#im so normal about these books i promise

[mmira-d]

new percy jackson new percy jackson new percy jackson

(click for higher quality lol)

[lizardson]

kaladin stormblessed isn't even a character to me anymore he just lives inside my brain 24/7

[randomperson0k]

been working on this on and off for a few weeks now. its a very messy reference but oh well

artfight references... my enemy... gotta work on lanyon next because their design is gonna be scary to tackle and i want it done as soon as i can

hopefully i didnt miss anything but knowing me im probably going to want to change something later. blegh. [already noticing 2 mistakes as i write this

[carelessflower]

been thinking about how alec would react if someone uses his life to force magnus to do something for them then realize we literally have a scene-by-scene playout how it gonna go in the last book of the white. it might become the worst experience of magnus's life, but alec would be glad his sacrifice let magnus live

[junuve]

so, when GLaDOS eventually practices necromancy and brings Cave Johnson back to life (from expired cryosleep or a dessicated husk, your pick). How long do you think it takes her to want to fuck himexperiment on him viciously?????

[atissi]

this is a joke. i hated business school.

(conversation with @thesweetestclementine)

[wren-was-here]

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[catkin-morgs-kookaburralover]

friendly reminder that self harm is lying to you

[keithsangstyass]

I think one of my favorite things about Gideon the Ninth is that, because we're seeing this from Gideon's perspective, we're inclined to more or less agree with Harrow's observations in the beginning, because Gideon knows that Harrow is smart, and Gideon assumes that Harrow always knows what she's talking about.

Then we get Harrow's confession after Jeannemary and Isaac die and we realize that she was wrong.

It kind of falls into place after that that all of Harrow's noted observations in the book (Coronabeth being the twin to worry about, the real threat in Canaan House, lyctorhood) are just the opposite. The observations are paired, it's one or the other, and Harrow makes incorrect assumptions on every single one of those. Every single massive reveal at the end of the book proves Harrow wrong.

IDK where I'm going with this, I just think it's fascinating, and I love going back to pick at all the foreshadowing.

[seeker-of-wonder]

Wheel of time season 2 spoilers + further book spoilers below cut

Moraine says they were never equals, AND THEN ACKNOWLEDGES HIS ROLE AS KING IN THE NEXT LINE!! literally "we were never equal because you were always meant for greater things than me" I'm ahdvbfkckfnrkgnnrkejckekeond

"Al'Lan Mandragoran"

[gatalinkaa]

but your honour, your honour, all chiaroscuro wanted was more than his surrounding would let him have and be he wanted light even though he was of darkness and he tried to rise above it and reach for the better for the more and then he was hated and denied for it and when the very thing he loved the most shunned him and told him that he would never be more than what he was born into that no one would see him for what he is no matter what he wants or does that he is a monster and monsters have no place in the light, that's, your honour, when his little heart broke and the darkness sipped into the cracks and he let it stay there because it was the only way to keep it whole

[cmhcny]

someone explain to me how Daemon knew of Rhaenyra's affair with ser Harwin all the way to Pentos? This man was spying on her, and he was definitely using the excuse that "she's my niece i still need to look after her" and then "fuck it i do what i want" bruh

[spira-fae]

Kinda had a thought earlier abt the ghouls that became a headcanon so might as well throw it here dkdhsjsh Apologies for how messy and unorganized it is

Quintessence is believed to be the element that makes up the celestial bodies, so my mind kinda went to some like biblical canon roots (because i might as well put the religious trauma to some use) and basically- what if the quintessence ghouls (who i sorta see as basically demons) were some of the first fallen angels? The other ghouls were formed in the pure essence of the other elements, but seeing as the heavens are now unattainable, there's a limited number of quintessence ghouls that can exist... Ever, really.

The Quintessence ghouls aren't necessarily stronger or more powerful than any of the other ghouls, but due to their limited numbers and age, they do generally get a certain level of respect from the rest of the ghouls and hell in general. They've got memories of everything that even pre-dates the creation of the earth, so they're kinda intimidating.

(Not related to my tangent but I think Satan would rock it as a rhythm guitarist if he ever decides to do a side-quest or smth)

From what I understood on like five minutes of looking stuff up online, quintessence also seemed to be regarded as a cure-all for ailments and disease, so maybe the Quintessence ghouls also act as healers in a sense. They can't fix everything, but a lot of small aches or pains are within their territory.

When the Ghost project started out, the clergy didn't exactly understand the ghouls very well. They knew they were hellish creatures that did a lot of blasphemous things, (and corporate things as well) but they didn't really understand the hierarchy, so to speak. So they more or less just had some people reading out the summoning instructions from a tome kinda like someone tries to read a cookie recipe from a blog that has seventy ads encasing the entire page. It took them years of trial-and-error with summonings and living with ghouls to actually understand how they work

They learned a little bit about how ghoul packs work, what they do in hell, and many more things. What caught the clergy's attention, though, was learning how the ghouls are made. Though they had figured out the basic necessities to form most of the ghouls, quintessence remained a mystery to them. What they did know stoked their curiosity, though.

They attempted, just once, to change a ghoul's element. They never did it again.

(It turns out pissing off one of the oldest creatures in the universe because you fucked with his pack is a terrifying experience! The new siblings of sin don't really know if they should believe their elders, though; Aether's one of the nicest ghouls in the entire bunch!)

[loving-delusions]

i used a fucking dialogue from a 1674 poem to try and impress my literature instructor ggggggh

i think she liked it but then again i also think im just saying that to make myself feel better abt being nervous

[opiopal]

Imagine Mc having a rough day and snapping at the brothers when the dining table gets a little to loud, but instead of just yelling at them as a group they go down the list oldest to youngest,

Like this,

Mc, shooting up from their seat at the dining table: HOLY SHIT SHUT THE FUCK UP ALL OF YOU.

The brothers all stop whatever argument they were having in shock,

Mc, pointing at lucifer: STOP BEING STUCK UP AND GIVE YOUR BROTHERS SOME BREATHING ROOM

Mc turns to mammon: STOP DIGGING THROUGH MY WALLET I AM JUST AS BROKE AS YOU. YOU WILL NOT FIND ANYTHING I PROMISE YOU THAT.

Mc, Now pointing at Levi: IF I HEAR ONE MORE WORD ABOUT “nOoOo iM jUsT a YuKy OtAkUu” WHEN I TRY TO SAY SOMETHING NICE WILL STRANGLE YOU. JUST TAKE A COMPLIMENT!

Satans turns: WE ALL HAVE DADDY ISSUES HERE DEAL WITH IT LIKE A NORMAL PERSON AND HAVE AN ATTRACTION TO FICTIONAL MEN INSTEAD OF TRYING TO ALWAYS CURSE LUCIFER! IT ALWAYS LEADS TO ALL OF US GETTING CURSED AS A WHOLE. SO DROP THE SPELL BOOK.

Mc turning to asmo: NOT EVERYTHING IS A SEXUAL INNUENDO. GET PENIS OFF YOUR MIND FOR FIVE MINUTES! I KNOW YOU ARE CAPABLE OF IT DONT LIE TO ME!

Mc turns to beel, skips beel,

Turns to belphie: AND YOU.

They drop their tone,

Mc: you know what you did.

By the end all the brothers are sunken down in their seats and/or look absolutely baffled at the sudden outburst, Mc steps away and shoves their chair back into place as they start storming out,

Lucifer: I- Mc where are you going?

Mc: Purgatory hall! Because even the CHILD doesn’t act as childish as all of YOU!

Of course after they cool off they do return and apologize for their outburst and how they should have just addressed their issues more calmly and not while they were all trying to eat,

[maaaxx]

6, 7, 16 for the New Years writing ask game <3

6: Which yet to be started fic is first on your list?

Idk if this means fics on my reading list that i havent read yet or fics on the list on the stuff i want to write so ill answer both of them.

Reading list:

Ozymandias, King of Kings

This has been in the back of my mind to read for a while but I had a friend recommend it to me recently so now its like at the top of my reading priority list.

Writing list:

That one fic i've been talking about. I've been debating how much detail I should give about it, like if I should drop the title or like a general summary or not.

But I have it mostly figured out and a large part of it outlined and I just need to start writing it.

I'm really excited about this fic but because of the fact that it has two different story lines with equal importance, It's going to be hard to write. But it's going to be a lot less messy than ihiap and it'll probably be out some time in January or February.

I want to get going with ihiap again before i start on this one.

I stared at this question for like ten minutes trying to figure out what it means.

7: Will you change anything about the way you interact with other writers?

A few things with this one.

So, other writers terrify me. (Everyone in fandom terrifies me, including my own readers but thats not the point).

I do this thing where I find a reason to think every other writer is more 'successful' than me in fandom. Which is a weird thought to have because a) it's not like my fic doesnt have a lot of like kudos and comments and stuff. and b) what even is 'success' in fandom? and c) it doesnt matter at all.

But like in doing this I tend to think that if someone has like two more comments than me or even if I just like their writing style better than I like mine I shouldn't interact with them or reach out to them or comment because they wont notice or care.

Something that I noticed that helps with this mindset is putting yourself in their position. Like every time someone sends me an ask or messages me or comments or leaves kudos i notice and get so excited and happy, so like why wouldn't that apply to other people about me?

So that's one thing that I intend to do more, is interact with other creators more. Like comment on their stuff and send asks and all that fun stuff.

Like I've had people that get surprised that I message them back or answer their asks or follow them back. And I've had people make comments about like 'omg i cant believe you know i actually exist <3' And something that I think people tend to not realize is that most people who do fan works aren't stalking your blogs or your ao3 accounts thinking to themselves 'well i have 5 million followers/kudos or whatever and this person only has thirty followers, why the hell should I give them the time of day'. Nobody thinks that I promise.

Even if you're not a creator and your just kind of spectating and consuming fics/art/etc, reaching out to your favorite creators make their day, and they do not think anything bad of you. And doing this and like involving yourself in fandom (no matter how intimidating it is) is a great way to make friends in your fandom and like build community and stuff.

I got off track.

The other thing.

There is this specific fic author who has like 3 or 4 completely different reasons to not like me. Like I just have bad luck with this author and interacting with them and they're not even one I interact with a lot, but the few times I have just ended badly lol.

"Will you change anything about the way you interact with other writers?"

Yes, in 2023 I am going to try my best to not irritate this specific writer anymore. We'll see if I succeed.

16. Do you have that one fanfic that you wrote a ton for, ages ago, but never posted? Will this be the year, come hell or high water, that it WILL get finished and posted?

Theres this fucking fic thing that I want to post so bad and I know exactly what I want to happen and it's not an issue of ideas it's an issue of prioritization. Like every time I sit down to write this I'm like 'oh you have this one fic that you havent updated in 2 months and you have the audacity to write another one?" 😐🙄

Then I'm like 'well damn you're right' and work on ihiap.

But ihiap is doing really well right now and i have the next like two chapters written already and im like half way through the third and so ill have time to write my other stuff.

This specific wip isn't like a plot thing, but it's like a series of one shots revolving around one specific subject (if that makes sense)

but it's really sweet and its centered around the fire hazards and im so excited to write it.

I have like two chapters written but i want more before i commit to it but if i dont post that this year i'll be damned-