#i mean. i should probably read the books too

[pompomnium]

I recently finished reading the final volume of Scarlett and Browne. I can't talk about it without spoiling the part I want to talk about. I'll mention that in a postscript (i.e., there are spoilers, so be careful). I read it using a translator, so I'm sure there are many parts I don't understand well. Still, I am generally satisfied with the book, except for a few parts! It was a pleasure to witness this wonderful final installment.

The part I was least satisfied with was the ending. It wasn’t bad at all, but I really wanted it to end with Scarlett and Albert's conversation! Since it ended from Thomas’s perspective, his impression inevitably became the strongest at the end.

If possible, I would have loved for it to end with Scarlett and Albert having a conversation like, 'Where should we go next?' 'Anywhere, as long as I'm with you.' Or I strongly wished it would end with the crowd stirring, shouting things like, 'Who are they!?' 'Hey, don’t you know? It’s Scarlett and Browne!'—marking the beginning of a new adventure. And at the very end, I wanted a big 'THE LEGENDARY SCARLETT AND BROWNE' to appear on the screen. Of course, this is just one of my personal wishes.

Well, to be honest, that’s about it. It’s not like I was extremely dissatisfied or anything. There were some parts I wanted to know more about, but aside from that, I was satisfied.

For example, Mallory! I already liked him from the start (he kind of reminds me of Nat), but this time, I grew to like him even more. Despite being so strong, he was completely powerless—just like Albert in the first book. But that’s what made him so endearing. The scene where he regained his power thanks to Ettie was also really great. Just as Albert was able to control his power through his connection with Scarlett, Mallory regained his power through his connection with Ettie.

The duo of Scarlett and Mallory was great too—the way they weren’t cooperative at all. Just like Bartimaeus and Nathaniel, I really love that kind of uncooperative buddy dynamic.

Also, my impression of Thomas changed quite a bit. I had imagined him as a younger, softer, and more adorable little brother, but he is undoubtedly Scarlett’s brother. His facial features are probably quite similar to hers as well. Definitely.

And of course, Scarlett and Albert too. There’s no doubt that their bond is deep. I thought that if it were Stroud, he might have separated them by death, but I’m glad that didn’t happen. 'Need some company?' 'Always.' That scene was exactly what I wanted to see the most.

In the previous book, I was worried about how dependent Albert was on Scarlett, but in this one, I was glad to see him thinking and acting for himself (even though he did some pretty extreme things).

Also, since Albert’s sense of morality is a bit precarious, I’m glad that he and Scarlett didn’t claim to be heroes of justice. I think they should just live as they choose, and let the world judge them as justice or evil however it wants. There’s no need to wave the banner of justice in order to do the right thing.

It is possible that I am just missing something, so I may have a completely different impression when it is translated into Japanese.

These are my impressions of the above in a light summary. I would like to get the meaning in more detail, so I hope it will be translated into my native language soon. I will be working on Scarlett and Browne's manga for a while, so I will be uploading artworks less frequently. Thank you very much for reading this far.

[withered-tears]

Tagged by @snugglesquiggle

(This is gonna be. A bit of a struggle on some points cuz my memory is. Troublesome.)

Last song: This day aria. OKAY. LISTEN. LISTEN. Iv been in a massive mlp mood lately, okay? And that song fuckin slaps. My youtube playlists look. Kinda weird okay? Before that one was The church of Null: The hymn of Cyn and before that one Pinguini tattici nucleari - ridere

Last book: mhmm.. technically the last one i read was the book of Bill (gravity falls), that counts?

Last movie: last one i watched was RRR: Rise Roar Revolt (literally my favorite movie. Ever) but that was a rewatch. Iv seen that movie almost 10 times.

The last one i saw for the first time... maybe Transformers ONE? I dont really watch movies too often, ngl. Mostly cuz it takes me like an hour to watch a 30 minutes video. Gotta pause and do something else every couple minutes.

Last tv show: see what i mean by shitty memory? I should. Remember. This. Uh.. since TADC is in netflix now, does it counts as a TV show? Maybe.

Spicy/sweet/savory: ah. So, as yall probably noticed by now, im a bit of a. Bland bitch. Dont really like spicy food, i do eat sweet stuff like cookies but not much one for desserts, and not a fan if savory either? I legitimately like bland food. But if i had to choose one, sweet.

Relationship: single and don't see that changing anytime soon

Favorite color: all things purple uwu

Last internet search: net shirt goth. I needed a reference for a character and didnt knew the proper term for that piece of clothing.

Tagging uhhhh. I. Havnt been tagged on a post like this in. Quite some years. So, if i tag you and youd rather not do it feel free to ignore! No compromises uwu

@cappuccino-bear

@quetzalpapalotl

@wishingeel

@mandareeboo

Tagged by @gwentrification!

Last Song: DJ Kuroneko, "around u"

Last Book: Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal, trans. Richard Howard

Last Movie: Mad God (2021)

Last TV Show: Pluto (2023)

Spicy/Sweet/Savory: How dare you make my darlings fight? You might as well ask me to choose between laughter, tears, and silence. (But if I had to choose, I'd have to concede to my sweet tooth.)

Relationship: I'm engaged to one partner, dating another long-distance. It works surprisingly well! ❤️

Favorite Color: Deep red, leaning towards burgundy

Last Internet Search: "Yugioh Unchained deck 2025," for one of the abovementioned partners~

Tagging @allmyfriendsareturians @raraeavesmoriendi @anarcha66 @zie1 @aphoticfairy

[darthlenaplant]

I just watched The Double Clue and BROTHER AM I ANGRY AT POIROT.

Ngl. Like. No wonder he (Hastings) left you.

I mean. It's prefect for angsty drama fanfic, if anything lol

[vynnyal]

Making content for all 5 tcf fans out there

Bonus:

[dontheckinswear]

reading modern mdzs fics set in the usa (not including ones that are firmly set in a chinese american bubble) is fucking wild. what do you mean i’m reading about lan wangji and wei wuxian and their friend, skateboarding kyle.???

[doom-dreaming]

okay i'm still very awake so you're all gonna have to deal with me red-stringing about character bullshit until i fall asleep. i Know i'm making a big post about this but i don't care

why. this is the first instance of mark being designated as the one in charge when a higher-up (fred, in this case) isn't present. but why. they were only trapped in the slipspace fuckeryzone for a few days relative to normal space-time and i don't think anything drastic happens (with these guys) in glasslands? at least according to the wiki it doesn't. why did being integrated into blue team suddenly disrupt team saber's former command structure?

did they plan to kill mark off at the very start of this? was this all a long game to give mark enough of a foothold as an Important Character to make his death have more impact? does troy denning just like him more? how much weight did his personal preferences even play in this? why do the gammas suddenly start bantering when they're in danger and alone with a woman they just met? why do mark and ash seem to switch personalities every other chapter? why is this worse than i remember it being when i first read it a few months ago?

[tkbrokkoli]

cant believe that after driving the car, riding the train, booking a hotel room, having a nightmare, visiting the father in law, visiting a hospital, making a friend, and escaping an assassin, the incomprehensible Horrors™ are back at it again and harder to bear than ever 🐻

[sp4ceboo]

rant but im a bit scared im going to get attacked

[breitzbachbea]

The more I learn, the worse Fernando gets.

[skitskatdacat63]

do you have any good book recs about the Hapsburgs?

Ahhhhhhh what a fun ask!! Icl I mainly read hyper niche academic papers, but the main book I've read that I really really enjoyed was The Habsburgs by Dororthy Gies McGuigan(which internet archive has here!!!), which I still need to buy myself a copy of, because of how useful I found it. I've talked about it before here, so I won't just restate myself, but basically I really like the perspective it takes and how it doesn't show a preference for any specific time period(as many are wont to do with Austro-Hungary.) I'm both picky and not picky about which books I read, because on one hand, I'll often buy any book I see out in the wild because there's rarely any, but I also can't stand ones that have an obvious preference(or that I dislike stylistically.) That one just turned out to be just right for me! I have another book on my desk about them I still need to read(by Martyn Rady), that I bought somewhat recently, but I obviously can't rec yet in good faith, though maybe I'll reblog this with my thoughts in ....a good amount of time, if you're curious!

Though if you'd like to learn more about them in general, I'd recommend this website as a resource, because you can pretty much learn a good overview about anything you can imagine. If you learn more and like it, the next step is probably to dive into the academic papers of whoever piques your interest, because unless they're one of the really popular figures(i.e. Charles V, Franz Joseph, Sisi, etc.), it's hard to find books specifically about them. I mean I even think wikipedia is not a truly terrible source, though obviously I'm looking at this from a personal enjoyment perspective, and not a purely academic one LOL

[emily-mooon]

I’m writing the jancy rear window au for one of the days of jancy week

[chemicalarospec]

libraries are the best places in the whole wide world!!!

[fingertipsmp3]

Ughhhhhhh I hate writing and I hate not writing and I hate myself

[rumor-weed]

i’m sorry VOTER FRAUD?

IN MY VEGGIETALES?

it’s more likely than you’d think...

[izzy-b-hands]

Didn't think the 1989 version of The Woman In Black would be scarier than the one with Dan Radcliffe in it

I was Wrong flkjdsafkldsja, but I'm delighted to have been wrong. I had missed getting scared with more practical effects/careful timing of things in the background of shots appearing and disappearing, and this one scratches that itch well.

[hauntingofhouses]

hi, it's me. the fic writer that uses culturally-specific idioms in a very different cultural time setting and keeps confusing words like reign and rein. this is my story.