#i don't remember when i first saw this on tumblr but i frequently reread it

[battleshipgarcy]

[stars-for-circe]

Circe's Most Frequented 🤍🤍🤍

My favourite authors over many different fandoms, for your indulgence.

@astralnymphh - TLOU, sapphic, shakespeare reborn

𖣂 There is no one else who could begin this list except for you tbh. One of the first authors I ever followed on this app and your work has never failed to blow me away; from your beautifully paced works that never run out of new prompts and tropes that you always nail, to your crazy big words you scavenged from wordhippo and managed to intergrate perfectly into your fics. To the Ellie Williams enthusiasts, give her fics a read and I promise it will change the trajectory of your lives forever. And don't be afraid to send her an ask, because she will quite literally craft a masterpiece.

𖣂 My recommendation: 'The Salvo Project'

@vifilms - TLOU, sapphic, she makes tumblr formatting her bitch

𖣂 At first it was your witty drabbles, then you graduated to 10k fics that take everyone's breath away. The way you can turn a single tiny idea into such a detailed work while also integrating the essence of each character you write into every single paragraph never fails to amaze me every time you appear on my feed. With your constantly changing layouts, and your beautifully crafted fic headers that show just how much of your heart goes into everything you put onto this app, you keep raising the bar again and again.

𖣂 My recommendation: 'Long Night, Long Ride'

@sweetercalypso - TLOU, multi

𖣂 Also one of my first follows, I remember quite clearly scrolling through the Abby Anderson tag on ao3 and being so blown away that I basically did a cartwheel when I saw you on tumblr. Your fics are the perfect late-night fix that are to-the-point, and your drabbles are filled with every trope anyone could even think up. And I'll shamelessly admit that reading your fics definitely moved Joel up quite a few slots in who I liked most within tlou.

𖣂 My recommendations: 'Texas Hold 'Em' + 'Uncharted Territory'

@the-kr8tor - Spiderverse, f/m, sfw

𖣂 I gotta say, this third movie needs to speed up so more people can come here and see how well you write for the spiderverse. Finding you in the tags was like a breath of fresh air, and your series works have kept me up at night on more than one occasion because of their binge-worthy goodness! From the adorable drabbles of Billie and Ramona, to the ups and downs that come with being a pirate, your works keep me invested even in the first, second....twenty-something times I've reread them.

𖣂 My recommendation: 'Our Place In The Middle Of Nowhere'

@s-4pphics - TLOU, Arcane, sapphic

𖣂 I hope you know that when you released 'The Call', it kept me up at night. Seriously, you're a genius. Maybe this style has been written before but it's the first time I've seen it. And amidst all the Sevika and Vi works that were being pumped out after the release of season 2, that fucking gem was put on my feed and it genuinely blew my mind. It was the perfect combination of crack-style fic and dark humour, coming together to make this smutty, hilarious, jaw dropping fic that had me pacing around my room a couple times - one of my favourites of all time.

𖣂 My recommendation, obviously: 'The Call'

@taintandviolent - Ahs, f/m, multi-fandom extraordinaire

��� First of all, your username is fucking genius. Like actually, it had me saying it out loud and having such an OHHH moment and now I can't stop thinking about how cool it is. Secondly, if anyone has a taste for dark, gritty, horror infused tropes, or loves anything Evan Peters just like I do, her blog is the way to go. Her page is unapologetically for the monster-loving girlies who 'can fix him', and there's a little bit in there for every fandom that finds her. You're one of my favourite authors to send requests to, and you have definitely made me see Bill Skarsgard in a different light as of recent. 𖣂 My recommendation: 'Ouija Board’

[starrywangxian]

here's your sign to go back to your old hyperfixations and special interests to see how they're doing :)

because i just watched the fault in our stars again after years and years. (can you believe the film is 10 years old now?!)

i first read the fault in our stars when i was 13 years old (the same age hazel was when she got diagnosed interestingly) and the book was cringey and edgy enough for my 13 year old heart to fall in love with.

i carried the book in my school bag and took it everywhere with me. i decided to stop putting it in my bag when i noticed that the edges of the paper back cover started to fold over (though that was probably more because i read it every day oops). i absolutely treated the book like how hazel treated an imperial affliction lmao.

i remember i joined tfios quizzes all the time and competed with other people. i think i was in the top 10 quite a few times lmao.

i bought copies for my then best friend and suggested that we meet up to read a page each aloud to each other. i remember that i misread the line "When he looked back at me, I flicked my eyes up to say, I win." as 'I flinched my eyes' and we both started laughing for ages about it and it became a little inside joke between us.

i would decline invitations to go play with the other neighbourhood kids because i wanted to read and reread the book again. in a way, i guess i saw it as hanging out with hazel.

i even used to text my own phone number on my red nokia and pretended i was texting hazel (i would delete the repeating message so it wasn't that obvious lol). i would tell her about my day and ask her about hers. embarassing, yeah, but i wasn't that far gone to pretend to be hazel back. i didn't think i could do what she would reply back with any justice, anyway.

i didn't have cancer then and i don't have cancer now but i have always struggled with my mental illness in a way that i could never describe. depression, anxiety, autism, adhd: always making me feel 'other' and 'different' and never understanding why. even though hazel and i had different illnesses, she described how i felt perfectly.

so if this ends up on the side of tumblr that @sizzlingsandwichperfection-blog himself frequents, thank you for creating hazel :) she was a dear friend to me in my lonely childhood <3

so yeah, dig up your old special interests and bask in that joy it gave you again but this time it will be extra sweet because of all the nostalgia :)