#god is gay and it's alex turner

[28-destiel-505]

Every early Arctic Monkeys' song is just "Look at this guy, he's so cool and perfect. Everybody wants him...but NOT ME. And i'm sure he's such a good kisser...but I don't want to kiss him. I'm just thinking about his lips a lot. He's taking all the girls and i'm so upset but I also understand cause look at him omg. Oh and I'm a bottom btw...not that I want to have sex with him. But I would. Not in a gay way tho cause I also want to punch him"

[skagheart]

Calling all the coquette aesthetic girls on here, help me find some satanic goth dolette witch kinda stuff in here, if you don't mind? I'm struggling with finding the right aesthetic so I'll describe it a little: it combines satanic goth, romantic goth, dolette and witchcore with a bit of art hoe and academia. Thankyou <33

[a-random-fluorescent-adolescent]

Arctic Monkeys AND Lana del Rey?????

[cringelordofchaos]

YouTubers / YouTube channels I watch

(or that I used to watch but will lost anyway cuz of nostalgia)

Adrenaline Dubs

AlanaLintao

albert

Albert Clips

AlbertsStuff Archive

Alex Bale

Alex1Leg

al jokes

AnthonyPadilla

Apollo and Frens

Behind The Meme

bill wurtz

bo en

boyxanimation

BriannaPlayz

[Brii Studios UwU]

BumbleKast Highlights - Unofficial

Call Me Kevin

CaseOh

Chao Abuser

chaomix

Charriii5

CheapPickle

Cheesy Hfj

CheezyChez

Chipflake

Cinema Therapy

ColeyDoesThings

cooper2723

Corporate Tom

Courtney (ProjectSNT)

Cube

Cypopps

Danny Gonzalez

DissociaDID

darkvictory

Dean Schneider

DJ Cook

DoshVO

Dutchess Celestia

Elise Ecklund

Emirichu

Emzii

Etymology Nerd

ExJW Panda Tower

Explore Lucid Dreaming

ExtraRosy

Ezekiel

Faline San

Flamingo

Flamingo Reuploads

Flamingo Shorts

foster on the spectrum

Frank James

Frank Wattkinson

Fundy

Gayer Things

GLITCH

Haminations

How To ADHD

Hxnnah

I can't sleep

Ice Cream Sandwich

illymation

InfinityXFilms

iTomFoolery

JackStauber

JaidenAnimations

javadoodles

Jay & Sharon

Jehtt

Jelly Jess

Jenstine

Kaitlyn Flames

Katherine Lynn-Rose

kevin james thornton

KLR Productions

Kwite

Kwote

Laddi

Lady Cuddles Meow

LaurenZside

LavenderTowne

LesbianMindflayer

Let Me Explain Studios

Lewis Hancox

liam miller

LilyTrescot MSP

luisgamercool23

Lumity Fan

Matt Rose

MayTree

MVPerry

Nerdy Arty

norific

Oh my god we killed kenny we're bastards

ParachutingKitten

PeetahBread

PetPyves

Pixi-Gags

PrestonPlayz

Prince Ea

PuhlaSteve

Queer Chameleon

Quirkology

Respectable Rick

Riri Bichri

RosyClozy

Sadaxe

Sarcastic Chorus

scribblejuice

Silly Author 🤪

SimplyTasha

skulltrot

SnapCube

SomeThingElseYT

Sonic David

Sonic the Hedgehog

SonnaDrawzStuffYT

Spilling The Milk

storybooth

Tabbes

Tails is disappointed in your recent decisions

Tales of an Enigma

TBNRFrags

Terrible Writing Advice

T4thDoH

TheAMaazing

The Film Theorists

The Food Theorists

The Game Theorists

The Land Of Boggs

TheOdd1sOut

TheOdd2sOut

ThePJShow

Therian Territory

TimTom

Toni Baloni

Tony Turner

Trevor Brighton

Tweek & Craig Are Gay

Tyler Vitelli

Vailskibum

Victaton

Vsauce

Willcraft

Willyandgaming

Wowza Dawg

XayXay

XUANNY

Your Favorite Martian

0iqrobloxian

[aurorawest]

Reading update!

So as you'll see below I've read a lot of books since the last time I did one of these. I'm not going to write a little blurb for all of them, only the ones I feel strongly about. But I'm going to start including my ratings.

Arctic Sun by Annabeth Albert. 4.25/5 stars

Where We Left Off by Roan Parrish. 5/5 stars

Peter Cabot Gets Lost by Cat Sebastian. 5/5 stars

This book was just. So lovely. Short and fast-paced, but I loved Peter and Caleb so much. I love the time period too. I know this is me being toxic and problematic and showing my internalized homophobia or whatever but I actually really like books set in places and time periods where homophobia is a real and present danger. I think it's because I'm totally a Love Conquers All romantic, so the fact that people dgaf and make a go of being together anyway scratches that itch.

Anyway, good book. I picked up the other two in the series but haven't read them yet.

Let's Get Back to the Party by Zak Salih. 4/5 stars

Literature. Good but pretty sad.

No Gods For Drowning by Hailey Piper. 3/5 stars

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas. DNF

I got 50 pages in before I gave into my hate and DNFed this.

The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley. 5/5 stars

I find it genuinely upsetting that Natasha Pulley isn't a household name, because she writes the most beautiful, gutting books that I have maybe ever read. I don't understand how she's able to write what is, on the surface, a completely mundane sentence, and yet there's this roiling sea of heartbreak underneath it.

This is the sequel to The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, easily one of the best books I've ever read, and this one is at least as good.

Natural Enemies by Roan Parrish. 4/5 stars

Us by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy. 3.75/5 stars

Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh. 5/5 stars

Lovely little novella that read like a fairy tale.

The Prince's Poisoned Vow by Hailey Turner. 4.25/5 stars

At first I despaired of ever learning who all the characters were in this book because the first like, 10 chapters were all from a different POV, but I got a handle on all of them and liked it a lot.

Spectred Isle by KJ Charles. 4.75/5 stars

Un Lun Dun by China Miéville. DNF

This is the book that made me realize I hate whimsical books.

Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins. 4/5 stars

The Lightning-Struck Heart by TJ Klune. 3/5 stars

I ranted about this one already but Jesus, Klune. This straight up reads like the kind of stuff I wrote when I was like, 14, and I don't mean that as a compliment to my 14 year old self.

Love, Hate & Clickbait by Liz Bowery. 5/5 stars

!!!!! This book was so good!!!! I picked it up way back when it came out but it only surfaced in the TBR pile in March, and it did not let me down. Thom and Clay are SO unlikable, but you start to like them in a way that's practically insidious because you don't see it coming. By the end, I was totally rooting for them and loved them both. And this is a romcom with a truly great villain, too, which definitely isn't standard in romances.

Red Skies Falling by Alex London. 5/5 stars

Second book in a series that revolves around a culture where falconry is hugely important. If you want fantasy that doesn't take place in fantasy England, check this series out. It has an A+ sibling relationship, a lovely romance, and high stakes. But this one was saaaaad ugh so sad.

Less by Andrew Sean Greer. 3.75/5 stars

I hated this book until about 80% through, and then it subverted all my expectations and I ended up liking it okay. I thought it was just about a pathetic middle aged gay white man (I know I know, that's my type, what's the problem?) feeling sorry for himself, but it was deeper than that. And it had a nice ending.

Invitation to the Blues by Roan Parrish. 4/5 stars

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. 5/5 stars (reread)

Bought this edition for the bonus chapter from Henry's POV and for @vkelleyart's end pages. Totally worth it. I love this book just as much as I did the first time.

Threshold by Jordan L Hawk. 4.25/5 stars

So this is a series with like, 11 books? I read the first one and was kind of eh on it. Good enough to buy the second, not enough to buy all 11 or whatever. But the second one was substantially better, so now I've acquired like 5 more of them. I continue to be a sucker for late 19th century/early 20th century settings.

Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen. 4.5/5 stars

Is gay noir a thing? Because that's what I'm calling this book. Gay noir. I loved the main character and I'm really excited this is going to be a series (I've already preordered the second one). The only reason I knocked off half a star is because some of the side characters were irritating. And as a mystery, it wasn't great, so I wouldn't read this one if you're looking for a really good mystery. It's definitely more about the character development and the relationships.

Though possibly one reason I didn't think the mystery was that good is because it got spoiled for me on tumblr by someone who imo had a pretty shallow read on the book. Honestly not sure if they actually read it or they just skimmed it.

Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly. 5/5 stars

AHHH. THIS BOOK!! This book was so good. So I've been making fun of it for a while because if you look at the cover, it looks like a Stucky AU. And you know what, maybe it was, but at least it didn't read that way, lol. It was really lovely and I'll be using it as a comp for the manuscript I finished last week.

The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley. 5/5 stars

I don't even have anything else to say except that you need to read Natasha Pulley's books. Please. If you're reading this post, go get her books. Buy them, take them out of the library, whatever. Do it.

Work for It by Talia Hibbert. 4.25/5 stars

A Tree of Bones by Gemma Files. 4.5/5 stars

Any Old Diamonds by KJ Charles. 5/5 stars

Something happened in this book that made me close it and stare into the middle distance, then put it aside until I could process.

Anyway you should definitely read it.

Farview by Kim Fielding. 4/5 stars

Whistling in the Dark by Tamara Allen. 4.25/5 stars

Currently reading The Restless Dark by Erica Waters

Which I'm enjoying more than I thought I would!

[dear-indies]

Hello! I’m looking to write Castiel from Supernatural, could you please suggest me some alternatives to Misha Collins since he’s a zionist? Thank you!

John Cusack (1966) - has spoken up for Palestine!

Wentworth Miller (1972) African-American / White - is gay.

Ato Essandoh (1972) Ghanaian.

Scott Foley (1972)

Michael Ealy (1973) African-American.

Sendhil Ramamurthy (1974) Tamil and Kannadiga Indian.

Farhan Akhtar (1974) Indian.

Matthew Macfadyen (1974)

Omar Metwally (1974) Egyptian / White - has spoken up for Palestine!

Hugh Dancy (1975)

Wang Leehom (1976) Taiwanese.

Samuel Page (1976)

Sterling K. Brown (1976) African-American.

Ramón Rodríguez (1976) Puerto Rican,

Omar Sy (1978) Senegalese / Mauritanian and Fulani - vibe in Lupin.

Daniel Brühl (1978) - has spoken up for Palestine!

Eric Winter (1976)

Gong Yoo (1979) Korean.

John Krasinski (1979)

Daniel Henney (1979) Korean / White.

Arian Moayed (1980) Iranian - has spoken up for Palestine!

Vinny Chhibber (1980) Indian - vibes in God Friended Me.

David Giuntoli (1980)

Patrick J. Adams (1981) - vibe in Suits.

Toby Leonard Moore (1981) - vibe in Billions.

Jesse Williams (1981) African-American, Seminole / White - has spoken up for Palestine!

Hyun Bin (1982) Korean.

Utkarsh Ambudkar (1983) Indian.

Matteo Martari (1983)

Aidan Turner (1983)

Alex Blue Davis (1983) - is trans - has spoken up for Palestine!

Rami Malek (1985) Egyptian.

Tom Cullen (1985) - signed artistsforpalestine, for Starmer to stop selling arms to Isr*el!

Sachin Bhatt (1986) Indian.

Aneurin Barnard (1987)

Kerem Bürsin (1987) Turkish.

Jay Hayden (1987) Korean / White.

Ritesh Rajan (1988) Indian.

Kendrick Sampson (1988) African-American / White - has spoken up for Palestine!

Alfred Enoch (1988) Afro Barbadian / White.

Jonathan Bailey (1988) - is gay.

Paapa Essiedu (1990) Ghanaian - has spoken up for Palestine!

Hope these help!

[ao3feed-destiel-02]

All Lights Turned Off Can Be Turned On

All Lights Turned Off Can Be Turned On https://ift.tt/tASCW2Q by redneckangelsdrinkmoonshine One year and six months have passed since Sam, Dean and Jack defeated Chuck. Jack is the new God, the bunker is full of the new generation of hunters who are excited to learn from the best in the business, and Sam and Dean rarely work any cases these days. Everything is fine, but something's missing. Someone is missing. Dean still grieves the loss of everything he never got to have and Sam misses his best friend. The brothers have tried everything to bring Castiel back, but with Jack MIA all of their attempts were unsuccessful. Until Sam figures out a way to get into the Empty. Dean has prepared an entire speech, full of parallels such as "Good things do happen, Cas.", "I'm the one who gripped you tight and raised you from perdition!" and most importantly "I love you." However, once in the Empty, Sam and Dean find out that Castiel escaped a long time ago. But where the hell is he? Words: 4363, Chapters: 1/20, Language: English Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M, Multi Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural), Sam Winchester, Eileen Leahy, Jody Mills, Donna Hanscum, Claire Novak, Kaia Nieves, Alex Jones (Supernatural), Patience Turner, Meg | Demon Possessing Meg Masters, Gabriel (Supernatural), Crowley (Supernatural), Rowena MacLeod, Garth Fitzgerald IV, Jack Kline, The Empty | The Shadow (Supernatural), Miracle the Dog (Supernatural), Original Supernatural (TV) Character(s) Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester, Castiel & Dean Winchester, Castiel & Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester & Sam Winchester, Eileen Leahy/Sam Winchester, Donna Hanscum/Jody Mills, Kaia Nieves/Claire Novak, Castiel & Jack Kline & Claire Novak, Eileen Leahy & Dean Winchester, Rowena MacLeod & Sam Winchester, Gabriel/Rowena MacLeod, Crowley & Rowena MacLeod, Crowley & Dean Winchester & Sam Winchester, Castiel & Gabriel (Supernatural), Castiel/Meg | Demon Possessing Meg Masters, Dean Winchester/Original Female Character(s), Castiel & Meg | Demon Possessing Meg Masters, Gabriel & Meg | Demon Possessing Meg Masters Additional Tags: Castiel in the Empty (Supernatural), Human Castiel (Supernatural), Dean Winchester Grieves Castiel, Castiel and Dean Winchester Have a Profound Bond, Everyone Ships Castiel/Dean Winchester, Dean Winchester Has a Bisexual Awakening, Gay Castiel (Supernatural), Supportive Sam Winchester, Canon-Typical Violence, Canon-Typical Behavior, Post-Canon Fix-It, Castiel and Dean Winchester Falling in Love, Castiel and Dean Winchester Being Idiots, Dean Winchester Confesses Feelings for Castiel, Dean Winchester Teaches Castiel to be Human, Eventual Smut, Eventual Romance, Gay Sex, Meg Ships Castiel/Dean Winchester, Friends with Benefits Castiel/Meg (Supernatural), Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Case Fic, Supernatural Hunters via AO3 works tagged 'Castiel/Dean Winchester' https://ift.tt/lDqhRvY April 01, 2024 at 07:41PM

[deadonarrival]

Okay SOOOOO tlsp is a British supergroup started by Alex Turner and miles Kane of formerly the rascals and the little flames (whom of which met at a 2005 Arctic monkeys show after they were the opener for Arctic and miles and Alex noticable became closer started be around eachother everyday pretty much after that miles also features on early songs 505 ,plastic tramp and more) and James Ford and other musicians later Zach Dawes Loren etc etc come in it was created in 2008 with the release of age of the understatement with banger singles "standing next to me" "my mistakes were made for you" and "age of the understatement" they went on tour for about a few weeks nothing big afterwards miles works on his successful solo career the monkeys release what would be three albums in-between the eventual! "Everything that you've come to expect " in 2016 spurring on even MORE gay shit if that was possible with singles like "bad habits" title track and the infamous "miracle aligner" and it's internet breaking video and that rlly cemented the fact that oh shit these bitches are really gay dujvuchcv and like there's SO much more like so many little things between miles and Alex and like with will be even longer than it needs to be but like ........eycte tour ........a goldmine...I leave u with this the infamous Coachella kiss that got them promptly banned from Coachella ♥️ (there's also way more kisses lmao ahhsjxhxj)

> of formerly the rascals and the little flames

Is that what "remember when you used to be a rascal" references in fluorescent adolescent? Really makes you think.................. ........... ..

This is an insanely good summary lmao THANK YOU bc god knows it would've taken me ages to find out all this stuff on my own. They got banned from coachella for one (1) kiss?? That's so fucking funny. Iconic behaviour

I didn't know Miles features on 505 either :O I fucking love that song so much

[qnewsau]

Catch these Melt Festival 2024 highlights at Brisbane Powerhouse

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Catch these Melt Festival 2024 highlights at Brisbane Powerhouse

Melt Festival 2024 is the ultimate celebration of LGBTQIA+ artists and allies, featuring over 220 dazzling performances and events electrifying Brisbane/Magandjin from 23 October to 10 November.

Artists and performers from across Brisbane/Magandjin, Australia and around the globe will wash the city with art, glitter and colour for three mammoth weeks.

This celebration of the vibrant river city and the LGBTQIA+ community will be hosted across dozens of Brisbane venues, including iconic Brisbane Powerhouse.

See thirteen of this year’s Melt highlights at Brisbane Powerhouse below, with tickets to the entire Melt Festival 2024 program on sale now.

Rainbow History Class Live

It’s time to brush up on the LGBTQIA+ history not taught in school with TikTok sensation Rainbow History Class. In the Rainbow History Class live classroom, teacher Rudy Jean Rigg and writer/researcher Hannah McElhinney leave the internet behind and bring the history of the LGBTQIA+ community to life IRL in an evening of celebratory storytelling.

From the origins of Mardi Gras, to the reason Alice Springs became a lesbian hotspot, and the time gay slang sent the US military on a wild goose chase, Rainbow History Class live classroom is one class you don’t want to skip. Homework: optional. Detention: never. Glitter: always.

Thank God You’re Queer

Thank God You’re Queer is a fabulous gay twist on Australia’s most successful improvised show. Join Brisbane’s finest LGBTQI+ improvisers at the Melt Festival as they bring to life a kaleidoscope of scenes inspired by the real-life queer experiences of the audience.

But here’s the exciting twist: each scene features a special guest improviser, all of whom may be exploring queer territory for the first time. Yes, they’re all straight. It’s stupid, silly, and a whole lot of gay fun!

Scout Boxall

Arrive thirsty and leave quenched; arrive tired and leave renewed; and arrive lonely and leave among friends. Drawing on their last three sold-out, award-winning solo shows, Scout Boxall sandwiches fresh new comedy material in between their all-time favourite bits. Only the finest and crispiest treats for the children!

Jessi Ryan: Functional Bottom

Hot off the back of their Melbourne International Comedy Festival season Jessi Ryan, returns to Melt Festival for the first time since 2018. A fusion of storytelling, performance art, filth, provocation and tears, Functional Bottom is a darkly humorous exploration of a year in the life of Jessi Ryan – artiste, journalist and hot f#%king mess.

How else do you to respond to an ‘anus horribilis’ in the era of the neo-Nazi, including nearly dying on the emergency room table, colon removal and the death of their fetish-loving sugar daddy? Strap yourselves in, raw, unapologetic, messy and chaotic, nothing is off limits, and rubber gloves are optional.

Alex Hines is Juniper Wilde – Demon Slayer

Juniper Wilde is dead. The High Priestess of Pop makes a desperate deal with the Devil to return to the mortal plane. Her wish is granted, but at what cost? It’s absurdist satire meets Gaga at a seance, a camp horror comedy like no other – YOU WILL GAG!

TINA – A Tropical Love Story

Enter the enchanting realm of First Nations drag performer Miss Ellaneous (Ben Graetz), as he shares his deeply personal tales of growing up in Darwin and the profound impact Tina had on his life. In 1993, amidst the sweltering atmosphere of the Darwin Amphitheatre in the Northern Territory, a young First Nations boy found himself swept away by the legendary Tina Turner’s mesmerising performance.

Little did he know that fateful night would ignite a journey of self-discovery and transformation. Tina – A Tropical Love Story blends storytelling and cabaret in a heartfelt tribute to the indomitable spirit of Tina Turner.

Helios

A lad lives half way up a historic hill. A teenager is on a road trip to the city in a stolen car. A boy is driving a chariot, pulling the sun across the sky. A story about the son of the god of the sun, HELIOS transplants the Ancient Greek tale into a modern-day myth wound round the winding roads of rural England and into the everyday living of a towering city. A story about life, and about the invisible monuments we build to it.

Leather Lungs: Shut Up & Sing!

It’s time to shut up and sing! Experience the power of a voice spanning over four octaves in this hilarious cabaret romp. With the flamboyance of Prince, the force of Aretha, and a vocal range as mind-blowing as Freddie’s, this daring deviant will blow audiences at the Melt Festival away!

Hans: Disco Spektakulär

Step into the glittering world of Hans Disco Spektakulär! Berlin’s beloved cabaret superstar, Hans is bringing his sensational show to Brisbane’s Melt in 2024.

Prepare for a dazzling extravaganza, where Hans will light up the stage with his trademark blend of comedy, music, and mesmerising dance moves. Backed by his live band, The Ungrateful Bastards, and the fabulous dancers known as The Lucky B*tches, Hans promises an unforgettable night of sequins and spectacle.

Old Friends

Old Freinds Mark Trevorrow, Rupert Noffs and leading musical director Bev Kennedy share their love of Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim in an intimate evening of cabaret celebrating the late, great composer and lyricist’s songs.

Featuring solos, duets, mashups and medleys, with light-hearted banter and stories in between, it’s a classy, superbly played and sung show with a cheeky queer bent.

Frankie van Kan: A Body At Work

Serial nudist Frankie van Kan (AKA Frankie Valentine – Stripped Queer, Club Briefs, Baby Got Back, Seen & Heard Cabaret) achieves the improbable task of exposing more of herself than ever before in this deeply intimate piece of confessional theatre at Brisbane Powerhouse during Melt.

Beginning in a strip club, with insightfully refreshing antics of strip club culture and the perceived power dynamics between workers and clients, Frankie unpacks her own whorephobia and the unravelling of boundaries. A Body At Work is the tale of a queer woman’s sixteen years – and counting – in the sex industry.

Sunday’s Child

With cheekiness and play, Hannah Brontë queerifies an old nursery rhyme that describes the temperament of a child, based on the day they were born. Brontë uses this term to celebrate queer happiness, joy and intimacy through her portraiture series which shows us contemporary relationships amidst nurturing backdrops, embedding diverse genders and sexualities in the natural world.

Fountain Lakes In Lockdown

What did Australia’s foxiest morons get up to during the pandemic? It’s August, 2021. Kath is up to pussy’s bow in sourdough bread, Kim’s been asked to work from home (though that happened long before the pandemic started) and Sharon has had a severe reaction to all the hand sanitiser.

Relive the uniquely Australian pandemic experience through the eyes of these uniquely Australian characters hilariously parodied with quick wit and camp tunes by Art Simone, Thomas Jaspers, Leasa Mann and Scott Brennan.

Tickets for these Brisbane Powerhouse shows and more at the Melt Festival are on sale now.

For the latest LGBTIQA+ Sister Girl and Brother Boy news, entertainment, community stories in Australia, visit qnews.com.au. Check out our latest magazines or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

[rorytunes]

Okayyyyy this is embarrassing but it's prime Old Men posting hour, or rather just. Men in general posting hour. EMBARRASSING but you all need to understand something. I dont post about him that often because I don't like cross contaminating Arctic Monkeys with Bob Dylan with Echo and The Bunnymen with Dave Grohl and so on and so forth. But GODDDD I am SO gay for Alex Turner. So gay. God I want him.Oughhhhhhhhhh

[cheruib]

7,14,30?

7:A song to drive to

enola gay by orchestral manoeuvres in the dark! i m obsessed w it

14:A song that you would love played at your wedding

ive. literally never thought about this but maybe one of these: come here by kath bloom, sea of love by cat power, annie's song by john denver! classics

30:A song that reminds you of yourself

ohhh god. so many. a few that come to mind rn: sidelines by phoebe bridgers, easy on your own by alvvays, hiding tonight by alex turner

[28-destiel-505]

Just the fact that Alex says the word Daddy in catapult makes it gay but then he has to start talking about some dude slapping his ass...

[itgetsrad]

new albums 10.21

The Car ~ Arctic Monkeys - i’m sure every write-up will call this what it is: a more accessible version of TBH&C. i like this album. i’m not sure why Alex Turner decided to take this musical turn with this band instead of his other band Last Shadow Puppets, which would feel like a more natural progression than AC does but i’m not sure it really matters. i’m guessing this will get more people to give TBH&C more listens and there will be a new wave of “it’s not that bad!” youtube vids

Being Funny In A Foreign Language ~ The 1975 - i like parts of all of their albums but this is the first that i feel like i like the whole thing. i’m not sure if it will hold up as an album i go back to years from now & listen all the way through but Part Of The Band is so fucking good

The Loneliest Time ~ Carly Rae Jepsen - another masterpiece. the duet with Rufus Wainwright IS gay rights. fuck me for thinking this wasn’t perfect the first time i heard it. i’m sorry Carly. you were right. thank you. fuck

Stumpwork ~ Dry Cleaning - real contender for grossest album cover. i really like this band’s commitment to the ‘post-rock’ label. meaning that it sounds like a literal take on the label; the music feels chaotic with a lack of structure while the vocals are this kind of talk-sing thing that lots of post-whatever bands utilize. there’s a reason they kind kind of stand out in this ‘genre’ - they’re good and fun to listen to. i dunno, be really cool and put this on for your friends. (i don’t think i’m cool enough for this to hit my heavy rotation)

Crybaby ~ Tegan & Sara - i’m queer, so i don’t really get a choice if i like T&S or not but it has been a while since i like actively enjoyed their stuff (i was not into the project where they re-recorded songs they wrote in high school & just kind o felt like they lost something special the poppier they got) but god damn if this album isn’t really great. with each single they released i got more excited and the album really delivers. it feels really inspired and earnest in the best way.

[merlinmyrddin]

Person at the bar : oh? You use he/him pronouns?? I would never have guessed. Sorry! I just...*gestures to me from head to toe* really thought you were a woman you know..*rambles on for a while*

Me : Nah, that's fine, I dont get offended if people misgender me and all, I'm quite self-aware and I know that my fashion and some of my features are deemed feminine and therefore most people use she/her pronuns upon meeting me.

Me *inside* : OMG I'M BINDING, I'M PACKING, MY VOICE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ANDROGYNOUS...THE WHOLE TABLE REFERS TO ME AS "HE", I USE THE MALE CHANGING ROOM AT THE GYM WITH NO QUESTION ASKED AND YOU DARE...DARE TELLING ME YOU WERE CONVINCED I WAS A WOMAN BECAUSE... OF MY...HAIRLINE???? WHAT A FOCKING STRETCH MATE OH MY GOD!

Me : ahah yeah...*passes a hand through his hair trying to comb the dysphoria away* Anyway, [bartender name's], can I pleeease get a pack of nuts?

Everybody : *laughs sofly*

Me : *smirks upon receiving some peanut and munching on them* So what were we saying anyway eh?

[soemthingsparkly]

Most people see Conrad through his flaws. He's never been close enough to people to let them see his good qualities except maybe Reggie who had to wait years to get through his cousins damaged exterior and aunts manipulation. So here we go. Pre-Character Development examples.

• He shares with you no matter if he likes you or not. Be it a cigarette or even a pencil, he always offers (This habit begins with his need to be different than his selfish thieving cousin, until it just becomes second nature)

• You don't mess with what's his. It doesn't matter if his cousin and the band don't like him, they are his, you say something about them or god forbid try and hurt them, he will fight you.

• He's actually good at listening and giving advice. Is he rude and shitty about it yes, but below that stuff is actual good advice and intention if he likes you enough. "Parents kick you out cuz your gay? Fuck em', you live your life, don't be a pussy Alex." "Can't get the words to apologize to mommy, god Patterson your such a wuss, write a fucking song about it if it's so hard for you to choke out the sentences." Reggie.......nope won't open that can of worms, unless he wants to open his own, and he'll only do that when hell freezes over or he dies and becomes a ghost.

• He sings like an angel. Reggie sings with an excited energy, like breaking free from a cage. Conrad on the other hand. Soft, its so freaking soft, the softest thing about him. Give him a love ballad and he will bring tears to your eyes.

This is... like... really good.

I love this.

What I’m getting from this is that Conrad is just a straight-up realist. He has very limited times for lengthy emotional outbursts. 

“Your parents kicked you out when they found out you were gay? Sounds like they were shit parents, then. Better off without them.”

Also I hear you say soft and I raise you smoky. His voice is raspy and true, a bit like Alex Turner or Tom Odell. 

I’d like to recommend listening to Heal by Tom Odell as a good example of what I think Conrad’s voice and tone would be like.

Thank you, anon <3

[thecockerelinn]

Well, even though quarantine and lockdown may slowly open up for many of us, it’s not over yet, and besides one can never have enough means to escape reality, so here are a few book reccomendations.

All books on this list are LGBTQ or at least have (important) characters who are.

The “Classics”:

Wraeththu  - Storm Constantine (how is it no-one’s talking about this anymore? Please do take into account that those books were written in the early 1990s, they were way ahead of their times, and yet there may be some offensive things - it’s been a while that I’ve read them so I can’t come up with any example, but should you find them somewhat un-feminist, wait until the end xD)

The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin (a true classic)

The Last Herald Mage series - Mercedes Lackey (gee yes Vanyel can be a real brat - not quite without reason though, but you’ll come to love him xD And yes we all just pretend that scene in book 3 never happened -_-) (also: influenced the Nightrunner series)

The World of Riverside series - Ellen Kushner (another influence on the Nightrunner series)

The Doctrine of Labyrinths quartet - Sarah Monette (beware, those books are not for everyone, trigger warnings are in order: rape, violence, mental issues, abuse / none of this is ever glorified or belittled, but it’s there, and it is so much a part of the characters’ lifes that it might occasionally seem like it’s not appropriately treated. Speaking of characters: very complex, intriguing characters with very dark sides, but you gotta love ‘em; intricate, complex world building / Nowadays Sarah Monette writes under the pseudonym Katherine Addison) (as far as I know they are unfortunately out of print so you’d have to check second hand book stores)

Historical fiction (with or without the paranormal)

Whyborne and Griffin series - Jordan L. Hawk (lots of paranormal stuff, magic, Lovecraftian creatures, awesome ladies, and so much more - and you will love those boys so much xD)

Magic in Manhattan - Allie Therin (the Roaring 20s, magic, prohibition)

The Collin Pendragon Mysteries - Gregory Harris (imagine Sherlock Holmes and Watson were canon; whodunnit, Victorian England)

Restless Spirits - Jordan L. Hawk  (let’s go ghost hunting: science vs. medium)

A Charm of Magpies - K.J. Charles (magpies - lots of them xP, magic, curses, intrigue, late Victorian England)

At Swim, Two Boys - Jamie O’Neill (set in Dublin around the Easter Uprising 1916; coming-of-age, tragic love story - don’t forget the tissues)

Cambridge Fellows Mysteries - Charlie Cochrane (Edwardian England, mystery, romance; amateur sleuths, found family)

SFF

The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon (epic fantasy, intricate world building, clash of religions, dragons, strong female leads)

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter -  Alexis Hall (fantasy / mystery; Lovecraftian vibes, bizarre and witty retelling of Sherlock Holmes)

The Tarot Sequence - K.D. Edwards (alternative world, Atlantis, magic, god-like beings, found family; trigger warnings: mentions of rape, violence)

The Rifter series - Ginn Hale (fantasy, parallel world; god-like being, magic, religious strife, necromancy (in a way))

Iron Breakers trilogy - Zaya Feli (fantasy; intrigue, cultural differences, battles, fight for a kingdom, romance)

The Icefjord Saga - Zaya Feli (fantasy, Norse inspired world, magic, mythological creatures, battles, curses)

Tales from Verania - TJ Klune (fantasy, comedy, romance; hilariousness galore! - okay sometimes it’s a bit too much, but between all the jokes and sexual innuendoes, the story doesn’t suffer; basically everyone is gay, everyone tries to get into Sam’s trousers ^^;, did I mention the hornless gay unicorn that sweats glitter, and the sexually deviant dragon? xD)

Peter Darling - Austin Chant (fantasy, retelling; very interesting take on Peter Pan, takes place many years after the events in Peter Pan, focused on the relationship between Peter and Hook; the search for a place, for someone to accept you for who you really are)

YA and New Adult

Nevernight Chronicles - Jay Christoff  (sometimes I’m amazed what’s YA nowadays; fantasy; anyway beware of all the blood)

Feverwake duology - Victoria Lee (see above; dystopia; Holy Baby Yoda but these two books are intense! triger warnings: abuse, drug use, violence, mentions of rape, deadly virus outbreak)

Only Mostly Devastated - Sophie Gonzales (contemporary; all the feels: it makes you laugh out loud, it makes you cry; Grease says hello, super sweet quick read)

Timekeeper trilogy - Tara Sim (steampunk - or should it be clockwork punk?; mythology, gods, concept of time, ghosts, cute boys, discourse on colonialism)

The Torch Keeper trilogy - Steven dos Santos (dystopia; betrayal, love between brothers, biological modifications, deadly deadly trials)

Proxy duology - Alex London (dystopia; the rift between rich and poor, unjust society, technology)

The Disasters - M.K. England (sci-fi; band of misfits to the rescue!; Breakfast Club in space - kind of xD)

Magnus Chase & the Gods of Asgard - Rick Riordan (fantasy, mythology; ahhh Uncle Rick - just got to love the man, seriously; Norse mythology, diverse cast, homelesness, found family, disablitiy) (I’m aware it’s officially labelled Middle Grade, but who cares. It is linked to the Percy Jackson series, but you don’t need to know it to read these books)

The TBR pile (meaning books I haven’t read myself yet, but they certainly are on my tbr list, so perhaps they will be on yours now, too):

The Locked Tomb series - Tamsyn Muir  (fantasy)

The Bloodright trilogy - Emily Skrutskie  (sci-fi, YA)

Wild Sky - Zaya Feli (fantasy)

The Extraordinaries - TJ Klune (romance, superpowers - or not..., YA)

Reverie - Ryan La Sala (fantasy)

Soulbound series - Hailey Turner (urban fantasy, romance)

Cemetery Boys - Aiden Thomas (fantasy, paranormal, romance, YA)

Micah Grey series - Laura Lam (fantasy)

Specials:

A Song for Ghosts - Manja Siber (historical, mid 19th century Dresden) - Don your fanciest dress and fetch the binocular, it’s opera time! Originally inspired by The Phantom of the Opera and Yuri on Ice - see if you can spot the hints xD (as a fellow Watcher, Manja kind of makes the list by default* xP Give it a try, you can find it via epubli or on amazon.de)

*No, this isn’t nepotism, I’m just trying to give the support I wish I had. So if you’re an author and a Watcher and you’re not on this list, it’s because I don’t know about it. Tell me, and I gladly put your book on this or any next rec list.