#love the 2nd and 3rd one i got hahaha

[copias-juicebox]

Thanks for tagging @fishwithtitz and @portaltothevoid

Tagging: @conjuring-ghouls @ghelullu @susulbr @thethirdpapa @a-baetiful @tobbesdiscordkitten

rules: go to pinterest and type [your name] + “core” to show your aesthetic, then post the first 6 images.

💀 at the Lego head but also pretty impressed at this spread

tag: @portaltothevoid @anamelessfool @copias-juicebox @writingjourney @gravehags @canarycolemine @the-lisechen @discountdemonwarehouse

reblog instead of repost so we can see all the cool pics 🖤

[blackkatdraws2]

1st Batch: the Inhabitants

[Blank Scripts AU (non-canonical)]

Multiple footsteps reverberated within the claustrophobic stairways of the Parable.

One strikingly beautiful old man elegantly struts up the stairs with a scowl on his face, having a heated one-sided discussion (lecture) with a poor stuttering businessman on his phone call.

The rest simply follow him, a group of special individuals who have come and now reside in this strange building for their own peculiar reasons. They don't quite understand many things about the workings of this place, but one thing is for certain.

Wherever the Narrator tells them to go, whatever he tells them to do, they comply.

BATCH LIST:

- [1st Batch: The Inhabitants] - [2nd Batch: The Janitors] - [3rd Batch: The Citizens] - [4th Batch: The Guardians]

↓ [Chatter and Credits below] ↓

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The first illustration is posted! [Yay!] There will be more coming soon!

I've decided to pair these characters together due to a single uniting trait they all shared. Being residents of the Parable! [Either as an NPC or as something else.]

I admit that I went in with a lot of confidence, thinking I would finish this illustration in just a day or two, and I got HUMBLED. Starting June 16th [the day after everyone's characters got submitted] I spent five days just drawing this one illustration alone. [I draw fast, I usually only spend a few hours on one drawing before moving on, so this was a challenging experience.]

There were many factors contributing to why it took me so long. Such as drawing blindly [not preparing before trying to render and failing at it], not using references, lack of experience drawing buildings from scratch, etc. [Okay, now I just sound like I'm making excuses but wow that was really hard HAHAHA I almost got art-block as a result!]

My grievances aside, I'm happy with the result!

Mell by @katkit-drops-alt

Her dress and concept are absolutely lovely!! I like how, despite how terrifying she may come off, she's ultimately still a girl with her own normal life to live [or whatever it is that's normal to her anyway.] Her silly farm boyfriend is cute too!

[unnamed character] by @rick-ety

Ahh this girl!! I'm interested in her! [I love character designs that look 'ghostly' or dead.] Her pretty long hair reminds me a lot of Sadako [that one ghost girl with long black hair covering her face...] Her poor limbs missing and the twist of her not dying simply because she's already dead ahhh!!! o(〃＾▽＾〃)o

Helena by @neat-o-things

A silly girl who died in the Parable as she was about to make it out then ended up getting reincarnated as an NPC, making maps for the Parable, not knowing why she's doing it or where she even is!!! Only that she feels like she should :). I hold her dearly.

Anika by @hyydrochloricacidd

Uwwaahh we have sisters!! Anika is so unnervingly tall and creepy, I love that seemingly doll-like look on her face. It feels very uncanny! I can't wait to draw her sister Anala soon.

Root by @therootthatquestiond

AHH a drawing in Roblox!! (p≧w≦q) I love Roblox, you did a really great job!! We appreciate our quiet guy Root. Praise Root.

[dgrailwar]

Round 3, Day 2 - ALL TEAMS (Extra Summon - Tempest)

The lone Faker stood in the midst of the storm, awaiting whoever was to challenge her.

A figure, spiraling down from the heavens and striking at the Faker. The Alter-Ego, beautiful and proud, engaged in swift close combat as her bladed legs danced against the sparking metal of the Faker's sword. They seemed to be evenly matched, as the Alter-Ego laughed.

"I don't get what all the fuss is about--! I could handle you by myself, you know?"

"Alter-Ego… I like that warrior's confidence, but it won't be enough!"

The Faker's eyes flashed, the Alter-Ego's movements slowing in a critical moment as she was struck off the chariot, only recovering fast enough to safely land on the ground to regroup. The chariot wheeled downwards, charging at the Alter-Ego before a gust of wind threw it off course, the Faker's attention turning to another Servant. The MoonCancer, hovering in the air with massive flapping elephant ears, venting to nobody in particular.

"Gh… why couldn't I have 'support-type' build? Then I could just hang back and throw out buffs while everyone else got in close with the fighting. Ahh-- whatever! If I'm a tank, then I'm a tank! Let's draw some aggro!"

With the Faker's attention drawn elsewhere, two more Servants rushed into the fray.

"The sound of lightning…!"

"Come, o' Blade of Flames!"

Two attacks, simultaneously struck at the Faker. One, a glittering roseate fencing blade thrust forward. Second, a dark saber of cursed flames slashed downward. Both attacks forced the rider of the skeletal chariot to reel, as she retaliated with her own sword, knocking them both away with a thunderous strike as they both spiraled in the air, struggling to catch themselves.

"Uwaah--! That sword… is fast…!" "Hahaha! She's a bit tougher than a standard Heroic Spirit! Good! Very good!"

On the ground, two Servants watched. One of them, a Pretender in a white cloak, held out his hands as magic sparkled outward, providing energy to the direct combatants as they fought against the Faker. The second, a Ruler wearing a heavy blue cloak against the storm, was waving her banner proudly, light shining from her body.

"You must be the Ruler, looking at how proudly you're waving that flag. I didn't take a Ruler for one to want a reward."

"I don't care for the reward, just for solving this Grail War. This battle... we'll have to work together, but by some metric one of us will be determined as 'the best'."

"An 'MVP', perhaps?" The Pretender chuckled. "So, nobody can afford to sandbag either. Everybody wants to be a winner, right? Even someone like you can't afford to lose."

She slammed down her banner, the harsh rainfall temporarily broken by golden light that pierced through like an arrow, covering all the participating Servants against the Faker-Class.

"You're right, I don't want to lose either...so, let's give it our all! Come, Faker! Let the battle begin!"

"Hahaha! Now this is what I love to see! In this bout, I shall serve as your seventh! So come, show me that warrior spirit! The greatest of you will face glory, and the cowardly will face punishment! Warriors of the Extra-Class, Mages of the modern era, distant as you may ever be-- show me your resolve, and Faker will return it in kind!"

Due to the presence of all participating Servants everyone is put on fair ground! No boosts or demerits apply, the results are what they are!

The Servant who does the most against Faker (as in, gets 1st Place) wins!

SCORING:

1st Place will receive a boost of their choosing from an assortment for their next round!

2nd Place will not receive any rewards, but evade punishment!

3rd through 5th Place will gain a -2% demerit during their next round! These demerits bypass any resistances!

Last place will gain a wound that bypasses any damage evasion passives!

[iilmunchkiin]

Life Update

Hey so I know y'all like my art and all but college is creeping up on me so I might start posting less

I appreciate all the comments dearly, I really do, thank you so much for being so interested in my artworks and supporting me, but for now I really gotta take a break..

I might start going in a half-hiatus?? kind of state, where I'll be online but, not as active as I usually do...

This might change in the future, hopefully it does because I genuinely enjoy making silly art. This post is also going to be like some kind of time capsule to remind myself of SHIT I NEED TO DO.

I'm just filled with so much uncertainty at the moment...

If you read this all the way, thank you. (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)

(More yapping + potential art/concepts I plan to make underneath the cut)

(I repeat, some of these aren't final, just concepts)

Redesigning the entire undertale red and yellow cast into my style ( + the human souls )

Make a fuckign reference sheet for my persona

3 UTY AUs I plan to make

1st AU (Gameshow!AU) : Clover is aware of resets and they work along side Flowey with each other their own seperate goals (Clover - for the 5 missing children, Flowey - you already know), both of them treat the monsters and life itself as a video game and see everyone as nothing else but an NPC that exists in the game of life, however, deep down Clover genuinely cares and gets attached to everyone and their stories, but for the other's sake they have to pretend, pretend they don't care, pretend they're dismissive of everyone, and pretend to be the villain they claim they are. If they don't, Flowey will catch up and notice something's wrong so Clover just plays along as Flowey pulls on their strings and keep up the facade.

2nd AU (Insanity!AU) : Everyone's Insane, it's basically like the rot comic except Clover is actually alive this time and they witness everyone just spiraling into madness. They're just so sucked up and so mentally fucked it, it feeds my delulu brain. (Example: Starlo losing his identity and not knowing who he is anymore because of how much he pretended to be someone he wasn't) (it's giving horrortale without the cannibalism lol)

3rd AU (Sci-Fi!AU) : basically everyone is like working in a company like uhm.. Mission Impossible type style or smth... like... they gotta save clover from Flowey's antics or smth idk man I'm cringe asf. The fiesty 4 is ganna be there along with Decibat and Penilla, Ceroba is going to be like the main focus since she's the one doing the planning and all. (Everyone is going to be in uniform and everything omg theyre so cool)

Some actual domestic and cute fluffy art because god damn I make so much sad shit HAHAHA (Examples: Beach Barbeque party, laundry day, grocery/clothes shopping in the surface)

More animations/animatics

Other things that aren't related to uty

As for the rot comic series I kinda(?) made in the r/UndertaleYellow sub, posts will get slower. I already mentioned it on reddit but I'll just copypaste what I said here.

If you want my reddit acc uhhhhh here lol (Also speaking of reddit holy SHIT I GOT AN AWARD???? I also loved reading the really long texts omg I love it when people hyper analyze shit)

And speaking of analyze.. did you guys notice Starlo's thingy on his hat was supposed to be a heartbeat? :3c

[godmerlin]

First pic: me meeting Rob in March of 2019- him remembering me from Instagram (the bottom picture)- "come here, baby, let's have a cuddle" and he hugged me. It was surreal. I've loved him since I was 5 years old. I never thought I'd ever see him live let alone meet him but then the Vegas residency happened. Curse covid for taking away a 2nd time for me. But there is rumour he's to have another one in 2026!!! I will be there. I do hope to one day see him live in the UK though. I just never thought it possible because I grew up poor and was always poor. I'm still pretty much poor but able to save money and travel on a budget. 🩷

2nd pic: me next to the stage as he performed "My Way" (in my eyes rob is the only one other than frank that this song belongs to.) Saw him 3 nights in a row and it wasn't enough.

3rd pic- as stated above. Me on an Instagram live with him. We talked for like 15 minutes. Just chatted like old friends after my initial omg! Moment. He was so happy I was American. It was so funny when he asked where I was and I told him New York. He looked at the camera strangely and said "what are you doing there? Wait- are you an american!?" 🤣🤣🤣 i was like YESSS WE EXIST!!! and then prodded him to perform in the states and he basically alluded to Vegas. We talked about marvel..I accidentally spoiled infinity war. 🤣 and then he proceeded to tell me how amazing Hugh Jackman was. It was great. He loved my glasses. Then he saw my lip piercing and asked if I had any tattoos and when I said yes, 3 (i need more!!! I need a panda for my mom and a tinkerbell for my friend) he asked what they were so I told him. A 4 leaf clover for luck, RIP which was for my grandmother's, and the number 1. He asked first why the number 1 and I told him it was an inside joke with my sister and cousin- that I'm the number one dumbass! He got laughing and he was like whaaaat hahaha so I explained it and in the long run he told me to tell my sister she needed to tattoo a number 1 on her forehead because SHE was the number one dumbass 🤣🤣🤣 and then he asked again about my RIP and he asked me if I was close to my grandmother's and I said yes very. And then he started talking about his nan. And he mentioned nan's song and I'm like yes I love that song but it makes me cry and he's like good hahaha we were like bonding over grief. Which is another reason why im so mad covid took my 2nd trip/concerts away from.me. it would have been a month after my mom died. She had given me some money to be there. It was one of the last gifts she ever gave me. I was going to tell him that and that his performance of Angels was going to be extra special for me that night. But nope. Didn't get to happen! Ugh! Anyways back to the story. He started asking me about myself and what I did. At the time I was a full time care giver for my mother so I told him that and then he asked me questions about my family. I'm not sure how i managed to tell him my dad was a Vietnam veteran and he was like thanking him for his service and such. It was just a surreal experience. Like I hold it so dear to me. And some very nice person recorded the whole thing and sent it to me so I have it for always! These are just screencaps I took. I only managed 2 because I was more focused on talking to him. Haha

Anyway, the whole point of this was to just let people know that he's honestly the sweetest and kindest person. His movie deserves to be watched. Even if you don't know who he is. You will walk away with a sense of it. He's a hero of mine as he's been through hell and back and shines through. He also was talking about mental health long before it was an acceptable thing to be talking about.

One of my faves is from the Stephen Fry documentary from 2006.

But yeah

I keep going on about Better Man and I mean it from the bottom of my heart, it's a genuinely great movie. Get past the monkey.

[taylorswitch09]

Tickle Tickleee~

Characters: lee!reader, (Y/N, female) ler!c/n (crush's name, male)

Ship: Y/N x C/N

Word Count: 1,170

Synopsis: One Friday evening, C/N finds out Y/N is DEATHLY ticklish, COMPLETELY by accident.

THIS IS MY FIRST FIC BAHAHAH. IT IS TOTALLY SFW SO NSFW DNI CUS I AM A MINOR. HAVE FUN READING!! <3

This fic is from the lee's perspective. (2nd/3rd person)

It was a Friday evening in June. School was ending in a few weeks. Speaking of school, your 4-8 after-school job at the local pizzeria was FINALLY over for the day. You were on your way to your crush, C/N's house to have a sleepover, and you were SUPER excited, because although it had just been about 5-6 hours since you've last seen C/N, deep down, the two of you had a VERY deep connection.

You and C/N have been childhood best friends for almost 10 years, and you've been dating for 6. Still, the relationship goes strong with the two of you because you two love each other so much despite all of the arguments and fights.

After 5 minutes, you finally get to his house and ring the doorbell. Excited, C/N opens the door.

"C/N!!" you squealed. You jump into his arms for a hug.

"Hahaha, awww! Hey Y/N!" he laughed. The two of you touch lips and enjoy a good one minute kiss. After the kiss, you walk in as C/N holds the door for you. You blush admiringly as he shuts the door behind you.

"C/N, you don't know how much I've been wanting to sleep over! It's been almost a month," you bubbled.

"Awww, you don't know how much I've been wanting you to come over either!" C/N smiled.

The two of you plop on the couch. Luckily, some cozy blankets were already set up for the two of you, so you both got snuggled in. C/N's body was nice and warm for you to cuddle in, and as you heard the beat of his heart, you felt nice and relaxed, until suddenly, C/N accidentally touches your sides, which caused you to squeal and jump away.

"Oh, I'm sorry darling. Did I accidentally touch your sides?" C/N questioned. You just smiled and nodded.

"Oh... then why are you smiling?" he smirked.

"Uhhh... N-nothing! Nothing. N-no reason." You felt red in the face.

"Okay..." C/N already had a feeling you were a little ticklish. So he "accidentally" touched your sides again, this time causing you to not only squeal, but also giggle. C/N immediately lit up.

"Hehe, C/N, that tickles!" you laughed. But you knew he was just joking around.

"Hehehe, I'm sorry!" C/N joked. "I, uhh- just have always thought of something about you..."

"What's it about?"

"Everytime I touch you, you seem to squirm away or giggle..."

You nodded nervously. You were EXTREMELY ticklish, so it would be crazy if C/N found out. Speaking of which...

"Are you... uhm-"

"-Ticklish?" you finished. You were red in the face again, as you knew what was gonna happen next.

"Yep!" C/N beamed.

"Hehehe, yeah, kinda," you nervously laughed.

C/N immediately smirked. Your blush deepened.

"D-dohon't tickle me though!" you cried. However, deep down, you did want to be tickled.

"Whyyy? It's only the first time!" C/N laughed. "It'll be fun, I promise."

"Okay," you said through giggles. You were excited for this. You LOVED being tickled, but you didn't want to tell C/N JUST yet.

He dimmed the lights, probably to add suspense.

"Now, lay down on the couch."

You did just as he said with a big smile. You even squealed, much to his surprise.

"I can tell you're excited," C/N smiled, and you smiled back.

"Yeah, a little." you replied.

"Hehehe, are you ready Y/N?" C/N playfully questioned.

"Yep," you smiled.

"Okayy! Let's see... let's start with... right here~." He started to slowly drag your fingers along your sides.

You instantly started to squeal and giggle. Even the smallest touch on a bad spot like your sides tickles to you. "Thahat tihihickles!"

C/N instantly melted. "Awwww, Y/N! You really are ticklish, aren't ya? Your laugh is... adorable."

"Shuhuhut uhuhuhp!"

C/N didn't hesitate to tickle a LITTLE faster. He thought this was the cutest thing ever.

"Tickle tickle tickle~!" He even laughed in spite of himself.

You started laughing louder, and you also started squirming. Your sides sure are a REALLY bad spot. "C/N, THAHAHAT TIHIHICKLES SOHOHOHO MUHUHUHUCH!!" you screamed through a fit of giggles.

"Awww, we got a tickle spot! Coochie coochie coo~!" C/N cooed as he started tickling faster. You were laughing so hard that you started blushing deep red, which C/N admired. You covered your face, but C/N pulled your hands away.

"NOOOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!" you whined through giggles.

"Yesss~!" C/N cooed again. "I just loveee seeing your smile. You're wayyy more ticklish for your own good than I thought!"

Although it sounded like you were hating it, deep down, you were having the time of your life. And C/N was loving it.

"I wonder, where else are you ticklish?" C/N cooed as he slowly moved towards your stomach and started tickling it. "Here~?" "AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, STAHAHAHAP IHIHIHIHIHIHT!!" You couldn't help but belly laugh. Your stomach was your DEATH SPOT. Your blush even deepened once again.

"Awww, another tickle spot!" C/N smiled.

"IHIHIHIH'M SOHOHORY C/N, IHIHI CAHAHN'T HEHEHEHLP IHIHIHIT!!" you screamed through laughter.

"Don't say sorry!! Or else I'll have to move to a different spot..." And then, C/N moved to your armpits. You were DYING.

"Perfect," he grinned.

"NAHAHAHAHAHAHAH, NOHOHOT THEHEHEHERE!" you whined.

"Yesss, here! You are too ticklish~" C/N teased.

"HEHEHEHEHEHE, *SNORT*!"

"AWWWW, was that a snort? You're so cute~!"

"UHUHUM, MAHAHAHYBEHEHEHE?!"

"It was definitely a snort~!" C/N cooed once again. You couldn't help but laugh. Your ribs were getting tough, and once C/N started tickling them, you even started hiccuping through your giggles.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, *HICCUP*!"

"You're hiccuping too~!"

"IHIHIHI- *HICCUP* KNOHOHOHOHOW!! *SNORT*"

"Seeee~, I told you you were cute~! Now, repeat after me." C/N grinned.

"HAHAHAHAHAH, OHOHOKAHAHAHY!"

"I am the cutest ticklish girl in the whole world!"

"I- IHIHI- I'M THE CUHUHUTEST TIHIHICKLISH GIRL IHIHN THE WHOHOLE WOHOHOHRLD! HAHAHAHAHAH!!"

"Good~!" C/N chortled as he finally, FINALLY let you go. You were left almost breathless with a super red face. Your heartbeat, which was probably at about 200 BPM, could be heard.

"Hehehe, what'd ya think?"

"Hahahahah... *sigh* Thahat- was so fun!" you beamed.

C/N blinked. "Really?"

"Hehe, yeah! I loved that!"

"W-wow," C/N gasped. "I- really didn't expect that!"

You laughed. "Really? After all of the things I said through my giggles?"

"I mean... I guess," C/N chortled.

You beamed. "Awww!" You ran to him for a hug. He giggled and cradled you in his arms once again. You giggled back.

"I love you," he whispered.

"I love you too," you whispered back as you two leaned in for a kiss once again. After that, you fell asleep in C/N's arms.

That night was the best evening of your life, and it was C/N's too. Tickling had become your bond together. But you have yet to find out if HE is ticklish. That's your next step.

To be continued...

YAY YOU MADE IT TO THE END! TYSM FOR READING!! PLEASE FOLLOW FOR MORE! <3

[green4allseasons]

16 (favorite place(s) to write), 23 (pick three keywords that describe your writing) and 27 (your favorite part of the writing process) for the fic writer ask game. no pressure to answer all though!

16: Favorite places to write

Oooooo! Okay let me set the scene, because it's a whole thing and I'm very much a "all conditions must be perfect" type of writer. Haha! But I love bundling up in a cocoon of blankets in my chilly living room, fire place on and roaring, and some sort of snowy/rainy/leaves falling ambient scene on my TV depending on the season. On my computer I love to have my writing pulled up on one half of the screen, and on the other I have a YouTube video of an Arkham Knight ambient map walkthrough. Just to set the scene! Yeesh, so high maintenance but I swear it helps me get the words down so much faster! (Hahaha I'm so sorry if you got more than you bargained for with that answer!)

23. Pick three words to describe your writing

Okay! This is very hard! Because I think I'm a hard critic of myself and I always think my writing can be better, or tweaked, or worked on. But now that I'm being asked, I'm going to give myself some positives and I would say,

Flowing. Expressive. Enjoyable (mostly because I enjoy it!!!)

But, always curious to hear what others think and if other's choices to describe it would be different from mine!

27. Your favorite part of the writing process

Oh absolutely the editing. 100% no question. I play very fast and reckless with my original drafts (following my general outline of must-haves) But the actual writing is usually done in writing "sprints" and generally just bad! Haha! I call them my skeleton drafts. And then, I get to go back and make them readable. And then, I go back and make them pretty, over and over again until I love it! And I think that 2nd-3rd-4th round is what I love most. When I really find the words that I wanted to express in my head, and finally have them reflected on paper. And then, the last run through is always a grammar check -- and that? Lol I don't enjoy as much.

Thank you so much for asking me these questions! I am actually in the midst of that 1st editing round right now and this has been such a lovely distraction!

[lowgrace]

I discovered another author for me. It is the 3rd book that I read, and I just love the stories. With historicals, the lines, the stories, tropes tend to get repetitive, but some authors give such a big role to development process.

With Lisa Kleypas books, I instantly got а filling that the class difference is represented so well. I have never seen so far such complex depiction of these differences. It was especially well done on the 2nd book of the series with Annabelle and Simon. So, I would say that Lisa is one of not many authors who honours not only character development in areas of emotions and feelings, but she gives a great importance to development of thoughts, point of views and how characters learn from others and change. Round of applouse for me. (So, when I discovered that Lisa has studied politics, it made a lot of sense).

Buuut to these 2. Finally, a devil who is really a devil. I’m usually someone who doesn’t like when people call each other names, even if it is just the beginning of the story. So here I was really looking forward to Sebastian’s resurrection. And it did happen. He wouldn’t be someone, I personally would go for. But he was genuine and humble (ohhhh historicals do lack humble heroes imho :D).

What do you say about mine fan-casting? Clever, isn’t it hahaha? But really, it made so much sense to me. The dynamics between Evie and Sebastian, Sebastian himself, Evie’s curiosity and care for others. So it just worked. Who did you imagine when reading ?

[sir--crow]

got so inspired by the shinji news today that I wrote an outline for the first 5 chapters of my fanfic. I'm finally doing guys. I'm writing it all out.

*Read for more info about my shinji fic! I have some plot snippets and an overall fanfic description for those interested! :)*

this isn't to say that I haven't written it, since I have SO MUCH PLEASE HOW AM I GOING TO RESHAPE THIS WORK INTO THE FANFIC I ENVISION. I have like 300 pages of content, but it's all over the place and written in 3rd and 1st perspective.

The fanfic I'm writing/drafting is in 2nd, and gender neutral (old one uses she/her, I wrote it before I came out) and this new one has better pacing. I'm really excited to write it all out! I hope that the shinji fans enjoy it, or just bleach fans in general since it's all about the main plot. it's HEAVY reader insert, since I can't help but put myself in everything (don't look at my fomo)

but I also wanted to expand on certain topics in the bleach universe (the soul society in general, life and death, hell, zanpakuto, soul society norms and customs, and more fun stuff!)

also-- idk about y'all but I love ballroom settings and have two flustered and oblivious people dance together, acting as though they aren't totally in love with each other. EYE CONTACT EYE CONTACT. so yeah, can't wait to write the ballroom scene, since I haven't yet, not even in my old drafts.

but if you want to get a glimpse, here's a little bit about the reader and the plot:

the reader is a badass bitch

okay seriously: former squad 8's officer joins squad 5 as their 5th seat! for decades they bond with their loveable captain until unfortunate events lead them and their friends hollowfied :(

they go into the world of the living and have to learn how to deal with new baggage (fun hollow inside yippee). but 20 years before the main plot aizen is like "hahaha peace and love? I don't think so"

I won't say too much, but reader does not have a fun time and shinji sits on a chair all depressed like a character who shares his name.

let's just say, reader gets a fun vacation in hueco Mundo! lots of sights to see! such as the menos forest! or a big kingdom with really nice hollows inside!/s

anyways, lots of stuff I wanted to explore and write about. also, totally made it so that reader asks Ichigo "why are people calling metal bricks apples? how much has changed since I've been kidnapped gone?" totally dad who can't use or understand technology vibes.

so my fic is all of this plus shinji! you might ask, how the hell did u create this absurdly large plot??? and I'm like

pandemic ☺️💅

I'll stop now though, I've already said enough, and I feel a bit deliriously tired after writing all day 😭

[forzalando]

f1 asks

thank you bestie bae @sof1shticated for the tag!!

who is your favourite driver?

charles leclerc, you are everything to me

do you have other favourite drivers?

yes!! lando norris (2nd fav), oscar piastri, lewis hamilton (tied for 3rd fav), max verstappen, alex albon, george russell, yuki tsunoda HAHAHA honestly i like most of the current grid

who is your least favourite driver?

i try not to be negative because at the end of the day, someone probably loves the driver i like the least! they've all made me mad at one point and i'm sure they will again lol i try not to hold a group of rich men to super high standards hahaha but at the moment, carlos sainz because of his never-ending beef with oscar for no reason

do you pull for drivers or do you like teams as well?

i find myself supporting drivers instead of teams! but most of my favs align to the teams i like the most

if you like teams, what team do you pull for?

mclaren + ferrari but my loyalties lie where my favorite drivers go. i have a soft spot for williams as well!

how long have you been into F1?

this is my second season! i started watching at the beginning of the 2023 season

what got you into F1?

my best friend natalie wouldn't stop talking about it and i was annoyed that i had no idea what she was talking about hahaha i also fell in love with charles, sue me. so i started googling like a mad woman, subscribed to espn+, watched dts, the youtube lore videos. and here we are.

do you enjoy fanfic/RPF?

yes! as long as what is written is respectful and not put in front of the drivers, write whatever you please :)

how do you view new fans?

welcome, welcome, welcome!!! i'm also a newbie and, in my opinion, no one fan is better than another based on when a person took interest!

if you could take over as team principal for any team, who would it be and why?

hmmm aston martin (purely because i look great in their colors) or red bull so h*rner would be jobless. maybe alpine because i think i could do a better job than bruno blindfolded.

are your friends and family into F1 as well?

i have a couple friends that are into F1 and it's so lovely! F1 isn't super popular where i am from so it's nice to have friends that share the interest! one of my coworkers also loves F1 and we always gossip in the office post-race weekends lol i am on medical leave right now so i haven't been able to message him about lando's first win and it's killingggggg me

my dad joins me in watching sometimes (even though he has no interest at all) purely to spend time with me which is so sweet

are you open to talking to other fans/making friends?

always!!! some of my best and longest friendships were forged on this site lol my blog has changed focus quite a few times but i have friends that i've made from previous fandoms i dabbled in that have been in my life for 10+ years! i'll never say no to chatting or making new friends, connecting with others is the most special part of life! feel free to message me whenever!

no pressure tags! feel free to answer publicly or message me about how you would answer: @arieslost @scuderiahoney @lavenderlando @foreveralbon @ssprayberrythings and anyone else who would like to answer!

[fightingwithtruelove]

Everything with a 4, pluuuuuuuus... hmm.. 7, 13, 20, 27, 35, 56, 68 😘

4. Where do you find inspiration for new ideas?

They literally come to me all the time. I get most of them in the show or when I'm driving to and from work, or walking to work. I literally have too many ideas for my own good.

14. how do you write emotional scenes? Do you ever feel what the characters feel? Do you draw from personal experiences?

Absolutely, always! I always cry during the most emotional scenes because I definitely make myself feel whatever the character is supposed to be feeling.

24. Worst writing advice anyone ever gave you?

I don't remember really any advice that was super bad, but someone once told me to edit as I go, and like... wrong.

34. Five years from now, where do you see yourself as a writer?

I'd like to see if I can eventually write a book and get it published, so five years seems like a reasonable timeline.

40. If someone were to make fanart of your work, what fic or scene would you hope to see?

Oh man! I'd literally love it for anything, I don't even care. How awesome would my fic inspiring further art be. But let's just say I'm currently writing something I'd love it for.

41. Do you tend to reread fics or are you a one-and-done kind of person?

I re-read fics all the time!

42. What’s the last fic you read? Do you recommend it?

So I recently read right then your eyes were healing by @thatiranianphantom and it hit all the sweet post finale nace spots for me! It's been an incredibly busy week at work (bts season), so I'm looking forward to catching up with all the nace fics over the weekend.

43. Do you take a sadistic joy in whumping your characters, or are you more the "If you hurt them I would kill everyone and then myself" kind of person?

Yeah I like writing angst, so I like to hurt them, but mostly emotionally. Like I don't enjoy them being too injured hahaha.

44. What mistakes do you keep making no matter how many times your beta corrects you?

Um. You'd know that better than me? But like, I think, using certain words, over and over again.... Like using press 6 times in one paragraph. Also I can't spell seargent.

45. Do you want to break your readers‘ heart or make them laugh?

Ideally both, but yeah let's go with breaking their hearts hehe.

46. How would you describe your style? (Character/emotion/action-driven, etc)

I'd say it's a mix of all of them, but maybe less action driven, because I can't be bothered with actual plot usually.

47. How many times do you usually revise your fic/chapter before posting?

A lot of times usually. But sometimes I will be soooo sick of looking at it, I won't even read through and send it to you ma'am.

48. What do you look for in a beta?

Nothing, because I already found all of it in you!

49. Do you ever get rude reviews and how do you deal with them?

Not lately, but when I wrote for Linstead fandom I got some pretty nasty anons. I mostly just cry.

54. What’s your favorite part about the fanfiction writing process?

The feeling when you finish it and post it and it feels so.... accomplished. Like I made a thing. How cool is that. Of course right after it's like "what if the thing I made sucks".

64. Something you love to see in smut.

Some against the wall action... gimme.

74. What do you think makes your writing stand out from other works?

Nothing! I'm a pretty basic bitch. No special style or anything.

7. How do you choose which POV to write from?

Well 1st pov is a big NO. 2nd pov is an even biggest NO NO. So that leaves 3rd person pov. Easy.

13. what’s a common writing tip that you almost always follow?

One that constantly lives in my head is the best piece of writing advice I've gotten: "you can't edit an empty page." Write, even if it sucks, you can edit later. But you can't edit if you don't write anything.

20. Have you noticed any patterns in your fics? Words/expressions that appear a lot, themes, common settings, etc?

I use "murmur" a lot, it's one of my favorite words to use in writing. Like how soft is this word. I like to write domestic scenes, small moments that have a lot of meaning, missing scenes that can easily fit in with the canon episodes.

27. What is your most and least favorite part of writing?

Most favorite - the feeling of accomplishment when I write something. Least favorite - seeking external validation and crumbling if I don't get it.

35. What is one essential thing to remember when writing a villain?

I think every villain should be relatable and readers should even be able to empathize with them.

56. What’s something about your writing that you pride yourself on?

@queseraone I hate you for this question alone. I pride myself on my amazing beta. How about that. But really if I had to pick a think, I guess I feel my dialogue usually sounds kind of genuine and not forced or unnatural.

68. What, if anything, do you do for inspiration?

I talk to my best friend and beta. Rewatch original content. Fanmade videos always give me great inspiration as well! Or even other fics :)

I was just kidding, I don't actually hate you. Thanks for this!

[mariqclaire]

Math 3 Learning Journey - 3rd Quarter

3rd quarter was quite a journey, especially in math. Things started off easy with the basics of logarithms, yet gradually increased in difficulty as we went through the topics. If I were to describe my journey this 3rd quarter, I'd say it was something like an apple. Sometimes it's sour, sometimes it's sweet, but in the end, it's a fruit that would benefit you in the end. One topic of 3rd quarter that I found most enjoyable is about the topic of the properties of logarithms. One major factor that made that topic enjoyable was my short "presentation" of solutions for that plus 2 points on my long test. Presenting my solution like that in front of the class made me understand the topic thoroughly, and made me more confident in explaining and presenting in front of my classmates.

^ what I presented for the class ( magulo hahahaha sorry sir 😆 ) Other than this, a topic that I found pretty easy was computing for the halftimes and interests. Just by simply substituting values and manipulating formulas, I could solve it easily. Along with how Sir Joseph discussed it, solving for interests was fairly easy. One of the most interesting topics we discussed this quarter was applying all the rules of exponents and properties of logarithms to problems to solve them. Seeing how the properties and rules were interconnected was so interesting! Also feeling the satisfaction of solving a hard problem was a favorite of mine. With computing for halftimes and interests being the easiest topics, I found that it was also the easiest topic to master.

^ my solutions for solving a seatwork on interest (sorry sir talagang magulo ako magsolve hadhhsahd) It became so easy for me to master this topic because of how easily I understood it. On the other hand, I struggled with the latter part of the properties of logarithms, because there were just a lot to keep in mind, and I kept forgetting which properties to use and how to use them. I ended up needing some help from my friends and classmates, especially in homework and seatworks. (solutions below)

Overall, 3rd quarter was a chance for me to redeem myself of my low grades in 2nd quarter, so I worked hard to fully understand the topics in this quarter. Hopefully, my hard work shows results, even if it's just a small increase in my grades, I'd still count it as a win. To Sir Joseph, I'd like to thank you for being a patient and understanding teacher to all of us. We may have caused you a lot of headaches, yet you still decided to be patient with us. Thank you for putting in the effort in providing materials for us to review and understand. Your discussions are one of the few discussions I look forward to during the days we meet as a class. Once again, thank you for being such a great teacher to batch 2029! We love u Sir Joseph !! (˶ˆᗜˆ˵) hihi To my classmates, 'm so proud of how far we've come! We've reached the 3rd quarter exams, and we have one more quarter to go till we reach grade 10. I hope that we all keep going and none of us choose to give up. I pray that each and every single one of us continue to see the good in everything, and that we keep moving forward, no matter what mistakes and failures we encounter. Fighting! ᕙ( •̀ ᗜ •́ )ᕗ To myself, I'm really surprised that you haven't given up yet! HAHAHA, kidding aside, I'm really proud of how you've grown in such a short time form 2nd quarter. You've learned from your mistakes, and I hope that you maintain these good habits till you grow old (hehe). I hope that you continue to have faith in God and continue to honor Him through your studies and your work. I know that this year has been exhausting, but just one more little push, and we'll receive the well-deserved break we've been waiting for. Keep going and keep aiming higher, you got this! 😎 (•̀ᴗ•́ )و the end !!!

[joshhza]

happy 2nd monthsary, tangi. i hope we'll have a beautiful day tomorrow. it's been two months already, and you know what? i love you even more. i can't believe it myself because it's only been two months, but i already want you so much, i mean i love you so deeply. can you believe how long we've been together? i hope we'll last even longer. i'm sorry about earlier. i got tampo because you said we'll play but it didn't happen. it's okay though. hindi na ako nagtatampo ngayon, siguro? pinaalis ko na siya hahaha. anw, we've had many days of mini arguments, it's unavoidable, diba? but we have always found a way to come back to each other, to mend what's broken (?), and to grow stronger as a couple. i mean, we'll still work things out and understand each other. galing natin talaga, sana hindi na tayo mag-away 'no. ayaw ko na nag-aaway tayo. i love you, really.

baby, i promise to always provide you with the reassurance you deserve. i never want you na overthink and add to any negative impact on your mental health tapos magiging dahil pa sa akin, you are worth every bit of love, so please don't overthink about anything because you are the only one i want po. alam ko nag-aano ikaw? ikaw lang ang pipiliin ko sa isang magulong mundo. ikaw lang palagi. mahal kita so much! and i will never get tired or weary of your personality or any other traits you have. i promise you that. ang corny ko na, diba? pero anw, baby i am eternally grateful for the love and happiness you bring into my life. your presence alone is enough to make me feel complete, and i can't imagine a future without you by my side. totoo yan, sa bawat hirap at saya, ikaw ang kasama ko. you've shown me a kind of love i never thought possible, and for that, i am forever grateful. i want you to know, tangi, that i will always be here for you, through thick and thin. tandaan mo yan. you deserve nothing but the best, and i will do everything in my power to make you happy. honestly, i don't have much more to say because i think i've said it all on our first monthsary na. ay, send ka lang picture sa akin. ganda mo baby. md ko 'yan palagi. and for our 3rd monthsary, i promise you a special gift? baby, to break the "3rd monthsary curse" (if there's such a thing). syempre kidding lang, wala naman ganoon diba? i'm sorry if i keep writing messages like this, i mean kung ganito lang. i'll do better. promise! thank you for your patience, my love. thank you for always understanding me without any complaints. i love you more than words can express, thank you for being the love of my life and for making me feel kilig every single day. happy 2nd monthsary, tangi. ganda mo so much. sana hindi ka mapagod sa akin.

[mnovenia]

Day 7 - 3 Aug 2023

Yaampun ini aku editnya 2 bulan kemudian btw hahaha.. but still i don't want to forget this wonderful God-given trip.

Basically it's the 2nd+3rd day of WRC. I listened a lot to Yoora's translation. Hari2 itu tuh aku sebenernya sedih and sepi ya ternyata gaada anak2, gaada Oppa Eonnie, tp trus ktemu di gereja sebentar aja ternyata seneng bgt hehe.. I remember Dr Noh's testimony so clearly and got teary, padahal tuh juga ngantuk banget trus tiba2 melek. You know he shared that he wasn't the smartest kid, he was struggling and also not having support from his parent (I forgot udah meninggal or gmn), and didn't go to reputable Seoul university, however God work miraculously and made him one of the best aesthetic doctor, own clinic with his wife, blessed by 3 kids, jangronim in the church, etc. However it's not without challenge, he exp his wife depression and many difficulties along the way, but he trusted and obeyed the Lord through it all, relied on Him is the key. He also taught me how can a business person do to contribute to the church financially. He was awaken by his friend who gave so much more than what he was willing, and God used that situation to urge him to trust and gave the exact amount. He put the amount with a name that he's wishing for his future kid (that's not existing yet). Only few years later the kid with the exact name was given by God to his family. Isn't is amazing? At that time I was making conviction that I will give the whole commission from the last deal (Sanur) to our Bali Yewon church, as I only witness it happened by God's grace only.

To think about Dr Noh, he was one of few people from Yewon church Korea that I know. Eunjung Eonnie brought me to his clinic on my 1st day in Korea, he changed my appearance eversince, he charged me only 1/3rd of the actual price, not only that, he said we're praying for Bali Yewon church always </3 how can my heart not break and always so touched and willing to pray for him, his family and his business, his ministry (he went to Palawan w his whole fam so that I sent him a card huhu). Out of so many people in the church, God used Dr Noh specifically on that day to speak to me. I didn't even know it was him at the beginning until I asked Bella at the end, and that was my WRC 2023's highlight.

Afterwards we took picture, I join the 3rd culture gank then we're headed to a siktang that I would never forgot. Ibu Anita, kwonsanim & jibsanim bought me jibsanim pacheon, kalguksu and mandy and many delish foods, thank you so much I will never forget.

Then I headed to hongdae to go to carlyn, tp trus kebelet bgt boker omg. Mana perjalanannya panjang bgt, salah naik bus lah, dowo nya ga ngerti lagi mo pengsan.

Poop di dept store random apa gt pas nyampe stasiun hongik HAHHAHA. Then ke common unique (ketemu cici2 tiktok), bought 2 clothes that i love to bits till today. Lanjut mo ke carlyn tp ga sanggup panasnya, so I stopped beli kopi dulu di cafe yg on my wishlist n ternyata hidden n popular diantara student2. Lanjut d jalan hongdae beli baju yg ky yoora, augh love it and cute bgt mana kostum lg warna warni banget kan. Pokoknya so happy me time & terima orderan hari itu beli carlyn buat ci lena n angie. Lanjut pgen ke Yeonamdong (Butter n Beurre tmpat Seoeun) ternyata lg ada shooting and nyenengin bgt daerahnya. Buru2 beli AA + cake sambil bikin forum utk dikirim k bu Anita yawla. Twas a good me time though. Pulangnya aga2 gelap n fishy gt jalannya gelap2 ke terminal bus tp daengita sampe juga oh Tuhan trima kasih banyak ya untuk hari itu kusangat bersyukur. Pulang di airbnb masih sempet ngonten pula untuk jualan dsbnyaa. And that was my last night in the AirB&B uhhuhuyyy

[fblover]

I have some thoughts about this. It’s only a theory, of course.

JKR hates Jacob from the very beginning. Because he’s muggle – she hates muggles and in the wizarding world she would join to Voldemort, not Dumbledore. I think someone forced her to add muggle character at the FB. She wouldn’t do it voluntarily because she hates muggles and didn’t understand what to do with them. You can see it at the Jacob’s story. He’s brave, strong, war vet, he’s connected person according to Newt. What did she do with it? Nothing. At the first movie she indulgently allowed Jacob to hit Gnarlak and knock down the door, and at the 2nd movie he did nothing. And at the 3rd movie too. Why? Because she didn’t know what to do with muggles because she hates them.

And than she hates Jacob because he’s fat. He didn’t be fat at the beginning, when JKR imagine a story. Michel Sera and John Krasinski tried to this role. They’re both thin. JKR would never take at her story fat character at the main positive role. So, someone push to her to get fat actor to this role. At first it was Josh Gad and finally they got Dan Fogler. David Yates’s girlfriend recommended him, as I know.

So, JKR got a fat muggle character, which she didn’t want and actor, which recommended another person, at her ideal movie with thin wizarding persons only. And she wanted to destroy him. She used every single moment to make a fatphobic joke or a humiliating moment. Even his relationships with Queenie are a joke, like you said “he’s fat, she’s pretty, you should laugh at this dumb pair, their like King Julian III and Sonya from “Madagascar 3”, hahaha, fat people should die!” I think even a legilimency appeared at the story because she didn’t believe someone could fall in love to fat person, especially at the first sight.  

…But people liked Jacob. Suddenly. (not in a fandom way, you know, you can like Jacob as a comic relief, but if you like Jacob as a man and ship him with someone, people will laugh at you and bully you) And they want more Jacob and Queenie/Jacob relationships. JKR didn’t want them. She hoped didn’t write about Jacob again, but someone forced her to add them at the 2nd movie and made their story wider.

JKR always angry when people have other opinion to her characters. Remember her angry when she knew about Draco’s fans? Or about fandom’s obsession of Percival Graves? She didn't care about him too badly so she never communicated with Colin Farrell. And people doesn’t dance at her flute. Again.

When JKR recovered from butthurt, she tried to destroy Jacob again. At the 2nd movie actors didn’t have so much creative freedom like at the 1st movie. Alison Sudol almost completely rewrite Queenie to make her kinder and softer person at the 1st movie. So, if you love jaqueenie and Goldstein sister relationships, it’s her merit.

JKR tried to ruined all of these. Obviously, she knew what she did. Jaqueenie relationships it’s a bad copy from Meropa and Tom relationships. But even worse, because a victim falls in love to his abuser. And now JKR got that she wanted. Almost everyone hates this jaqueenie’s version. No one asked for it.  So, it’s a answer to question why jaqueenie is so bad and became even worse.

Then JKR evilly laughed in her evil castle, but show must go on. She needed to write the 3rd movie. I think in the hell JKR will write a scenario to an endless sitcom about jaqueenie and their children. Haha, what a shame.  

I really want to hear your opinion about Queenie/Jacob, but after you will see the 3rd Fantastic Beasts movie. I read you didn't like this ship at the 1st movie. As this ship became worse and worse at movie to movie, I would like to hear how you smash it. Or not 😂

(I haven't seen 3rd movie yet I can't wait to see if she gets worse ❤) I love Queenie/Jacob. Oh my god it's so entertaining Like seeing a crash in slow motion - every time I think 'Wow they can't make it creepier than this' they manage to make it creepier.

Do I think that's good? I guess not. But it's hard to hate. It's absurd.

Her instant infatuation with Jacob when he was drugged was a creepy opening - and she never stops. She just gets worse.

In movie 1, for a side pair, I can accept the instant simplicity of "She understands him deeply because she can read his mind - and he is enamored with how magical she is. She isn't used to people being so openly positive about her and her abilities."

But it never feels like it is being shown in that angle. It seems to rely on the 'comedy' that Jacob is fat and Queenie pretty - so him loving her is obvious, and her loving him is 'funny'. Which is gross and uncomfortable. Jacob is a handsome sweetheart. I would date him.

She starts out just being weirdly into him... but the second movie opens with her restoring his memories, pulling him from his dream bakery life, enchanting him into a lovesick state where he can barely even feed himself, kidnapping him to England to force marriage...

He is understandably upset about it when Newt saves him, so she storms off and joins the anti-Muggle fascists. Grindelwald has a speech about 'Not seeing Muggles as lesser, but other.' and she loves it! She pledges herself to his cause!

It makes it pretty clear she isn't just desperate to marry and have a family with Jacob because she loves him but because she wants to own him like a pet. She doesn't care if he doesn't have human rights but instead alternate No-Maj 'rights' decided by awful wizards.

Imagine if Tonks joined the Death Eaters because 'At least then you'd have a place in society, Remus! They WANT werewolves around!'

I think Queenie/Jacob is awful - but I don't hate it. I love it. This woman is a freak and it's compelling. I never know what she is going to do next, so if she gets even worse in the third movie I'm EXCITED.

[anotherghoul666]

Swallow the Sun primer

For @devoured-by-shadows but anyone who's interested in discovering the Finnish doom masters that are STS are welcome to read! The post's addressed to them because it began as an ask and I went overboard Like I do hahaha

Swallow the Sun, shortened to STS, are a LEGENDARY doom metal band from Finland. They formed in 2000, created by master of Gloom, Beauty & Despair Mister Juha Raivio himself, composer and guitarist who will rip your heart right out of your chest and leave you in a puddle of tears with the beauty of the crushing tales he weaves. Within a year they had Matti Honkonen on bass and the absolutely extraordinary Mikko Kotamäki on vocals to form the core lineup which has remained stable since 2001. Drums and second guitar have changed a bit over the years (notably they had Kai Hato behind the kit from 2009 to 2015, #bestEraOfSTS. You may know Hato better from Wintersun, or Nightwish nowadays. He's one of my all time drum idols and, no joke, one of the softest, kindest, most gentle souls I've ever met in my life). STS's got the same lineup since 2018.

I will admit that Kotamäki's vocals are somewhat of an acquired taste, it did take me a while to get used to it too, but give it the time it deserves. He has cleans and screams to offer and once it hits, it's transcendental. Once you'll fall in love, this man will ensnare you and his voice will own your soul. He's definitely refined his vocal technique too, the song you heard No Light, No Hope is from 2007, he was still pretty raw then. I like the rawness but it is less accessible than how polished he sounds now. I don't see any reason why his recent vocals would not hit the mark for you, knowing what I know of your stellar music taste.

Through their career they have released 8 full length studio albums with the occasional EP and single release dotted throughout. Legit, they do not have a single bad album. They have rather different albums, and you will vibe with an era more than with another, most likely. It's up to you to find where STS clicks for you, which type of haunting menalcholy do their grip and won't let go of. As long as you are into doom metal and slow, melancholic, longing, painful, mournful 5-15 minutes songs, they will hit for you. Their lyrical universe is stunning, and once you're sucked into their sound, there's a non-negligible chance they will become a go-to band to cry to when you need to get it out. I know that's what they are for me. You just need to be in a mood for sad shit.

Keeping in my mind that my actual recommendation is "just listen to the entire discography from start to finish because it's 100% worth it and flawless perfection", I also recognize my bias and how unrealistic that is XD So I shall now proceed to go album by album in chronological order (which is also the order I recommend discovering them in because their progress is very satisfying to hear) and rec some songs to start your Swallow the Sun journey with!

Off of 2003's The Morning Never Came, I suggest: Deadly Nightshade Swallow (Horror Pt. 1) my favorite STS song because of personal reasons and attachment

From 2005's Ghosts of Loss, I suggest: The Giant Fragile

From 2007's Hope I suggest: Don't Fall Asleep (Horror Pt. II)

2008's Plague of Butterflies EP is one of the most ambitious, gut wrenching and honestly seminal projects in doom metal's history. It's a 35 minutes song that is a must listen in any metalhead's journey. Sit down, grab the lyrics, dim the lights and feel the beauty and sadness of one of the most wonderful and painful musical tales to ever come out of the genre. Unbeatable shit. My 2nd favorite STS song.

Off of 2009's New Moon, I suggest: Lights on the Lake (Horror Pt. III)

Off of 2012's Emerald Forest and the Blackbird, which is where I feel you'll start to hear the shift into STS's "modern sound" so this may be where you start to like them more, I suggest: Labyrinth of London (Horrors pt. IV) my 4th favorite STS song, the 3rd will come later This Cut is the Deepest Hate, Lead the Way

2015's Songs from the North is quite the outlier project in this band's discography because it's a triple album. It's legit 3-4 hours of music. Each album, I, II and III have a distinct sound and pull from different inspirations: you have a heavier metal one, an acoustic one and a deep slow doom 10+ minutes-per-song one. It's a big ass mountain to climb cause there is so much material here and it's not been trimmed. I sincerely feel like they could have made a single 12-13 tracks album with the three discs, idk. I don't suggest starting here at all, this is more of the deep dive album at the end of the journey if you really love them: Lost & Catatonic

Which leads us to the masterpiece of Swallow the Sun's discography, 2019's When a Shadow is Forced into the Light. Listen. There is a lot of history behind that album. A very painful personal history in Juha Raivio's life. I could recount the whole tale one day, because as STS fans we lived through it in a small way. With all the distance in the world, it wrecked me. 4 years later it still makes me very, very emotional. Long story short, Raivio's wife Aleah Starbridge, the Nightingale, beautiful soul, beautiful flamme, for whom we still hold the torch alight, passed away and this is the album of his grief. I think even without knowing the whole story, the album speaks for itself. This is one of my top 5 albums of all time. All genres, all bands, all music altogether, this album is one of the most beautiful, most difficult listens I have ever heard and it changed me deeply. This album completely changed me. There's a before and an after. Me and my father made our first listen of this album together on the road when it came out. Mw dad's a man from the 50s so you know he Does Not Cry, I have seen this man cry probably 5 times in my entire life, and one of those was us listening to this album for the first time. We had to pull over to the side of the road so we wouldn't get in an accident and we just stayed there, listened, held each other and sobbed together. I will never forget that memory. So as far as songs go? Just listen to the entire album. For real. Take the hour out of your life. It's worth it, trust me. When you're in the mood to take it obviously. Every song here is pure musical perfection. Stone Wings is my 3rd favorite STS song, but it deserves to hit in the context of the album. Do me and yourself a favor and experience the entire thing as it was meant to. Start of the playlist here

2021's Moonflowers is their latest release currently and I suggest: Woven into Sorrow

And those are the broad lines of Swallow the Sun! I hope you enjoy your journey in this universe of Gloom, Beauty & Despair! If you have any comments / questions about them (yes I have hagning out with the guys annecdotes too XD for instance hahaha) hit me up anytime!