#gay europe roadtrip

[wishchip106]

thinking about paris proposal again

damn they really did get a happy ending

AFTER 30 YEARS

damn took them long enough 😒😒

i like to imagine these guys went on another roadtrip before moving to genosha

maybe around europe or something

[mermaidsirennikita]

any romance novel recs with similar vibes to My Lady Jane? love that show!

Yeah for sure!

My immediate recommendation is Alexis Hall, Alexis Hall, Alexis Hall. Their books are extremely witty, often combine historical romance with magic, and emphasize both the love AND the whimsy.

In particular, his "Something" series, which includes:

Something Fabulous--m/m roadtrip romance in which a demisexual virginal uptight duke ends up having to hunt down his fiancee, alongside her flamboyant and sparkly twin brother, when he botches his proposal; shenanigans, duels, and "oh shit I'm falling in love with this ridiculous person" ensue

Something Spectacular--nb/nb romance in which genderfluid Peggy (who uses she/her pronouns) is enlisted, reluctantly, to help her ex seduce a famously (and famously sexy) castrato soprano, Orfeo. Orfeo, however, is much more immediately into Peggy. It's kind of like an 1800s celebrity romance, because Orfeo is very admired and everyone wants them, and once you know what makes them famous throughout Europe (... aside from their singing voice) it... makes a lot of sense. Also, there's a scene in which an all-male poetry reading turns into... something else... after Orfeo and Peggy ask some simple QUESTIONS. My favorite Alexis Hall book.

Something Extraordinary--Out 12/17, the finisher, in which a gay nobleman and his grayromantic (or aromantic? It's a bit uncertain) female best friend run off to Greta Green to marry each other, and learn that there's a lot more to being soulmates than straightforward attraction. This is like... a queerplatonic romance novel, and it's very cutting edge imo, and it explores what makes... LOVE.... in such a unique way.

Her Mortal Follies books (Mortal Follies is out, Confounding Oaths comes out on 8/20) are also super good, but closed door(ish for the first one, definitely for the second). They're historical and Jane Austen-y, but with a dose of fairy magic and whimsy and mysticism. The first one is f/f, the second m/m.

DEFINITELY read India Holton. Her Dangerous Damsels trilogy is completed, and focuses on this Victorian setting with witches and lady thieves and pirates in flying ships and SPIES. The narration reminds me of MLJ, they're hilarious, and you get these ridiculous assassination attempts and fights and wry hookups. I just finished her newest book, The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love, which is also great and involves hunting down MAGICAL BIRDS. While being rivals to lovers.

This type of silly fun fantasy romance thing is definitely going to be more common in the coming years, imo, because I would also say that you should look out for This Will Be Fun by E.B. Asher, which is a lighthearted fantasy romance with strong D&D vibes about a group of friends who saved the world but lost their leader in the process years ago, and now have been summoned to attend the queen's wedding. More world saving and lots of second chance romance ensues. Two couples, an m/f romance in which the hero is a former mercenary turned golden boy celeb who started an eagle rescue, and a possibly alcoholic grouchy divorcee lady; and an f/f romance starring a shut-in magic user and the cheery assassin she used to hook up with even though they were enemies at the time.

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I’m going to Europe in 82 days omg omg🤩🗺

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[silent-mysteriousguy]

As was necessary for my brain: The octopath modern AU with no changes to the story, Olberic’s version cus i have been dying to do this (AKA Octopath traveler but it is just a wacky roadtrip through europe and everyone has some sort of criminal history)

- Olberic here is a bodyguard to the king of... lets just say England. With his bff Erhardt

-The two get along rather well, they have the same interests, same skills, and the same urge to  duel grandmas protect people’

-They dated for a lil bit

-Well, that was until the sudden day Erhardt decided to get the glock and just put a bullet through the king’s head while Olberic was getting a snack.

-It was sad

-It was also gay

-Mainly sad do

-The death of the king just wiped England of the entire world like any other sort of government doesn’t exist.

-Our man Olberic here decides that now is the perfect time (at the ripe old age of 27 mind you) TO NOT CALL THE COPS but to have a midlife crisis

-The crisis being 1. moving to some random town in scotland 2. deciding that Berg was a much better name than Olberic and 3. he was so going to unofficialy adopt that child even if it would kill him

-Well all that was quite fine, untill some hoe came along and messed with his unofficially adopted child

-Of course, our man Olberic got the glock because he was going to get that child back even if it would kill him AND NOT CALL THE COPS.

-Well, it almost killed him, but that shit didnt matter cus he had the child and figured out mister kidnapper had been using one very special glock

-Erhardt’s glock

-Cue some sad/sentimental music

-Cue also another midlife crisis

-Cus now we have a mission to go and kill that man

-and also he found some confused german history professor in that cave as if that day could not get weird enough

-The man was named Cyrus and there were two distinct traits about him 1. he was freaking cute 2. he was currently fleeing charges of pedophilia

-Which Cyrus, dumb as he is, told, just before telling all about a library book he had set out to find.

-(Luckily for him, false charges, Olberic had a glock in hand as soon as that fact came out)

-So, as Olberic now has to go to france to beat a few people up now, they decide to travel together.

-The boat was definetly almost set on fire, but they survived.

-On the way there they meet some Dutch girl with an emotional attachment to working at a supermarket, and some Belgian dude who likes free healthcare (and definetly does not have the papers to be a practising doctor).

-They are both adopted into this weird party because that is what happens

-Cue arriving in victors hollow

-Tournament takes place, something is set on fire again, and Olberic gets to meet our buddy Gustav

-Erhardt had apparently gone to spain to escape them charges of murder and several warcrimes.

-Welp, they went to Spain

-In the meantime they found yet another addition to the family, a woman and her snowleopard on the run from charges of assault on grandmas

-Problem: she only spoke French so everyone is kind of unsure if they are kidnapping her or that she is here voluntarily

-Well, everyone here already belonged in jail so what is another charge to the list?

-Cue Spanish things Idk

-They find Erhardt in some small village basically doing the same job Olberic had been doing for the past years.

- Olberic, being the impulsive idiot he is, goes to Erhardt and shoots him in the shoulder

-But alas, murdering your ex was apparently a bit too hard on the guy

-Especially if it was in front of your adopted children and the guy you are now crushing on.

-And a police officer

-And the corpse of some random animal you shot

-Cue that part of It’s quite uptown which goes forgiveness can you imagineeeee

-So, Erhardt spills the TRAGIC BACKSTORY TM 

-That is how mister Werner here got on the list of ‘People that need murdering’

-So, they head to Belgium with yet another adition to the list of people who should be in jail but are not, a dancer who is now escaping murder charges in Norway.

-How she got them do, nobody has any clue.

-But she and H’aanit get along quite nicely, due to the shared murder charges (and Linde not wanting to eat someone for one single moment)

-Cue Belgium

-Werner, now the illigitemate lord of some rando city, is just vibin

-Well, not for long

-After question for 5 minutes why no one has called the cops of this guy yet, it was murdering time

-Well, it was supposed to be, but H’aanit got upset that the man had a horse and if they killed him the horse would be sad.

-All said in the great language of French that no one understood

-So Olberic shot the guy anyway

-Cue victory music!

-...And subsequently getting arrested by the police

-What? You think you can just go run around killing people? Absurd

-Luckily, there was one man among them who had in fact a law degree which he just was too dumb to put to use on his own charges

-Cyrus motherfucking Albright

-...Which was a bit of a problem considering he definetly was not an attorney in Belgium

-Cue trying to find money for a fucking attorney

-They do, and Olberic gets of with a fine for property destruction

-(A fine they never payed)

-Cyrus and Olberic get together, Tressa gets 50 bucks from bets and everyone lives happily ever after evading the criminal justice system

So, is it 3am where I am at? Yes

Have I just eaten 4 rolls of smarties? Yes

Should I have reconsidered the idea of writing this? Yes

For everyone wondering, the idea was from a dream I had were Cyrus had a german accent anyways goodbye

[codename-adler]

foxes + onesies (5/9)

based off of that one post i saw and don’t remember, where people once caught Allison wandering around Fox Tower in a giraffe onesie, and i absolutely melted for her. here is the Foxes’ journey to getting a onesie each!

Nicky

almost immediately after Dan, Nicky gets his own onesie

like, two days after

and, as he finds out later from Dan, he ordered his first

it just got a little lost in the mail (that’s just Nicky’s luck)

the thing is, he’s completely jealous of the upperclassmen

not just a little; a lot

and not because he feels excluded (he does), nor because he wants to be belong (he does) or even because he misses those happy moments of childhood when everything was still easy (he achingly does)

no no

he’s jealous because he wants to steal their onesies and wear them all

he’s jealous because he just really, really wants a soft and silly onesie to wear

that’s it

it’s not a childhood memory (he never had one)

it’s not a self-care tip (he doesn’t think he needs self care lessons, thank you very much, he’s a very mature adult with 2 angry teenagers under his very adequate care, you know)

it’s not a grand gesture for love-

but perhaps…? oh yeah get this:

Nicky is always planning for the future

ever since Erik, ever since the twins, he makes plans upon plans upon plans

it’s not that he’s anxious about the future (a little bit, still, given everything that he went through)

making plans for the future is his way of looking forward to it, of not losing hope, of staying strong in the present

he’s got a lot of dreams

getting tattoos…

getting a tattoo with Erik…

or many tattoos with Erik, for that matter…

owning a blue or green vintage Westfalia…

doing a roadtrip across Europe… (with Erik, duh)

volunteering for humanitarian work in any country…

owning a ranch with lots of horses…

or at least having one horse of his own…

marrying Erik…

and don’t get him started on his plans for the very far future, when he’s sixty-seventy, in his shabby German cottage with Erik, his only neighbors being Andrew and Aaron…

Nicky is hopeful

Nicky is optimist

Nicky is excited for what he future might bring, despite the adversities that knocked him down times and times again

you have to give him that

which is why he starts planning for an event that is closer than he thinks:

Berlin Pride Ceremony, also known as Christopher Street Day

Nicky’s never been to Pride

not even in his time in Stuttgart, and certainly not here in the US

so when he graduates, and the twins are legally independent from his guardianship, you can bet your sweet ass that Nicky is flying back to Erik in time for Pride Month, and that he will be shaking his sweet ass in the streets of Berlin to celebrate his love

thus, he needs an outfit

he and Erik need an outfit

now, what screams “I’m gay”, “I’m proud” and “I love horses” ?

rainbow unicorn onesie

lemme say that again

rainbow. unicorn. motherf***ing. onesie.

that’s right baby

but once Nicky’s got a vision, a plan, he’s very picky about it

sure, once he’s in the moment, he lets loose and has fun and enjoys

but leading to it? very difficult

he searches every shopping center in the Palmetto area

he searches every shopping center in the Columbia area

none of the unicorn onesies satisfy him

so he resorts to online shopping

which he hates

online shopping, to him, lacks the true experience that is walking for hours, raiding stores and the food court…

a few Google searches, a couple of clicks, and his onesie is ordered

it’s… it’s very gay

as in, very bright and lively

the faux-fur is made of pastels of all the colors of the rainbow

the mane is hot pink and almost feather-like

there’s cute little ears, two cute little eyes, and a freaking yellow horn on the hood

it’s as if the Gay Pride flag had had a baby with Pegasus or Spirit the stallion of the Cimarron

it’s beautiful

Nicky’s already picturing himself with rainbow flag temporary tattoos on each of his cheeks, a rainbow bandana, his sweaty hand in Erik’s sweaty hand, singing Rain On Me and Born This Way and Single Ladies all day long amongst a safe and proud crowd

he can’t wait

he’s so excited

he’s also nervous to see Erik’s reaction when he receives his surprise gift

deep down, he knows he’ll love it, but he’s just a little scared still

and so Nicky waits

and waits

and waits

and waits

then he hears about Dan’s little stunt for Valentine’s Day

and he gets envious, because 1) she got to celebrate with Matt while Erik is an ocean away and 2) she got her onesie first, when he knows for a fact that he ordered before her from the same website

and then he hears about a special movie night the girls had where they all lounged in their onesies watching Hunger Games and the Avengers

Nicky’s getting very jealous

but finally, finally, when March rounds the corner, Nicky gets a package

he also gets an unscheduled Skype call from Erik at 4 AM (US time)

the screen just opens on Erik, in his onesie, jumping on his mini indoor trampoline

Erik doesn’t speak, he just keeps on bouncing

Nicky screams and wakes up the whole dorm

Andrew kicks down the door (literally, it breaks and falls down its hinges), Kevin can be heard yelling “WHAT THE FUCK” from his bed and Neil’s got one of Andrew’s knife

and the crash of the door wakes up Aaron and the upperclassmen in the other dorm rooms

the night ends (or the morning begins?) with all the Foxes cramped in Nicky’s room, watching Erik wordlessly bounce in his rainbow unicorn pajama and Nicky yelling “THAT’S MY MAN BITCHES”

needless to say, Nicky is quite happy with himself, and so is Erik

Nicky gets invited to the special movie night with the girls, on the promise to never wake them up at ass-o’clock ever again, even if he’s being murdered

oh, and somehow his pillow mysteriously gets stabbed and stuffed out…

[raincatsdogs]

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[shakespearerants]

Thank you for the tag @bookshelfdreams ! I really love these things :)

1. Name/nickname: I’ve been known pretty much exclusively as some version of Vladimio (Vladi, Vlads, Vld, V...) on the internet since I got Assigned Vlad At the Gay Discord Server

2. Gender: Womanwithaquestionmark

3. Star sign: The last time I looked up what the fuck a star and moon and rising was was months ago and I forgot every definition as I was reading. I hope I’m not lying when I say Libra.

4. Height: Hobbit. 1,55 m I think thats 5′1′‘ in Eagle Units

5. Birthday: third coolest number in October (the first being 31, the second being 13, the third being my birthday)

6. Fave bands: EVERYONE GO CHECK OUT WAU WAU COLLECTIF RIGHT NOW. Also I’ve been listening to a lot of Maneskin.

7. Fave solo artist: Max Raabe, Lakal Kaney for Soul Tamashek alone

8. Song stuck in my head: It WAS Soul Tamashek until I read the question, now it’s Can’t Get You Out of My Head

9. Last movie I watched: Manta Manta, one of my favourite all time classics. That scene where drunk Till Schweiger does the goat laugh in Ferrari dude’s face cured my depression.

10. Last show: Derry Girls! Also an all-time classic :)

11. Creation of blog: ....2016? I think?

12. What I post: Things that either interest me, make me laugh, or spark joy. Antianxietyblogging, basically. OH YES also my Tatort Münster and occasionally Rivers of London hot takes TM!

13. Last thing I googled: Best bait for mouse traps (Peanut butter, ham, nuts, chocolate, or flour. Don’t worry it’s a live trap)

14. Other blogs I own: vdoesbookrecs, which was SUPPOSED to be a bookblog, then a studyblog, then a fanfic bloy, now it’s in hibernation.

15. Do I get asks? Yes, by Charlotte and occasionally Jessi when I post an ask game, for which I will forever be eternally greatfull!

16. Reason for my url: This, too, was supposed to be a book blog, and I had just read Romeo and Juliet for, like, the third time and had Opinions.

17. Following: Friends, art blogs, some cool people, some german meme accounts. I think around 300 blogs?

18. Followers: 213. Lads at least 200 of you are bots I can count the people who reblog or like my posts on one hand.

19. Average hours of sleep: I have honestly no idea. I used to have a sleep tracker but the monitoring made me sleep worse so I stopped using it.

20. Lucky number: All numbers are lucky numbers unless they are simultaneously divisible by really gross factors like 17, 39 and 13.

21. Instruments: Recorder, piano and voice. I DESPERATELY want to learn to play the lute.

22. What I’m wearing: Ski socks, dirty puma sweats from the boys’ (no, not the mens’, the boys’) section, blue handpainted t shirt with “Surrender your cows” and a picture of a cow being sucked into a spaceship on it that I saw someones fanart of Spock wearing once so I made one for myself, glasses.

23. Dream trip: Camping roadtrip through northern Europe, also ANY kind of trip through the Ural mountains. UNFORTUNATELY I don’t do well with heights and I get alpine sickness at the mere sight of a hill.

24. Fave food: I am NOT going down that rabbit hole this question keeps me up at night. That being said Tortellini and Pizza Marinara, both things I can only eat in the absolutely inferior gluten free version for the rest of my living days.

25. Nationality: *insert pic of Deutschländer*

26. Fave song: Soul Tamashek makes me really happy in the moment.

27. Last book I read: Glennkill by Leonie Swann. Absolutely hilarious and well written go check it out.

28. Top 3 fictional universes I’d like to live in: Uh. I don’t think there ARE 3 fictional universes I want to live in. Give me time travel over that any day! Though, maybe the Arthurian universe (what everyone THINKS Middleages is but it really isn’t) would be cool...

29. Fave colour(s): I always say yellow but it isn’t. I don’t know what my favourite colour is. I like combinations.

30. Tag someone: I tag @utrinque-paratus, @almostmymoon and @bi-vexual and also anyone else who wants to do this!

[captain-aralias]

hi! for the fanfic ask: 8, 11, 33, & 37💛💙

8. Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

DIALOGUE!

i was like - ha, i’m amazing at dialogue, i’m sure this is fine… and what i’ve discovered looking at my ‘carry on’ fic is that because so much of the dialogue is in the prose… i don’t write that much dialogue. or at least - a lot of what makes the dialogue fun is the contrast with the prose. so that’s interesting, i hand’t thought of that before.

so let’s go with this from ‘Hang the Moon’ … 

Mordelia is looking at me expectantly.

“That’s a lovely name,” I say. (Because I don’t get my kicks making kids cry.) “I’m Simon.”

“I know that,” she says. “You’re the Chosen One?”

“Er,” I say. (Was that a question?) “Yeah. At least, I think I am. Yes.”

“And you love Baz?” Mordelia looks incredulous.

“Er,” I say again.

I’m not sure how to explain a political marriage of convenience to a six (seven?) year-old.

Also, even though I hate Baz, I don’t think it’s for me to tell his kid sister that somehow, despite being much better looking than any of the blokes in our year, Baz has never successfully managed to pull anyone, let alone me. And that presumably he never will now, which means maybe no one will ever get close enough to love him. He’ll never let anyone in.

“I love him enough to get married to him,” I say eventually.

i really like this section for a few reasons. the first is that simon is smart (smarter than a six-year-old, whatever) and also kind - not just to mordelia, but to baz. he doesn’t talk down to mordelia, but he does modify the way he talks because she’s a child. i feel very protective of simon and so i liked writing this scene for him. 

there were a few other contenders that i was thinking about pulling out for this question, where i liked what i think is a very quick sketch of a character in quite a few lines. the examples i was thinking of were daphne’s lines in chapter three when baz says simon is being polite and daphne says ‘how refreshing’ - i love that gag, because it’s simple but also because it’s a compliment to simon that is an insult to baz, while still being polite and not actually cruel. so that to me really shows daphne. then there’s some nicodemus and fiona dialogue i really like, and baz’s awful cousin he hates in ‘the mage’s heir’ who says his hair makes him look like a poof. i really like that, even though it is horrible (and ALSO obvious), because that one line tells you everything you need to know about bernard. he’s a dick, and he hasn’t noticed that baz is gay, or thought it might be possible. so - i like that. 

here, i like how quickly you know that mordelia is smart, but still a child who is able to be fooled by simon’s riddle, and that she is impressed by simon, not impressed with baz - and has no filter so she just says stuff. really good fun character to write. 

11. Is writing your passion or just a fun hobby?

 that’s a very good question. probably more the latter than the former, although i also don’t really like writing. 

so maybe a third option, where it’s a thing i do because i think i’m quite good at it and i like having written, and it’s a way for me to be involved in fandom and interact with things i love - so fandom is probably is closer to my passion than pure ‘writing’ is. 

33. How do you feel about crack?

i don’t think i like pure crack that much. we don’t really have it in ‘carry on’ - but i like things to be well characterised and often in crack, it’s sort of the point that they aren’t. i like things to be funny, i like situations to be absurd, but always grounded in solid characterisation. 

37. Talk about your current wips.

ignoring the penny/agatha thing as it’s barely IN progress, the only thing i’m currently writing is ‘Greener Grass’. a wayward son bodyswap about vampires and everyone being sad. 

the question is quite vague, so i’m just going to ramble a bit, but i started writing this fic because one of the few times i was actually on Discord and talking to people, we were talking about bodyswap and what a great trope it is (it is a great trope). i really wanted to write it because i love this trope and i could see that a lot of other people liked it too (and i write at least partly because i think people like what i write), so i started trying to think what i could do with this trope that would be different. 

‘wayward son’ is still not inspiring lots of fic, and the fic it is inspiring is (i think) very focused on the beach scene, or it’s future fic where they broke up and baz has moved to continental europe. so i thought it would be fun and unusual to apply some trope-y nonsense to the actual plot part of ‘wayward son’. 

obviously wayward son is a story about self-hatred for both of them, whereas in ‘carry on’ it was just baz who hated himself. so this works very well as a role-reversal scenario, i think. it’s about how they both want to be someone different for the other and think the other is better than they deserve. 

the thing that really spun it into a fic idea for me was a conversation ALSO on the discord (clearly i should go back there more often) about the.idea that agatha wasn’t originally supposed to be part of ‘wayward son’. this made me think ‘why would they go on the roadtrip if they weren’t rescuing agatha?’ and the answer is - they would go after the Next Blood, anyway, for reasons that were very specifically related to simon and baz’s own hang-ups, which could further be explored through a bodyswap. 

interestingly, i think this has slightly thrown me off because by tying it so strongly into simon’s magic/simon’s recovery from depression/baz’s vampirism, i’m constantly having to fight myself because it reminds me too much of ‘The Mage’s Heir’. i’ve written a rather larky note at the beginning that belies what, i assure you reader, is DEEP ANXIETY that everyone reading ‘Greener Grass’ will be like - ‘yeah, we already read this, but last time it had a discussion about how simon was going to be the next mage as well.’ 

which i know is stupid, because it’s LITERALLY a trope fic that is about a trope i.e. a thing that has been done a lot before. but that’s my thought process. 

i think it’s ok so far, not too similar except in my head - but by the time we get into simon trying to tell baz that biting him is OK… well, we shall see. (it’s not my fault i guessed right about what would be in the second book!)

the next section is all very much planned out in my head and not at all written. it will primarily be simon talking to lamb, because why wouldn’t it be? :D

[shadowtearling]

Hello. May i request you to suggest me a book that's very engaging to read? The likes of where i'll get lost it in while reading? Anything but romance is okay. I've been very stressed lately and i need something to distract myself. If you don't want to though, thats okay :3 Thank you for your time!

if you want fantasy books

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - Six criminals team up for a heist job that’s bound to make them richer than they could imagine. a real fun time. may include murder. definitely has a scheming face, a cool crow cane i wish i had when i had walking problems, and angst.

The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen - a regressed futuristic society with a girl who tries to take back her throne from her terrible uncle. it’s a stressful roadtrip that includes murderous falcons and their murderous owners. there’s time traveling, matching jewelry, and certain doom.

A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan - set in a fantasy world that feels like Victorian London, this is about a girl/woman who is obsessed with dragons and this is her very true account of her encounters with all of them during her lifetime. there’s dragons. what more could you want? it reads like a memoir/anthropology book.

His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik - if you wanted dragons but also war, this might be better for you. there’s dragon school and a very impatient young dragon who loves reading. (set during the Napoleonic wars)

The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco - an unsuspecting girl accidentally brings her brother back from the dead. very slow and heavy on worldbuilding. also lots of dead rats.

The Reader by Traci Chee - did you want to read a book about a place where books don’t exist? the protagonist tries to teach herself how to read. there’s magic. also pirates. and murder boys.

or did you want sci-fi?

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff - everything in this book is a file of some sort whether it’s an article, chat log, video surveillance, or some fancy word art ~graphic design is my passion~esque. includes an “evil” (some say morally grey) AI and lots of exploding space ships. also death.

Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore - read this and exclaim “what the fuck” several times throughout the process. in which jane tries to unlock the secrets of this weird mansion on an island while making umbrellas.

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor - the first human to attend a prestigious alien university. a weird blob friend. spaceship invasion. death. diplomacy.

do you want something atmospheric?

Uprooted by Naomi Novik - very loosely a beauty & the beast retelling, there’s an evil forest literally trying to devour villages whole because they’re angry. relatable.

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik - a rumpelstiltskin retelling, this is instead about how winter really just sucks the life out of you. seasonal depression all year long because winter extended all the way to summer. includes a fire demon hungry for ice. also has a stubborn Jewish girl who will not let the faerie king make a fool of her.

did you want something creepy? perfect for the holiday season

The Diviners by Libba Bray - in which a serial killer is on the loose in 1920s new york, his name’s naughty john and he will tell you how he murders people. also a girl named evie who can ~see things~ when she touches murdered people’s things

or maybe something funny?

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice & Virtue by Mackenzi Lee - a bisexual man travels with his best friend and sister all across europe and gets into shenanigans that could get them killed. there’s some kissing and pirates.

My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, & Jodi Meadows - the story of Lady Jane Grey who was queen for nine days. includes a man who turns into a horse. king henry viii turned into a bear.

may i suggest graphic novels?

Saga by Brian K. Vaughn & Fiona Staples - space! a family running away from the government! aliens! (warning for graphic content like nudity/violence)

Heavy Vinyl by Carly Usdin & Nina Vakueva - set in a 1990s vinyl store, there’s a group of girls who sell music by day and solve crime by night. fluffy and lighthearted and Gay

Chew by John Layman & Rob Guillory - chicken is banned (chik-fil-a was not happy). a guy can get psychic impressions from anything he eats (how it lived/died), so obviously he eats very dead humans to solve their murder case. (he also ate a very dead dog)

[theoddcatlady]

My Friends Went On A Roadtrip Through Europe

The only reason I didn’t go on the ‘greatest trip of our lives’ was because I was in a car accident that nearly killed me.

It was bad. I wasn’t able to get out of bed without assistance for that first month. Broken leg, busted up ribs, I looked more like a boxer that just got out of a match gone bad than a recent highschool graduate who was planning on going to college as a psychology major.

My friends and I had been planning this trip since our freshman year in highschool. I know. It was fucking stupid. But we promised if we all graduated with a grade average of 3.5 or better and if we all scraped together the cash from after school/summer jobs, we’d take a road trip through Europe. Somehow we actually managed to do it, our parents were so impressed that they even kicked in some cash. The silly dreams of fourteen year olds were coming to life.

Whitney wanted to go to Paris and see the Eiffel Tower. Jade was all about Austria, she wanted to see where the Sound of Music was filmed. Jonah planned to eat all the chocolate he could stomach in Switzerland. Me? I wanted to see the countryside of every country- mountains, rivers, the ocean… But one week before the plane was supposed to take off, well, the accident happened.

I told my friends to go without me, but I made them promise to constantly send me updates and tell me how much fun they were having. So they left- Whitney, Jade, Jonah, Holden, and Tori. I even gave them a portion of the money I saved up so they could go crazy.

At first, everything was normal. I got pictures, they even sent me a package from England full of lil knick knacks and snacks. I hated the Irn Bru but the Cadbury chocolates were to DIE for. But everything went wrong shortly after Austria.

Below are the emails and messages my friends sent me when they had the time. These all take place over about three weeks. After that, everything goes silent. Their parents have yet to hear from them. They’ve filed missing person’s reports, but I think if any of them are still alive… they won’t want to be found.

From: Jade

Jesus CHRIST, you will not believe what happened last night, Lilah.

First off, let me make abundantly clear that no one is dead, and no the trip is not over yet. We got really lucky. Second off, Jonah is a fucking moron and I swear to god once his stitches are out I’m ripping him a new one.

Okay so last night we were out a bit late, we all got a little tipsy and we were heading back to the hotel. Legal drinking age is eighteen, it’s not like that time we tried to sneak into Beverly’s with those fake ID’s. On the way back, we stumbled across another drunk who made a pass at Jonah. And you know Jonah, his drunk ass reacted loudly and violently. I swear he was about to make a swing at the guy… but the other guy swung first.

I swear, the drunk guy fought like an animal, Jonah didn’t stand a chance. We barely managed to rip Jonah away from him before he ripped his throat out. It was bloody and MESSY.

We got Jonah to the nearest emergency room, got him patched up, headed back home to sleep it off. How much do you wanna bet that he won’t remember it in the morning?

I’m gonna hit the sack. Jonah is a moron.

From: Jonah

Jade told me she sent you an email about the fight. She really needs to chill, I’m really not that bad off. Besides, the guy was a creep.

I do remember what happened, despite what she thinks, we were heading back when, get this, strange guy complimented my SKIN. Said it looked smooth and rosy. That’s not even flirting anymore, that’s just creepy! I mean, he was totally your type, tall, dark, handsome, blue eyes and a bit of scruff on his face, but noooot mine.

I’m fine though, you can barely tell where the guy got me. I think he had a knife because I got ripped. Up. Can barely tell now, he must’ve just grazed me.

We’ll be looping back up and heading for Poland next. Gonna cross through Germany to do that, but I don’t mind the drive. Besides, Germany = MORE BEER.

Miss you, next time you will totally have to come along.

From: Tori

I really wish you were here. I miss you so, so much. How is your therapy going? I hope it’s going well, you really missed out on some beautiful views today. The camera doesn’t quite capture it, but I hope to paint it once I’m home with my supplies. Maybe I can bring a little of this place back to you.

I think I’m just homesick. I might cut my trip short and head back, I’m really worried about you.

From: Whitney

Did you talk Tori out of going home yet? I don’t think she’s willing to admit how spooked she got when that bum attacked Jonah. She started crying when she saw how bloodied he was. I was pretty freaked too, but it was way worse than it looked. He’s actually completely fine now. Stitches came out, there’s not even a scar. I’m pretty sure Jonah’s actually bummed there’s nothing to show off for when he gets home LOL. But yeah, nothing to worry about, he’s still the same energetic Jonah we all know and love.

Holden’s horrible at remembering to email you, I’ve told him like, six times. Did he do anything other than the one time he sent a what’s up? He totally only did that because I nagged him.

I wish we spent more time in Italy, but we’re making great time through Germany. I’m gonna go now, kick ass and take names at Overwatch for us when you can sit up, all right?

From: Tori

Jonah’s almost too over the top since the attack. I think he’s trying to make up for something, I don’t know what. It’s like… remember that time he pounded Mountain Dews all night while we were gaming? This was during our League of Legends phase (glad that ended) but Jonah was incredibly manic and he was constantly getting up to pace.

He’s like that but 24/7. I don’t think he’s slept a full night, and it’s almost impossible to make him stop for the night. We want to relax, there’s no rush to get to Poland. I’ll talk to him when I can get him to settle, see what’s wrong. Love you.

From: Jade

Welp, Tori went home last night.

Her clothes and passport are gone, she left a note saying she really missed you and her parents, she’ll make it up to us when we’re home. I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed she didn’t talk to us beforehand.

She was right though, Jonah needs a chill pill. Is this how some people deal with trauma? Because I mean, you weren’t there, but that was… pretty bad. I can’t even imagine how Jonah feels, but he’s Jonah. He never lets anyone in. It’s why you two broke up sophomore year, kid has issues. I hoped this trip through Europe might help him learn about himself but I think it’s making it worse.

From: Whitney

WE’RE IN DENMARK BECAUSE APPARENTLY JONAH DECIDED POLAND WAS A STUPID IDEA.

Ugh, sorry. So Jonah offered to drive us through the night. I said no, but Holden and Jade were all for it. So I sucked it up, took something to make me drowsy, and konked out in the back seat. When I woke up, Jonah and Jade were having a shouting match and turns out, we’re in DENMARK. That wasn’t the plan. He didn’t clear this with us.

Holden’s on his side, saying that Denmark is a cool country too but Jade’s royally pissed. I can’t blame her. We promised at the beginning of the trip that we were to clear any travel plans with each other. We’d talk about it.

That’s another reason to miss you- you are SO good at talking. <3

From: Jonah

Everyone but Holden’s pissed at me.

Listen, I’m fine, I promise. I’ve just had to deal with some insomnia lately, is that really that bad? It’s not like I’m as bad off as you were. There was a brief moment that morning of the accident we all thought we’d lose you.

The insomnia goes away in the day. I can sleep then. Everyone can go and have fun during the day, I get to sleep, and at night I go do my shit. There’s. Nothing. Wrong with that.

I mean, another reason I wish you were here was that I’ve been having some… preeettyyy interesting dreams involving you, when I can sleep anyway. TMI. But maybe I should’ve been less of a puss with you back in the day. I shouldn’t have pushed you away.

When I’m back, can we go on a date? I’ll buy. Anywhere you want to go.

From: Jade

Jonah made a pass at me. And he’s not drunk.

I’m confused. And worried. Not gonna lie, he was pretty smooth about it, but I’ve never thought of him that way. He’s like that obnoxious little brother you love anyway. I told him no and he accepted gracefully.

Talking with Whitney and he also made a move at him… and at Holden? Jesus Christ, it’s about time that dumbass fell out of the closet. Holden’s pretty into it though. I’m wondering if this trip was actually a success in that matter.

We’re going up through Scandinavia now. Sweden, here we come!

At least we’re in some of the most gay friendly countries in the world right now… although I swear to god I think someone’s been following us. I’ve spotted this small white car twice now and I think it’s the same driver. But I’m probably just paranoid.

From: Holden

i know i dont email you often. i hate writing.

but something’s really wrong with jonah. i think he hurt someone.

last night we went out for drinks. ive always thought jonah was cute but never thought hed give me the time of day. we shared a hotel room, nothing happened but it was nice.

but I woke up this morning and I was trying to find something to wear and I accidentally went through one of jonah’s bags because our bags look the same and

i found one of his shirts. it’s covered in blood. And I found tori’s passport. it’s also bloody.

i’ve been reading and there’s been two bodies on the same route we’ve been going. i also called tori’s mom and she hasn’t heard anything from her daughter. she hasnt gone home. what should I do lilah? you were always the smart one.

From: Jade

Jonah’s lost his goddamn mind.

I’m surprised I get signal out in the middle of nowhere but Holden asked him about Tori and Jonah got really defensive. Then he brought up clothes covered in blood and that Tori never made it home and… Jonah snapped.

He pulled over to the side of the road and lunged for Holden. Whitney tried to break it up and got pretty fucked up for it. They’ll be okay as soon as we get to a hospital or something.

He’s gone now. He took the keys with him. I’m gonna try and call for help but jesus christ how have things gone so wrong?

From: Jonah

(This email was sent to all of us, along with the next one.)

I’m with Master now. He never meant for this to happen. He never meant for me to get turned. He tried to find me but my own stupidity kept us going… I’m so mad at myself. I should’ve told you guys what’s been going on. I’ve been barely sleeping, any sort of bright light fucking hurts, and Tori…

I never meant to hurt Tori. I swear to god. She was one of my best friends. But she’s dead. And I killed her. I couldn’t stop myself. By the time I came to my senses, I’d shredded her to pieces. If they ever find where I dumped her, she’ll probably be a Jane Doe for the rest of time.

Master found me running around around and stopped me. We’re someplace safe now. He’ll help me.

But I need to know one thing-

Did I bite you guys?

From: Whitney

You bit me. And you bit Holden.

Jade’s fine. For now. I don’t know how long though. I feel strange. Like there’s something burning in my head and down my spine. Please find us. Holden’s starting to feel strange too.

Lilah, we love you so much.

Please, don’t try to come find us. Go to college. Have fun. Make new friends. Study hard. Forget about us.

We’re dead anyway.

[aziraphalesangel]

Tag Game

tagged by @teambuckaroo (thank you!)

 gender: cisfemale

astrological sign: taurus

height: 5′8″ (I think that’s right... i’m 1.72meters if that’s wrong lol)

sexuality: graysexual/gay, but i like queer better as a label 

hogwarts house: like... a weird mix of hufflepuff or slytherin 

favourite animal(s): for pets it’s cats for sure. as for wild animals, i really really love kookaburras and also quolls (which is a marsupial about the size of a cat. I saw a wild one when I went to tassie a few years ago, it came into our campsite looking for scraps)

where i’m from: australia 

dream trip: theres like, two very typical trips that most aussie kids wanna do when they graduate, and that’s go around europe, and the other is roadtripping around australia, and i wanna do both

when i made this account: some time in 2015

why i made this account: a friend suggested it actually, and then i sort of fell into fandom works and never really looked back?

tagging: @iamwestiec @dazedclarity @mykidsmakemecrazy and anyone else who wants to do it can consider themselves tagged too!

[nileve6]

I was tagged by @nashilena. Again. :D Thanks <3

Nickname: Eve, short for Evelin, or Nileve, which is my name backwards. ^^

Gender: Yes. I hate this question. XD Female, but I am sure I have some nonbinary or whatever tendencies, but I hate labels.

Astrological sign: Taurus.

Height: 165 cm

Sexuality: I’m gay, I like girls, especially if they are boyish. :D And I have demisexual and sapiosexual tendencies too, I am sure... and that’s why I am not completly against dating a boy, but... I don’t like them. Only Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and Jaime Lannister, lol. XD I hate labels. ^^

Hogwarts house: Gryffindor 🦁

Favorite animal(s): My sister. Btw I love all, I really don’t want to choose. I wanted to say my cat, but he is family. ^^ (mabye cat, panda, tiger, snow leopard - if i have to name some)

Number of blankets: ? 1 

Where I’m from: Hungary

Dream trip: Roadtrip across Europe and USA with friends with a VW T1 van, with a lot of camping, hiking and campfires. =) And I want to visit a rainforest too, but probably something will kill me there if I go. ^^

When I started this account: Few years ago.

Why I started this account: I was single and I was told it’s a good platform to meet girls online... well... the hungarian lesbian tag is about depression and self-harm, nothing more, so it was a lie. But I’ve found awesome people, friends here, and that is much better. :)

Tag: @love-storm @somebody-else18 @sparksinyoursmile @supper-party @shallowdood @theblackwidowbride

[suspiciousgay]

so ya bitch got tagged by the amazing @uselessbesbian

and the rules of this lil shebang is that you gotta answer the questions and then tag ten followers you wanna get to know better so here we go

nickname: uno, but only two people call me that so idk if it entirely counts but y’know i still like it

gender: girl (aka she/her)

zodiac signs: gemini sun, scorpio moon, rising taurus

sexuality: if you couldn’t tell by my url i’m big gay

favorite animal: probably black cats

number of blankets: uncountable

where i’m from: usa unfortunately

dream trip: just like a cross-country roadtrip or backpacking across northern europe or really to just about any european country bc me being a cultureless (?) white person i wanna explore and learn about the culture and life in those countries

why i created this account: first it was bc i was a hardcore hamilton fan as well as some other musicals (and i still am) and wanted to yell at people about it (and i still do) but now it’s more like group therapy and me on my front porch shouting to the world how dumb and gay i am and also about some other fandoms

now i shall tag:

@carrionmagpie

@eversoslightlybitter

@cannonssinkingships

@agentreptile

@captaincronchy

@periodicmoods

@myshipsblog

@wine-mom-steve

@buffkin-rights

@innocent-egg

[xbenadrillx]

21 questions!

@transwrencus tagged me to do this so here i go lmao

rules: answer 21 questions and tag 21 people you want to get to know better

nicknames: irl friends call me by my last name and i generally go by spook online

height: 5′3″

last movie i saw: great gatsby (2013) bc we’re watching it in english class. the last movie i actively watched was the crow.

favorite artists: zets.xodf on instagram, @herzspalter, @scramblesthedeathdealer, @spys-art-blog @marimo-art @gladejade

song stuck in my head: yakko’s world but i don’t know all the lyrics so it’s just “united states canada mexico panama” on repeat all day every day babey

do i get asks: no but feel free to ask me things whenever! i can’t promise that i’ll have time to answer but i’d love to be able to

other blogs: none, just this!

following: 216

amount of sleep: 6 on average, 3 regularly, 12 depending on how exhausting the previous night/day was

what i’m wearing: aaaauuuuuhh a massive green hoodie, grey sweatpants, and black socks with shamrocks on them

dream job: being in a metal band :^) i also want to play in an orchestra, write novels and movies/shows, and be an archaeologist. so many life goals, so little time!

favorite food: probably... medium rare steak, but cold. when i was in elementary/middle school we didn’t have a microwave and i always ate leftovers for lunch, so i ate a lot of cold steak.

dream trip: a roadtrip around europe probably. i also really really really want to go to egypt one day. 

play any instruments: clarinet, bass clarinet, bari sax, tuba, alto sax, piano, ukulele, and i dont play percussion but i’m in my band’s percussion ensemble

languages: just english but i take latin and plan on learning gaulish bc i think it’s cool (and hieroglyphics probably because i never outgrew my egypt phase)

favorite songs: Numb-MARINA, Christian Woman-Type O Negative, I Don’t Wanna Be Me-Type O Negative, No Children-The Mountain Goats, all of Doomstar Requiem, all of The Bible II by AJJ, any dethklok song, and any song from the animaniacs

random fact: i own a box of teeth and have uprooted a small tree with my bare hands.

describe yourself as aesthetic things: ripped jeans, the occult, eldritch gods, blast beats and guitar riffs, dirtcore, so many ideas for tattoos but not enough space on your body, chipped black nail polish, spikes

tagging: @paperslacker @greymattergreymatter @moraloreldeservedbetter @klokbloked @miriena @suckmymetalmachine @gnrslashandmcr @goopycloudeyes @theweeaboss @gauzebound @billscroptop-tedsdumbhair @tillandbed @i-love-my-two-gay-dads @why-its-kai @ottertedlogan @voidify333 @jellokiel @jeanvaljeany @kaijules @calliopinot @little-murmaider