#it’s cathartic I highly recommend it LOL

[hissillyfaggot]

Every year for my bday (which is actually today lol) I like to go to one of those rage smash rooms and absolutely go fucking ape shit. Most of those places will let you bring whatever you want too. I like to bring shit like a broken microwave or something that can really take a beating. And I cannot emphasize enough how cathartic it feels. Highly recommend.

what are you even supposed to do when youre angry.  cant scream at anyone cos im not a dick. cant break anything cos i paid money for that. cant rip my hair out cos i need it on my head. literally what now

[macksartblock]

Every time I see a sad post about Normal post finale, I mentally put him at a Bridgerton watch party w/ like five older queers all dressed in regency garb

[creepyscritches]

Ough I never mentioned but I found everything up to Baptism of Fire in older pre-netflix prints at the used bookstore heehee

Honestly the real star find was a NICE hardcover edition of Junji Ito's Gyo :O excited to read through a physical copy! Also found a Junji Ito I'd never read, so looking forward to another blind dive when I finish No Longer Human :3c

[reallyhatethiswebsite]

The way you write Raphael is perfect—completely in character and UNBELIEVABLY GOOD!!!!!

Thank you so much! That's a big compliment for me. I try to write that rotten devil (affectionate) as in character as possible so it's always a delight/relief lol to hear I'm doing a decent job. Ngl he's also really fun and cathartic to write and I highly recommend it. Start with him tormenting and verbally eviscerating someone you dislike and maybe you'll see what I mean 😅

[searockmilk]

What made you go "oh yeah Kakashi and Jiraiya are fucking" no hate just curious

Hope that curiosity is genuine bc my edible just kicked in and I love to yap.

Short answer: I read this fic last night and it knocked my socks off. Highly recommend but def read the tags before diving in.

Long answer: They're two of my favorite characters in the series and I really enjoy their interactions with each other!! I feel like they share a lot of trauma and I like to imagine that a relationship between them (sexual or otherwise) could be sort of cathartic for both of them in a way. I also just straight up fw a lot of mentor/mentee pairings in general which definitely is a factor lol

(Even longer answer under the cut...)

I honestly think that there's a ton of parallels between the two of them and it makes the potential for a relationship super interesting to me? They kind of exist on either sides of Minato's story as his teacher and student respectively and I think that his death was an extremely life-altering event for both of them. That shared trauma is an interesting bonding factor especially when you think about the feelings of responsibility and guilt they both probably share around all that.

In MY head their relationship started out as strictly Jiraiya trying to look out for Kakashi a bit as he grows into adulthood after Minato’s death. He has so many failures in his life that I think Kakashi is someone he might try to do right by for a while, if only because he's Minato's only remaining student. And then their relationship ends up being kind of healing for Jiraiya too because of that? Idk. I can kind of see them as unlikely friends. I like to think their physical relationship really starts once Kakashi's a little older, a little more experienced, more jaded, more likely to take the initiative on weirdly cathartic sex (where they're often both thinking of someone else, they both know this, and they're both okay with it because it's the same person?).

I could go on about this for a while as you can probably see. I'll end it there bc I'm rambling but you hopefully see what I'm getting at. If I'm being so real I also just like to draw them together bc I think they look good together. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[corpsentry]

SORRY i keep coming here to yell !! you got me thinking about cdramas (& t dramas) i enjoyed and then forgot about :"] i watched 如果奔跑是我的人生 earlier this year and the ending lost me, but i was quite captivated by its 20+ episodes before. it centres around parental relationships (asian) and, i don't know much about dance at all but a main character is a dancer and her story made me feel things. the performances were sick, in my unprofessional opinion! I'm Fine is a gorgeous ost track. btw.... i've started rewatching 不良执念清除师 again and i CANNOT RECOMMEND IT HIGHLY ENOUGH. i've been thinking about it (on ep 5 LOL) and i actually don't think the ending dropped the thread or ball or 链子 or however that saying goes (im fever SORRY.... i think it was cathartic and beautiful in the way a galaxy is— i just could not get enough of those guys T__T 不良执念清除师 is about sulky teen (??) guys moving through the world with so much heart. it's about LOVE and ART and how the living go on after tragedy, it's about how. how (PARDON ME....) we get to keep everything we've ever loved for even a fraction of a moment & what we are doing is worthwhile even if it is very small !!!!! it is a show that is, in Voice from IMBD's words, an outstanding Taiwanese drama that excels in every aspect, because it was made with so much care and love...(meta!) also, gay people

first of all No Apology thank you for coming to yell!!! you have a big heart full of love for the world and it moves me!!!! i went down this rabbit hole on m*dramalist after watching 我们的少女时代/our times (2015)-

(tangent incoming) this movie Shook the secondary 2 scene in singapore when it came out everyone and their dog was sobbing about it and i listened to 小幸运 Religiously despite never seeing it myself. Having Seen It Now, it is a sweet little thing and it makes me feel desperately old. it also made me CRY, what can i say i’m a sucker for distances and ships passing in the night and i was soooo happy when liudehua appeared and then adult xutaiyu showed up and he Fuck Ass Hair. my lord, his hair looked like SHIT. PICKLED SEAWEED……… i couldn’t cry after that because i was so busy clenching my asscheeks out of sheer despair FUCK HAIR AND. AND!!! A TOO SHORT BLACK BLAZER ON SKINNY JEANS??? I MEAN REALLY??? I KNOW 2015 WAS NINE YEARS AGO but i don’t recall fuckass hair being the in thing then…. this memory i do not have…. you have to understand how emotionally devastating this was to me…… (tangent end)

(tangent part 2) (please look at the way they styled this poor man’s fuck ass hair. i don’t care how earth shatteringly sweet they were in high school if my first love turned up ten years later and he looked like this i would simply walk away)

(tangent end)

the point is, that i then went through vivian sung’s acting history to see what else she’d been in bc she was soooooo lovely and realized that 不良执念清除师 was in said history and then remembered this ask! and your heartfelt words about its story! and i was like Oghey, i watch—

just finished the first episode and mein gott yiyong is such a Teenager…… man i look at 18 year olds and i’m like i don’t remember being like that but i Know i must’ve been, once upon a time. but the range of emotions the script wrung out of him in one episode was kind of insane and his actor is kind of vibey as hell (perhaps this is my sign from god to finally watch your name engraved herein…) and vivian sung is still epic as hell and sooo goofy and i’m excited! i think of u in my head for some reason as the epic tight as hell short chinese dramas anon, i Trust your eyes. they’re good eyes. i’ve also locked down the first 20+ episodes of the other drama you mention here, especially because yang chao yue is in it and she was Breathtaking in the double T T T thank you for the recs! where do you find all of these? i don’t know but you must be doing good out in the world. be well anon. meet a chicken

[star-going-supernova]

Hi Star! Do you have any FNAF fan song recommendations? 🥹 Like, a top five?

Boy do I!! I love a good fan song, and fnaf fans have been blessed by some incredibly talented artists!

Just to start (and because my top 5 list would be utterly dominated by them if I didn't put them separately, lol), I highly recommend JT Music's fnaf songs. They do incredible work, have since the beginning, and I am absolutely OBSESSED with their two most recent ones, Back for Another Bite and Lovely Things (<-this one makes me Feel Stuff).

Top Five (not counting JT Music, lol), in no particular order:

1. Security Breach by Nightcove_theFox

This one is largely instrumental, and I love it for its beat. It's kinda become synonymous with SB for me, and it's one of my favorites to use as background music while I write fnaf fic. According to itunes, I've spent 47 hours listening to this song. :]

2. Die in a Fire by The Living Tombstone

An oldie but goodie! I can't help it, this song makes me jam out whenever I hear it, and it's just such a fun song for the subject matter, lol. Also very cathartic.

3. They'll Keep You Running by CK9C

A super fun one about Sister Location with stunning animation. It perfectly balances catchy with creepy for me, and I would definitely recommend their other fnaf songs. All the singers in these songs are just *mwah* chef's kiss.

4. Already Dead by KittenSneeze

This is a Vanessa-centric song with an awesome animation to boot! It's so catchy and it will get stuck in your head. It's about her struggle with becoming Vanny and it hurts so good.

5. This Comes From Inside by The Living Tombstone

It just. Hits in a very specific way. I don't know any other song that replicates this exact feeling in me.

Honorable Mentions, because I have so many that I love and I can't just leave it at five, lol:

A Pizza the Action by The Stupendium

Drop by Rockit Music ft. CG5

Parasite by Nightcove_theFox

Total Insecurity by Rockit Music

Drawn to the Bitter by dheusta

[sowthetide]

Update 9/15/23 - New Chapter on Sunday!

Hey y'all! I'm back ;-)

To my shock, it's actually been a very productive month! Chapters 27 and 28 are finished (and chapter 29 is halfway there, but I know where I'm going with it). I also went back and reviewed chapters 1-10, which is something I've been meaning to do for a while.

My writing has improved a lot since starting this fic, and I've been itching to go back and rewrite/tweak those early/unbeta-ed chapters. I rewrote chapter 1 a few months back, but I just rewrote chapter 2 this last week and I'm much happier with it. The rest of the chapters were thankfully less terrible than I remembered, so I only had to clean them up a bit. With that in mind, I highly recommend a re-read if you've got the time! The rewritten chapter 2 is way more intense and it gives a bit more character to Alannys, who will continue to be fleshed out in coming chapters.

Chapter 27 will be posted this Sunday, and we'll hopefully be back to weekly updates for a while after that. Fair warning, chapter 27 will be pretty emotionally intense, but hopefully also somewhat cathartic. After that, we'll be wading more into ironborn culture and politics as Westeros continues to fracture and fall apart.

As a final note, I've got a couple character playlists y'all might be interested in. I highly recommend listening to the Lanny playlist while reading this newest chapter on Sunday, it absolutely wrecked me lol. I've also had a Quen playlist simmering for a long time, so feel free to check it out!

the kraken's daughter (Quen)

the woman who waits (Alannys)

See y'all on Sunday!!

[bookaddict24-7]

REVIEWS OF THE WEEK!

Books I’ve read so far in 2023!

Friend me on Goodreads here to follow my more up to date reading journey for the year!

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140. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris--⭐️⭐️⭐️

Re-read in 2023!

Screw you, Bill. That's my main takeaway from this one again--my feelings on him being a crap boyfriend remain intact.

I also appreciated Sookie talking about money and how hard it has been for her to keep going and making ends meet. It's weirdly cathartic, especially when we compare the difference of how financially difficult life was in comparison to the financial difficulties of today. But also because I think a lot of the time, in these books (at least in the past), we focus so much on the relationships and the will-they/won't-they themes that we don't focus on the general lives of the characters. I'm excited to see what else comes Sookie's way! So glad I'm doing this re-read!

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141. Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Beyond the romantic idea that Sanderson essentially wrote this for his wife, this was such a fun and clever story full of adventure and hilarious moments. I enjoyed this so much more than I was expecting to, but I shouldn't have doubted because Sanderson's writing always scratches that one little fantasy itch you never knew was waiting to be scratched.

I loved the characters and how they all came together for this memorable adventure. Especially the narrator and how they spoke to us despite their current self not...being the way we expected them to be.

Also, my favourite and obvious theme was how it is a young woman who essentially saves the day. Sanderson's wife supposedly commented on how Buttercup didn't really do much to save her man in THE PRINCESS BRIDE, and I was curious to see what a more modern-day adaptation might look like. I wasn't disappointed because his mc is a badass who did all she could to save the love of her life.

While there were definitely some slower moments in the story, the dialogue and witty commentary will surely bring you back! Highly recommend it to anyone who wants a surprisingly humorous adventure set on another planet's oceans full of unexpected dangers.

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142. The Encounter by K.A. Applegate--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I am genuinely enjoying the heck out of this series!

THE ENCOUNTER is from the perspective of the one kid whose unfortunate actions in book one changed his life forever. Keeping that in mind made this book so incredibly heartbreaking. There's obviously the pain of missing what his reality once was, but seeing his fight to keep the past part of him alive despite his life changing so much made me hurt so much for him. I think his actions during this book were perfectly suited to his age, because he is, after all, just a child.

I really hope we see a better outcome for him in the future. My heart aches knowing that he is the cautionary tale for the other kids in the group.

Yes, these books are fun and full of adventure and I love that they are actually meant to be read in order. But I think that in between those suspenseful moments, the reader needs to remember that these are kids fighting a very non-kid friendly war.

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143. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

As a bookstore employee, I'm enjoying reading these books because I can give better explanations to my younger customers! Also, these are just really fun bite-sized reads.

The titanic was a massive tragedy, so it was interesting to see it from the perspective of a child who had a better chance of actually surviving the sinking (a wealthy child). It made me think of a very, very condensed version of REFUGEE.

If you want a quick and eye-opening snack of history, I'd recommend this series!

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144. Monster Blood by R.L. Stine--⭐️⭐️

I don't even know anymore. LOL this book was something. Not the worst I've read in the GOOSEBUMPS series, but I do wish it had a bit more character development because, honestly, is it normal for kids who have just met to trust each other so thoroughly in the case of human-eating slime? Would you, as a precocious child, put your life in danger for the random kid you literally just met?

This is why I should have read these as a child. As an adult, my stranger danger alarms are just shining bright like a diamond.

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145. Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle--⭐️⭐️⭐️

I went into this book with way too many expectations and that's my fault. I expected a gory and disturbing horror story set in a camp, what I got was a deeply disturbing exploration of the toxic world of cult-like religion that sent gay teens and young adults to Camp Damascus so they could be "cured" by any means possible...even if those means may be out of this world.

The book had it's moments of spook and legitimate chills because some of the language is deeply disturbing. Massive trigger warning for anyone who has trauma related to a religious upbringing. I wasn't raised in this way and I was deeply disturbed.

I wish I'd gone in with no expectations because I think I might have enjoyed it more. Was it fun? Absolutely! But I was very sad to see that it wasn't the setting I was hoping for. I know that a lot of other people will enjoy this book way more, and honestly that makes me happy!

That ending was great though--the explosion of build-up from the rest of the book was well worth the wait!

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146. Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

There are only a few books where I can say I related a little too much to the main characters. Usually, it's books exploring my immigrant background, or growing up plus-sized, but this is the first time I've read a LGBTQ+ book where I related so much to the mc and her journey to understanding her sexuality and who she is as a person.

I grew up surrounded by heteronormativity. Any moment in my childhood where I was one step away from realizing my sexuality, something or someone was there to remind me that I can't stray too far. I had a friend who wasn't the greatest of allies and I still believe that set me back a million years. Coming to terms with who I am in my late 20's and early 30's was a massive mind-fuck. Suddenly, I started thinking about all of the signs and moments I ignored so I could stay in my little bubble. Reading IMOGEN, OBVIOUSLY by Becky Albertalli was like having a mirror put up to my face with a character yelling, "I told you so" (and plot twist, that character yelling is my younger self who always argued against me hiding my truth.)

Imogen, the mc, has a friend in this book who is the personification of doubts a new member of the LGBTQ+ community may feel when they finally let themselves step out of the closet. "Am I queer enough? Do I have a right to be queer when I haven't experienced half of the things other people in the community have experienced?" This friendship was toxic and a reminder that every community has its darker side. I wanted to hug Imogen for the doubts this friend seeded in her. But I wanted to celebrate her childhood friend who helped her understand that she is valid.

Yes, there is an incredibly adorable (and quick) romance in this one, but I think more than that, what needs to be celebrated is the support of non-toxic friends, and the personal growth Imogen experienced despite the storm brewing inside of her.

This book was difficult to read because of how incredibly relatable it was and because I know this is also something Albertalli wrote from her own experiences. I often worry about what others think of me when I approach the topic of being a part of the LGBTQ+ community and thankfully, I have some amazing friends who help support me. But I can't help but think of the other kids or younger adults who don't have that support, or guidance. This book could genuinely help so many questioning readers.

Through quick, witty, personable, and deeply emotional writing, Albertalli has created a novel that I recommend to everyone--whether they're a part of the community or an ally. Words and assumptions have more power than a lot of people seem to think.

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147. Far From True by Linwood Barclay--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

As always, Linwood Barclay entertained me and kept me hooked. I'm always amazed by the twist and turns and the moments where my jaw genuinely drops because of the reveals.

I'll hopefully be reading the third one in the series soon--I'm curious to see why 23 is so important and who is behind it all! I'm totally reading this series out of order, but book four thankfully didn't spoil it for me!

Onto the next one!

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Have you read any of these? What are your thoughts?

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Happy reading!

[tomatoluvr69]

Also I just finished this book on the trail and loved it a lot and it left a giant gnarled pit in my stomach in the best possible way & it was such a cathartic read for my 20s sense of aimlessness and disillusionment I highly recommend taking a look if you happen to be into that sort of thing. But it could also be a case of right book right time (similar to how I wouldn’t really relate to YA anymore, or yet find catharsis and solidarity in stories of middle or old age, this book might have bored me at any other time in my life) so your mileage may vary but in any case it was a finalist for the national book award and in my opinion that’s highly deserved ok anyway yay books and reading and big yay to ones that actually move you and don’t tie everything up in an unrealistic platitudinous neatness also feel free to ramble about any books you’ve loved recently in the replies even if I might not see them for a few days bc of all the national forest dwelling lol

[lantur]

Do you ever reread your own fics?

This might sound weird but I’m also a fanfic writer and sometimes I reread my own fics not the edit but just to enjoy specific headcanons/tropes of characters I like

This might sound vain/selfish but I don’t do it bc I think my writing is amazing or anything. I just find that a lot of times I write fic based on prompts I wanted to read and then just end up getting the urge to read those again later

Lol idk if this makes any sense or if just sound crazy

It definitely makes sense to me. I've reread my own fics before, especially when I need/needed comfort and familiarity. I think in many cases, we write what we want to read, in terms of characterization, tropes, etc. - so it makes sense that we would want to reread it. And sometimes rereading your own writing can be emotionally cathartic or comforting too. Highly recommend!

Happy writing :)

[loveotomization]

i got unbaaaanned here's an ask: can i get a behind the scenes for (one of) your fav/s akekita scene/s you've written, any fic 👀 like, how did the idea come to you, or some fun fact abt the writing process... if you have anything to share ^^

Thank you for this!! I've been dying to have an excuse to talk about this stuff, you have no idea!

This wasn't exactly what you asked, but I thought I'd mention that people who have read my stuff in general point out my use of off-the-wall metaphors/similes. If anyone enjoys my little flair in doing this, I highly recommend reading the works of Peter Beagle! I shamelessly stole the technique from him and made it my own. I recommend starting off with The Last Unicorn (it's a classic for a reason), but any of his older works share a similar style (A Fine and Private Place, Folk of the Air). I'm not sure that I would be a writer today without him.

Anyway...

-Fun fact: Akechi is easier for me to write than Yusuke. I, too, am very angry inside and probably just need a hug lol It's cathartic. Although, two years of studying art in college actually helps with writing Yusuke, because I don't need to look up art terms.

-In Aesopica, the ending was highly inspired by my favorite Tokyo Ghoul fic, in which Kaneki turns the tables on Tsukiyama in the end (huge content warnings for that TG fic btw). I loved how satisfying the circular nature of it was and wanted to try something similar. I knew the ending I wanted to create right from the first chapter.

I cannot remember how I came up with the fruit bowl to both mark the passing of time, and the decay of their relationship. But go past me for coming up with that! My 2017 brain was the real mvp.

This is also my longest fic and you will not see me write anything this long again lol I just don't have it in me. Shout out to long fic writers, I'll have some of whatever you're snacking on.

I also remember this being something of a vent fic. I was sad and wanted to my faves to be sad together. While I do enjoy supportive akekit, where they both grow together, I also love when they just make each other worse.

-Sliced Halves, Light Syrup, please imagine me in the grocery store staring blankly at a can of peaches while concocting an entire fic. Writers are very normal people.

This is also my second most popular akekit fic. Fluff sells, I guess. I prefer my darker stuff tbh!

-After Aesopica, my personal favorite of mine is Psychosomatic. I'm shy about my love of organ-fondling since it's not a common thing to be into (there's not even an official ao3 tag for it lol), so I'm grateful to the person on the kink meme for prompting this. Knowing someone else was interested allowed me to put myself out there and write it. I re-read it not long ago just for fun, and it holds up. It's the intimacy of literally touching the insides of someone, you know?

-I'm scrolling through my akekit fics now and wow! I do not remember some of these? Who wrote these while I wasn't looking??

-Kilroy Was Here was going to be serious angst about Akechi forcibly kissing Yusuke so that he would no longer trust him, because he feels like he doesn't deserve trust, blah, blah... But the idea of Yusuke annoying the crap out of him before they got to that point was so funny to me that I had to run with it. If anyone was wondering about my sense of humor, this fic is it. (I am not funny)

-Born to be Posthumous 69 kudos harr harr... I enjoy this one even if it wasn't as popular as some of my others. I remember being depressed and angry and wanting to take it out on Akechi.

This is getting long now, but it was fun! Thank you again! Hopefully this wasn't too far from you asked! Most of my scenes just come to me as I'm writing with a basic idea in mind, so I just toss them in as I go. A humble chef tossing anything she finds in the fridge right into the soup.

Now that I'm back from my writing hiatus I definitely plan to bring out more akekit when I can!

[halsins-herbal-underpants]

15 Questions for 15 Friends

15 questions for 15 friends

Tagged by @stuffforthestash ty!

ARE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? I changed my name awhile ago and I suppose I will reject cringe and live free by admitting it's based on both my favorite X-Man character Gambit and the name of one of my decade's long OCs lmao.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Couple of nights ago actually when I was reading the latest chapter of the very excellent Halstarion fic Write to me. Highly recommend it.

DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Hahahaha omg lord no, my life is barely sustainable for the grown adults living in it, much less a poor kid

WHAT SPORTS DO YOU PLAY/HAVE YOU PLAYED? Played baseball in a summer league as a kid but outside of that nah. I was in marching band thru all high school tho does that count?

DO YOU USE SARCASM? Never heard of her

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? I am incredibly unobservant and often so very tired, so honestly not much lmao...maybe eyes and hands? I do notice the differences between fake, nervous and genuine smiles a lot tho

WHAT'S YOUR EYE COLOUR? I got curious and looked up actual names for eyecolors and mine are apparently labeled Gemstone Green

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Depends on my mood, I think sometimes bittersweet or 'death' endings can be beautiful and cathartic - FFXVI comes to mind. But the older I get the more I want people to just be together and happy in the end.

ANY TALENTS? Even though it's more really hard work for a really long time, I guess I could say art and maybe writing? Art feels more like a natural talent to me, I've been drawing since my hands could hold a pencil properly, writing is much more difficult. It genuinely makes my brain hurt from the struggle lmao.

WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Won't get me, 3 secret answers needed to remake my password question!

WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES? Drawing, writing, roleplaying/D&D, in-game photography (mostly FFXIV and dipping toes into BG3, I desperately want to learn how to pose ripped models in Blender), playing video games esp visual novels, and collecting/watching old made-for-TV movies (esp fantasy & horror based ones) from the 80s and 90s.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS? 2 cats, our grumpy old ladies <3 We might be getting a third if he ends up liking the place, fingers crossed.

HOW TALL ARE YOU? just under 5'11'' (180 cm)

FAVOURITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL? Art class, band class, English, ceramics.

DREAM JOB? I wanted to be an animator or comic artist for most of my life but that ship sailed, c'est la vie. Now I just want something I don't have to think too hard at, make it thru a full 40 hours without wanting to die lol and just do the things that make me happy like writing and spending time with friends and sleeping, etc.

I'm supposed to tag 15 people but I'm pretty sure everyone I could tag has been tagged ahaha so I'll just say if you're reading this consider yourself tagged & fill it out if u want!

[bigbrotherlouis]

i love reading people's posts about cooking and baking and the meaning of it for them and yours definitely stand out, with the geography and relationships aspects of it all - any particular recipes you like (making) the most? do you have recommendations for recipes to other people? (not the same question as the previous one, i think!)

nonnie that's genuinely such a kind thing for you to say! i'm really passionate about the act of sharing food!! i have even presented papers on the communal table as an act of hospitality LOL

i love making yeasty dough so much - they're so soft and the act of kneading is very cathartic to me. kozunak is a really special recipe because i grew up in bulgaria, and making it every eastertide since i moved away connects me back to some of the traditions and tastes i miss. it's a little bit of an involved recipe but i love it so. meal-wise i love making french-onion soup casserole --- sooo warm and fulfilling!

for the second question, this is the best brownie recipe in the world, if you like fudgy brownies. i get compliments on it every single time i make them. highly recommend mixing up softened cream cheese + brown sugar + vanilla (measure all to your own taste) and swirling it all into the top of the pan right before baking. and this soup is a crowd favourite every time as well. chicken soup but a little brighter! keeps well in the fridge! very easy to make!

i like making a lot of recipes but those are four faves. thanks for asking!! <333

[officialscud]

Lol. Saw the favorite book is Playground tag and I'm so excited to read it. I've heard it's the book of Beauregards that actually kind of rises beyond its genre and has actual characters in it and I'm VERY psyched. What was your favorite thing about it?

aside from just being really creative and having a lot of visceral and well-written descriptions of gore, i also found the story (especially later sections and the ending) very very cathartic. if you like splatterpunk as a genre and like to see child abusers get whats coming to them, playground is wonderful. just be aware that it gets VERY gross, and if descriptions of sexual abuse are triggering, i probably would not read it. other than that, highly recommend

[andr0leda]

do you have any interactive fiction favorites you could recommend? i'm new to them (i've only really played wayhaven, mind blind, and a tale of crowns; just tried to play blood moon 'cause i saw you posting about it and i am clearly v v late to being able to play the demo lol). thank you for literally any recommendations!

anon! sweet thing! im very flattered by this ask!

ATOC is also a favourite of mine! the world building is so dreamy and i love the challenge of court intrigue

Blood Moon will release in a couple of months and i highly recommend it, its wholesome and cathartic and satisfying and the RO's are multifaceted and endearing and the s*x scenes were so hot jesus fukcing christ, love the writing style as well, such a joy to read i want to buy it for all of my friends [18+]

VTM: Night Road is also a favourite. even though i haven't finished it (just bad timing, i will some day!) ive played it through halfway twice i love the writing style and the desert night setting the brutality/ugliness and the stats and the CARS!! [18+]

Fallen Hero: Rebirth was the first IF i ever played and probably one of my favourite games in general, the unreliable narrator, all the characters and villains. the story has had me in a vice grip for like three years? the rich world is very fun to play in, (some very heavy themes though so proceed with caution) [16+??]

some demos i'm following/excited for are The Northern Passage and The Exile. both of which just SUCKED me into their worlds. (not sure their ratings, but they do have trigger warning pages though)

and finally im not sure if it counts as an IF? but Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator :^)