#i did so so good i'm proud of myself

[ofliterarynature]

2022 Wrap Up: Nonfiction

1. Sea People 2. Dark Archives 3. Humankind 4. Devil in the White City 5. Consider the Fork 6. The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio 7. Forget the Alamo 8. How to Keep House While Drowning 9. Gender Queer 10. Real Queer America 11. The Book of Delights 12. Braiding Sweetgrass 13. She Said

I first challenged myself to "read more nonfiction" back in 2021, and it epically failed - so for 2022 I gave myself a concrete goal: one book every two months, or 6 for the year. And it worked! It actually went so well I'd already hit it by July, so I upped it to 10 - and surpassed even that. I'll be honest though, the only reason this is working at all is it's essentially an outgrowth of my podcast listening XD

The titles in bold italicized are my favorites/most enjoyable, and italicized are good and would recommend. I'd really like to sit down with Braiding Sweetgrass again myself, and Dark Archives would be a great read for spooky season (if books bound in human skin isn't too squeamish for you).

Did you have any nonfiction reads in 2022 you'd recommend?

[gatoplaga]

"But beyond all my pain, there was you"

Narilamb designs: @runningwithscizzorz

here's an alt version of Narinder without the veil!! :D

[peppermintstarsonamintyway]

I uneldered Elder Faerie Cookie :D

I'd like to think back when things were just starting out with the virtues and him, he was named Moonflower before becoming, well, Elder Faerie- anyway here he is

not so elder Elder Faerie, or otherwise Moonflower as I'm gonna call him :>

enjoy elder faerie nation you get to see your boy at like maybe confused teen to young adult stage i dunno

tags for some moots I figure might wanna see it: @xaytheloser @undeadvinyls @snail-noodle @onesacrificiallamb

and for anyone who may want to turn him into a sticker and smack him onto an item-

here's the bordered version, you can now turn him into a sticker, if you can figure out how to do it (i have no clue how to do it myself good luck)

[that-random-outsider]

A little late night Bridgella angst

Forgot to mention this, inspired by @mr-walkingrainbow fic "So this is love? Love ain't it"

[lit-in-thy-heart]

been trying out a new writing technique recently and it's called chilling tf out and reminding myself that fic is written for fun.

[its-captain-sir]

Never posted this here so I thought I'd take a minute and do that now!

(click for better quality)

About a year ago while I was playing spiritfarer for the first time, I had the idea to make an OC which ended up being a self insert character of sorts! I really wanted to explore some of the different mechanics of spiritfarer characters as applied to something based off myself (like their spirit form, their associated flower, activities and events they do on the boat, etc) and how a character like that might add their own story into the larger narrative of the game, as well just what that story would even be. There's a lot of screenshot edits and drawing ideas I had that were never finished, but here's a few of the more completed pieces or concept stuff I did!

The thing about self inserts is that they get, well, personal at times. maybe even a little too personal. And considering the nature of the game, it was a really heavy topic to think about at points, so I ended up stopping work on the project after a while. (I also had a few issues when it came to screenshot editing since I could not find the right font used in the game ANYWHERE which definitely did contribute to me choosing to set it aside) But I still really like the work I did do and it is very special to me, so I'm hoping that one day I'll be able to come back to it! :)

[lemonmint-the-neko]

Here's a drawing of Edward because I love him, I wanted to draw him being angry, and I also wanted to render something :)

[pardonmydelays]

i said no to my boss today and didn't die

[andrrrgynous]

the worst part about rehab was them confronting me with my toxic and codependent relationships cuz now that i'm home again i can't even call a certain someone to entertain my bored sober brain because they told me that would essentially count as relapsing

[batfamfucker]

Appreciation post for 'girly girl' characters and/or shows that celebrate traditionally feminine things that girls and women are shamed for.

Characters on this list that love makeup, fashion, hair, etc. Characters that are still written as strong, intelligent, brave, etc. That told young girls that these interests are valid, they are not lesser interests. Being feminine and liking traditionally feminine things does not make them weak.

[enhanced-operatives-division]

Improvement :3

[thedevilinmybrain]

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[sysig]

Red Eyes and Evil Time, practically the same thing right (Patreon)

[moonchild-in-blue]

Everyone clap, I actually went out with friends instead of being sad alone 👏👏

[raelyn-dreams]

Okay so Twinkle Kuuchuusen is AMAZING (as expected and I will try to gather my thoughts about it later), but THE SOLOS OH MY GOD THE SOLOS AND THE LYRICS I'M!!!

They both reference 2x2 a lot, and you can see their development so much from their previous solos! There's a big theme of acceptance and both and they're driving me crazy with it!

Hinata's '"street" being bathed in blue and how he accepts it as a part of himself before declaring he's going to light it up with colors because he'll love himself even more!!! The way he doesn't try to gloss over the negative but decides he'll stick to his positive worldview while taking everything in stride! How he knows now that no matter how far they drift their hearts will always reconnect!

And Yuta walking the line between two worlds confidently, not looking back into the shadow of days past and pushing ahead into the unknown! Going all out and no longer suppressing his feelings, engraving them into his heart and making bold decisions as himself! The way he connects their worldviews with their differing light, knowing someone will always be at his back no matter what!

If there was ever any doubt within me about the future of 2wink, I feel like these solos resolved it. They really have come to a temporary truce and peace with each other, they'll stay together while continuing to push and compete in their separate ways. These songs feel like letters to each other almost, about how they're able to move forward with their own worldviews without shame, but will always hold the other close. And even if they do come to that breaking point in the future, after the dust has settled, they'll still be there watching the night sky - in a much better place than where they started.

[goldkirk]

as I'm going back over my past history and items and journals and years, I come across all sorts of things, like the pencil I saved from that so-precious memory from second grade, and a pair of flip flops I've been missing for two years, and [checks notes] the modern-high-school-AU-kidnapped-by-a-serial-killer story I wrote in late high school jdfsjdfsjkjlksfd