#midnightinjapan

[midnightinjapan]

FanArt for Tribulations by

@ryuuringo

[technoturian]

I've been told that kissing her was the only way he could slip her a lock pick. Insane.

I- wh-...

SO WEIRD how this ~totally platonic~ situation never came up with say, Elrond and Durin, but it HAD to happen with him and Galadriel. There was no other way!

[lordsandladiesofthesilverscreen]

Happy birthday to my bestie @midnightinjapan !

[sandushengshou]

Watermelon really is nasty! 😂 I don't even like watermelon flavored drinks or candy. Yuck!

yes! exactly! it doesn't even taste good in candy form

apparently cooked watermelon has a chewier texture 'like raw tuna'

[taohs]

Oh wow! You're going to start Black Lagoon? Get ready for a ride! I've always sad about how short it is.

yesss i am! anon introduced me to some very strong and attractive characters and i was already interested... 👀 i'm excited to see what it's all about!

[elizabeth-karenina]

I GOT TAGGED YET AGAIN Y'ALL

tagged by the wonderful and thoughtful @perpulchra! Thank you for thinking of me, dearest.

Rules: Pick your favorite "this or that," and tag five people!

coffee or tea | early bird or night owl I chocolate or vanilla I spring or fall I silver or gold I pop or alternative I freckles or dimples | snakes or sharks I mountains or fields I thunder or lightning I egyptian mythology or greek mythology l ivory or scarlet | flute or lyre I opal or diamond | butterflies or honeybees I macarons or eclairs I typewritten or handwritten I secret garden or secret library I rooftop or balcony I spicy or mild | opera or ballet | london or paris I vincent van gogh or claude monet | denim or leather I potions or spells | ocean or desert I mermaids or sirens I masquerade ball or cocktail party

tagging: @lucienne-thee-librarian, @somegreatperhaps, @becauseismellgood, @diioonysus, @1980s-jean-ralphio, @midnightinjapan, and @wifeofbath

[kensatou]

I am intrigued by your butter tag on the gritty post…. American theatres have butter “on tap” to add to your popcorn. I have not seen a theatre here without the butter spigot, it would be an atrocity to not let the fountain of butter flow freely, as it’s an Americans right to have access to free liquid butter flavoring in theaters across the country. The popcorn at the movies does have a little bit of flavoring to it but the beautiful flowing butter fountains are there for our hedonistic pleasure

thank you everyone for giving me more insight about the Butter Taps in america. i honestly don't think i've experienced a greater joy than when i was reading all of your treatises on free flow butter. the passion. the range of emotion. the ingenuity and hedonism (using a straw to get the butter all the way in??? PUTTING BUTTER ON PICKLES???? also... american cinemas have pickles?? in a jar? in a bag? on a stick??? just... pickles? or are they fried???) never have i had a greater education on and appreciation for the american experience, soul and psyche. congrats on your constitutional right to all you can eat, liquid, not quite butter.

(anyway. over here we just have sweet and salty popcorn and i've never heard anyone ask for butter on their popcorn. sometimes there are special collabs and you get to eat popcorn out of an anime character's head cavity or something. i thought that was the height of excess and luxury but clearly not...)

(thanks again for your scholarship @homoidioticus @minniemcgoo @zaza-expert @idonteat-idontsleep @jtthompson @the44th @foldingfittedsheets @aanzhakwe @tinysatanplant @rattrasha @facelessoldwoman @midnightinjapan @squire-official @sky-chau @benjaminandthemarmalades @lovingeverybodytoday @deadbitchonline @artechouse tumblr university never fails me (well. it does a lot but NOT IN THIS CASE))

[punchable-panda]

Im wondering if you had more recommendations? preferably not first person pov thanks

Anything by Vastdelusion is good

Midnightinjapan (I’m not sure if I’ve recommended them before)

Likegallows is really good too (again I don’t remember if I recommend them)

chiiyo86

[silverblighted]

a tag game

Tag 10 people you want to get to know better!

tagged by @midnightinjapan (thanks my sweet girlie!)

Relationship Status: very long term!

Favorite Color: literally any color, but i love pink, red, green... yellow- okay i’ll stop.

Song Stuck In My Head: Moon River LOL

Last Song I Listened To: “Granite” by Sleep Token

Three Favorite Foods:

Pasta

Bread

Fried Rice

Last Thing(s) I Googled: I googled who Justin Roilands was - i saw that he got acquitted for some abuse/assault charges and had posted a really eye-roll worthy message about it. Turns out he’s scum!

Dream Trip: Japan, please and thanks.

Anything I want: A house would be nice!

TAGGING: @zomberryjelly @giganticrodent @artnouveausoprano @peresephones

[betsib]

Tagged by both @katia-anyway and @cosmicatta Thank you!

RULES: Post the last sentence you wrote (fanfic / original / anything) and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence.

Here's the last sentence I wrote for an untitled lawlu wip:

"Law barely managed a smile before the world started spinning, and then faded away."

Yes, Law is not having a good time time. Again. It's what I do.

That's fourteen words, I don't think I know that many writers on here anymore. Just gonna tag a few:

@purplehairedwonder , @sandorara , @draiochteve , @midnightinjapan

[handwrittenlettersovertexts]

15 Questions 15 Mutuals

I was tagged by @midnightinjapan (and I'm sooooo late lol)

1. Are you named after anyone? 

My biological father though, I'm the child he interacted with the least growing up.

2. When was the last time you cried? 

Like 3 days ago...? (Don't ask)

3. Do you have kids? 

Nope, have not reproduced but my mother is constantly requesting a granddaughter.

5. What sports do you play/have played? 

Basketball all four years of high school. Haven't played or shot around in a long time, but lately I've picked up inline skating for fun and exercise and I'm having a BLAST.

6. What’s the first thing you notice about people? 

Depends on what they're doing at the time honestly. Sometimes it's their voice, sometimes it's the way they move, or how they smell. Truly depends on the circumstance.

7. What’s your eye color? 

Brown.

8. Scary movies or happy endings? 

Yes. But I do love a good scary movie or just spooky stuff in general.

9. Any special talents?

I sing pretty well, know some Japanese, can juggle passably, and am full of random trivia.

10. Where were you born?

Nevada

11. What are your hobbies? 

Eating, sleeping, drawing, reading, singing, skating, and learning stuff.

12. Do you have pets? 

No, but I've been kicking around the idea of getting a parrot for a long time now. I kinda want a green cheek conure.

13. How tall are you? 

Short lol

14. Favorite subject in school? 

Art.

15. Dream job? 

Being paid to simply exist.

I tag @hahaalaine @kivulini @anisaanisa

[lordsandladiesofthesilverscreen]

Happy birthday to my bestie! @midnightinjapan I hope you had an amazing day! ❤️

[sandushengshou]

tag game ✨

tagged by my darlings @eohachu @highwarlockkareena and @thitiponqs xoxo

1. why did you choose your url?

because he's my honeybunch sugarplum pumpy-umpy-umpkin my sweetie pie (and i had it saved, i was just being lazy about changing my url until pscentral had an url event)

2. any sideblogs? if you have them name them and why you have them.

i have 3 sideblogs for my top 3 hyperfixations. and no i won't name them <3 if you know, you know. idc about spamming people, I just like to keep separate blogs like archives of the things I love

3. how long have you been on tumblr?

2012? too long

4. do you have a queue tag?

nah but most of my posts are queued

5. why did you start your blog in the first place?

hmm fandom was moving here? I rarely used LJ and tumblr seemed more my style.

6. why did you choose your icon/pfp?

because that's my man as one of my fav characters

7. why did you choose your header?

see answer #1

8. what’s your post with the most notes?

I think it's this one

9. how many mutuals do you have?

I have no idea

10. how many followers do you have?

I have 1 follower. i'm still doing my 1 follower celebration btw, I just take forever to do requests

11. how many people do you follow?

according to tumblr I'm not following anyone

but i think it's like 192? I want to follow more people, I just forget to do it

12. have you ever made a shitpost?

yes

13. how often do you use tumblr each day?

multiple times a day, but I check it for like 2 mins at a time unless I'm chatting with someone

14. did you have a fight/argument with another blog once?

just once. they calmed down after a reply so it wasn't a big deal. I don't like to engage with people looking to argue. waste of time!

15. how do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts

no

16. do you like tag games?

yes! I just take forever to do them

17. do you like ask games?

sometimes

18. which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

kareena is famous for being mean to me. all of you are famous <3

19. do you have a crush on a mutual?

yes. platonic crushes <3

20. tags

@gege @radellama @midnightinjapan @lordsandladiesofthesilverscreen @yilinglaozuhot @lianhuajing anyone who wants to do this, say I tagged you

[elizabeth-karenina]

They Got Me Yet Again

I got tagged by long-time mutual, @midnightinjapan! Thank you so much, my dear.

This one's gonna be a doozy, so strap yourselves in! *cracks knuckles*

1. why did you choose your url?

My first name is Elizabeth, and I was reading the novel Anna Karenina when I first started this tumblr.

2. any sideblogs? if you have them name them and why you have them.week.

LMAO, MY GUYS! I honestly don't know how other people keep up sideblogs. Having to manage one is already enough! I've never really felt the need to have another one.

3. how long have you been on tumblr?

....I'm like, 98% certain that I first came here in May 2013. So, I wasn't here at the very beginning where all the True Madness of Tumblr was taking place, but I came in near the tail-end of it all, LOL.

4. do you have a queue tag?

I don't queue at all! Again, I've never felt the need to do so. I'mma show up when I show up; I'm gonna reblog whenever I want and whatever makes me happy; and then I'mma leave, LOL.

5. why did you start your blog in the first place?

I was talked into it by my core group of friends who I've been close with since high school and college. And the irony of it all? I'm the one who still uses Tumblr regularly! The rest of them either deleted their Tumblrs or just simply abandoned them and have left them alone for years, LOL.

6. why did you choose your icon/pfp?

It's a painting by the Russian artist Vasily Surikov called The Siberian Woman. I love his style of painting, and I've always been surprised how me and the woman in the painting look alike! Another one that I use frequently is Portrait of a Lady by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, for the same reason--she looks quite a bit like me!

I've tried having other icons on and off, but I always come back to the Siberian woman and Portrait of a Lady. What can I say? They fit me.

7. why did you choose your header?

It's an image I nicked from Twitter. It must've been from a historical textiles or blue motifs post that someone made, and I immediately was drawn to it. Blue is my favorite color, especially darker blues. The gold flowers made it even prettier, so I've kept it.

8. what’s your post with the most notes?

I honestly have no idea! I don't often make my own posts, as it were. Any commentary I make is usually within the confines of my tags (which is also very frequent and often!), which are many! I've got a lot of things to say, and I'm gonna say 'em somwhere, LOL!

9. how many mutuals do you have?

I truly do not know, if you can believe it. Probably around 20; I don't make it a point to make so-called "famous" blogs follow me, but if we've talked more than 4 or 5 times, I'll probably follow you back.

Many of my mutuals are ladies I've known for years, so that probably is a factor as well.

10. how many followers do you have?

Eight hundred seventy-something people? But are they all active Tumblrs? Or are a good portion of them bots, LOL? Sometimes I'm able to catch them and block them, but other times I miss them.

11. how many people do you follow?

146 people.

12. have you ever made a shitpost?

I'm sure I have in the past, especially in my early days.

13. how often do you use tumblr each day?

Quite a bit, LOL, especially during the summer time when I'm on school vacation. Cringe as it is to admit, it's been a huge part of my life for years.

14. did you have a fight/argument with another blog once?

Yes, particularly in my early days when I was exclusively a history blog. But it was over something silly, like a Historical AU me and a friend had created, not about anything factual.

15. how do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts

Not reblogging anything I don't want to. Guilt tripping isn't cool. -> Keeping Norrie's answer, because same.

16. do you like tag games?

I do! I love talking about myself and sharing my interests with people. I could answer questions for hours tbh!

17. do you like ask games?

It can depend on what the theme of the questions are. But like I said above, yes, usually I enjoy answering ask games.

18. which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

I honestly couldn't say! Maybe Virginia, I suppose.

19. do you have a crush on a mutual?

I crush on all my mutuals🥰 -> Also keeping this answer from Norrie, because ABSOLUTELY FREAKING SAME! If we're mutuals, just know I sincerely love you. So grateful for the friendships I've made with all of you!

20. tags

@becauseismellgood, @shvkespearc, @1980s-jean-ralphio, and honestly anyone else who wants to do this!

[blueskyportrait]

I miss you midnightinjapan! You are one of my inspirations!

Recently discovered one of your old Percy/nico fics called legacy and was really interested/curious if you had any plans on continuing it or posting more about it one day?

-sincerely, a big fan

I still think about Legacy and my sweet Cesare. The issue I've had, besides adult life getting in the way, is that the original laptop that story was written on crashed. It took all my notes and drafts with it. I still remember the one thing I wanted out of the ending but now the road to get there is lost. It would be like starting over and that will take time and planning and I hate making promises without anything concrete. But I actually just reread it three weeks ago to see where I left off. All hope is not lost just very very delayed.💙🩵💙🩵

[the-king-andthe-lionheart]

I'd love to know your thoughts about Ser Criston Cole. I was listening to video that introduced me to the theory that he was planted in Rhaenyra's life as a spy. I think it really fits.

Just how he went out of his way to impress her at that first tourney. Whatever else I can say about Otto Hightower, he was a very shrewd man. I think he could see that book!Rhaenyra, as a young princess was very into knights who wanted to fawn over her. Young Rhaenyra had a little of Sansa in her.

And of course Rhaenyra begins to fall in love with him as she grows a little older. In the story we're lead to believe that Rhaenyra hit on Criston Cole and he was so honorable and offended that he stormed off and left her service to join the Greens.

I don't buy that at all! I think his real purpose was to seduce and ruin her and that she rejected him. That would have been a good argument to have her removed as heir. Especially since kind of the same situation played out years before with King Jaehaerys and his daughter Viserra.

Sorry @midnightinjapan for the late reply.

So far in HOTD I do like Ser Criston Cole, but I pretty much despise him in F&B, which is the same reaction I'm having with Alicent as well. Admittedly, I like the theory that Ser Criston was in Otto's employ from the beginning, and I do think it would make sense for the complete heel turn, but I'm not convinced this will play out in the show. I think it's entirely possible and open to interpretation in the books though. However, we did discover in 1x04 of HOTD that Mysaria is working with Otto, which makes people wonder if she was always informing on Daemon to Otto from the beginning. Considering she was the one to convince Daemon to make the speech in the brothel after Aemma's funeral, it does make you wonder if she was the one that told Otto about "heir for the day". So if this is the case, it would make sense that Otto would also have more informants on Rhaenyra, ones that are in the position to know her more intimately as a confidant (especially when Rhaenyra is on the outs with Alicent), which Ser Criston turns into. They've clearly become friends during the last four years. However, if Criston is informing on Rhaenyra to Otto, I think it probably wouldn't have been from the very beginning, but from the time he became a Kingsguard. Honestly, considering his lower birth I would think Otto would have at least approached him and tried to entice him with money, etc. for doing so. So far, I'm not sure if it's in Ser Criston's character though. He seems to value Rhaenyra for making him a Kingsguard, but I can't quite help liking the idea that Ser Criston may be informing on Rhaenyra since he became a Kingsguard but since then he has grown to legitimately care and love her. It would make some really good internal conflict. But at the same time, after the latest episode, he's already been given some internal conflict because he gave into his desires and broke his vows by doing so.

I guess we'll have to see though. I do think we'll find out one way or the other in the next episode of HOTD, and honestly I'm okay with whatever interpretation or creative license they may be doing with his character. But like I said, it's definitely open to interpretation in F&B. :D