#hxcates

[tomriidle]

newly risen, how brightly you shine, an instrumental playlist. listen / more

[bananannabeth]

so I'm starting to read the pjo series with my dyslexic (and possibly ADHD) sister because I've always loved these books and I really hope that she enjoys them as much as I do and we can bond over our shared love of pjo, and more importantly that she'll eventually love them enough that she reads them on her own

Ahhh that’s so exciting!!!! Ohh I hope she loves the characters and story and that you have the best time reading them and discussing them!!

[kittrook]

I feel like Julit is a great brotp ship name bc it's juLIT ya get me

i will go down with this brotp

[helengansay]

helen x orla is my shit !!!! definitely the ultimate power couple

i like how you think, they're low key my otp omgi have a headcanon that for dates, helen takes them somewhere with her helicopter and then orla shows her something psychic and then they're just extra cute ashfjsk i luv them

[letstakeittothegrave]

@hxcate THANKS BINHC this painting nearly fuckin killed me my hand cramped three (3) times while doing her jacket rip

[aceaaroniscanon]

about the aaron being homophobic - i think that whilst it could be easily interpreted as being homophobic bc of the terminology of flamer (which is in my copy) nd imo it makes aaron border on homophobic simply bc in context it seems to be a way of insulting/taunting neil w sexuality ? though i also think that even if aaron comes off as homophobic a bit there, he can definitely develop over time into being completely accepting ? (part one - turns out I have more to say than I thought)

okay but now I’ve re-read ur post I do agree that with that scene with neil, the homophobia isn’t black and white. I also think that even if aaron comes off as homophobic during the series several times (if I’m remembering correctly - he frequently shows disgust at all things vaguely gay? might not be remembering right tho) I’m sure that he can grow as a person nd become educated enough to be fully supportive and stuff ? (this is part two and I still hav more to say? wow)  (2/3)

actually no i dnt have more to say because i cant word it, but ! i very much like aaron as a character and i think he is v complex and interesting and it makes me V sad that the fandom reduces him to being, ‘homophobic,’ when there is more to it than that, nd i hope i phrased everything alright - nd thank you for adding more depth to aaron i guess ? and posting positive stuff about him , bc u made me value him as a character more :)(3/3)

 (there, see, it’d be so easy to just bring it to the inbox like the post says)

i agree on a lot of this, actually! like, okay, aaron came off as homophobic in the mountains scene, but that was deliberate, as far as i could tell. in aaron’s context, he was using that, again, to make neil tell him if he and andrew were serious. he was going to use that info to see if he can invalidate his deal with andrew by saying that “hey bro, you said we’d have no relations in between with this deal, what’s with your bf? that means i can keep my gf, right?”

though on a side note on some of it… i reread the series when i did my aaron pov fic around january, and i didn’t really remember any of the scenes with aaron and nicky as homophobic. and while i do remember one canon line going “aaron gave nicky grief abt his sexuality,” it kind of irks me that people forget that this book is dated. nora’s definition of sexuality isn’t the one we all relate to as sexual attraction, but the textbook definition of sexuality as in affinity for sex.

so when aaron gives nicky grief for his sexuality or his jokes, it’s usually more to the fact that nicky always brings sex into the picture, and, again, it’s not a pretty picture to imagine since they’re cousins.

but thank you! both for your insight and the compliments to us. gosh, welcome to the club, you’re all welcome to enjoy aaron as a character here. we all hate it when the fandom just turns him into this dry character that’s nothing but “ew gays,” when he’s got more sides to it.

[panicatwallmaria]

Any blog recommendations??

okay okay I’ve finally got time to do this so here we go: (in bold are the people who I’ve spoken to before, kudos to those guys for being so nice)

amazing people who’ve been there since forever:

@things24 @smol-bookworm-shorter-than-levi @shuckingstiles @rellik8665 @i-read-good-books @kingcrowleywithafez @imarealfanboy @allaboutthefandom

people who keep showing up in my notifications (ily):

@avantikxa  @amityravenclawelf @blousemouse @hxcate @thealmostrhetoricalquestion @blackrosetriad-kitty-jessa456 @nottodaystranger @mostawesomepineapple @purple-chocolate @c-l-a-r-a-m-e-n-t-e 

great tsc blogs:

@tiberiusblacktorn @sania0810 @catarinalosss @fcirfolk @kierancfthehunt @kittrook @herondaleschildren @heronchildlove @oblivionsdream @clockworkopera @kitrook @her0ndale-blackth0rn @ailecstuff @drusillathedreamer @i-am-but-a-humble-potato @faircchilds @queenhelenblackthorn @reallygaymangos @livvyswifi @thekittyartifices @lovelaces-are-quiters @perfectblackthorns @tavvy-and-rafe-are-parabatai @princekierz @liviablackthorn(I keep forgetting people so if you aren’t on here, just say the word)

[bolenys]

bolenys >> hxcate

finally changed my url guys !!

[tomriidle]

august 25 for the bday ask thing!

omg august baby high ten!!!

August - what is the worst thing you’ve ever experienced?

tbh the random weekends when my mind just nopes the frick out and hates everything like rip my life

25 - what is your favorite childhood memory?

ooooh i have a ton but it’s probably when my cousins from australia were visiting and we all went to pulau pangkor together... it was night and the entire family was hanging out together and playing games. i love that place

BIRTHDAY ASKS

[bringyourownboyd]

tagged by @gyrskye thanks bro

rules: answer the 20 questions and tag 20 amazing followers you would like to get to know better

name: eva

nickname: i don’t really have one?

zodiac sign: sagittarius

height: 5′4″

orientation: bi af

ethnicity: american

favorite fruit: um i guess it depends. oranges, watermelon and cherries are good though

favorite season: spring

favorite book series: all for the game obviously

favorite flower: i’m really liking daylilies right now

favorite scent: vanilla probably

favorite color: red and blue?? i think

coffee, tea or cocoa: i like tea and i think coffee tastes bad

average sleep hours: 8 hours? more or less

cat or dog person: i like both but my friends tell me i like cats that act like dogs

favorite fictional characters: too many. if i had to choose though, they would be neil josten, matt boyd, kevin day

number of blankets you sleep with: 2-3

dream trip: my parents went to italy for their honeymoon and it sounds really pretty i wanna go

blog created: my first (reblogged) post was april 26, 2016

number of followers: 33

i’m not going to tag 20 people but i tag @pipvdream @hxcate @artyowl01 @lyr-a

[gayfloralbabe]

@hxcate oooh no i havent!!! ill add that to my list thank u!!!!

[kettersdam]

🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊

@neljostns @sealands @thistlesandthorns @wespr @victorvalc @rvhsart @hxcate @lilabard

send me 🎊 and i’ll recommend a blog 

[letstakeittothegrave]

hxcate replied to your photo: a work in progress!!

what in everloving fuck ur art is amazing ???? may I humbly offer three (3) respect ,

thank u dude !!! i accept these (3) respect w gratitude,,,

[modernizm]

i was tagged by @lesbiam to do the handwriting challenge!! (thanks 💓) n i'm tagging @goblinteenager @juniperoh @mrs-brxghtside @sunburnedsunflower @peachbud @autumnily @hxcate (but only if you want to!!)

[starsfornoah]

Get to know me better

Tagged by the one and only @hxcate name | abbey nicknames | abs, picola carrota? fish zodiac sign | virgo height | 5ft 7 or somthing orientation | no fucking clue- girls and guys are both cool? nationality | australian favorite fruit | well I hate almost all fruit but I'd have to pick passionfruit  favorite season | winter, perhaps the late part of autumn  favorite book | I'll Give You the Sun  favorite flower | night-sky petunias favorite scent | the sea, tea, books, clear evenings  favorite colour | black favorite animal | snow leopard, snakes  coffee, tea, or hot cocoa | tea average sleep hours | 4-7 really depends  cat or dog person |  I love dogs but cat favorite fictional character | brian connelly is my baby (as is noah), patroclus, and ronan lynch has another small piece of my soul  number of blankets you sleep with | 1 dream trip | new york? backpacking around america? the entirety of europe?  blog created | i’m not sure? number of followers | 471 exactly today

I don't know who to tag, as always so if you want to do it, do it!?

[kxowledge]

for @hxcate: Sovana (Parco Archeologico Citta del Tufa, Tomb Ildebranda, Tomba dei demoni alati)

mood: thick forests, silk robes, exploring the world,  unravelling the network of small strade provinciali, rainy city square, roadtrip adventures, etruscan heritage sites