#iShu* asks

[raazberry]

IM GONNA QARCH LOOK BACK JUST U WAIT IM GONNA GET MY GRABBY LITTLE HANDS ON IT AND THROW IT AROUND LIKE A RABID ANIMAL.

PLEASE DO !!! barely 1hr long and one of the most touching films i've seen this year you'll LOVE IT holy shit

[ishika-star]

Close game/OFFLINE is coming up! I thought that if I drew them I'll have better luck when pulling lol

[sammygender]

which member of the hearth way gang is most likely to start a podcast

basically the answer is ISHU. but she wouldn’t do it alone. she’d rope MARIE into it. and DEAN loves the sound of his own voice so he’d join in too.

btw marie would mostly just do sound editing and recording, but she’d chip in sometimes with snarky comments. like freddie in icarly.

[fridayiminlcve]

YOURE IN COLLEGE?? I THOUGHT YOU WERE YOUNGER THAN ME. BABIE. AMY MARCH.

COLLEGE LIKE 11TH IS THAT NOT A COMMON THING IN UR SCHOOL I THOUGHT ALL MUMBAI PEOPLE CALLED 11TH 12TH COLLEGE/JR COLLEGE I AM YOUNGER THAN YOU REMEMBER I ASKED FOR SILICA TIPS

[sinistergooseberries]

today was the last working day for class of 2024

school itni jldi khatam ho jata h pta hi nhi chalta

dont even get me started 😭😭😭

ek din pehle school ko jaana nhi tha ab toh zindagi mein ye din wapas nhi aayenge

kya hai bhai waqt itna jaldi kyun guzarta hai

anyways, how was it? doston ke saath mazaa kar liya?

[titlishu]

Allow me to elucidate my stance, if I may. It has come to my attention that my communication with you has been the source of my continual exasperation, and I find it most disheartening that my messages have not been sufficiently comprehensible. I would like to clarify that I am an upright individual, a man, who conducts himself in a respectable and decorous manner. Therefore, I posit that it is within my purview to rebuff individuals who require a correction in their behavior. The ability to assert oneself as an grown adult is indeed a show of strength, and I embrace this attribute. I acknowledge your complimentary remark on my humor, albeit unintentional, and request that you kindly refrain from presuming that as a trait of mine, outland-ishu!

me when i type the bad essay i wrote into an ai to make me sound smarter

[2hotwing]

Hey, hope you are doing well 🩷

Can I please get a free reading?

• what is the main challenge for me on my career path ?

Thank you so much 🩷

So two cards fell out and it was The Chariot and Death in Reverse! What this tells me is that you may be fighting change. You’re constantly going back and forth about what to do or where you see yourself so you become stagnant and wind up feeling lost? There could also be an environmental component such as your workplace being hostile or people in your workplace giving you bad energy or trying to sabotage you? I get this strong feeling that a boss you’ve had or currently have is super jealous of you, but the good news comes with the Chariot as it signifies fast paced change and is one of the cards I associate with progress and victory! If you look around your work place and reaffirm what it is you want from your career, you’ll be able to find out whether you should stay where you are or leave for better opportunities! With Death reversed and The Chariot it points more towards needing a new environment/a change of pace but switching careers or jobs can be hard so make sure you do so with support/finances all good!

[constellationcrowned]

~"Did you lose your other eye during a hunt, Urosh?"

The question---as curious as a mingu, this one!---makes the old man cock his head to the side. Had it been lost? Had it been stolen? Perhaps it'd been bequeathed---for there were many deals that one could make. Hmmm....

"Mmmh...I wonder." His head is still tilting to the side, the sudden jarring angle causing Urosh's hair to slide towards and then eventually conceal what remained of his 'normal eyes' until he's PEERING AT HER FROM BEHIND A FORESTED CURTAIN. Curious. Curious. Curious indeed. "The eyes I have work just fine, although the one atop my head LOOKS WHERE IT WANTS TO most nights." That avian eye---that goblin eye---did like to zip around, after all. Perhaps it was chasing after the constellations. "Be careful if someone DEMANDS AN EYE FROM YOU, immortal one. Such deals are usually bad." He could think of a few if he thought hard enough.

"Not that an old man like myself needs to tell you such things, hm? I'm sure you know all about such things."

[azzibuckets]

absolutely no one asked for this but here’s some wlw book recs for you gay ass mfs

wlw books i’ve read and loved:

- seven husbands of evelyn hugo

- she drives me crazy

- the fiancée farce

- never ever getting back together

- her royal highness

- late to the party

- 6 times we almost kissed (and one time we did)

- cleat cute

- one last stop

- georgia peaches and other forbidden fruit

- delilah green doesn’t care

- iris kelly doesn’t date

- she gets the girl

- stars collide

- love at first set

- girls like girls

- pride and prejudice and pittsburgh

- the lucky list

- how to excavate a heart

- some girls do

- home field advantage

wlw books i’ve read that were decent/mid:

- written in the stars

- her name in the sky

- the falling in love montage

- the henna wars

- tell me how you really feel

- tell me again how a crush should feel

- hani and ishu’s guide to fake dating

- forward march

wlw books i started but never finished bc i didn’t like it (but maybe you will!):

- last night at the telegraph club

- the key to you and me

- one day you’ll leave me

- sorry bro

- breaking character

- annie on my mind

- kissing olivia winchester

- our own private universe

- no boy summer

- keeping you a seceet

- the love curse of melody mcintyre

- if you could be mine

- love and other natural disasters

- leah on the offbeat

wlw tbr:

- a scatter of light

- make my wish come true

- forget me not

- margo zimmerman gets the girl

- we got the beat

- imogen obviously

- playing for keeps

- it’s not like it’s a secret

- the summer love strategy

- count your lucky stars

- i think i love you

- outdrawn

[raazberry]

I'm soooo ominous

THATD EXACTLY WHAT I SAID ...... our brains are so linked omgggggg...... twirls hair

[ishika-star]

Ishu how are we feeling about the April Fools day unit swaps

I'm going to take this as a invitation to rant about them bc I have so many Thoughts on them (I'm so sorry)

First thing

(warning:all caps) HARUKA?????? LIKE THE MOMENT SHE STARTED SINGING MY JAWS DROPPED. SHE SOUNDED GORJEOUS. I REPEATED TIMESTAMP 1:28 SO MANY TIMES I HAD LITERALLY ASCENDED. RUI TOO AT 0:33 THAT WAS AMAZING. AKITO'S GROWL WAS SO GOOD. AND THE ART IS SO PRETTY THE LIGHTING THE OUTFITS THE VOCALS THE HARUKA (I really like haruka idk if you can tell). THIS WHOLE COVER HAD ME STARING AT MY SCREEN IN SHOCK. 17382947193728/10

Oughh this song...this might be my NayutalieP bias showing by this was ADORABLE. The little chibis were amazing. They really just added some of the best characters and had them sing one of the best songs in the game. The one thing that stuck out the most to me was the MIXING OMG. They all blended so well and Emu/Mizuki's vocals had me ascended. Those little symbols that represented each character was so cute (count pearl and Kohane...). I know a lot of people wasn't a big fan of the devil manners and alien alien covers but honestly their definitely my top 3.

Honestly at first I had kinda mixed feelings about this. But then I listened to it and omg. Yes. The mv is my favorite, besides maybe the Alien Alien one. I never knew I needed Toyamino in my life before this. Honestly I was never a big fan of booo, especially the MMJ cover (I'm sorry 😔) but this cover is just. Yes. Minori's chibi was so cute and THE OUTFITS??? Yeah definitely a fav.

Man, I have so many feelings about this. I love Setsuna Trip so I can't really bring myself to really hate it. Shiho absolutely ate and left no crumbs. Airi slayed just as hard in this as in the original minoairi cover. I love how everyone yells "Hah? More guitar!" I saw that some people really disliked Kanade in this but I don't think she sounded too bad! Her voice was sometimes drowned out by the music and the other voices sometimes though...but she really harmonized well with Airi and Shiho. The art and MV is so bright and flashy it makes me feel like I'm at a disco party. Kinda reminded me of an anime opening lol. Overall I think this cover was a bop

Honestly I have no really strong feelings about this. I mean Honami sounded so angelic in this and everyone harmonized so well. This was one of the rare times where the Vocaloid actually mixed really well with the others. The MV is definitely my favorite (besides maybe Devil's Manners). The art is so pretty (Mafuyu my beloved) and the purple lighting??? Yeah I'll take this. No strong opinions I just think it's really pretty. Would sleep to this.

SHIRANAI SHIRANAI BOKI WA NANIMO SHIRANAI

They really just took my favorite characters and Vocaloid and made them sing one of my favorite songs. This entire cover was targeted to me. The strong vocals really made the chorus Pop Out. They all sounded so pretty please SEGA release a full version it would be a crime to not. Also the mv made all my girls look GORGEOUS. I love how dynamic(?) it is (lots of motion, idk what's the word for that). Amazing. My skin is clear. My crops are watered. My grades are up. I have 20/20 vision. The sun is shining. And it's all thanks to this cover.

So I think my rankings for the songs would go like this:

1. Devil's Manners

2. 6 Trillion Years

3. Alien Alien

4. Booo

5. Setsuna Trip

6. Meru (😔)

Overall I think that this year's April fool's covers were WAY better than last time. The only covers I really liked last year were happy synthesizer and positive dance time. This year I LOVE all the covers, even Meru and Setsuna Trip. 74827391/10 wouldn't mind another unit shuffle tbh

[nanowrimo]

Pro Tips from a NaNo Coach: How to Write a Novel in 30 Days

NaNoWriMo can seem like a daunting task sometimes, for NaNo newbies and veterans alike. Fortunately, our NaNo Coaches are here to help guide you through November! Today, author Adiba Jaigirdar is here to share her advice on how to set yourself up for noveling success:

Welcome to the very first week of NaNoWriMo! I’ve done NaNoWriMo for (almost) every year since 2008. I’ve won some, I’ve lost some, but I’ve learned a lot along the way. In fact, I apply a lot of the tactics I learned in NaNoWriMo to all my writing. When I wrote my second book, Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating, I ended up with a first draft of 74,000 words written in 30 days. That wasn’t something I would have thought possible in 2008 when I was slogging through my very first 50,000-word novel. That’s why I’m here today to share with you a few tips and tricks I’ve picked up through my writing journey, in the hopes that they serve you and your novel this November: 

1. Accountability 

One of the most difficult parts of writing a novel is that it requires so much self-discipline. It’s not like a job you show up to where your boss is holding you accountable for how many words you’ve written. Only you are ultimately responsible for how much you get done—which is why it’s easy to get demotivated and give up. So, you need to figure out ways in which you can be accountable for your novel this month.

You’ll be glad to hear that you’ve already taken the first step in doing this: you’ve pledged to do NaNoWriMo. You’re here, ready to write. But you can go a step further: ask your friends and family to hold you accountable by checking in on your progress during the month. If you have friends who are doing NaNoWriMo that’s even better; you can hold each other accountable. If you’re on social media, you can share updates every day and be accountable to your followers. There are a lot of ways to do it; so figure out what kind of accountability works best for you! 

2. Planning 

Planning a novel is definitely not for everyone. This is coming from someone who has pantsed many books! Planning can look different for different people. If you are a true-blue plotter, you might have your entire novel planned from beginning to end, with comprehensive chapter outlines. But if you’re not someone who plots out your entire novel before you’ve written a single word, planning is still important.

This planning can look like a rough outline of your book or finishing your writing day and jotting down a few quick ideas of what to write when you come back to writing the next day, or it can be leaving yourself voice memos as ideas spark when you’re nowhere near your novel. Going into every new day of writing without any idea of what the blank page will hold is very, very daunting, which is why planning ahead can be just the motivation that you need to fulfill your word count goal for the day. 

3. Figure out what works for you 

I have published four books so far and I’ve written many more. The process of writing each of these books has been very different. I drafted one in three months, one in 30 days, one was completely plotted with a rigorous outline, while one was plotted with a flexible outline, and two were completely pantsed. What I’ve learned about myself is that to make a book work, sometimes I have to try something different.

The only thing NaNoWriMo requires of you is to write those 50,000 words. How you go about it depends on you. You don’t have to write every single day if that doesn’t work for you. You can write at the same time every day, or a different time every day depending on what sparks your creativity. You don’t have to participate in writing sprints if writing with a countdown doesn’t help you focus. The point is that now’s your time to figure out what works for you and what doesn’t. You might be surprised by what methods you swear will never work for you but ends up helping you over that finish line. 

4. Have fun!

This is easier said than done, but try to enjoy writing your novel. Especially when it feels difficult. When I wrote 74,000 words in 30 days, it felt like a breeze because I was having a lot of fun with my book. Try to remember what makes you excited about your novel and go back to that when it’s tough. If writing is what you love, find the joy of it and nurture it throughout this month. The more you enjoy it, the more likely you are to keep writing.

Adiba Jaigirdar is the award-winning, critically-acclaimed and bestselling author of The Henna Wars, Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating, A Million to One, and The Dos and Donuts of Love. A Bangladeshi/Irish writer and former teacher, she has an MA in Postcolonial Studies and a BA in English and History. She is the winner of the YA book prize 2022, the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2021, and was a finalist for the 2022 Lambda Literary awards. When not writing, she is probably ranting about the ills of colonialism, playing video games, or expanding her overflowing lipstick collection.

[fridayiminlcve]

HI NIKE

HAI UR PFP IS SOO PRETTY HOW ARE YOU

[firefly--bright]

jean kirstein modern headcanons!!!

warnings : none! gender neutral pronouns used, if any.

a/n: HI HELLO I'm so so SO sorry for the late fics. my finals ended like a month ago and oh my god I've just been Going Places™ like my schedule is jam packed with meeting up with people i haven't seen in three months because of the exams :/ I'm working on the requests!!! i promise, i read them and i am working on them. but!!! here are some headacanons to.... make up for the lack of content :3

taglist : @mrsnobodynobody , @holding-ishu-and-a-book

✿ masterlist is in linked in pinned post! ✿ enter my taglist ✿

• he doesnt have a big sweet tooth but he LOVES chocolate like can't live without it. if you're also a chocolate person, he'll buy your fav ones for you and lowkey judges you for it ("why would you like this one???? the one i like is wayyy better you should get those")

• he's most definitely a friend's to lovers type guy. he never really thought he would be, though. he's a hopeless romantic and falls in love with anyone and everyone BUT he's also, as mentioned before, more hopeless than romantic. he'll yearn for the person from a distance, so he doesn't really think that he would go and fall in love with his best friend, of all people. you fall first he falls harder type beat yk?

• he's kind of gives off this confident, cocky and kind of intimidating vibe about him. when you first met him you just knew he thought a little too highly of himself. but after getting to know him, he's super vulnerable and soft and actually tries to be close to you. his intimidating Mr. i-fold-my-arms-over-my-chest-to-show-off-my-biceps persona is just a front, like he thinks being that coccky guy will make people think he's like mysterious or something and want to be his friend/partner

• i have a bi jean agenda actually

• thinks VERY highly of you. asks for your advice on everything even if you might not be good at giving it, hed want to know what you, specifically, think

• he's an architecture major :D i know alot of people have diff headcanons of him doing pol-sci/law (which are all valid tbh i agree with those hcs) but!!! i think he chose architecture because he has the right amount of passion for it. it's the closest thing to art he can have. he loves art but he's also aware that it doesn't...pay well, neither does he want to loose his passion for art. hes heard one too many stories of people choosing art and regretting it because their passion for art is no longer just a passion. Jean's scared he'd lose his love for it.

• isn't really used to physical touch, and if you're a touchy feely person, he's a little surprised when you hold him for the first time. he quickly grows into loving your touch tho and initiates cuddles :)

• hes kinda super smart. like he scores really well in class and always has. not only that, but he's gifted athletically as well

• he's more of a listener than a talker, i think. hed initiate conversation, ask you about you day and let you take away the conversation. doesn't really mind if it's "all about you", but if you ask him about anything, he'd gladly talk.

• hes actually SO shy when it comes to actually doing relationshippy things. the first time you held hands as a couple and not just friends, he had a nervous breakdown. he couldn't even look you in the eyes when he asked you out on a date, even if it was just a casual movie night at home

• he's very organized, surprisingly. he's not a clean freak but he just likes knowing where things are. rarely rearranges anything because it not only frustrates the hell out of him, he'd also have to get used to the new arrangements.

• he has a fixed skincare routine!!! he had acne as a teenager so he started taking skincare more seriously. knows a lot about different products, and if you don't have a fixed skincare routine, he'd tell you to have one. if you have super sensetive skin (like me) and can't handle anytjing other than basic face wash, he'd remind you to wash your face every night.

• he also is protective of his hair!!! he used to have dyed hair, but it didn't go well. he TRIED to bleach his hair but failed and half of his hair came out :')) he never dyes his hair anymore but he does freshen up his mullet every now and then. doesn't let anyone but his mom and you touch his hair.

• asks you if you can help him with oiling his hair because he saw one of those tiktoks saying they work really well. if you're anything like me and are used to oiling your hair every week, you'd massage his hair and his eyes close and his entire body relaxes the moment your hands weave through his hair <3

• LOVES showing you off. either in little ways (by swinging your hands together while walking) or by literally making his entire Instagram page about you. all of his six posts (he rarely posts, but whenever he does it's all about you) have you in them. the cheesiest captions, too. if that wasn't enough, he'd have (y/n)'s with your fav colour heart emoji next to your name in his bio to let literally everyone know who he's with.

• he actually loves to cook!!!! as said before, he'd very organized, so i feel like he'd also be into meal prepping. he watched those aesthetically pleasing videos of people rearranging their fridges with ungodly amounts of plastic cabinets. his own fridge is sort of a mess becahse he doesn't know what goes where :') but he does meal prep, and sometimes even packs you lunches with lil notes

• speaking of notes, he's not really good at talking about his love for you. like he'd show it in so many ways but he can't say it out loud. not only does he get uncharacteristically shy, he's always had issues with saying the words "i love you" out loud, so he either writes about it or draws you <3 you'd find random notes and letters written to you, sometimes with just. a cheesy joke, sometimes he actually Tries and writes a whole letter for you pouring out all the things he can't say out loud.

• the start of your friendship, you two bicker alot. it's clear you care about each other, but he loves teasing you because he knows you'll shoot back.

• he wears really thin eyeliner on special occasions <3 he doesn't like bold looks, but he does like how subtly the eyeliner makes his eyes look different. if yiure good at makeup, he'd ask you to help him.

• has a plethora of diff hats tbh like he collects them like an addiction. he has a fedora and beanies and bucket hats and normal embroidered hats. he has so many it's concerning

• he's very good at driving. when the two of you started getting closer, he'd ask you on long late night drives, either for take-out or just to listen to music and talk. he enjoys your company while driving. if you usually have motion sickness in cars, you will never feel nauseous in his car. he drives very smoothly, not too fast and not too slow. he's kind of a perfectionist (not extremely) and literally screams at Connie to slow down when he goes even a little over the speed limit. he drives the whole time in every road trip.

• his fav dessert is cheesecake. his unpopular opinion is that they're the perfect ratio of sweet and savoury, crunchy and soft.

• hes one of those people to fall asleep anywhere and everywhere. on the couch, at the table, no matter how loud it is or how bright it is. he's a light sleeper and also a snorer. if you're cuddling together, he'd either lay on top of you or wraps not one but both of his arms around you. one under your neck to provide a nice neck cushion, and one draped over your stomach.

• he runs warm, which is both a blessing and a cruse. in summers, even if he'd want to cuddle with you, you feel the need to get as far away as him because he's just so warm. you'd wake up in your own sweat if you do decide to take the risk and let him cuddle you. in winters though, his warmth is very welcome.

• loves it when you hug his arm while walking. if you're tired and kind of lean into him, expect him to eat that shit UP because he loves your warmth as much as you love his. loves it when you lean into him or hug his bicep. even flexes his muscles for effect (you definitely tease him for that)

• is not a fan of thunderstorms, he kind of has bad memories. either from being left out while the ither kids play in the rain, either from the rumbling and the scary sound that comes with thunders that resembles the sound of his angry father or its just how inconvenient it is.

• his dad wasn't really in his life that much, always away on business. every time he would come home, he'd srot of criticize jean's hobbies :( his mom eventually seperated from Jean's father and started her own bakery, hence Jean's love for chocolates.

• he panics very hard when you feel sick. he jumps right into his mama bird genes and makes you a soup from either his mother's recipie or he'd call your mother and ask her for her own sick day recipies. he'd feed it to you and refuse to leave you alone until you've had your meds.

• he loves kissing your forearm for some reason. you loop your hands around his neck after kissing him, so it's the closest to his mouth. he turns his head slightly, closing his eyes as he pecks your forearm :3 it's kinda a weird spot to like kissing, but it's really endearing when it comes from him.

• he has a couple small tattoos here and there. two of the five he has have actual meaning whereas the other three are just for fun

• he wants whatever you want. if you want children in the future, he'd be there with you. if you want nothing but a large house and a couple pets, he'd love to make your dream come true. he's passionate and extremely good at what he does, and he takes pride in it.

✿

[queerliblib]

Hi Queer Lib! I'm not sure if this is too specific, but do you have any recs for books written from the perspective of a bi woman of color (either fic or nonfic), especially South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Afghanistan, etc.)? <3

hello! we do love how so many of you are asking for exactly what you want. we just have the caveats of a limited budget, publishing pool and time to answer all your reference questions!! I’m sure with a greater abundance in all these categories we could give you much longer lists 😂

however, we absolutely still have some recs;

Hani & Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating (Hani is bi! she & her love interest are both Bengali!)

Appropriate Behavior (bi & Iranian-American)

If They Come For Us (Pakistani-American, doesn’t explicitly state labels but does explore sexuality)

Burning my Roti (bi & Indian/British)

anything by Vivek Shraya!

(to go slightly further afield there’s also Saints of Storm & Sorrow with a Bi Filipino lead)

[titlishu]

ISHUBITCHU ITS OKAY ONE MY MY FRIENDS GAVE ME A BURNER EMAIL I JUST NEED THEM TO CONFIRM THE ACC ITS OKAY GHIBLI MARATHON IS STILL ON!!!

FUCK YES UAYAYYAYYAYYYAYYAYAYYAYYAYAYYA