#for my personal records

[bookwyrminspiration]

I can behave normally around books

[waveoftheocean]

doors exist and someday batman will learn to use them but today is not that day 🙂‍↔️

[wildbasil]

things haven't been great but i think they will be. eventually 🌻🌼🩷

[syrren]

“The artist becomes the canvas!” - TMAGP 002: Making Adjustments

[sulli-villain]

why is this the funniest thing ever

[chelseacattos]

Books I've read in the past month:

The Lost Queen by Signe Pike. I really liked this one! More magic realism than fantasy and based on actual historical accounts that influenced Arthurian legend. Essentially it's about Merlin's sister and her life. Some romance but mostly court politics.

The Orphan Witch by Paige Crutcher. Also enjoyed this one! Modern magic realism with really fun characters! There's a heavy emphasis on family in this one (which I adore) but there's also a little romance. Loved the worldbuilding and lore!

The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon. I didn't realize this was the first of a series lol. Honestly I found it very predictable and a little too violent for my tastes. Set in Future England, where clarvoyants are hunted and killed for being "Unnatural." I liked the socio-political themes and the worldbuilding is really cool, but I predicted the entire series after one book so I'm not gonna read the rest. Definitely sci-fi, idk why it was in the fantasy section at the library.

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir. I didn't finish this one :/ ... I did NOT like the main character but I wanted to push thru because the second book is about the character I DID like, but I couldn't do it. Sci-fi esque buy with fantasy elements (like necromancers). The main character is such an Edgelord I just couldn't get into it. Writing is good and the world seems really cool, also they're LESBIANS, Harold!!!

Currently Reading When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill and I am OBSESSED omg. Housewives in the 50s suddenly turned into dragons and ate their shitty husbands and flew away to be free but nobody is allowed to mention it.

[luzdoesart]

okay, so basically, i remembered that tumblr is famous for its love of sherlock holmes. and guess what i just happen to love so much (two drawings in one!)

right, so this isnt BBC sherlock, this is Sherlock&Co, my favourite podcast of all time. S&Co is a fictional true crime podcast in which you follow Dr John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, their dog Archie and this iterations version of Mrs Hudson, Mariana Ametxazurra. Genuinely one of the funniest and most bizarre pieces of media I have ever and will ever know.

If you decide to get into it: you are not ready for the emotional rollercoaster some of these cases are

If you are already into it: hmu! ive only really had @mala--draws to talk to about them and id love some new input on these silly guys :D

[hauntedxgarbage]

pomni: I'm not a child you don't have to hype me up. 😑

also pomni: 🥺

[hinamie]

theyre soft your honour

[sunshine-zenith]

Maybe it’s because I just spent the last four days watching my sister’s toddlers while mildly sleep deprived, but I gotta say Peri has PEAK “childfree young adult who was the youngest person in their family naively volunteers to watch recalcitrant child assuming they’d automatically be The Cool Adult Relative only to realize they have no idea how to balance being indulgent with being responsible and gets overwhelmed within five minutes” energy

10/10 I have never felt so seen by a cartoon before

[mobius-m-mobius]

it's a fair question 🙃 Lokius Incorrect Quotes [12/∞]

[littler0b1n]

Been watching fmab… like it a normal amount

[sleepanonymous]

Legend has it if you listen to this soundcheck on repeat it will clear your skin, water your crops, and cure your depression. I hope this heals all of you like it has healed me.

[thebohemianloner]

I taught myself things you never did;

you need a spine like I need new skin

[simonbrain]

the mask is something simon just can't part with. maybe the piece of clothing shouldn't bring him such a strong sense of security, and maybe it shouldn't feel so right when people view the skull as his actual face rather than the hardened flesh that hides behind the mask, but he's too attached. he doesn't think he'll ever let go of it.

and then you come along with your sweet face and your gentle words, and it's everything simon has ever wanted—everything he's longed for when he's alone in the silence of his room. the hole in his chest seems to cling back together again, as if the dead ends are regenerating with each smile and each shy laugh you send his way. it's like his body is trying to accept those soft emotions he's been suppressing for so long.

although he finds that even if he can't fix himself, if he can't fully heal, your love fits snugly in the cavity of his chest much better anyway.

honestly, he didn't think he would ever gain the courage to get into a relationship, not after everything he had been through, not after how awkward and stiff he was when trying to ask you out, but here you were—his own little heaven on earth.

you don't even complain about the heated makeout sessions through the layer that separates your need to fully consume each other, nor do you pressure him to take it off. you always say kissing like that is hotter, anyway.

it's humbling how quickly you had slipped past the walls he built around himself, how the alarms that used to ring in his head transformed into sweet little bells that lulled him into a pure feeling of bliss that he hasn't felt in years. his selfishness knows no bounds; you had fully given yourself over to him, and he hadn't wasted a single ounce of your energy. he wants to return the love you seem to endlessly supply him with. he wants to share everything about himself with you.

which is why you're both seated on the couch, one of your hands grasped in his for comfort as he quietly announces that he wants to show you something. you don't even have to ask what it is.

"take your time, si," you murmur, leaning over to press a kiss to his cheek. his free hand digs tightly into the bottom of his balaclava, holding it in an iron grip even though he knows you'd never pull it off, and he swears his heart is pounding in his ears. what if he's not what you're expecting? what if you recoil from him in disgust? the scars he's hiding aren't exactly flattering, he knows, and his teeth might not be the straightest bunch, but—

you raise your hands up and gently cup his cheeks, leaning forward again to nuzzle against his face. you giggle softly when he tilts his head so your lips connect through the thin barrier, and your heart flutters when he relaxes in your hold.

"i have an idea," you whisper when you part from him, a wet spot formed on the front of his mask now. he hums softly in response and tries his best not to tense up when your hands slide down to his neck, your fingers smoothing underneath the fabric, resting there. "and you can't laugh."

simon chuckles quietly at that, his anxiety dissipating almost immediately. "promise."

"how about i see half of your face at a time?" he makes a noise at your question, about to interrupt when you lean in closer and begin peppering kisses over his jawline. "i can see the bottom half when we're kissing," you murmur through your pecks, reaching the corner of his mouth, "and later on, when i'm sitting on your face, you can take it off and i can see the rest." your tongue slips out to lick over his lips, a tease of what's about to come.

simon doesn't respond, not verbally, but you can tell he's already itching to get the damn thing off his head.

[alltimefail]

As someone who lived in a home where it was not safe to be queer but their first love was their same-sex best friend, I really cannot emphasize the importance of characters like Charles Rowland enough. As someone who deals with shame from years of self-hate, repression, happy-masking, and being called a "Token ally" by even my queer friends while feeling wrong wrong wrong about it, and being the kind of person who just didn't "Look queer enough" or whatever the fuck arbitrary, exclusionist rhetoric people would casually hurl about, I just really can't believe we have a character like him.

He's complex and deeply scarred and I've never cared about a character like this before. I've never felt so "Seen." I can't wait to save this show because seeing him heal will be like a balm on my heart. His character arc is completely unique and handled with such care that it brings tears to my eyes.

That's all. I am just so deeply thankful for & emotional about Charles Rowland tonight.