#genuinely i think this is my best piece ever

[mentally-ill-vaquero]

This is my time to shine (and also an excuse to talk about my favourite books lol):

Kamilah Cole: So Let Them Burn is (in the author's words) Jamaican Joan of Arc with dragons (she was inspired by Zendaya's outfit at the Met Gala, but I can't remember which year).

It's genuinely one of the most well-written fantasy stories I've ever read. The world building is phenomenal. Its portrayal of PTSD is very well done and respectful. Please read it, guys!!!!!!!!!!!

The sequel is out right now, so go ahead and grab both so you don't have to wait two months to learn what happened next (like I did); trust me, YOU WON'T REGRET IT!!!!!!!!!!!

Nnedi Okorafor: Who Fears Death is literally one of my favourite books of all time; basically, it's set in a post-apocalyptic Sudan, with magic and God, it's brutal in some places, but it is honestly one of the most well-written pieces of fiction I've ever read. And don't even get me started on my ending. (Also, it's being adapted by HBO, and I really hope it lives up to the source material.)

She also wrote 'Death of the Author', which features a black disabled (wheelchair user) MC with anxiety and PTSD, which has a book within a book (!!!).

Please, please go check out her other works; every single thing she has ever written is either Africanfuturism and/or Africanjujuism, and they're all masterpieces.

Tomi Adeyemi: Can't believe I haven't seen anyone mention Children of Blood and Bone?????????? West African fantasy about returning magic to the land and fighting a tyrant, which is currently being adapted into a film trilogy. (I think it's a film trilogy; they better not cram it all into one movie.) Less I say, the better cuz it's one of those series best going in blind.

Deborah Falaye: Blood Scion was one of my most anticipated reads, and I WASN'T disappointed. It's about child soldiers and the descendants of the Orisha gods; MC is a descendant of Shango, and she can incinerate an enemy at will but is forced to hide her powers or else she will be killed by the Lucius regime, and this becomes even more difficult as she forcefully recruited into his army.

The sequel is out soon, and I'm super excited!!!!!!!

Rebecca Roanhorse: Between Earth and Sky is wonderful!!! It's inspired by pre-Colombian Americas, and has talking crows, and reincarnated gods, and uggghhhhh WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I also read Trail of Lightning, and for a debut? It's pretty damn good. Really wish she'd return to the Sixth World series.

Bethany Baptiste: Pink-haired witch who brews love potions to take down the U.S. government---need I say more?

I'm honestly more excited for her adult debut, which is an interracial (white man, black woman) werewolf romance, and wow that cover is amazing!!!!!!! Too bad it doesn't come out until October :(

Alexis Henderson: Writes dark fantasy. She wrote Year of the Witching, but I personally really like House of Hunger more (though both are very good); sapphic vampires are my kryptonite, okay?

An Academy For Liars is her most recent book, which is still on my TBR, but if it's anything like her other works, I'm in for a treat. It's a dark academia, and I've heard it has romance??? but I very much doubt is going to be lovey-dovey.

Abi Dare: She wrote 'The Girl With the Louding Voice' which became an instant bestseller (which I'm completely envious lol), and she ended up creating a charity (the Louding Voice Foundation), which helps women and girls in underserved communities; she also wrote a sequel called 'And So I Roar' (which, again, I haven't read, but I'm sure it's good).

Gabriela Romero Lacruz: The Sun and the Void is the fantasy I've been waiting for!!!! It's Venezuelan-inspired, and has South American folklore, and it's sapphic, and....wow, I really hope we see more fantasy like it.

hello fellow non-Black tumblr users. welcome to my saw trap. if you'd like to leave, please name one (1) Black woman author who is not Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, bell hooks, Octavia Butler, or N.K. Jemisin. bonus points if she's published a book in the last five years.

[moxanji-real]

I just wanna say thank you.

When I made my last post, I was genuinely terrified. I was shaking, panicking, and fully convinced I was going to get hate for opening up. But what I got instead was love. Support. Reassurance. And it honestly made me feel so much better about everything.

So… I decided to be brave again.

I want to reveal the two other men I fell in love with

Leorio Paradinight (Hunter x Hunter)

Leorio is a character I’ve loved since I was 14 years old. Back then, I even had a self insert I shipped with him, but when I stopped watching Hunter x Hunter, I kind of drifted away from it—and him.

But the second I started watching it again? The moment I heard his voice? I fell right back in love.

He’s loud, dramatic, and tries so hard to act cool—but he’s all heart. He wants to save people. He wants to protect others. He gets emotional and flustered and yells when he cares too much, and I adore that about him. He’s real. He’s raw. He’s one of the most genuine characters I’ve ever seen.

And honestly? He gives me major Sanji vibes. Same body type. Same suit. Same dramatic screaming fits. Same huge heart. You already know I was doomed.

Now, meet Jolie—my self insert who is completely, hopelessly, ridiculously in love with him.

Art by PS7K0Yje on crepe

Jolie is silly, immature, and a total weirdo in the best way. She acts all cute and innocent, but she’s secretly chaotic and super embarrassing without even meaning to be. She draws Leorio constantly, idolizes him like he’s the coolest person on Earth, and she genuinely thinks he’s the smartest, strongest, most perfect man alive.

She also loves making him mad, just because she thinks he looks hot when he yells. She’s the type to go, “Oopsie, did I say something dumb again?” just to see him lose it—and she lives for it. And Leorio? He pretends to be annoyed, but he’s obsessed. He finds her hilarious, endearing, and unlike anyone he’s ever met.

They have such a fun, goofy, sweet relationship. They’re like a chaotic little cartoon couple with big feelings. 🥹💞

Art by JOGONG on crepe

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Goemon Ishikawa XIII (Lupin the Third)

I’ve only been in love with Goemon for a few months, but it was instant and intense. It was the fastest I’ve ever fallen for a character.

The moment I saw him blush? That was it. He had me. Heart stolen.

Since then, I’ve watched everything he’s in—all the specials, all the movies, everything. I’ve loved watching him grow and change over 50 years of Lupin the Third. Every version of him—every awkward, intense, oddly romantic version—is still him. And I love every single one.

He’s stoic, calm, and deadly… but also awkward, dramatic, and completely out of touch with modern life. And it’s the contrast that gets me. He’s strong, but he gets flustered. He’s focused, but he’s also emotional in his own quiet way. Every tiny reaction from him means something.

Now meet Eris, my self insert and the woman who absolutely wrecked this poor samurai’s quiet little world.

Art by.. me lmao

Eris is a bold, dramatic, flirtatious former popstar turned phantom thief. She’s elegant, powerful, a total diva on the outside—but inside, she’s messy, emotional, and deeply romantic. She’s all glitter and chaos, all heart and heartbreak. And when she loves, she loves hard.

She loves getting Goemon flustered. She flirts shamelessly, calls him handsome, teases him constantly—and he never knows what to do with himself. But somehow, he never walks away.

They’re opposites: the drama queen and the quiet swordsman. She’s expressive, chaotic, and always talking. He’s stoic, grounded, and silent most of the time. But somehow, they balance each other out. She pulls emotion out of him, and he gives her the calm and stability she craves.

They don’t need to say much. They just feel. Deeply. And honestly? They’re perfect.

Art by Oak1044 on crepe

Now, just to clarify something important—

I view each of these relationships completely separately. These are not One Piece characters, and this isn’t a crossover situation. I use a different self insert for every F/O because each one means something different to me, and I want to honor their individual dynamics. And yes the self inserts are just ocs I kin. That’s why they look so different. Character design is one of my passions. 🥹💕

Sanji, Leorio, and Goemon are serious F/Os for me—and also my IRL romantic partners. I know that sounds intense, but it’s the truth. They bring me so much comfort, love, and emotional support. I am also non sharing with all three of them—so I do ask that those boundaries be respected. I am more lenient with Sanji because I know he’s a very popular f/o but with these other two men? Please DNI if you selfship with them. Thank youuuu!

These self ships mean so much to me. They’ve helped me through dark moments, made me feel creative again, and honestly just made me feel happy. I love them so much more than mere words can say >:’{💞

So thank you again—for the support, for the kindness, for letting me feel safe being myself.

And thank you for letting me share the men I love. 🫶🏻🩷

Now take Goemon sneezing because he’s a baby boy and I love him so much shshhshs

[jmliebert]

☆ Gale as Your Husband ☆

completely, utterly, and blissfuly under your thumb (and he wouldn’t have it any other way)   

not a soul will ever hear him utter a bad word about you

every single one of his students know about you. not by accident— Gale will find a way to work you into any anecdote, and always manages to speak about you in such a sweet manner 

sobbed when he saw you at the aisle 

remembers every anniversary 

call him your husband, even in a jest, and see what happens (it absolutely gets him. every.single.time)

will tell his friends he can’t make it because he “promised to spend time with his beloved” even if you never actually said so

when he’s out shopping (though not very often because he always wants to go with you), he’s always thinking of you. spices for your fav dish, book you might enjoy, a trinket he thought you would like…he jus’t can’t help himself

does everything you ask, no questions. if it makes you happy, he’s already on it

“where’s this? where’s that?" the number of times he’s misplaced things has you genuinely questioning how he survived before you

and when you find it, he will be like “oh, what would I done without my wife/husband” and kiss you senselessly 

if you argue, he’ll quietly take the sofa for the night when needed (though he would feel very lonely…) 

his students secretly poke fun at the way his cheeks flush whenever you surprise him at work with food or just to say hello (maybe because of that heated make-out sessions you do in his study after if time is kind) 

when it comes to your home, you’re the one in charge. want to redecorate? change something? by all means—he’d even live with the ugliest piece of furniture if it meant making you happy

because he really is all about making his other half happy :’) 

well, I think it's rather obvious but let me say it. Gale was made for marriage. he thrives in a partnership built on mutual support, on lifting each other up, on sweet talks, and kinky sex here and there

also a malewife 

even  after all these years, he still looks at you like you hung the stars in the sky. romantic love, yes— but more than that you are his best friend as well, someone who cares, someone who won’t cast him aside and a truly beautiful and courageous soul

the thought of growing old with you isn’t daunting—it’s something he longs for actually 

his best time? the slow, quiet evenings with you of course (let these moments be eternal, he wishes)

overall, a proud and loving husband through and through

︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵

hello! what would you add to that?

also! you can find more of my works about gale ♡here♡

[that-was-tedious]

Parent rankings of 911 (a personal scale):

0. Eddie Diaz. I originally wasn’t going to include him, but I think that I should. He deserves it for trying to break his generational trauma and raising Chris to be a kind, empathetic, and good kid. He makes mistakes like everyone else because he’s human, but he’s an amazing dad and deserves more recognition for that. He’s 0 for two reasons. He’s actually a good dad. A lot of the other parents are bad parents inherently, but he’s a good parent that makes mistakes. Also I wrote this one last and I don’t want to go back and change all the numbers.

1. Toni Wilson, Hen’s mom. Did the work to deserve having a relationship with her daughter. I kinda miss her. (Hen’s dad….imma skip. Idk where he would place cause we know next to nothing about him but he sucks)

2. Athena’s parents. They’re….fine? Controlling and stuff, but it seems to be out of genuine care and probably has a lot to do with their upbringing more than them. Also one of my favorite episodes is Athena and Bobby trying to solve the murder at her parents house. That doesn’t get talked about enough. Bobby and Athena: dream team.

3. Bobby’s parents. It’s no secret that Bobby’s dad was kind of a piece of shit, and that he felt abandoned by his mom. But you have to remember, Bobby was a kid when that all happened. Kids aren’t always rational with stuff, and he was close to his dad, terrible or not. Bobby’s mom seemed more lost and they had a lot of miscommunication more than anything. Maybe if they ever delve deeper into his relationship with his mom and what happened this would change, but for right now, I think sometimes parents make choices their kids don’t understand, but it was for the best at the time even if they don’t see it that way. I also think that Bobby WANTS to forgive the people around him. That includes his mom.

From here it gets MUCH harder. Especially the last two.

4. Chimney’s dad. I KNOW HE SEEMS TOO HIGH ON THE LIST HEAR ME OUT. He’s a shitty dad. He left his kid, he was terrible, hate that for Chim. BUT Chim ended up being blessed with the Lee’s, and they seriously love and care for him. I also hate the other parents much more.

5. The Diaz parents. IT WAS HARD TO CHOSE, but in some twisted and fucked up way, I do think that his parents (well his dad jury is out on his mom) love him. But they’re incredibly selfish and short sighted. They basically raised Eddie to be Helena’s husband-son, and then decide when he’s an adult that “actually no you were terrible at raising your sisters”??? (For the record I don’t think they considered this I just think it’s interesting). I have hated them from “don’t drag him down with you”. They were not looking out for their grandson, just their own interests. At this point they had zero proof that Eddie was a good or bad father, they just wanted a do over. The longer it went on, the better of a dad that Eddie obviously is, they got weirder about it. They don’t visit when he gets shot (a throwaway line about his parents I would have taken, but it seems deliberate they weren’t there imo) NOT EVEN to mention the whole thing where they just take Chris without really consulting him. He lets them because he’s shock and he loves his kid, but I would have said no to that. I fully believe if he said no to Chris going to Texas they would have sued for custody or something. This is before the Eddie/Helena ‘showdown’ that we were promised, so idk what we’ll unpack there, but I hate them and would fight them on sight.

6. The Buckley’s I hate with such a strong passion it’s not even funny. As a kid I often felt feelings of being unwanted and a nuisance, and I have great parents who love me a lot (I’m autistic I think it had a lot to do with that, but we’re not here to unpack my trauma thank you very much.) I cannot imagine what it was like to not be loved and cared for by your parents at all. He was emotionally neglected by them his entire life, and he acted out for attention and they barely cared then. Also I think having a savior baby is gross and unethical but I do understand why people do it so let’s not go there. The ‘effort’ they put in after their huge argument is surface level and performative at best, and no matter what Buck’s coma brain thinks, I don’t think they would have loved him properly if Daniel had lived either. They’re selfish people who can’t see past their own noses. Sometimes I think that Phillip would be redeemable, but he encouraged and enabled his wife’s behavior for years and I think sometimes we cut dads too much slack in that regard because of societal expectations of fathers (in general they’re less ‘caring’ than mothers, especially in fiction, and so we see any amount of caring as redeemable). I have decided that they’re both equally terrible and I wish them nothing but misfortune and unhappiness. Love your kids. That is VERY easy to do. Grieving is different for everyone, but you still had a son! And Maddie. She was marrying a man you knew was terrible and you abandoned her?? You could have supported her and been there for her, been a way out so she wasn’t stuck with him for years, but nooooo you had to be selfish dicks. And unless I see otherwise, I feel like they could be vaguely racist and homophobic. It’s a feeling. I have many opinions on the Buckley’s I don’t think I could even put into actual words.

ANYWAY, breaking generational trauma is a really big part of this show, even if the shitty parents keep getting weird redemptions. Fiction/TV is weird like that.

[thegh0sting]

Finally posting some art!

This is my first print-sized piece and it took me 2 whole days to finish, the damn thing is so big and I was fighting for my life with several different things (the lighting and background painting) But it's all worth it in the end because I absolutely love it <3

Characters featured from left to right are my oc Amaruq and her horse Tamannuk of the Moon circle, Gunnar and Morrigan from the SSO comics by Elli, and finally Yrsa and her horse Ālka of the Lightning circle (belonging to the lovely @crawlingwithmagg0ts)

Expect to see so much more of all of these characters, because I adore each and every single one of them

[problematic-president]

As much as i am a martin van buren fan who would love to see more depictions of him in media, i genuinely think a biographical adaptation of his life like a musical, movie, series, etc just wouldn't work, mainly because he works so much better as a "side character". I feel the fun part of writing a character like him would be to make the audience wonder whether he can be trusted, and seeing all the sneaky stuff he pulls behind the scenes. Also i just don't think his life story is interesting enough to merit an entire adaptation #SORRY

[shroommush]

Thank you to @blipple-is-confused for creating one of my favourite slimecicle fics ever, and heres to every fic to come after-

Paradoxcicle

[asgardian--angels]

things I wish I could relive for the first time again:

that magical window where you finish a new piece of media, having watched/read it all by yourself with no fandom contact whatsoever, and you are just so happy about it, and full of interesting theories and takeaways, and just in love with it as a gorgeous piece of art.

because I swear to god as soon as you join the fandom for anything, you're bombarded with how you're supposed to view characters and their arcs, how you're supposed to morally and ethically judge the plot and the ways it apparently failed to present the right message, and if you don't you'll either be shunned for not sharing the popular headcanons or you'll be harassed for not criticizing the source material enough.

like how is it that the fans of a piece of media are also the ones being the most negative about it? If I like a show or a movie or a book, well, I liked it. That's kind of the point. I'm actually not here to tear it apart and talk about how it didn't live up to standards other people had! I enjoyed it for what it was, and forcing myself to find negative things to say about it doesn't actually bring me more enjoyment of it or reap any benefit to me. Fandom's a double-edged sword; you want to join a community to share your love for a piece of art, and the price you pay for a modicum of joy is a mountain of negativity. that's one main reason that I never engage with fandom until I'm completely done with a show, because if I was plugged into all of that commentary and discourse during the process, I'd be completely colored by how I'm expected to interpret everything this piece of art is presenting to me without being able to even form my own opinions.

[quietwingsinthesky-deactivated20]

sometimes interpreting media through a shipping lens enhances it, on occasion even beyond the author’s original intent, but sometimes, you do have to accept that your ship was not in the heads of anyone making the source material and trying to force it to fit into evidence of your ship will severely hinder your ability to discuss the actual text.

[liliaceaae]

I know it isn’t over quite yet, but I’m really proud of how far my art has come this year :)

I’m finally starting to look at my gallery and enjoying what I’ve collected. Never underestimate the power of a hyperfixation lol

[beebmo]

ok i finished emesis blue. i am emotionally devastated and i will never be the same ever again

[eijminds]

i finished reading jjk yesterday IM SO SAD i feel so fucking empty

[goldendiie]

it doesn’t matter what i write or what new stories i come up with for sargemore. the third blink will always be my best one. knocked out a home run in the first inning of the game. touchdown motherfucker. it don’t get better than that.

[valyrfia]

are there any rules against posting my Lestappen Week Day 2 fic tomorrow instead

[nerice]

rereading things i put out during abyssmal rsi pain era (winter/spring 2024) where for reference i sometimes didn't even eat bc moving my hands hurt so much, so all my writing during that era has a very fun feature of like. 7mil information per sentence bc every typing motion was one too many and i somehow managed to find a way to compress 500 words down into 72 it is, frankly, hilarious