#literally read it right now … i need more ppl to know these books

[freakcliff]

iwtv universe dashboard simulator

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not saying vampires are real but i think Daniel Molloy gets way too much shit . like if i was a pulitzer prize winning journalist in my seventies and some guy called me and was like im a vampire want an interview i wouldn't hesitate either. fuck man sure tell me about being a vampire. i'll believe you

🎆 magical-swiftie

reading Interview with the Vampire rn and Claudia and Madeline are sooo Long Face core

#now that i think of it a lot of tvl's songs fit this book really well #like #'she gave me life I gave her death'??? # that's so them!!!

🏞️ girlblogg1ng

btw if you're still listening to the vampire lestat, unfollow me now. and like, seriously consider why you're giving plays to a guy who appropriates ancient egyptian history for his vampire schtick, it's honestly sickening

#the vampire lestat #tvl #maintagging because people need to see this honestly #.txt

🌄sampire

keep seeing ppl try to cancel tvl for things hes said to his fans or how he talks about ancient egyptian mythology and not that song where he talks about fucking his mother. like im not crazy right he wrote a whole song about how he fucked his mother

💟 stingorarr

"we are your children/but what do you give us/is your silence/a better gift than the truth?" sounds like it should be some ancient Greek poetry but it's literally in a song by the vampire lestat!!!

it just hits so hard... like your parents gave you nothing but maybe the truth would be more unbearable than silence...

#tvl #the vampire lestat #twmbk #those who must be kept

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please tell me you guys arent serious about the vampire lestat. please tell me youre not stanning a man who wrote "im an actor in my makeup, i get fatter when we break up"

#guys please #this is worse than the tortured poets department

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Based on your likes!

Hey, Tumblr, I need a little help here?

So, my best friend has been acting a little weird lately. Like, his sleep schedule has gotten really strange (stranger than normal 😅), and I haven't seen him without sunglasses on in a week?

His diet has changed, too, like he used to always be snacking whenever I'd call him, but now he doesn't eat anything that I can see.

He even cancelled our tickets to ComicCon!! I've been waiting to meet up with him for years, and now he's just bailed on me?!? I'm mad, but honestly more worried than anything....

#carrie speaks

🌌 marbellina124

guys I think I've found the vampire Armand at the MET 😏😂

#it doesn't match the dates from the book so like #yeah #but imagine.... #parisian mutuals you have a power that can be used

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mmm tbh the only reason i *don't* believe vampires are real is because if *i* was interviewing two vampires to write a book about their life? i would not be leaving that house without their fangs in my neck and eternal life. just saying

🌇 interview-with-the-glampire

understandable but have you considered. if I went to interview two vampires and got immortality and vampire sex out of that deal I wouldn't go around letting everyone know :/

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🌌 marbellina124

so were all in agreement he fucked that vampire right

#oh I think he fucked AT LEAST two of those vampires #iwtv #rb

[depresssant]

MASTERLIST

hey guys. welcome to my shitty page on tumblr. my name is emmy and my user is depresssant. i go on the same user on wattpad so go check it out if yall wanna read some books. i'm pretty new to tumblr which is why i dont do any of that cool and fancy shit other blogs do so bear with me 😭

my main ask and request rules are the general "NO" phobias like trans, religious, homo, etc. i'll literally write about nearly anything⏤original and fandom. i will ask that you be a bit specific for what you want or tell me i can go in whatever direction if you don't necessarily know what you want. i mainly do fem reader but i am open to male, gn, and non binary. and that's pretty much it

my current fandoms are genshin, mha, jjk (NANAMI MY BELOVED GET BEHIND ME I'LL PROTECT YOU), original stories, the boys, avatar the last airbender, marvel, dc, ARCANE, dune, aot, black butler, demon slayer, and more to come

yandere is TO NOT be romanticized. these types of ppl r ILL and need help, so if you know someone or r personally going thru this, find help!!!!! this behavior is not normal, and is traumatizing asf. also, if u happen to come across an account that romanticizes yands, pedos, grape, and etc, hit that report button like ur life depends on it!!!!

JJK :

⏤ addiction (yan gojo)

⏤ rich boy gojo hcs

⏤ yan!gojo with 'american wedding' inspo idk 😭

⏤ yan!geto with ex!friend!reader

⏤ (not yan btw just angst) reader with unrequited love for gojo

⏤ persephone!geto x hades!reader

⏤ santa maria aquamarine (yan gojo)

BATVERSE :

⏤ platonic!yan!batfam, “shades of cool” : pt l, pt ll,

MHA :

⏤ venom!reader fanfic promo

RANTS :

⏤ mei mei and mahito fans scare me

ORIGINAL STUFF IDK :

⏤ The Villainess and The Madmen : (Ch1),

guys ik it's looking rlly bleak right now but we gotta weather thru the storm 😭

[tastywormfood]

Ive tried to get my feelings about Moominvalley s4 into words, but im having a really hard time even accepting them. But ill try!

So here's my thoughts in Moominvalley s4.

Im 23 now and i remember being 12 - 15 figuring out my identity, and the only "representation" in mrdia being basically either "Bury your gays" trope or just queerbaiting. I grew up on a base level thinking i wasnt allowed to exist, and if i still dared to, tragedy would be my only birth right.

I believed i wasnt allowed to live a happy, soft AND queer life, cause no media i had seen had ever showed me that, that was a possibility.

Both the 90's Moomin series and Moominvalley 2019 are my comfort shows. I fall asleep to them at night, i listen to them like a podcast while im working or outside, they even calm my panic attacks. I collect cups, plushies, i collect the Comics and even some of the books.

I have 3 Moomin tattoos. This universe means a damn lot to me, and to thousands of ppl world wide.

As a queer person i find incredible comfort in Tove Janssons work, and you have to be a fool to be unable to see the way Snufkin and Moomintroll are written together.

I have been following this show since early 2020 and have watched interview to interview, ive listened to the podcast more times than i can count, and they knew what they were doing.

From the beginning of the show they deliberately wrote Snufkin and Moomin to be something more, they even confess In a BTS that their Moomin might like Snufkin more than Snorkmaiden. Even the podcast talked about it!! We are not crazy!!!

I feel incredibly gaslit by the entire situation, and suddenly im 14 again being told im reading too much into it.

Idk what happened inbetween S3 and 4, but it felt like all the love and care that came from the show, just disappeared?

Ignoring Snufmin for a second, every episode this season felt like a filler. It has no plot, followed up on nothing from the last seasons, and had an extreme amount of loose ends.

The former seasons, especially s1 and 2 has such amazing writting, character development and just a feeling of patience and of softness, i would watch it and think everything would be okay... But this season felt stripped of every inch of the care Tove Jansson put into her universe.

I want to talk a little about Moomintroll.

One of Moomins character Arcs is his want to grow up, its his need to be taken seriously and his need for independence and adventure. His need to step out of his dads shadow, and to be his own moomin! The character development he had built up through out the seasons, completely and utterly disappeared. There is no trace of anything in s4.

He is right back to where he started in s1, not being able to stand up for himself and say no, not having the confidence to go on adventures and right back to idealizing his dad. If anything this entire season felt like a prequal! Cause at least s1 Moomintroll wanted to learn, and was activily trying to change.

Moomintroll truly felt like a side character this season, i dont even think he has any important moments. Unless you count Comet in Moominvalley (which i dont), where all his independence has disappeared. Moominpapa literally has to push him out. He made one decision that eps, which was to float down the river instead of walking, which ended up being the wrong and slower way.

The regression Moomintroll went threw this season is heartbreaking, and thats not my Moomin.

Focusing for a bit on Snufkin, this season felt like a slap to the face.

They know that Snufkin is one of their most popular characters right? If not the most popular. If anything he is at least in the top 3, not only in Moominvalley but in the rest of the moominverse.

So why did this season feel like Snufkin erasure?

He was barely in it, and when he was all of that glow that normally radiats from him was all gone. He felt like the husk of a character.

This version of Snufkin was on of my favs, cause you could actually see his flaws and disagree with his actions. He had room to grow, and he did, he truly did.

He learned from Moomin just like Moomin learned from him. Their characters Arcs co align witch each other, their relationship and interactions are the pillars of the entire show. Snufkin and Moomintroll are what make the show proceed.

Finding the 2019 show for the first time as an 18 year old gave me confirmation and trust, that i was allowed to live a soft and slow life as a queer person. If Moomintroll and Snufkin could have that kind of beautiful queer slow burn romance, then i had a chance to as well.

They knew that a big part of their viewers are queer, and they knew how popular Snufmin was. They knew what kind of ppl they attracted, or they wouldnt have made it like that.

All the soft moments, the longing, the zoom in on eye contact, the zoom in on hand holding. They said trust us, they said be patient, and then they threw everything they had been building up out and set fire to it.

We got Queerbaited, and i truly havnt felt this feeling for a while. We got actual queer shows now, ofc they all end up being cancelled! But they exist!

This show felt like it was crafted with so much love and care, that i completely let my guard down. The entire queer Moomin community did a 5 year long trustfall, just to hit the floor the last second.

Season 4 of Moominvalley felt empty. It felt lost of all care and love. The first 3 seasons felt handcrafted by warm hands, season 4 felt machine made. Easy to digest, with no real soul.

Season 4 of Moominvalley feels souless.

I have chosen to live in a world where Comet in Moominvalley is a prequal to s4 and that s4 is a prequal to s1. The true last season was S3 and Moominvalley ended with Snufkin and Moomin walking arm in arm. Thats the only way i can Rationalize everything.

I have so much more to say, but ill stop here for now. Hope all of you are doing okay<3

[studio-dreamie]

chapter 15: deepest darkest thoughts

trigger warning: almost roofied/drugged and y/n says some very questionable things

y/n and jeno decide to sit outside away from all the chaos that just happened. jeno is hesitant to touch her or comfort her while y/n is feeling a plethora of emotions, she doesn’t want to take what happened so seriously but she also can’t help tears from coming to her eyes.

“well at least I was pretty enough for him to want to spike my drink haha” y/n said trying to break the silence.

“what the fuck” jeno responded with a confused look across his face. “sorry i don’t know why i said that..fuck” she said as she looked down to make the tear fall straight to her lap instead of down her face.“yk i don’t understand girls”

“i don’t understand myself sometimes”.

“what the hell is going on y/n” jeno said genuinely concerned, “i don’t know” y/n shrugged. “listen man its okay that you don’t wanna talk about it, like especially w me, i mean not only am i a man but i know we’re not that close..compared to everyone else, but im still here”

the tears in her eyes couldn’t help but free fall after hearing this, “im your friend I’ll listen and I’ll help as best as i can”, “thanks jeno” she responded with a sniffle.

“sooo..” jeno said as he swayed his shoulder into hers, “wow u really are nosy, aren’t you?” “nosy or caring, however u take it” y/n takes a big sigh “I don’t know I just, I just—I feel so ugly jeno, sometimes I look at myself and I could never imagine someone falling in love w me, or even liking me… its stupid I know but I just can’t help thinking that,” “yup I definitely don’t get girls, how is literally one of the prettiest girl I know saying that abt herself” he says aspirated “im the only girl you know” she replied with a raised eyebrow “hey don’t make me sound bitchless” he brings his hands up playful as a defense, “my bad” she faintly smiled and continued “but, jeno I know ppl think im pretty, haechan tells me to make me feel better and you are too, I just I wish I could see it ur way or another way so I just stop putting myself down, but when this happens it just makes me think am I only pretty enough to spike a drink not to actually fall in love with” y/n said feeling like her chest got lighter, words she never thought of saying out loud but was constantly thinking about came out. “are you crazy y/n” jeno says, “you are worth so much more than a quick fuck, you deserve love more than anyone I know” “yeah I guess” she said not fully believing him.

he sighed at her response, “hey remember what lara jean thought before she met peter kavinsky” jeno said trying a new perspective “…did u just bring up to all the boys ive loved before..”, her interest now fully peaked. “you’re acting like I wasn’t in the room when you and jaemin were watching it” he rolls his eyes, “I DIDNT KNOW YOU WERE PAYING ATTENTION” she yells “ANYWAYS.. she thought she didnt deserve him or wasn’t worthy of him but he loved her unconditionally, every single romance novel and movie you brought up to jaemin on FaceTime, all the main characters you’ve watched and read, you always talked about them wanting love and deserving love, so what makes you so different from them?” a smile came up on her face “i guess you’re right, aaand it helps a lot knowing most of the romance books I read, the main girls were losers” the light smile returns on her face “yeah you’re a loser alright” she hits his arm playfully “but ur also also beautiful inside and out, anyone who falls in love with you will be so lucky to have you” he continues. “thank you jeno, i genuinely needed that so much”. “thank my older sister, i had to be there for all of her boyfriends and break ups so i know exactly what to say.” they both softly laugh. they fall into a comfortable silence as y/n decides to lay her head on his shoulder looking at the sky. After a few minutes the both of them hear the patter of feet against the pavement. “y/n” renjun comes rushing in, a worried expression soon gets overtaken by a small frown, “Oh I’m sorry. am i interrupting” he asked, jeno shakes his head as y/n brings her head off his shoulder. Soon, yangyang and haechan come running after. They stop in front of the three and bring their hands to their knees, breathing heavily. “y/n… are you .. okay… damn...what the fuck renjun…. i didnt know… you could run … that fast” yangyang says between breaths as haechan stays silent, still catching his breath. y/n fondly smiled at them before turning her attention to renjun, “what are you doing here? I thought you were going to ask ning out,” she says with a gentle voice, no jealousy or anything. “how am I supposed to think abt someone else when you're in pain right now” haechan and yangyang look towards each other and signs with facial expressions reading BRO WTF. “it’s fine jeno was there to help me” y/n said, “this is no good im taking you home right now” renjun said as he gently took y/n wrist and pulled her out of there. Everyone was confused by his behavior, even y/n. Still, she didn’t fight it, she just looked at her other friends as she was dragged away by renjun.

prev//masterlist//next

pairing: renjun x fem!reader

synopsis: the ultimate college friend group that does not escape the trials of suffering, love, drama, and weed. join y/n and her friends as they go through their third year of college together, they have no idea what's going on or what they're doing, but isn't that the fun of it?

genre: social media au, college au, friends to lovers, fluff, angst, comedy, coming of age

note: is the writing okay? i feel a little insecure about the writing ngl 😭

taglist: @she-is-dreaming @wavesandkisses @jenobubbles @finnydraws @snflwrhaerecs4u @sexygrass @miniature-tragedy @sweetcandycum @fae-renjun @dinonuguaegi

[psy--conic]

Reading the Iliad, Book 9 thoughts

This is my first time ever reading it and I know next to nothing abt greek mythology so if I interpret anything wrong by all means pls correct me

Im reading the Robert Fagles translation

Here's the thing with Achilles. It is not enough for him to know he's the best, everyone else has to know it too, BUT even that's not enough. They cannot ever forget it AND they have to worship him for it. AND that's his fucking problem Achilles is SICK okay????😭

Like wtf

LITERALLY, no one is still upset abt what happened between Achilles and Agamemnon except Achilles.

Anyway Agamemnon summons all the important ppl on the Greek side, (Nestor, Odysseus, ppl like that)

Once they all get there Agamemnon starts bawling his little Greek eyes out bc shit is looking bleak

So Agamemnon says "fuck it, let's go home NOW."

Diomedes is like "Look man you've been kinda pissy at me buuuut ur a good leader or whatever so I think there's still a chance for the odds to be in our favor, but go home ig bc me and my men are staying until Troy falls."

Diomedes how does it feel to be Homer's fav??

Nestor decides they just need to make it through the night bc the Trojans are so close to their camp that they're neighbors atp

Nestor sits Agamemnon down and goes "What you did to Achilles was actually not cool and we really need him rn so you need to make things right."

AND AGAMEMNON actually agrees????? I still don't like him but this was super mature of him. It seems like despite his temper even he knows when he's in the wrong, unlike some other people.

Agamemnon lists off A BUNCH of shit that he's going to give Achilles. I started smiling bc the list just kept going.

He offers his own daughter for marriage, 7 women from lesbos, 20 Trojan women, and all the treasure his ships could carry. (there's more but this is the more important.)

Plus Berseis

Agamemnon says he'll swear an oath that he never slept with Berseis too.

Achilles gets all of this if he stops being angry and fights

So Ody, Ajax(Greater), Phoenix, and two heralds go to speak with Achilles

Achilles and Patroclus are just chilling as Achilles plays his stupid ass lyre

Patroclus mentioned♥️♥️♥️

When they see the group approaching, Achilles stands up and says "Omg I really missed up guys lol."

Like bro....

PEOPLE ARE DYING???

Achilles and Patroclus play host for the group and they all eat.

Achille is really happy to see his friends

So Odysseus starts trying to convince Achilles to re-join the fight

Achilles starts ranting abt how he's done everything but Agamemnon keeps the lions share of what they bring back

Then he goes on to talk abt how he loves Berseis only for her to be snatched away

Basically, he says no and then Achilles says "I will leave at first light."

KNOWING DAMN WELL HE'S NOT GONNA LEAVE. STOP LYING

Achilles is so weird to me. You're not going to accept the gifts, you're not going to leave, but you're going to fight either??? WHAT DO YOU WANT THEN???? He's sulking like a child

Then Achilles says "I don't want his shitty gifts and even if his daughters rivaled Aphrodite in looks I still wouldn't want them, and he can keep Berseis."

...........hello???

Phoenix starts trauma dumping but he tells Achilles that he's being disrespectful.

I think Phoenix tells the story (you know the one) of Meleager and Cleopatra. and Achilles is like "okay be quiet."

The group goes to leave, and Ody says that it's silly Achilles is doing this all over one woman.

But at this point it's not abt Berseis anymore and I don't think it ever was.

Achilles tells them that he won't fight until Hector gets so close that he's up their asses

I love finding out why Achilles is an asshole

[indiestsnake]

Hi Indie! Glad to know you like my AO3 comment, now I can die happy. qwq

Seriously, chapter 49 of TFW was incredible. I do not know what sorcery you conjured to be able to write such deep characters, but I was fully immersed right from the starting sentence.

You and @paradox-crows have inspired me to start working on a RW fic of my own. The problem is that I haven't read a book in years, haven't done creative writing since middle school, and am currently having an aneryusm trying to worldbuild and plan out the plot.

Do you have any tips for a newbie writer like me? Everything I consider when planning seems to lead to more questions than answers. My current plan is to just start writing the scenes I have in mind and see what comes from that.

aaaaaaa hooray!!!!!! it still makes me so happy to know I inspire ppl that’s so COOOL ough

alright so. I’ll work off it being w RW fic but this main tip really applies to any story

outline the beginning and the end. where the story and characters start, and where they will be going. knowing where you’re headed with a story is vital to actually making your character arcs and foreshadowing feel good. I’d also recommend planning out some of the bigger in-betweens of plot beats; for example, when starting To Find Warmth I defined the end, beginning and when the main couple gets together. also if ur writing a romance, plan that moment when someone confesses. it’s imporant :3

Then, you literally just start writing. Get an idea of where the characters go and then nudge them along, and develop the story as you go. in the case of fanfic, this is why a lot of fics are written chapter to chapter. In the case of a book, this process would take place silently over a decently long time as you develop your story.

If you’re looking for writing/trope advice you can slowly subsume into your brain without just. reading a book, check out the Trope Talks series by Overly Sarcastic Productions on YouTube. I get a lot of my knowledge from watching those over and over for fun ._.

and just to round it off, here’s an important idea to keep in mind.

tropes are not inherently bad. tropes are storytelling tools, ones used often because they work. don’t be afraid to take inspiration from works you like! this story doesn’t have to be an innovative masterpiece in fiction or the equivalent of discovering a new color or smthn. it just needs to be yours.

you can always come by for more advice if you want!!! even if I am. largely unqualified to give it by a traditional definition. i try my best :3

[fictionfixations]

signature spells and the person

(referencing this list because i cant remember them all)

spoilers for all books. and glorious masquerade

(note that some characters i dont know well at all. which you can kind of tell with me being super unsure. there's this person in the reblogs who elaborated on bits i wasn't quite correct on or didnt have an idea on so go read it!)

signature spells embodying the person sort of? Riddle - collar. restriction. limitations.

Deuce - not taking hits lying down. striking back. (a reckless idiot like that)

Cater - hm.. putting on an act for everyone? people pleaser? so its like. all of those little 'acts' and 'personas' he puts on are sort of 'him' in a sense. but its also not him at the same time. (like how the clones arent actually him because they're just a creation of his magic. but they are him in a way, too right?)

trey - sneaky sneaky guy who notices a lot more than you'd think. presents himself as one way but he's complicated

Leona - sand. like all his hard work turning to sand, or basically nothing.

Jack - wolves work in packs, right? he wants to work in a pack. (even though he says he doesn't). they're strong, but they do better together. ..probably. idk.

Ruggie - treating all people 'equally' (in the sense that he'd mess with them all. unless they were a serious trouble to deal with) also sucks up to people........ (and probably laughing at them behind their back for being such a 'fool' haha get it. because fool's parade..--) maybe? Idk.

Azul - exchanging his old self for an asshole basically (because he must've been a nicer guy as a bby. but then ppl were mean to him and now he's very bitter.)

Jade - acting like the more calmer and reasonable of the twins, even though he can be just like floyd, if a bit more dangerous considering he can get under your skin, get you trust him, that he just wants to 'help you'. and you tell him all your secrets. and then it 'shocks your heart' when he reveals his true colors. (like bruh. his halloween groovification message was literally, "Oooh, I love it when you flee in terror. It makes me want to chase you!")

Floyd - i don't know. uhhh. in his lab coat(?) vignette there's this moment where a guy bumps into him, is like 'hEY WHO DO YOU--' and then realizes its floyd and backs off. basically the guy who intimidates them to make them weaker, ig? terrorizing them. 'binding the heart' in fear. i mean he'll still hurt them ofc, but the point is is that he's the scary one, jade's the 'calm' one, thats his image to people. i dont know him nearly well enough to really get it.

Kalim - wishing for everyone to be happy. to dance and sing and forget about all the troubles. throwing parties and feasts to cheer them up (and granting them relief when needed). although it doesn't always end well and his attempts can end up 'useless', like how oasis maker is 'useless' when people already have easy access to water. but at other points desperately needed.

Jamil - turning him into the 'master' and the other the 'servant'

Vil - planting 'curses' in plain sight. masking it. disguising it. acting. like putting on makeup to change something. maybe. possibly. (this is weak) maybe a false reassurance. a mask.

Epel - accepting who he is (that he's short and seen as 'cute'. and so using it to his advantage.) like, seeming 'soft and dainty' but actually a guy who can beat someone up. like, 'you'll just go to sleep..' (and then the crimson part of slumber with a negative meaning. the poison apple. something that looks innocent but is actually harmful.) and then you never wake up again because you were TRICKED HAHAHA /hj

Rook - will literally do anything for what his fixations are. in which his fixations are 'beauty', which is a very vague category and include literally everything. also very very creepy and stalker-ish in the process.

Idia - honestly idfk. uh. 'responsibility'. burdens. control. it literally just represents a part of his job? idfk. its such a big part of him (also his family had the same UM so like..) that its just. who he is.

Malleus - there was this quote he said about how 'when you nap, even 500 years could pass without you noticing'. so it could be something like how time moves by so fast like that

guh.. it was "Give in to slumber, and a thousand years will pass in the blink of an eye."

Silver - I don't know him that well... i mean like there's references to him having parallels with like. i think.. aurora?? the girl who maleficent cursed. i think. dreams and wishes. i don't know i havent even seen him use it yet LMFAO (ive only finished part 2 of book 7..) maybe like. things not seeming real..? idk man. a desire to see people, to stay by their side, but can't, so instead it'll be in a dream. so either it isn't real, a mere fantasy, or, shrug. like. yknow the remember me song in coco? it's like 'and everytime you hear a guitar you'll remember and think about me' (i cant remember the exact lyrics)

Sebek - admires malleus. a lot. malleus has control over lightning or something. so sebek in turn becomes that 'lightning' that he can control, as his guard and stuff like that. 'i will be his sword', maybe.

lilia - he reflects a lot about the past imo. overly aware of things and the passing of time. at least in my opinion. how things can pass by so easily. so he takes little bits and pieces to cherish for the rest of his life, and to think back on. a trip back down memory lane, as they say.

Rollo - literally gets set on fire like his brother..?? that thing forever haunting him that its such a big part of him at this point (hating magic and hating what happened.) and him hating himself making himself see him as part of the reason why his brother died, and therefore making him literally the thing that killed him sort of?

[super-subraminion]

top 5 eah characters (not in any order just ur top 5) and why u like them…NOW (whenevers convenient)

ok sir 🫡

i cant rank my girlies bc that makes me sad

but def raven, briar, cerise, apple, and darling

honorable mention to cedar she is consuming my mind lately

raven- i mean do i even really need to explain why. shes like character of all time i love her sm. her struggles are written so well and she is so so soo compelling. peak character design also and i love her complexity— she's sure of her rebellion but at the same time shes so selfless and cares what ppl think about her which creates her conflicts on whether shes doing the right thing(i.e thronecoming, or her speech when they all think apple is dead). and she has sm aura- literally all of dragon games, and when she rebels on legacy day (i am RAVEN QUEEN. and I'M GONNA MY OWN DESTINY. my happily ever after STARTS NOW!!!)

apple- my fav problematic queen. she frustrates me but i have to put her on here because of how well written she is. shes so crazy and frustrating but at the same time i find her endearing??? and its just so fun to think about her i think about her and then her and ravens dynamic on a literal daily basis so she makes it on here.

briar- omyod her arc in thronecoming is one of the reasons thronecoming is like my fav special and briar is one of my fav characters. briar angst always gets me and i find her arc so good. i feel a lot of sleeping beauty characters use the constantly falling asleep trope without a lot of thought but i love how that has repercussions for briar, and i also appreciate the closeness to og versions of the tale regarding her curse since it provides stakes for her character. the idea of briar's fun and extroverted personality being a coping mechanism also makes me so sad for her. something i like in the books is how her signs of rebellion r kinda always there? like even when she's mad at the rebels it strikes more as a frustration that they're rebelling and shes not. and ofc her throwing the storybook of legends down the well of wonder... what an icon. it frustrates me so much how much she got sidelined later in the show bc wdym you're gonna sideline someone whos apart of the literal main cast 😭. esp in way too wonderland like i feel like there isnt anything substantial regarding her character when so much could've been done?? like a lot of the events of that special happen because the storybook of legends is in wonderland... something caused by her and its so much missed potential...

cerise- she was like my fav as a kid. i've always found her backstory so interesting. like idk the idea of little red riding hood and the big bad wolf being married and having a kid and that being a secret blew my child mind apart. i also just love her character in general- she's so cool and i love her arc as well from being more reserved and nervous to get close to anyone bc of her secret to having a group of friends she can rely on. i wish she got more screentime as well and its a shame that the show got cancelled right as her sister got introduced because their dynamic could've been expanded on sm more

darling- thank you darling for teaching me about wlw. her taking off her helment in spring unsprung to reveal her long flowing hair changed my brain chemistry. so much aura i love her so much. i love how masterful she is at balancing two identities- she knows when to take advantage of the way ppl see her as a helpless damsel and when to be an absolute badass. and ofc she ate in dragon games. also shes awesome for having sm chemistry with both raven and apple. wish she got more screentime tho as well 😭

and cedar(im breaking ur rules)- ive always loved her in the show too because shes such a sweet character and the twist of her being cursed to always tell the truth makes her very compelling. but tbh what makes me want to include her here is the books. god reading her short story is insane they focus on the cedar angst and its sooo good. the way she is constantly taken advantage of because of how she can't tell a lie?? her fears of not being real??? she's consumed my brain a lot more i love her so much. and that angst is more focused on in the books too with how even her closest friends sometimes hesitate to tell her things because she can't keep a secret even if she wanted to. my poor girl 😭 like others in this list SHE DESERVED MORE SCREENTIME!!

[dystopiandramaqueen]

I only have hulu for handmaids...I canceled it this morning and I've never felt better

🙌🏻

I'm wrapping up the Last of Us (a GOOD TV show) before I cancel Hulu. My daughter also wants to watch BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice again.

But yea. Hulu is expensive. It's a luxury not a necessity. Also excited to cancel it.

I think it's ok for ppl to handle this however gives them the biggest sense of control.

When ppl are suffering with anxiety and depression, I always remind them to be careful what content they consume. I recommend avoiding the news completely- maybe checking in once a week if they need to. IF (if) it gives them a sense of control. Don't watch horror or true crime, UNLESS IT HELPS YOU RELAX. It's ok to be choosy with the content we consume during a literal fascist coup. The world is fucking scary enough.

For me- I tuned in this week because I thought, until 10 min from the ending, that Nick and June might finally have time alone together, or even run away together. That is content I have wanted to see for literal years. It would have been beautiful, well acted, and healing.

Now that there's no chance of that happening in the next few episodes, if at all- I have zero interest in watching Serena Waterford (the architect of Gilead)'s wedding? Are you fucking kidding me? LOL.

I literally don't care.

If I want to see a fascist state's inner workings- I'll look out my fucking window in America in 2025. We could watch the White House Easter Dinner Service! If we want to see fancy fascist parties in Washington DC!

TV should be entertaining and nourishing. This show is like Takis and diet coke. It's bad for you AND it tastes like shit. I don't eat garbage, I don't watch garbage TV. I have no interest in watching white men hit and attempt to rape women. That content is not healing or nourishing for me.

My plan is to not watch until all eps are out, if at all.

If I hear that somehow, they give us a healing Osblaine ending? I'd tune back in. Like I did this week. Again, I have been waiting 84 years for HULU to give me the ending Margaret Atwood did in both of her books. Nick and June together, free, in love.

It's like if a restaurant stopped serving the one (1) dish I liked. I wouldn't go every week to eat food I didn't like. I'd find somewhere else to eat.

I don't judge anyone who continues watching weekly or worrying over it, that's totally fine. It's like alcohol or drug use. If it makes you feel good and improves your life? Go for it!

But if you find yourself feeling sick, bad, tired, worn down, and twitchy? Constantly wondering when the next hit is? Getting in internet fights with strangers over it? Suffering guilt or shame or fatigue? FUCK IT. Time to take a break. OK to pause. It's just art. It's a story some people made up for money. It's not real.

When I read fic I don't like? I stop reading it. It's cool that someone made it. Doesn't mean I have to experience it.

So for me: gonna move on with my life until all the episodes are out.

Their content sucks and I have no interest in seeing more of it.

This decision returns my power to me. I don't HAVE to watch this show. I haven't even liked it since S1. The idea that it can just be done now- gives me peace. Feels right. Like blocking an EX. Not always kinda wondering if maybe it will get better, which puts the power in THEIR hands.

Life is too short and fucked up to take in upsetting content. If I want upsetting content I'll read the fucking news.

They don't get my ratings or my attention. I know it will change nothing, but like with voting or boycotting Target and Tesla, it feels good to know I'm not supporting a company that wants to hurt me and my friends. Fuck 'em.

[still-july]

hows it going !! have you read any good books lately ?? :)

hi rose!!! it's going alright, i just finished the exam i was most worried about so that's a relief

i've been reading lots of books lately!!! (no it's not escapism as a coping method shut up)

here are some of my favourites, in no particular order:

format = title: description (my personal thoughts)

currently reading

Octavia's Brood: a collection of social-justice based short stories (I'm not done with this one yet but I'm liking it so far! there was one i especially liked called the long memory, and i thought runway blackout and sanford and sun were really interesting too)

The Color of Law: a history book about the tactics of redlining and the HOLC (i can't read it too often or i get pissed, but it's well-researched and fascinating)

The Whalebone Theater: historical fiction set in 1928 England about an orphan who finds a whale washed up on the beach (i just started this one, so i have no clue where it's gonna go from here lol)

The Brothers Karamazov: a classic russian novel about family (i'm so mad at myself for this one. i was gonna read the importance of being earnest next off my classics list. i had it all planned i checked out the edition i wanted i was so ready. and then my stupid brain was like. what if we got absurdly sucked into this dostoevsky book instead. what if we threw off all of our plans. what if we squished alyosha's cheeks bc he's so freaking sweet. anyways i'm mildly obsessed and i want to finish it as fast as possible so i can get into the fandom. also fyodor pavlovitch deserves to die in a ditch please and thank you)

Butch is a Noun: a collection of essays about butch identity and queer theory (i have already ranted about this but it's soooo good and also free online! more ppl should read it)

recently finished

A Psalm for the Wild-built: a eco-futuristic book about a traveling monk who meets a robot (REALLY REALLY GOOD. i knew i was gonna like it bc several ppl recommended it to me but wow. amazing. unfortunately the wait time is ages so i haven't read the second in the series yet)

Another North: a collection of essays about loss (it was alright but not my favorite ever. i did recommend it to my mom who loved it though)

Picks and Shovels: third book in the marty hench series, thriller novel about a forensic accountant (the description makes it sound boring but it's really really not i LOVE this series so goddamn much. it's suspenseful and vibrant and just a fucking fabulous series. also i just really really love Cory Doctorow and his writing. his fiction is great (especially Radicalized ughhhh) and also his nonfiction blog pluralistic.net is incredibly well written and important. also i got to meet him at a (free!!) book signing! he was so nice :)) also also: his 4-part podcast on cbc called understood: who ruined the internet is great. it talks about how awful the Internet is now and names the EXACT people who enacted the policies that made it that way. 2 out of the 4 episodes are out, it's really insightful and important especially right now. tl:dr Cory Doctorow is pretty much the most important science/tech person on the Internet right now and the martin hench series is a great entry point to his stuff. it got me caring about things like interoperability and ip law and the legal precedent on open source code. anyways the first book is called red team blues and i highly recommend it!!!)

We're Here: a collection of the best queer speculative fiction of 2020 (generally pretty good, i really really liked the short story the currant dumas though)

The City We Became: speculative fiction novel about cities that become human (look. I know I've talked about this already. but jesus fuck goddamn christ i fucking LOVE neek i need to absorb him into my body. in a platonic way though. he is literally everything to me i think about him constantly. i guess there are other characters in the book too)

Iron Widow: fantasy with a strong Chinese influence (my lovely mutual @rootbeerrex recommended this to me and i finished it within 48 hours. really really good book, i can't wait to read the second one (i unfortunately left it at a friend's house and can't get it back until this weekend :/ )

finished a while ago but am still thinking about because it's so good

Symphony for the City of the Dead: biography of Dmitri Shostakovich, a Russian composer (OUGH i really really liked this one. it made me want to be friends with shostakovich which is maybe not the best thing for a historical work to be but makes for a very fun reading experience. also i just really love shostakovich's music so it was cool to learn the context in which it was written. this book was one of the few biographies i really loved, i don't usually go for them but this was worth it)

The Mars House: a sci-fi book about the politics between mars-born people and earth-born people (i'm putting it on this list because i really liked the worldbuilding and the first half but i wasn't a big fan of the ending tbh. january deserved better)

The Boy with a Bird in his Chest: a fantasy realism coming-of-age story about a boy named owen who literally has a bird living in his ribcage. it's also a metaphor for queerness though (RAFGHJGKFJFHGGHH i loved this book so much!!!!! i don't know why but it hits so hard. definitely made me sob at multiple points. probably gonna reread it as soon as i can. fantastic book. please read it)

Between The World and Me: nonfiction letter by Ta-Nehisi Coates to his son about the realities of being Black in america (incredible piece of literature, i think everyone should read it at least once. it's also inspired by Baldwin's Letter to My Nephew which is hands-down my favourite Baldwin essay, so that was cool!)

The Book Eaters: dark & gritty fantasy set in the UK, about several mysterious families who have the power to eat books and consume their contents. however, some rare children are born with a hunger not for books, but for human minds. (definitely a page-turner!! i couldn't set it down and i read it in like a day. horror/gritty fantasy isn't really my usual genre but it was really well done here)

Africa is Not a Country: nonfiction writing that pushes against preconceptions and stereotypes about Africa (OUGH. incredibly well-written and honestly necessary for today. also the author dipo faloyin is very funny and makes it engaging even when dealing with depressing history. on an unrelated note, did you know that approximately 90% of Sub-Saharan Africa's cultural artefacts are outside of the continent? anyways go read this book, then get mad about it, and then go do something about it.)

bonus: books i've already read before but reread recently

This Is How You Lose the Time War: a novella about two agents on the opposing sides of an interdimensional war who fall in love through time and space (i've read this once before but i recently got the chance to buy it on national indie bookstores day so obviously i leapt at the chance! and it is absolutely as good as i remembered)

Howl: this doesn't technically count as a book but i'm adding it in anyways because it's amazing. it's a long poem by Allen Ginsberg about outcasts from society and the Beat generation and liberation and it's fucking amazing. I've been rereading it a couple of lines at a time each morning, because i like making myself feel strong emotions first thing after i wake up. seriously though it's one of the most evocative pieces of writing i've read and also it makes me kind of want to carve it into my skin which is a normal response to good poetry for sure

The Anthropocene Reviewed: a collection of essays written by John Green, who used to work as a book reviewer, in which he reviews various products of humanity on a five-star rating, from diet dr. pepper to kentucky bluegrass to the notes app. (this is possibly my favourite book of all time <- lying because i am unable to choose just one favourite book :| however it is almost definitely my favourite nonfiction book, and i reread it as often as i can. it's a gorgeous study on humanity, both the good and the bad, and i absolutely think everyone should read this. i know I've said that about multiple of these books already but i really mean it for this one. my favorite essays are: academic decathlon, lascaux cave paintings, "new partner", and harvey)

okay that's it i'm done now! there's a lot more nonfiction on there than i usually read bc that was my new year's resolution and i'm actually enjoying it a lot! i just checked out this book on ancient Persia that i'm super excited to read :D also there's a lot of essays/anthologies which was not intentional, i don't know why i've been reading so many of those lately

anyways i would apologize for the sheer volume of this but you know me well enough by now to know better to expect me to have restraint. however i will apologize for the late response, life has been kicking my ass lately

[nezz-cringe-crib]

teru mikami analysis bc i love him

hi i'm just here to rant about how much i love teru mikami's character because he's genuinely such a well written character. this is probably gonna be unorganized and just rambly. i might rewrite it later but for now i just need another reason to procrastinate and focus on my silly emos.

(oh yeah also spoilers if that isn't obvious)

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mikami is probably one of the best representations of religious trauma (at least imo and from what i've seen). i haven't read the manga yet and a lot of this might just be me projecting, but either way he's still the top in my books. there's SO many scenes and details about him that remind me so much of myself when i was still heavily involved with christianity (and to be clear, this is my own interpretation, not me tryna shit on any religions. that's a big wompwomp no-no. respect ppl hoes). so here's some random bits about mikami that make me go "OH SHIT ME-CORE ALERT!!!!":

the entire thing with his mom. i know that when he reflects back on his mom's death, he talks about how he's happy the whole thing happened because "she's evil and god killed the evil for me thanks god" but i completely believe the whole thing is just him brainwashing himself. like think about it for a second. his mom just died in the same car crash that involved his main tormentors, and this was also right after he was holding a slight grudge against his mom for defending said tormentors (she obviously didn't do that. she was just trying to help mikami view the world from a more realistic point of view to keep him out of trouble, but when you're that young and that passionate about justice, to him it'll seem like she's defending the same evil he's trying to fight). when you combine these things together, this is just gonna lead to a WHOLE lot of conflicted and lost feelings, and we see that in mikami. he had just been through a rough conversation with his mom, and she died before he could even get a chance to really think about said convo. all he is left with is a mixed feeling of loss, resentment, and fear. however, on the other hand, her death meant that the tormentors she was defending had also died. so to him, it has to mean something, doesn't it? the group of bastards that had been ruining his and others' lives and had finally been rid of. and if this had happened right after his mother had been defending them, it has to be a sign, right? there has to be a reason for all this hurt, right? when mikami is viewing the world through these lenses, it makes sense that'd he'd suddenly want a reason to justify his mom's death, even though it feels unbelievably cruel. so he finds a reason, and he finds that reasoning through god. this is honestly something that i used to do a lot when i was still heavily invested in my church, and i'm sure there are others who have been in the same situation. when the world is unjustifiably cruel, people will make up justification for it. it's a fear tactic that many people fall prey to in religious environments, and if not treated, it can fester into much more toxic environments for the people around them.

^^^ tldr: mikami copes with his mom's death by telling himself "it's okay that my mom died!! she was working for satan and god had to kill her!! thanks god!!" and if that's not the most religious-trauma-core shit out there then idk what is.

ALSO LITERALLY JUST EVERYTHING WITH LIGHT'S DEATH???? YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THAT SHIT HURT MAN. the realization that your god is not the god you thought you had been following used to be some of the scariest shit out there to me and mikami had it thrown right at his face when light died. not only was his god gone, but his god was never a god to begin with. he was just some guy. some pathetic guy who was now bleeding out and screaming on the ground. he had dedicated his life to this thing, and it was never real to begin with. and so he dies with it. because when the god revolving your life is gone, what other life do you really have? mikami was the perfect fucking example of that and i need it to be talked about more fucking please guys he's literally just like me fr i swear.

that's all i can think of right now tbh. if there's any typos in here no there isn't you're wrong nuhuh. anyways i fucking love mikami's character. he might be an antisocial autistic boyloser edgelord but he's MY antisocial autistic boyloser edgelord and i will defend him with my life. that hoe did EVERY wrong thing but your honor he is just a silly guy.

[solid-six]

get to know me

tagged by @judyalvqrez! thankss!

Favorite colors: Greens are usually my favorite, but my closet is almost entirely black. Late-blooming goth stuck in f-ing Florida.

Last song: Earlier I was listening to MOTHERLESS by Killer Mike!

Currently reading: Working on The Trinity of Fundamentals by Wisam Rafeedie. I was supposed to be part of this bi-weekly reading group here locally that have been meeting and discussing it per-chapter, but it took so long to ship to me I missed the first few sessions and now I'm way behind...

Currently watching: My partner and I have been verrrrry slowly trying to catch up on Arcane. We'd seen the first season when it came out, and we rewatched it and are now like...4 episodes into the second season? Idk, it's really pretty, but like...I may be in the minority here, but I can't stand all the council-y 'behind closed doors' stuff, it's sooo boring! They're like 'hey, you want a super slick stylish cyber-/steam-punky show with two dope leads with gatlin guns and bombs and huge gauntlets?' and I'm like HELL YEH and then they're like 'Well 3/4 of every episode is the council scenes from star wars with a bunch of characters steepling their fingers and leering, have fun!' We'll finish it eventually by my gOD lol. Don't kill me, I know ppl are feral over that show and I don't dislike it, it's just A Lot.

Currently craving: Those nerds gummy-clusters, whatever they're actually called. We call it our 'aquarium gravel' lol and I could go for a bag right about now.

Coffee or tea: Lately it's been tea, I'm addicted to the raspberry-hibiscus target-brand tea with honey and lemon, I drink like 4 of them a day. I used to be a HUGE coffee drinker, but sometime over the last few years I stopped being able to enjoy it regularly. But If we're out somewhere that has it, I will ALWAYS get a cafe con leche, and I always end up craving coffee and making some when playing a Remedy game...wonder why that is...

Hobby to try: Honestly, I don't need any more hobbies right now, I'm neglecting the ones I already have! For the new year, I'm making goals of reading more, (used to read voraciously and have only read like...3 or 4 books this whole year?), and working on my sound art stuff, maybe posting some of it?

Current AU: I don't normally have AUs in my head, but what's funny-weird is that literally like a few hours ago I jokingly posted this - but also watched Coraline, (one of my favorite movies Ever), for like the 100th time recently and...

CORALINE IN THE WRITER'S ROOM AU

tagging @fozzieosbourne @greenkngt @variousblarghblanks @the-labyrinth-of-me and @cowboygirlfriends

[rosesocietyy]

Brilliant people have said everything that needs to be said about this much much better and I don't got anything substantial to add but I just have to get this off my chest cause y'all I'm still in disbelief

like this is a grown ass person btw oh I simply have to laugh😭

this perfectly exemplifies literally everything cringe af and wrong with these "assigned welcomers". this is just my scapegoat but there are way worse I've seen

First of all, get a job. how, at your fossil age, do you have time to spend all day scrolling through every single iwtv related post and arguing with people who say anything even slightly damning about lestat (which mind you, is literally just objective facts about things he did). I'll dm you a McDonald's application hell I'll even put in a referral for you out of the goodness of my heart.

Second, Lestat is not a real person. he's fake, a made up character, the figment of someone's imagine, non-existent, people hating him will not affect your life in anyway shape or form. He didn't assign you as his PR agent I promise you'll live. "They'll never accept him" ok and?!?

Question, and I'm genuinely asking, is this their first time in a fandom? why is someone having a different opinion about a character they love enough to send them into hysterics like?? 13 year olds on anime twitter have a better grasp on reality that y'all do get a grip!

And like the above posts have talked extensively about, I most definitely noticed whose posts a specific bunch of them love to go under to share their dog shit "explanation" that nobody asked for. When a black person sees Louis being brutalized by his white lover what do you expect their reaction to be? oaur wow this white french slut is so pussy cunt slay period queen? "but louis is flawed too" do you hear yourself? do you listen to yourself when you speak? can you activate the barest hint of brain activity to understand why we would react differently to what we're watching than you would and that knowledge of the source material has nothing to do with it? Just because you read those shitty books and posses no empathy for black people in media doesn't mean you gain some higher understanding of "gothic romance ".

"No but the thing is you don't understand this is a gothic romance and they're supposed to be monsters and lestat has suffered saur much and he's also the real main character so you must love him" so now how exactly does that negate their point about him being an abuser? quickly! sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up when black people are sharing their thoughts on the show cause who the fuck are you fr and what convinced you that you have the right to argue with them about THEIR experiences. that tweet that said white people act like God left them in charge, yeah.

Funny enough, half the people that are so gung ho about him now didn't even fw him at all when they only read the first book. wow it's almost like you were allowed to sort out your feelings about him on your own without insects disguised as people in your mentions calling you slow for not licking his feet.

I despise so much in this fandom. From the bottom of my heart I really truly do. I don't know what I was expecting, I guess more common sense and maturity because the average age in the fandom is quite high compared to other fandoms I've been in but nah, just mfs screaming and crying bc ppl don't jump up and down and scream yipee! everytime their white fav commits abhorrent, disgusting crimes.

I was so caught up in the euphoria of an anne rice property finally being given to skilled creators who'll pick it apart and say something poignant with it that for a moment, I forgot I lived in a world where majority of its audience would sadly be the anne rice crowd.

[thegamingcatmom]

Hello <3 Listen I've started playing re8 and i've had my first encounter with the Dimitrescu family and I am here wondering why the hell didn't I play this sooner so I could obsess over this even sooner, but oh well. So I know you're cooking up a story where they meet the Denalis and I was like walking through the castle and my mind started asking questions. So ofc I imagine you don't wanna give away details of your story because then you wouldn't be able to tease us with lil spoilers and where's the fun in that, right? ;P So instead lemme write down what came to my mind and ask your opinion on that, let's dive into my delulu-land vision XD Tbh is nothing like super elaborated bc you know just rnadom throughts that came to mind so bear with me bc it probably makes 0 sense ok? SO it made me think like in a more kind of "modern" set up, where the Denalis are already vegetarians, they've lived a veeery long life, yk kind of like things are in the Twilight movies/books. In my mind it was like for X reason they were moving from Denali to another place to live, be because the Volturi, bc they had been exposed and therefore they need to gtfo before shit hits the fan (I blame the drones if that's the reason tho) IDK it could be literally any reason, it is unimportant. They somehow end up finding the castle, they meet this vampires who are like super different from them (In my mind I think is cool they can eat human food and sleep and shit eve n though perhaps they don't need it so I'd probs keep that for all vamps in any possible story but that's out of the question XD) and they ofc live very differently from them, the castle ofc doesn't mantain itself, so they have ppl working there for them and they probs dispose of them as soon as they stop being useful, they drink human blood, they make a game out of their hunts and seem to enjoy the pain they inflict before actually drinking the blood. Meanwhile the Denalis started drinking animal blood to stop killing the humans they slept with (With other reasons in the mix too but in the end it was to rpeserve human life) and they've lived away from humans, living in secret and all that shit, like is two complete different worlds they live in. Now all that to make this questions: Say Lady D offered them a place to stay in the castle for reasons unknown bc I hadn't actually thought about it tbh, I don't think she'd mind if they kept their boring vegetarian lifestyle, but they have a choice now to keep it or instead go back to human blood, which honestly seems more tasty and the better option, do you think they'd take it? Would they agree and stay in the castle? Would they leave? Idk f there would be any consequences if they decide to leave though, and in case of staying what about the coven itself? I mean Tanya's the leader, but it matters little I think her title in the castle bc I am not sure if Lady D gives a duck about it honestly, it's her castle after all(?) And final question I promise: How do you think they would adapt to this "new life" in the case they accept Lady D's offer of staying? You think someone might have more of a hard time with it? Will they talk/argue about it among themselves? Consider their options? I have a feeling that Tanya would not take any offer without speaking first to her coven, they are family after all and whatever they do will affect all of them, so yeah. Also this probably makes no sense as I stated before, it was a bunch of random thoughts that I poorly put together so yk don't feel like you gotta answer to all that nonsense XD And I still have not finished the game, just barely started it so idk, perhaps I'm missing some important lore, or something is inadequate, anyway thanks for reading my delulu-bible and for recommending me to go play the game <3 <3 Have a nice day :D

...Oh?

We´re simping for both camps now?

I love how, after having only just reached their section (apparently), this is the result. As in: The Dimis got their sickles hooked in you alright, LMAO.

Can´t say I´m surprised. *cough cough*

Like-

(Simping starts in 3...2...1...)

This was ALL of us when the game was only just coming out and Lady D was revealed in the Maiden Demo. It was madness, lemme tell you. The memes, the art, the fics my god-

The fics were smt else. And they just kept coming. They still do. Lady D destroyed the internet like no other video game character before. People kept dying in game just so they could stick around Castle Dimitrescu for a bit longer (preferably forever).

Like, this was the majority of ppl playing the game:

Lady D: *begins stalking you*

Ethan (you): *heart-eyes*

Lady D: *stalks closer*

Ethan (you): *heart-eyes*

Lady D: *unsheathes her claws*

Ethan (you): *dreamy smile*

Lady D: *takes one giant swipe at you that nearly beheads you*

Ethan (you), barely alive: "...F-Fancy stepping on me too?"

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It was truly a time to be alive.

(You should check out some reactions to Lady D on Youtube, especially Markiplier. 💀)

I mean, LISTEN-

I dunno what Capcom was trying to accomplish with The Dimitrescus (they knew exactly what they were doing), but being stalked and hunted down by feral goth ladies and their equally as feral Momma because they thirst for your blood (and hopefully mayhaps other things) is pretty much a dream come true for most ppl. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Capcom, were you even trying? Honestly.

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Okay anyhow-

I love your thoughts on this. Especially because it´s a lot more serious than what I originally came up with, lmao. Like, this thing I got cooking rn is pretty much a total crack fic (for now). Yknow, stuff like portals and time travel and whatnot seems entirely possible there, but I haven´t reached that part yet (the explaining part), so it´s still rather unclear how they got to the castle.

Like, it never occured to me that the Denalis might just find the "real" village in Romania (which is where the game is set). But now that I´m reading your thoughts on it, this seems pretty plausible to me. Defo something I can see happening. With that said:

Lemme start by giving some canon info (which hopefully won´t spoil anything for you):

the Dimis aren´t actual vampires

they are what they are because of a parasite aka The Cadou

they need to sustain themselves on human flesh and blood because of it (for survival & to maintain their powers)

Lady D will grow to the point she mutates out of control if she doesn´t (I´ve read that somewhere)

the Daughters are made entirely of flies

those flies will die if exposed to the cold (yet another thing that´s entirely different from Twilight vampires, who can only be fully destroyed through fire)

Lady D has no such "weakness"

the pain they inflict upon their victims is not necessary for feeding

they just enjoy being cruel

they turn their staff into wine at some point

or use them for experiments ("Moroaicǎ")

With all of that said: I totally agree that it´s a clash of two entirely different worlds. But that´s what makes it so interesting.

I also kinda HC that The Dimis see vampires as some kind of role models? In a way? Like, they clearly enjoy this lifestyle (a bit too much), so I feel like meeting some actual vampires - the real deal - would be like meeting a popstar or smt. At least to the daughters. (Dani would swoon.)

Lady D would be a lot more skeptical about it ofc, but there´s no way she would be able to hide her curiosity. I mean, how many beings pose an actual threat to them? Not that many. Which means Lady D would be quite hostile at first. She got her daughters to think of as well, after all. There would be the usual threats of "slice you to ribbons" and such, until she realizes-

There are no ribbons. And there won´t be. Because her claws are actually kinda useless against them.

As are the flies the daughters are made of. There´s no piercing that skin.

That´s never happened before.

That´s when it dawns on them that whatever they´re up against isn´t entirely human. The fact they (the Denalis) lack a heartbeat or the usual warmth is kinda telling as well.

In fact, the Daughters don´t enjoy being near them at all. They´re so cold!

But, you see-

The Daughters might keep their distance (for now).

But Lady D is more than intrigued at this point.

Listen, that woman is a sucker for power. That´s why she´s got the hots for Mother Miranda (MM), after all.

Well that, and because MM is fine af, obv.

(I don´t blame you, Alci.)

Anyway-

If she saw the Denalis wielding their vampiric powers and, yknow, posing an actual challenge for her in terms of brute strength because it´s not every day she meets someone who´s actually able to lift her- (can you imagine?)

Ofc she´s gonna want to get to the bottom of it all. Because she´s also a bit of a nerd, you see. Just like Momma. (They both fine af.) She´s gonna want to study them, write down every little detail in that notebook of hers.

Kate´s power is gonna fill page upon page as Lady D goes completely mad scribbling it all down like-

With that said:

Yes, I defo think Lady D would demand invite them to stay. She´s nothing if not a gracious hostess to those she deems worthy.

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As for the Denalis-

Tanya would never make decisions without discussing it with her coven first. Not those that could be life-altering, at least. They'd only stay if everyone agreed to it. And, even then, I'm not sure it would be a permanent stay. I mean-

It's difficult.

I'd say it depends "which" Denalis we're talking. If we take the more deranged ones from my story (The Sisters) then I can defo see them agreeing to a permanent stay in the castle. Human life means next to nothing to them, aside from being their food source ofc. And while they might not agree with everything that's happening in the castle (some of the things going down in the cellar are...tough, even for them), they'd never judge the Dimis for their lifestyle, seeing how they're far from being saints themselves. One as corrupted as the other, I´d say.

If we take the veggie/modern Denalis, on the other hand-

I mean, the sisters killed ppl before. Loads of them probs. Therefore, the Dimis sustaining themselves on human blood and flesh isn't as appalling to them as it would be to your usual human. But it's how they do it (torturing their victims and basically getting the most out of it before they deliver the final blow) that makes them feel...conflicted. Most of their kind (as in: actual vampires) usually don´t draw it out longer than necessary. Mainly because they´ll succumb to their bloodlust almost immediately, sucking their victim dry in a matter of seconds. That (thankfully) doesn´t leave much room for any kind of torture.

With that said-

It´s still difficult, lmao.

I feel like our modern Denalis would defo be intrigued by the Dimitrescus. Then they´d be appalled. Then Lady D comes in with all that charm of hers, laying it on real thick yknow, basically downplaying the things that are happening in that castle full of blood and death. Then the daughters come in with their buzzing personalities. Then the Denalis would be intrigued again. And so on-

And before you know it, years have passed.

That´s the only way I can see our modern Denalis stay in that castle over an extended time period. Cause time works just differently for vampires, yknow. Years are like seconds to them. All one and the same. Doesn´t really matter. Not when you got eternity anyway.

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Now, that was pretty much me rambling and fangirling without any kind of order, lol. So lemme try and give some more direct answers:

Would the Denalis switch to human blood during that time?

I think that´s entirely possible. That castle is pretty much filled with human blood - it´s everywhere: In the cellar, in the kitchen, in the storage rooms, in the wine glasses, etc. It lurks around every corner, constantly putting our sisters to the test. It´s like waving a piece (more like a bar) of chocolate in front of someone who´s been living on dry toast. Resisting becomes almost impossible under such conditions.

And the Dimis know that.

Am I suggesting that Lady D and her unruly daughters might try and seduce the Denalis back to human blood by deliberately leaving it out in the open, ripe for the taking?

Why yes, yes I am. That´s totally something the Dimis would do in order to gain numbers (and other things).

Would there be any consequences if the Denalis decided to leave?

As I said before, the Denalis pose an actual threat/challenge to Lady D. Neither her nor her daughters could do much to stop them from leaving, if they decided to do so. Doesn´t mean they wouldn´t try though. Lady D is a narcissist and rejection isn´t something she handles well. Her daughters share that sentiment.

"So you don´t love me?!"

Yup. That´s totally smt Dani would say in that situation. The poor baby.

Anyhow-

The Dimis would probs try to stop them because rolling over just isn´t in their nature. But I´d like to think one of the following things would happen then:

A) The Denalis use their vampiric charm to convince the Dimis to let them go without a fight.

B) Lady D puts a stop to things herself once she realizes the only ones to get hurt during this would be her daughters and herself. (She´d never admit that openly ofc.)

To sum it up:

Even if there were consequences, it´s highly unlikely the Denalis would be affected by them.

Would the Denalis adapt well to their new life? Would they struggle at all?

I think my fangirling pretty much answered that, lmao.

Unhinged Denalis: No problem with adapting. (More like they cba as long as they get their fill.)

Normal (modern) Denalis: Depends on the Dimis´ efforts I´d say. There´d defo be times of struggle and self-doubt. But then there´d also be times of "yknow what, why tf not". It´s a constant back and forth and it really depends on how well the Dimitrescus play their cards.

As for who might struggle the most:

Lemme start by saying Kate would struggle the least. I mean, the struggle would still be there, but she´s never been one to back down from a challenge. She´s also not one to shy away from the unknown - on the contrary: Out of the three of them, Kate is probs the one most likely to go "only one way to find out", YKNOW?? No risk, no fun, and all that. That´s why Cass and her get along so well. Whenever the two of them are together, the whole castle holds its breath.

Tanya would probs feel quite torn because, above all else, she has a duty to fulfill: ensuring the best possible outcome for her coven. So there´d be this constant nagging, telling her that all of this is kinda wrong and that, just mayhaps, it´d be better to haul ass. But then there´s time where she´s actually enjoying herself when she´s having "wine" with Bela, giving each other some advice on how to best handle their younger sibllings and such. That nagging fades for a while then. Until it´s back. But so is Bela. And that nagging fades again. And so on.

Irina would spend most of her time with Dani probs, gushing about finding true love and such. She sees a lot of herself in the youngest Dimitrescu daughter, albeit a lot more...unhinged, lol. They get each other, as crazy as it sounds. It also really helps taking her mind off things, makes her forget what´s going on in that castle. For a while, at least. Until the doubts start creeping back in. Dani notices though, she always does. And she´s always there to manipulate cheer her bestest friend up.

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I hope I´ve managed to cover everything. Tbh, that was just me rambling most of the time, hoping it all would make sense along the way, lmao.

...Come to think of it, that´s pretty much my writing style. 💀

Thanks a lot for your ask! I really, really enjoyed that mashup. 🥰💋

Have a great day as well! ❤️

[oh-no-boi]

mm lrb (last reblog? is that a thing haha) and just its not the same but the assumption that im not doing anything with my life/time bc im not dating and not going "out" is rly stupid

my coworker didnt mean anything by it but his shock abt me not dating anyone and alao that bc im a homebody, im not doing much..... like no i make games, i draw, i craft, i write, my 3 journals take up plenty of time too.. also i go to downtown toronto somwtimes for stationary stuff LOL im tired from working but i got plenty of shit im doing

like currebtly:

• finished domino club game jam thus resting

• i have likr 25 linoprints where i gotta print layer 2 (winter holiday cards bc snailmail is great)

• im back to sorting my dolls for ebay and after that, i am finally going to organize my 3 display cases

• as always, 2 out of 3 planner/journals, take up at least 2-3 hrs a week as i write the daily pages from my phone notes

• i would like to go to the park more, i wish i had energy to walk and draw again but i just go to the playground swings for my mental health occationally now 😔

• i am reading so many danmei novels like one after another.. balancing my time between reading and doing other things is a careful balance

• winter holiday gifts are on my mind.. one has been ordered but many more to figure out..

idk like theres comics to read too and games to play, and books to read, and so much art supplies i shud fucking use one of these days.. need to get back into watercolours lol.....

my life isnt worse or more boring due to me not dating or staying home/close to home....

i've literally gone to place in toronto where u can be nude and see ppl getting it on and put on the "not interested" bracelet and fell in love with not giving a fuck abt my own nudity levels and falling in love with the heated pool...... holy shit is it nice to just wear swimsuit bottoms and a swim shirt without a bikini top lmao the fucking best (i have been nude but i also am a weirdo who does like the feel of clothes and like i cant live without socks when not in bed, and underwear is a helper in controlling my bladder feelings, and then i just love an oversized tshirt ok it feels good but also im chill to be tits out)

idk theres just something great abt knowing that sure i might be squemish to ever try sex and sure im aroace something, and i dont think im gotta end up actually dating anyone but fingers crossed i guess? but also yeah i masturbate, i've been nude in nudist place, i've sent nudes before tho not sexy chat lol i draw porn, i have a lot of distressed anime girl porn on my phone what of it, im an adult and im happy* living my life and frankly i dont see how dating would even work for me when i want to be reading bl half my waking hours... i just need to hang out with friends more

oh also coworker was like "ur 23, right?" and im just oh buddy haha

*i mean mild? depression but we ignore it bc we are only truly depressed when thinking bad thoughts or like the future or anything, ok fine i still feel like its fake but we cant ignore that i did try antidepresants and also did get close to vague suicide thoughts but like im fine, i got planners and stickers and weekly bubble tea ok

[bisluthq]

I bet if you did the survey on Travis and Jason, they would be in the 90% that would reply that Pitt and Angelina got divorced because he was drinking too much//

I buy this is true for the Kelce brothers yea, but what about Taylor? Ain't no way she doesn't at least knows about the leaked FBI document detailing the plain incident and that in itself is enough to find that man unforgivably abhorrent (ppl should read that entire file, as disturbing as its content is). Since Taylor herself has had to go through lawsuits involving sexual harassment and stufff I would kind of expect her to know about it tbh. Didn't she also say in an interview in Red era that she really admire Angelina and her work-life-philanthropy balance or something like that?

Buuut at the same time, I kinda wouldn't be surprised if she knows about it but doesn't care at all. Dissapointed yeah, but not surprised

mmmmm but it’s not Taylor’s podcast and she doesn’t have creative control over it or over Travis? Idk I kinda don’t like it when the partner is supposed to “de-problemify” the other. If Taylor has read it and has thoughts - possible - she still can’t be held accountable for Travis and Jason and their teams not doing that same due diligence. TBH he doesn’t even need to tell her who they might be booking - it’s a weekly pod like she doesn’t need perpetual updates on what’s happening, who the guests are, what merch they’re launching. I’m sure he talks to her but it’s also… work lol so most probably a lot of work stuff they don’t tell each other because work stuff’s mostly quite boring. If he told her after he’d booked him like was she meant to say “no cancel it”? Like? What’s it to do with her?

Also, again, most people don’t seem to know the extent of it. I saw two separate X accounts from progressive women praising Brad in relation to F1 when I was looking around this morning with no notes and another few accounts that talked about his sobriety. I also - I’m not saying it doesn’t exist - saw 0 hate to Angelina in relation to him. I feel like a lot of people aren’t like… Angelina antis or even claiming she lied or anything but the stance is “well he drank too much and now he’s doing much much better, well done Brad on turning your life around” mostly? Also Angelina and the kids have both been publicly quiet on all of this so on one hand no one can say they lied (it’s based on third party reports right like the pilot/staff reported what happened) but it also reinforces the “we don’t know what happened leading up to this and clearly Angelina doesn’t want to badmouth him so she probably understands but just couldn’t deal” ideas that surface around DV.

So to me it’s well possible Taylor sees it that way too - he made mistakes but he is better now.

Also - I think overall in society domestic violence of this nature (between a wife and partner and kids) is often treated as “we don’t know the full story” more so than sexual harassment at workplaces or even date rape. He was plastered and smacked his wife around. “Probably doesn’t even remember it, definitely regrets it” vibes. Add to that white privilege right so the narrative is “white men aren’t inherently violent especially towards their white wives, so this was obviously a mistake”. (I once had a fight with someone because they literally told me they think DV is much less prevalent in white couples and I was like “… what?” and stopped being friends with this person but anyway).

I am in no way defending Brad btw - or even the Kelces because ya they’re platforming him, I’m just saying they can’t be expected to lead the charge on that. I’m just saying this is a very messy situation discourse wise and people don’t seem to have the best grasp of what happened, the fact that it clearly wasn’t a one off (hence his kids’ hatred of him), the fact that his kids haven’t forgiven him (so whatever AA shit he’s been doing for the last decade hasn’t changed their minds like he may have 9th stepped all of them but the amends didn’t work), and the fact that the FBI was ready to press federal charges. Most people just seem to think he drank a lot and made dumb choices. Taylor might well think that too.

again, I think his PR’s been smart in not TOTALLY ignoring it. Brad addresses the drinking and divorce super frequently. So like. I think a lot of people are like “well he knows he fucked up and he’s willing to change” and RECENTLY Gwyneth talking so positively about him probably reinforced that. He was in a “bad place” not “he is a bad person” right per the narrative?