király gave Yo-han a lesson in the sort of Hungarian not generally used in polite society.

5.

"Speaking of Miss Patton, she assured me this letter has nothing to do with the case. But it is a mystery, and I dislike more than one mystery at a time. Makes a case so much more complicated than it needs to be. Perhaps you can explain." Yo-han's tone made it clear this wasn't a suggestion.

6. 

Yo-han had never subscribed to the idea that tastes in literature were an accurate reflection of innocence or guilt. When he had caught a serial rapist last year, the man's bookshelf had been full of reference books on marine botany and the lives of Catholic saints. On the other hand his landlady during his stay in Berlin had been a sweet little old lady who wouldn't hurt a fly and loved gruesome horror novels.

7.

One thing was absolutely certain. The killer's cabin was on the same corridor as the victim's. It simply wasn't practical to carry a saw and a gun for any distance. Plus the proximity would make it easier to know when Mrs. Patton-Langdale was alone. All he had to do was search the cabins — though by now the killer would certainly have disposed of the murder weapon — and question everyone in them. He would pay special attention to the passengers who had quarrelled with the victim two or more days before the murder. It had been planned for at least that long; the hole in the wall showed this wasn't a spur-of-the-moment explosion of temper.

Tagging @northernrosewritings​, @words-after-midnight, @oh-no-another-idea, @emelkae, @boldnightmarishreverbs, @akindofmagictoo, and anyone else who wants to do this! :D

[bramblewatchescharmed]

Genuinely baffling to me how WatchMojo will list Charmed (2018) as #1 on its list of top 10 failed TV show reboots and there’s still reboot stans who come out swinging to defend it, with them citing how seasons 1 and 4 were good actually, and season 5 would have brought in the 1998 original actresses. Also reboot fans stating that because it made it to four seasons, the reboot was successful.

Uh, no. Charmed (2018) only made it to four seasons because of The CW’s streaming output deal with Netflix. [Source] Ratings for all four seasons were very low, and season 4’s ratings tanked in particular. [Source] If you state only two (or one-and-a-half) seasons of a four-season show are good, then your show is probably not good to begin with. General audiences were simply not into the reboot, and the majority of the online fandom jumped ship after seasons 2 and 3.

Stating the reboot was successful because it got four seasons is a laugh. Compare the reboot’s 72 episodes (with season 4 coming in at a total of 13 episodes) with the original’s 8 seasons, 178 episodes, two series of tie-in novels, continuation comics, guidebooks, and an official magazine. The reboot lasted only 6 episodes longer than Shannen Doherty’s tenure as Prue Halliwell on the original series (3 seasons, 66 episodes).

For everybody saying season 5 would have been a crossover with the original series: Nope. Joey Falco flat-out stated on Twitter that they wrote the series finale without consulting anybody on the original show nor reaching out to the OG actresses for a cameo/crossover appearance. He explicitly stated they were not trying to get Shannen Doherty (the one OG actress most supportive of the reboot, however lukewarm) because they didn’t want the Charmed reboot to turn into “The Shannen Doherty Show”.

Besides, the reboot cast & crew burned their bridges with the OG cast way before the reboot even aired, what with the personal attacks on the OG actresses, the reboot cast liking posts that called the OG women “too old” to do a job they’d done then-12 years ago, and the reboot cast/writers spreading outright lies and misinformation about the original 1998 show — and never apologizing for their behavior when they were called out and presented with facts by both the 1998 Charmed fandom and the actresses themselves. Jennie Snyder Urman (creator/developer of the reboot) flat-out stated at one point that she always felt the backlash against the reboot was not because the new characters were Latina/Afro-Latina.

So please, do tell how the reboot cast/crew expected to get Holly Marie Combs, Shannen Doherty, Rose McGowan, and Alyssa Milano to appear on their show after spending the past four years dissing them and the show they’d worked on for 8 years, all while downplaying the cultural impact of the original series and acting like it never existed while stealing its name and worldbuilding ideas. Especially when Sarah Jeffery called Holly and Rose racist simply for them stating they don’t like the reboot and they were cracking jokes about Netflix removing their show while leaving the reboot.

Acknowledgment of the Halliwells’ universe in the reboot basically boiled down to one (1) appearance of Melinda Warren in the Veras’ BOS from the pilot that was then never followed up on, and then the last few episodes before the reboot finale setting up the multiverse. That’s it.

Again, this was AFTER the reboot crew had spent four years dissing and downplaying the original series. Nobody from the 1998 show (outside of a few minor character actors) was involved in the reboot, not even Constance M. Burge — the creator of the 1998 series. Everything about the reboot states it was developed by Jennie Snyder Urman, Jessica O'Toole, and Amy Rardin. Burge is only in the official credits for legal reasons, because it was her idea they used for this in-name-only show. Even the pilot episode script (despite Burge’s name appearing in the credits on the final pilot) states it was written by O'Toole and Rardin and the story is by Urman, O'Toole, and Rardin. Zero mention of Constance M. Burge.

To be clear: I am not saying that people cannot like the reboot, because fandom is fandom and for whatever reason, some people do like the reboot.

What baffles me is people saying that because they personally like the reboot, that automatically makes it a good show. It’s not. The writing and plotlines are all over the place; it had three showrunner changes throughout its four-season run; it never found its footing; and the special effects and acting are not good even for a CW show.

As for how the Veras are written: They could easily have kept the initial concept last name of Pruitt and written/cast these girls with biracial black/white actresses, because that is how very little their Puerto Rican heritage affects their storylines. Maggie and Mel were written like basic white college girls.

For all the reboot hyped itself up as being full of Latina representation…. where the fuck was it? Mel having a Puerto Rican flag in her bedroom and Maggie fixing everyone her mom’s coquito recipe for Christmas ain’t it. Mel’s actress being the only one of the three that’s Latina (Puerto Rican) IRL sure as fuck isn’t it. The Veras only used one (1) spell derived from Santeria, an Afro-Cuban religion. Macy and Galvin get a subplot focused on Yoruba, a West African religion; and Macy gets a spell derived from voodoo to access one of her demonic powers. Otherwise the rest of their witchcraft is derived from Harry Potter-esque spells and Wicca — the exact thing the cast/crew dragged the OG series for: having witchcraft centered in European traditions.

Where’s the Latin American witchcraft? The Puerto Rican culture and food? Marisol directly immigrated to the USA from Puerto Rico, and I’m honestly supposed to believe she didn’t raise her daughters to be bilingual and didn’t speak Spanish around the house with them?

[brookston]

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Prime Number Day: 317 [66 of 72]

Premieres

Aladdin (Animated Disney Film; 1992)

An Old-Fashioned Love Song, by Three Dog Night (Song; 1971)

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Film; 1992)

The Bush Pusher or Beri Beri Who’s Got the Berry? (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 178; 1962)

Double Danger (Animated TV Show;Jonny Quest #9; 1964)

Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man, by Aleksandr Ostrovsky (Play; 1868)

Fantasia (Animated Disney Film; 1940)

Fantastic Mr. Fox (Stop Motion Film; 2009)

Hairied and Hurried (WB MM Cartoon; 1965)

Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad (Novel; 1902)

Laundry Service, by Shakira (Album; 2001)

Laura, by Vera Caspary (Novel; 1942)

The Lightning Bugs or Nuts and Volts (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 177; 1962)

The Line, The Cross & The Curve, by Kate Bush (Short Film; 1993)

Lionheart, by Kate Bush (Album; 1978)

Lose Yourself, by Eminem (Song; 2002)

Mountain Mover or Boris Sneaks a Peak (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 72; 1960)

1, by The Beatles (Compilation Album; 2000)

Out of the Past (Film; 1947)

Porky’s Double Trouble (WB LT Cartoon; 1937)

Rocky and the Rock or Braver and Boulder (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 71; 1960)

The Saint in Pursuit, by Fleming Lee (Short Stories; 1970) [Saint #43]

A Short History of Decay, by Emil M. Cioran (Science Book; 1949)

Silent Night, recorded by Bing Crosby (Song; 1935)

2012 (Film; 2009)

War and Remembrance (TV Mini-Series; 1988)

Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak (Children’s Boolk; 1963)

Yellow Submarine (Animated Film; 1968)

Today’s Name Days

Eugen, Livia, Stanislaus (Austria)

Brcko, Brickije, Didak, Dobroslav, Homobonus, Ivan, Mitar, Stanislav, Stanko (Croatia)

Tibor (Czech Republic)

Arcadius (Denmark)

Krister, Kristjan, Kristo, Risto (Estonia)

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Brice (France)

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Ioan (România)

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Krister, Kristian (Sweden)

Brice, Bruce, Bryce, Bryson, Stan, Stanford, Stanley (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 317 of 2024; 48 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of week 46 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Ngetal (Reed) [Day 14 of 28]

Chinese: Month 10 (Gui-Hai), Day 1 (Yi-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 29 Heshvan 5784

Islamic: 29 Rabi II 1445

J Cal: 17 Mir; Threesday [17 of 30]

Julian: 31 October 2023

Moon: 0%: New Moon

Positivist: 9 Frederic (12th Month) [Barneveldt]

Runic Half Month: Nyd (Necessity) [Day 3 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 51 of 89)

Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 21 of 29)

Calendar Changes

露月 [Iùyuè] (Chinese Lunisolar Calendar) [Month 10 of 12] (Dew Month) [Pig Month]

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Holidays 11.13

Holidays

Actor’s Day

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Brassiere Day

Canterbury Day (New Zealand)

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Geographic Information Systems Day

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Lhabab Duechen (Bhutan)

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Mister Rogers Cardigan Day

National Community Education Day

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Quasihomosexual Pride Day

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2nd Monday in November

American Education Week begins [Monday of 2nd Full Week]

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Feast Days

Agostina Livia Pietrantoni (Christian; Saint)

Barneveldt (Positivist; Saint)

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Chillen (a.k.a. Killian; Christian; Saint)

Chuang Tzu’s Day

Constant (Christian; Saint)

The Dangerous Dragon (Muppetism)

Didacus (Diego) of Alcalá (Christian; Saint) [Cooks]

Diwali, Day 2 (Hindu, Jain, Sikh), a.k.a. ... 

Balipadyami Diwali (Parts of India)

Day of Dogs

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Deepawali (Sikkim, India)

Festival of Lights, Day 2

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Govardhan Pooja (Parts of India)

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Epulum Iovis (Festival of Feronia, Juno, Minerva and Jupiter; Ancient Rome)

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Feast of Feronia (a.k.a. Epulum Iovis; Old Etruscan and Roman Fertility Goddess)

Feast of the Saints of the Premonstratensian Order (Roman Catholic)

Festival of Feronia (Ancient Roman Goddess of Wildlife, Fertility, Health & Abundance)

Festival of Jupiter (Ancient Rome)

Fontinalia (Festival to Fons, Spirit of Springs; Pagan)

Fortuna Primigenia (Fortune of the Firstborn; Ancient Rome)

Frances Xavier Cabrini (Christian; Saint)

Homobonus (Christian; Saint)

The Hundred Thousand Martyrs of Tbilisi (Georgian Orthodox Church)

Ides of November (Ancient Rome)

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Leandro (Christian; Saint) [Spain]

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Saints of the Benedictine family (Christian; Saints)

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Stanislaus Kostka (Christian; Saint)

Talk to Birds Day (Pastafarian)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]

Prime Number Day: 317 [66 of 72]

Premieres

Aladdin (Animated Disney Film; 1992)

An Old-Fashioned Love Song, by Three Dog Night (Song; 1971)

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Film; 1992)

The Bush Pusher or Beri Beri Who’s Got the Berry? (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 178; 1962)

Double Danger (Animated TV Show;Jonny Quest #9; 1964)

Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man, by Aleksandr Ostrovsky (Play; 1868)

Fantasia (Animated Disney Film; 1940)

Fantastic Mr. Fox (Stop Motion Film; 2009)

Hairied and Hurried (WB MM Cartoon; 1965)

Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad (Novel; 1902)

Laundry Service, by Shakira (Album; 2001)

Laura, by Vera Caspary (Novel; 1942)

The Lightning Bugs or Nuts and Volts (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 177; 1962)

The Line, The Cross & The Curve, by Kate Bush (Short Film; 1993)

Lionheart, by Kate Bush (Album; 1978)

Lose Yourself, by Eminem (Song; 2002)

Mountain Mover or Boris Sneaks a Peak (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 72; 1960)

1, by The Beatles (Compilation Album; 2000)

Out of the Past (Film; 1947)

Porky’s Double Trouble (WB LT Cartoon; 1937)

Rocky and the Rock or Braver and Boulder (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 71; 1960)

The Saint in Pursuit, by Fleming Lee (Short Stories; 1970) [Saint #43]

A Short History of Decay, by Emil M. Cioran (Science Book; 1949)

Silent Night, recorded by Bing Crosby (Song; 1935)

2012 (Film; 2009)

War and Remembrance (TV Mini-Series; 1988)

Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak (Children’s Boolk; 1963)

Yellow Submarine (Animated Film; 1968)

Today’s Name Days

Eugen, Livia, Stanislaus (Austria)

Brcko, Brickije, Didak, Dobroslav, Homobonus, Ivan, Mitar, Stanislav, Stanko (Croatia)

Tibor (Czech Republic)

Arcadius (Denmark)

Krister, Kristjan, Kristo, Risto (Estonia)

Ano, Kristian (Finland)

Brice (France)

Eugen, Livia, Stanislaus, Rene (Germany)

Chrysostomos, Damaskinos, Hrysostomos (Greece)

Szilvia (Hungary)

Brizio, Diego, Omobono, Paterniano (Italy)

Eižens, Jevgēņija, Jevgēņijs, Taida (Latvia)

Arkadijus, Eirima, Norvydas (Lithuania)

Kirsten, Kirsti (Norway)

Arkadiusz, Arkady, Brykcjusz, Eugeniusz, Jan, Mikołaj, Stanisław, Walentyn (Poland)

Ioan (România)

Stanislav (Slovakia)

Diego, Leandro (Spain)

Krister, Kristian (Sweden)

Brice, Bruce, Bryce, Bryson, Stan, Stanford, Stanley (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 317 of 2024; 48 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of week 46 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Ngetal (Reed) [Day 14 of 28]

Chinese: Month 10 (Gui-Hai), Day 1 (Yi-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 29 Heshvan 5784

Islamic: 29 Rabi II 1445

J Cal: 17 Mir; Threesday [17 of 30]

Julian: 31 October 2023

Moon: 0%: New Moon

Positivist: 9 Frederic (12th Month) [Barneveldt]

Runic Half Month: Nyd (Necessity) [Day 3 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 51 of 89)

Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 21 of 29)

Calendar Changes

露月 [Iùyuè] (Chinese Lunisolar Calendar) [Month 10 of 12] (Dew Month) [Pig Month]

[deimosbreakfrost]

Oh? Who is Pannacotta Fugo?

Erm... Well Fugo is🤓☝️-

JOJO'S BIZARRE ENCYCLOPEDIA WIKI

Pannacotta Fugo

NAME IN JAPANESE

パンナコッタ・フーゴ

ROMANIZED NAME

Pannakotta Fūgo

REFERENCE

Panna cotta: an Italian pudding

Fugo: "Dismissed" in Italian

STAND Purple Haze

PROFILE

AGE 16

BIRTHDAY 1985

ZODIAC SIGN Aries

CHINESE ZODIAC Ox

SPECIES Human

GENDER Masculine

HEIGHT 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) (Anime)

NATIONALITY Italian

HAIR COLOR Blonde (ASB) Gray (Digital Color, PS2 game) Orange (EoH, Anime)

EYE COLOR

Reds (Digital Color)

Purples (Anime)

Yellows (ASB, EoH)

Browns (PS2 game)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

AFFILIATION

passion

Bucciarati Gang (before)

OCCUPATION

Passione Soldier

OTHER INFORMATION

GOALS

Protect the boss 's daughter (Formerly)

RELATIVES

Unnamed parents

Unnamed older siblings (novel only)

Unnamed grandparents (novel only)

STATUS (SPOILERS)

STATUS

Alive

AVERAGE

FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE MANGA

GW Chapter 17

LAST APPEARANCE OF THE MANGA

GW Chapter 84

GW Chapter 155 (Flashbacks)

FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE ANIME

GW Episode 4

LAST APPEARANCE OF THE ANIME

GW Episode 21

GW Episode 39 (Flashbacks)

FIRST APPEARANCE AT THE GAMES

GioGio's Bizarre Adventure (Playable)

VOICES AND LIVE ACTION

SEIYU

Junya Enoki (Anime, ASBR)

Hisafumi Oda (ASB, EOH, Ultra Jump CM)

Hiroaki Miura (PS2 game)

VOICE ACTORS

Ethan Murray (English dub)

Marcio Vaz (Dubbing in Brazilian Portuguese)

MORE

“ You stupid delinquent! Are you kidding me!? How many times do I have to teach you this before you learn it?! You just said six times five is thirty, so why the hell is your answer even less?! YOU SHITTY BRAINS!! ”

—Flight to Narancia , GW Chapter 17

Pannacotta Fugo (パンナコッタ・フーゴPannakotta Fūgo ) is a secondary character and former ally introduced in Vento Aureo , and the protagonist in Purple Haze Feedback .

A young and temperamental strategist, Fugo is a member of Bucciarati's team and, by extension, Passione . He follows Giorno and Bucciarati on their mission to protect Trish Una .

In addition to being one of the most calculated members of the team, he possesses the particularly deadly Stand, Purple Haze .

WARNING

Appearance

Personality

“ You're not facing the facts. No one can survive in this world with just ideals. We ca n't live without the gang . ”

—Flight to Bucciarati , GW Chapter 84

Pannacotta Fugo is a serious and thoughtful young man, but easily angered.

Fugo has a very caring personality, as shown in his past when he brings a young Narancia , who was suffering from hunger and an eye disease, to a restaurant and asks Bucciarati to give him food. He still continues to take great care of Narancia, teaching him and acting as a protector at times. Fugo is often a friendly member of the group, mixing easily with the boisterous Mista and Narancia, being the first to greet Trish Una, and openly acknowledging Giorno's skill and praising him highly after their fight together.

Fugo mad

Fugo is extremely violent when it pops

However, once upset, Fugo becomes quite impetuous and violent. It is claimed that he dropped out of school because he beat his teacher with an encyclopedia. He was also shown to stab Narancia violently with a fork and slam his head on a table when the latter made a basic mistake and jab him in the stomach with keys when he repeatedly repeated orders incorrectly. His Stand, when shown belligerent, reflects this aspect of his personality. The anime adaptation expands on this, showing that Fugo was mentally unstable because of pressure from his parents to achieve the highest academic grades, containing violent or even murderous impulses throughout his youth. Fugo only became openly angry with a lecherous teacher and never tried to resolve his anger issues again.

Fugo is also a very intelligent and serious member. Although he actually dropped out of school in the end, it is still valid that his academic ability allowed him to enter the university level at just 13 years old. During Team Bucciarati's bodyguard mission, he was one of the most cautious and often advised the safest option. When presented with the choice of staying with Bucciarati's group and betraying the Boss or leaving and seeking safety, Fugo abandoned the group, having renounced the logical reasoning of the group inevitably having to fight the Boss.

WARNING

Skills

See main article: Purple Haze

Fugo's Purple Haze Stand releases a deadly flesh-eating virus through capsules in its hand, killing any nearby life within 30 seconds.

History

Early life

Young Fugo

Young Fugo, who ends up stumbling upon Narancia

Fugo was born into a wealthy family in the suburbs of Naples. He did very well in his studies, having an IQ of 152. At age 13, Fugo had already entered a university to study law, although he had a poor relationship with his teachers. At some point, he defeated one of the teachers using an encyclopedia. From then on, Fugo's life got worse and worse until he joined Bruno Bucciarati's gang.

One day, Fugo found a hungry and sick boy named Narancia Ghirga rummaging through trash cans looking for food. While Narancia didn't expect much from the stranger, Fugo took him to a restaurant to be fed, much to the older boy's gratitude. However, Fugo was unaware that this action would lead to Narancia trying to join his gang as a result of the encounter. Eventually, the two end up on the same team, and Fugo becomes a teacher figure to Narancia, while also being considered Bucciarati's second-in-command.

The information below derives from a source not written by Araki. As such, it may or may not be considered canon.

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Fugo as a child, studying while his parents hover over him

The anime adaptation expands on his past. Due to his high intellect, his parents put a lot of pressure on him to excel in his studies, the stress of which caused Fugo to develop his violent temper. At one point, he almost tried to stab his own father in the back, before stopping himself.

Later in his life, during his time at university, Fugo would look for study materials in the school library. One of his teachers approached him and tried to seduce him, possibly a second time. Despite Fugo asking him to stop, the teacher continued to urge him, even offering to reveal the questions for his next test. Having finally passed his breaking point, Fugo becomes enraged and mercilessly beats the man with an encyclopedia. Fugo was arrested for the attack and became the target of gossip among the other students. Although his parents prevented him from going to prison, they disowned him and left him alone.

Fugo began living on the streets, committing petty crimes such as shoplifting and theft to survive. Ironically, this lifestyle allowed him to make full use of his genius, and he utilized his knowledge of the law to stay out of trouble. One day, when Fugo was caught trying to eat dinner and run,

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Bucciarati invites Fugo to join the Passione gang

caught the attention of gangster Bruno Bucciarati, who was impressed by his knowledge of the law. After Fugo recounts the events of his life to Bucciarati, he is offered a position in Bucciarati's gang, as a member of a team he planned to build. Fugo initially refused, feeling that his temper would be too volatile to work with anyone, even stating that he could kill Bucciarati himself. However, he was ultimately convinced by Bucciarati's promise to find a use for his temper. After auditioning Polpo and developing Purple Haze, Fugo formally joined Bucciarati's team.

Golden Wind

NaranciaStabbed

Fugo stabs Narancia with a fork

Fugo was initially introduced helping Narancia with basic arithmetic. This turns violent after Narancia gets the answer wrong, which Fugo then hits him with a fork. Narancia almost retaliates with a knife before Bucciarati introduces Giorno to the gang.

Fugo is the second to be attacked by Mario Zucchero when Narancia disappears and is later seen kicking his body with Narancia and Abbacchio. After Bucciarati becomes an agent and Trish Una joins the group per the boss's orders to bring her to him, Fugo instructs Narancia to obtain groceries and other supplies, making sure her location cannot be found. When Narancia repeats the instructions incorrectly, Fugo hits him in the stomach repeatedly until he decides to simply make a map for Narancia to use.

While away, Narancia would have a close encounter with Formaggio, a member of the traitor group Squadra Esecuzioni , and would accidentally let the map slip out of his hands. Upon Narancia's return, the gang is ordered by the boss to retrieve a key that would help them reach the boss's location safely and undetected.

Fugo goes with Giorno and Leone Abbacchio to Pompeii to obtain the key and, while walking among the ruins, he spots an enemy Stand User in a mirror behind a column. He warns the other two about the stalker, though they both agree that there is no one behind said pillar. Looking back and seeing no one either, Fugo looks in the mirror and sees his enemy approaching. He warns Giorno and Abbacchio, but the two are even more confused. With his allies about to be attacked, Fugo has no choice but to push them out of the mirror's path, before hitting the ground and realizing they have disappeared. He gets up to look for them and is immediately attacked by the enemy Stand User and sent into a trash can with one punch. Fugo demands where Giorno and Abbacchio are.

Illuso vs Fugo

Fugo faces Illuso

The enemy Stand User reveals himself as Illuso , and his Stand Man in the Mirror is able to access a mirror world. Fugo attempts to summon his own Stand, but is apparently unsuccessful. On the other side, Giorno prepares to attack a Stand that appeared without a user before Abbacchio nervously orders him to move away from it. Fugo's Stand, Purple Haze, was left by Illuso in the real world, and Fugo himself is trapped in the mirror world and defenseless. Abbacchio describes Purple Haze as a Stand that reflects Fugo's violent side, and a bird falls from the sky and melts. Purple Haze's ability is revealed to release a deadly flesh-melting virus, though in the presence of Illuso and his ability to separate Stand and user, Fugo is quickly beaten and left with serious injuries. Most of the battle afterwards is left to Giorno and Abbacchio. After defeating Abbacchio, Illuso attacks Giorno upon seeing him with the key, apparently just looking at it without running away. This turned out to be part of Giorno's plan, as he became infected with Purple Haze's virus and spread it to Illuso easily. When Illuso cuts off his hand and escapes, Giorno also reveals that he has created a snake that follows him, allowing Fugo to control Purple Haze from the other side without needing to see Illuso. Purple Haze catches him and brutally kills him.

FugoDeclaresPraise

Fugo declares his respect and praises Giorno

Although Fugo is saved, he is deeply worried about Giorno, who is doomed to die in the next minute from the virus. Giorno then reveals that the snake that tracked Illuso also has an antivenom for Purple Haze's virus due to it being created where the virus was still present and injects himself with his blood using Gold Experience . Amazed, Fugo watches Giorno writhe in pain as the virus is forcibly purged from his body and begins to reflect on the calculated risks Giorno takes, despite not fully understanding what he could be thinking. He then openly salutes Giorno for risking his life to defeat the enemy while keeping everyone alive. Giorno, on the other hand, tells him to salute Abbacchio, who also risked his life.

Fugo is present in several Stand attacks by the various members of Squadra Esecuzioni. However, each time the team is attacked, Fugo is unable to participate for various reasons: Purple Haze being too dangerous for the situation at hand and Fugo therefore ordered not to get involved, Fugo being incapacitated before he can even fight, or even if the battles happen without him knowing. When Trish grows tired of Bucciarati's refusal to answer her questions, Fugo internally sympathizes with her and silently stares at her. However, Mista interprets this as Fugo trying to peek at her breasts, before Trish adjusts herself in her seat and allows them to briefly see his nipple, leaving them both dumbfounded.

Much later, after arriving at San Giorgio Maggiore and safely escorting Trish to her destination to meet her father, the Boss , the gang waits on the boat for Bucciarati to return. Fugo asks Giorno for a bottle of water and starts drinking, although he doesn't remember receiving it or thanking Giorno. This, among other sudden and strange events, makes Giorno suspicious of what may be happening inside the church.

FugoLastAnime

Fugo's last appearance

When Bucciarati returns, he informs the group of his defection from the gang, revealing the boss's intention to kill Trish. Fugo is the first to speak, claiming that the idea of going against Boss and Passione is just suicide. He then witnesses firsthand all of his teammates choosing to follow Bucciarati. Although the boat leaves without him and Narancia, as Fugo asks Narancia to go with him, he decides to jump into the water and swim to the boat. As the only one not to betray Passione, Fugo is left alone, standing on the docks of the church of San Giorgio Maggiore.

In the anime, after Narancia's death, Fugo is seen one last time walking through the streets of Naples before noticing what appears to be Aerosmith 's silhouette in the sky above him, realizing that something has gone wrong.

Erm... J-just that☝️🤓

^^ old vs new vvv really hits

[comicbookcovers]

So what’s your favorite comic book of all time? :)

Superman Family #178, September 1976, Pencils/Inks: Kurt Schaffenberger

My absolute favourite comic of all time....this comic changed the course of my life.

It may not be the first comic book I ever picked up, but it was the one that secured my life long love for comics. It came out when I was 8 years old, and I don't think it was new when I got it, but it couldn't have been more than 1978 when it came in to my life. Probably a yard sale find, or a school swap meet...I don't remember. I do remember thinking how cool all of it was...the newsprint, the colours...and the characters...

...Superman and Lois, Supergirl, Jimmy Olsen...they became my heroes. Hundreds of thousands of comics later, this one still rattles around in my brain, and lives in my heart.

I remember being so excited for the next Superman comic I could find...and then the next, and the next, and if I couldn't find Superman, Batman was good too...or Wonder Woman, or The Justice League, or any DC Comic, or if I couldn't find a DC, then Marvel, or Archie, or Gold Key, and if I couldn't find a comic, then a science fiction novel, or a TV show, or a roleplaying game, or, or, or....

This one comic lit the fuse.

Absolute all-time favourite.

[nitewrighter]

What was your first story about?

You're gonna need to be more specific. When you say "First Story" do you mean the My Little Pony fanfic I dictated to my mom when I was 4? Or the 276 page novel I pumped out in freshman year of high school because I was amped up on methylphenidate?

...I'm going to assume the latter because I remember more of that one.

It was a story about a war between two city-states. Countries? I referred to them largely as cities with plenty of wilderness between them and I called the setting "neo-greek steampunk" but that basically translated to "Jak and Daxter/Jak II levels of technology but also there's little greco-roman elements thrown into everyone's outfits but also the clothing is essentially modern." I was aesthetically ALL OVER THE PLACE.

The antagonistic city, Hecataea ("I'm so clever" said 14-year-old me) had this training program where children were basically trained in harnessing and weaponizing magic from early childhood. Theova "Theo" Locke, my main character from the more technologically-driven City-state of Aerithae, was sent in by her father Silas (Who, reading my own writing I realize I basically wrote a Gendo Ikari before I even knew what Neon Genesis Evangelion was) into this fucked-up training program to learn everything they could about the enemy's tactics. Theo also had a loyal and protective (and kind of fussy) fairy friend Avari even though I never really explained the presence of fairies in this world. Theo was absolutely a Daddy's girl though and was absolutely unflinchingly loyal to her father, but in the midst of this fucked up magical training program behind enemy lines, she made a close friend, Aleric. Eventually Theo and Silas had to return to Aerithae. But then Theo and Aleric made a promise to stay alive and find each other when the war was over. Fast forward a couple years, and.... oop. They're both fighting for their respective cities.

There was drama! There was espionage! There was a whole subplot about a sword talking to a guy inside his brain and telling him to be fucked up and evil! Everyone had daddy issues! There was childhood friendship romantic tension! There was so much inconsistent characterization oh my god it physically pains me to read some parts, but other parts I can see that my 14 year old self was "Fuck cops and fuck occupying forces" and I'm proud of her for that. Eventually the story ended with the revelation that Silas wasn't Theo's biological father, and he was intending to use the fucked up evil magic sword to make... basically nukes, Theo punched him out and Avari sacrificed himself to disable the bombs, but Theo and all her friends got arrested. So I was kind of planning to turn the whole thing into a saga, but I think I only made it 178 pages into the sequel (they get out of prison and start on a quest across the land but I ended up losing a lot of steam once the team broke up) before I got a completely different idea, switched gears hard, and wrote a 400 page novel about something completely unrelated.

Honestly though, looking back I really loved some of my funky little worldbuilding concepts. I had airships (I couldn't not have airships), people were using swords and crossbows just as much as they were using guns (Hell, Theo had a spear because I thought polearms were the coolest weapons), and instead of phones people had these things called "Portable Lantern Comms" or "PLC's" that they would drop scraps of paper into the flames and the words would appear in someone else's flames. And also... they could be... hacked??? There was like... a Lantern Internet??? 14 year old me was just beginning to learn how to worldbuild, but I gotta admit I like her moxie.

[gunsatthaphan]

~ Monthly BL Breakdown: June 2022 ~  

Disclaimer: ALL shows can be streamed here or here, as well as on Dailymotion and Youtube. For more info on where to watch what, check out this post!

New breakdowns coming at the end of every month - feel free to add stuff! -> previous breakdowns

What came out this month? (green tick = seen or currently watching)

🌟 Pa Thirsty - June 1st (Philippines)

🌟 Sky In Your Heart - June 3rd (Thailand) ✅

🌟 To My Star 2 - June 5th (South Korea) ✅

🌟 I Want To See You - June 5th (Vietnam)

🌟 Check Out - June 11th (Thailand) ✅

🌟 Old Fashion Cupcake - June 13th (Japan)

🌟 Senpai, This Can’t Be Love! - June 16th (Japan)

🌟 I Only Want to See you - June 17th (Japan)

🌟 Love Mechanics - June 18th (Thailand) ✅

🌟 Unforgotten Night - June 22nd (Thailand) ✅

🌟 You Light Up My Life Again - June 26th (China) 

🌟 Even Sun Series - June 29th (Thailand) ✅

🌟 Wash My Heart - June 29th (Japan)

Monthly likes/dislikes

❣️ My Secret Love - I’m absolutely loving this show!! it’s so hilarious and the perfect proof that you can actually make something out of a seemingly simple bl plot lol. The dynamic between Mek and Kim is super entertaining, also Lee and Park have no business being the most adorable couple I’ve ever seen djkghfd. I love them so much. The setup is nice and it plays with several bl clichés in a very cunning way. Super excited for the rest of the season!! 💜 

👎🏻 To My Star 2 - Never thought I would ever put this as my dislike of the month lol and if you’re following me you’re probably fed up with me constantly ranting about it jkfgdf but yeah. Very disappointed and I don’t see any way to fix this mess in the remaining 2 episodes. Pity. 

New series announcements

🎥 Punk Spy (starring Mii2 & others) - Date TBA (Thailand) 

🎥 A Shoulder to Cry On - coming September 2022 (South Korea)

🎥 Blueming: The Movie (147 min runtime) - Date TBA (South Korea)

🎥 사랑은댕냥댕냥 (produced by Strongberry) - Date TBA (South Korea)

🎥 Eccentric Romance (Thai-Korean collaboration, from the producers of Peach of Time) - Date TBA (South Korea / Thailand) 

🎥 Star Struck (web novel adaption) - Date TBA (South Korea) 

🎥 180 Degrees Longitude Between Us - Coming August 14th (Thailand) 

🎥 Jun and Jun -  Date TBA (South Korea)

🎥 Semantic Error: The Movie (178 min runtime) - Coming August 23rd (South Korea) 

🎥 Love in the Big City (novel adaption) - Date TBA (South Korea) 

🎥 Back to My First Love - Date TBA (Taiwan) 

🎥 Unintentional Love Story - Date TBA (South Korea) 

🎥 Oh My Assistant - Date TBA (South Korea) 

🎥 Love is Like a Cat (starring Mew Suppasit and others) - Coming 2023 (South Korea/Thailand) 

Other news from the BL world

❗️Thai actor Copter Panuwat came out as non-binary on Twitter and had an interview with TeenVogue. 

❗️The post-apocalyptic Thai BL “Till the World Ends” (starring Art Pakpoom & others) will premiere on September 3rd 2022. 

❗️The upcoming Korean BL “Heesu In Class 2” will start shooting in August and will most likely be released towards the end of the year. It will have a runtime of 40-60 minutes per episode. The main actors have been chosen but not revealed yet. 

❗️The upcoming Thai drama “Remember Me”, starring JaFirst and others has been announced to air on October 9th. It is still unclear whether or not it will be a bl. 

❗️”Our Season” is a 3 episode variety show that features the cast of Semantic Error. It premiered on June 29th on Gagaoolala. 

❗️Fittings for the upcoming Thai BL “Moonlight Chicken” have started. 

❗️Mew Suppasit will star in the upcoming Korean-Thai BL “Love is Like a Cat”. His costars are 2 former kpop idols from the group JUST B. Details have yet to be announced.  

❗️Fiat Patchata (formerly Pattadon) was announced as the lead of the upcoming BL “Wish Me Luck”. Further details are yet to be announced. 

Upcoming series & movies for July

☝🏻 Rainbow Lagoon (short film) - July 4th (Thailand) 

☝🏻 Oh! My Sunshine Night - July 4th (Thailand) 

☝🏻 Vice Versa - July 16th (Thailand) 

☝🏻 Coffee Melody - July 18th (Thailand)

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Fanfiction 21 Q&A Tag Game

Many thanks to @cg29  and @onereyofstarlight for the tags ::hugs::

1. What fandoms have you written for?

According to FF.net: Stargate SG-1, Knight Rider, Farscape, Stargate Atlantis, Supernatural, Star Trek: The Original Series, Angel and Thunderbirds.

2. How many works do you have on Ao3 &/or FFNet?

Ao3: 214 (210 Thunderbirds)

FF.net: 235­­­­­ (178 Thunderbirds)

3. What are your top 3 fics by kudos on A03 &/or favs on FFNet?

Ao3 Kudos:

Gumnut’s Thunderbirds Ficlet Collection (161)

Who do You Save, John? (107)

Dirt (106)

FFNet Favs:

The Asgard Sequence (SG-1) (150) – this fic is 17 years old

Spectator (ST:TOS) (73)

The Empty Chessboard (ST:TOS) (50)

Highest Thunderbirds fic is A Good Day (36)

4.  Which 3 fics have the least kudos & favs?

Ao3:

Tactics (4)

To Raise Havoc (5)

Gumnut’s were!Virgil AU ficlets (6)

FFNet:

Gumnut’s Angel Ficlet collection (0)

Gumnut’s Supernatural Ficlet Collection (0)

Stars (SG-1) (0)

Lowest Thunderbirds fic is Gumnut’s wereVirgil AU ficlets (1)

5. Which Fic has the most comments and which has the least?

This stat will always be skewed by the multi-chapter fics and wonderful peeps comment on each of the chapters.

Ao3 Comment Threads:

Gumnut’s Thunderbirds Ficlet Collection (164) followed by We’ll Be Home For Christmas (79) both of which have more comments than kudos, apparently.

12 fics have 0 comments

FFNet:

The Asgard Sequence (SG-1)(133) followed by Tales of Warm Rain (105)

11 fics have 1 review, 0 have none (wow).

6. Which complete fic do you wish had gotten more attention?

I am grateful for any and all kind interaction with my fics. One thing I did eye was the difference between Callisto and Where There Be Dragons. Callisto is an experiment on my part and has received some amazing support from Thunderfam. However, I feel my writing hasn’t been as inspired (or crazy) or posted fast enough to garner and keep attention. The Steampunk AU grabbed much more attention, had zero planning, was written fast and on the fly and grabbed almost the same amount of attention. The Promotions Coordinator in me is curious about these things :D

7. Have you written any crossovers?

Only one. I wanted to put Virgil behind the wheel of Kitt from Knight Rider. Eos and Kitt were having very interesting interactions as well :D  I really Need Saving

8. What is the craziest fic you’ve written?

Um…there have been a few. From Tracy brothers dancing to Tom Jones, the time a drunk Scott and Virgil tried to save a cat from a tree, hospitalising Virgil because of Grandma’s chilli, and the time I jammed Thunderbird One in the pool, but my favourite has to be Prank War. It was so much fun. I’ve linked all the nutty fics together in a series on Ao3.

9. What’s the fic you’ve written with the saddest ending?

The saddest endings are all my WiPs! I don’t tend to do much in the way of sad endings. Sad fics, yes, endings, not so much. Having said that, I’m blaming @godsliltippy  for Leaf on the Wind.

10. What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

I don’t have a clue, but I am partial to the end of Dirt. I got to flex Tracy money muscle…a lot :D

11. What is your smuttiest fic?

I experimented in this arena during my Virgil/Kayo writing spree with varying success. There is about five I think in total, including the novel length Gentle Rain (which can be read without it, wasn’t planned and just happened), but I think the most successful was To Hurt Us (aka Veggie’s Shower Fic).

12. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Very, very rarely. I did receive one review once that complained about how many unfinished fics I had – that more were unfinished than finished. This triggered me a bit as this is an ongoing problem of mine and I struggle to focus long enough to complete works. Having said that I have completed several, for me, long fics, my longest being 68,000 words. Also, as a result of that and my distressed post about it (yeah, triggered, what can I say?) I received some amazing support both on and off Tumblr. Thunderfam rocks!

13. What is the nicest comment you’ve received?

I am seriously spoilt by Thunderfam on a regular basis, there have been many comments that have lifted my spirits, inspired me and just made my day so much better. Again, Thunderfam rock!

14. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I’m jaded, so I wouldn’t be surprised. But one thing I actually like is when some random thing I threw into a fic pops up in fanon :D

15.  How many fics do you have marked as incomplete?

I’m not counting. I refuse :P

16. Which of the WIPS will most likely be finished first?

Not looking. I can’t hear you. Lalalalalalala!

17. Which WIP are you looking forward to finishing?

All of them. Yes, I am deluded. But to start is fun, to finish is ecstasy.

18. Is there a WIP that you’re considering abandoning?

Several. I don’t have as much time as I would like. My muse is fickle and I have to learn to let go, or face muse crippling stress.

19. Which complete fic would you consider rewriting?

None. I don’t rewrite. Don’t have the patience or motivation.

20. Which complete fic is your favourite?

We’ll Be Home For Christmas for multiple reasons, but I also love V.T. Green (and want to write sequels for both)

21. What’s your total published word count?

Ao3: 1,079,768

FF.net: 1,392,681

If someone is brand new to your writing, what work would you want them to start with to get to know you, your style, what you’re all about?

My two favourite fics, maybe? Though admittedly my writing can be rather variable and inconsistent. Anyone got any suggestions which of my fics demonstrates my style?

Other answers to this tag game (because the post is massively long):

cg29, burningcowboyhoagietaco, gaviiadastra, the-original-sineater, myladykayo, janetm74, m-calculus, onereyofstarlight, godsliltippy

Tagging: @tsarinatorment @scribbles97 @the-lady-razorsharp @vegetacide

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Mass textpost with things I was tagged in over the years (and I mean years, I think some of them might be three or more I’m so sorry lmao)

@undead-letsrebellamy​

Indoor plants or gardens // cloud-watching or star-gazing // water or fire // paperback or hardcover // running or hiking // sleeping with socks or without socks // fruit or vegetables (10 yo me would shoot me on sight) // hanging plants or succulents // dark wood or light wood // handwritten or typed // instagram or pinterest // braids or pigtails // dc or marvel // books or movies // oceans or meadows // forests or fields // sweet or salty // ice cream or chocolate // hoodies or sweaters // long hair or short hair (vokuhila) // piercings or tattoos // summer or winter // boots or sneakers // cars or motorcycles // curls or straight hair // castles or cottages // sunny days or storms // reptiles or birds // disney or nickelodeon // strawberries or watermelon // essays or posters // phones or laptops // glass or stone // dark or light // photos or paintings // circuses or theatres // reading or writing // dogs or cats // poetry or novels // monsters or ghosts // thrift shops or libraries // fiction or non-fiction

@northernmoments​ Name/Nickname: Kira Jennifer, the only nick name I’ve ever had was Jenjen and that’s just a shame Pronouns: She/Her, but honestly brave of you to speak about me Star Sign: Aries Height: 178 cm Time Currently: 13:05 When is Your Birthday: 15.04. Favourite Band/Groups: die ärzte, Guns ‘n Roses, Linkin Park, Kaizers Orchestra, Fiddler’s Green Favorite Solo Artists: Howard Shore should count!, also P!nk Stuck in Your Head: Caledonia by Celtic Thunder, but that’s because I’m listening to it right now Last Movie You Watched: I Am Legend Last Show You Binged: tried Superstore, but watchseries is down rn  Last Book You Read: the last one I actually finished was Going Postal by Terry Pratchett.   When You Created Your Blog: 2013?  Last Thing You Googled: How to spell Sir Terry Pratchett’s last name  Other Blogs: about three for just different #vibes, a ski jumping side blog that has so many followers and where I’m the saltiest person on earth, also one for Naruto (don’t look at me), one “studyblr”/”langblr”/resource mine Why I Chose My Url: Wanted a Tolkien one and in the audiobooks by Bluefax the way Smaug says this “title” is one of my personal highlights  Do You Get Asks: almost never How Many People Are You Following: about 20 actually active blogs How Many Followers Do You Have: looking at my activity: 8 Average Hours of Sleep: ~8 hours Instruments: viola/violin What I’m Currently Wearing: grey sweatpants, grey socks, grey sweater, my Gollum-tshirt Dream Job: Rentner (in all honesty I would enjoy being a housewife) Dream Trip: I want to go to Iran just to eat fruit and meet potential in-laws, why is that so hard Favorite food: pannekoeken or Palatschinken, I hate American pancakes, it’s important to me to state how much I disrespect thick pancakes Top Three Fictional Universes You’d Like To Live In: 1, 2 & 3 are all Lummerland

@curuvari​

spell or curse ∙ abandoned mansion or haunted cementery ∙ vampire slayer or ghost hunter ∙ phoenix or griffin ∙ wrist bite or neck bite ∙ fairy godmother or evil stepmother ∙ herbs or potion ∙ ghost or wraith ∙ dragon scales or werewolf claws ∙ druid or mage ∙ elf or hobbit ∙ divination or necromancy ∙ wand magic or hand magic ∙ centaur or unicorn ∙ dark fairytale or disney-style fairytale ∙ sword or bow & arrow ∙ siren or water nymph ∙ garlic or silver ∙ talking animal or walking tree (but in a Huorn, not in a Ent way) ∙ demon trap or crossroads pact ∙ enchanted fairy forest or mermaid lagoon

@mattikitku​

first 10 songs on shuffle - note: my itunes library is very very old, but on the other hand I haven’t really listened to music in years, so here we go

1. Massachusetts - Ylvis 2. Treebeard - Howard Shore 3. Your Mother Should Know - The Beatles 4. Pushing Me Away - Linkin Park 5. Pfingsten - Christoph & Lollo 6. Out Ta Get Me - Guns ‘n Roses 7. Rage of Poseidon - Apocalyptica 8. Monster Monster - Lordi 9. Wie es geht - die ärzte 10. Forth Eorlingas - Howard Short 

@mona-liar​ only the answers that weren’t already included above

Sexuality: very deep into aspec territory and we’ll leave it at that Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw Favorite Animal: cats Number of Blankets: one, I’m German Where I’m from: Westfalen  Dream Trip: oh, also Singapoor  Why I created this account: I was really into ski jumping and Ylvis

uhh, so anyone who is tagged already choose one you wanna do? also @margalotta​ and @take-hell-with-a-smile​