#mine: tbl

[prentissrollins]

Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen

The Blacklist (2013 - 2023) - 7x08 (5/∞)

[littletreeproductions]

I used to think that going it alone made me stronger. But that's not true. No, real strength comes from accepting that you're weak and that it's okay to ask for help.

[zcbogosian]

CHI x TBL~ 11.03.2023

[hopeswriting]

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WIP Intro

"Reborn is the worst, huh?" he whispers conspiratory-like. "Always thinks he's so smart, but he can't even recognize the great Lambo-san even if he was to shoot him in the face." Lambo says nothing, and Tsuna's heart clenches. "Mama loves you," he says, and it's a relief he can say it with absolute certainty, a small mercy. Was life-saving too on those days when Tsuna was hurting so badly, wishing he could just stop breathing so everyone would finally be happy with him for once. "But she's not like you, or Reborn, or—or I-Pin-chan. You know that, right? That's why sometimes it's hard for her to talk with you."

It takes a moment, but then Lambo finds his voice again. "Lambo-san loves Tsuna-nii."

[zappyboltz]

6'4" 220lb catboy

[flowers-by-the-bed]

I love Heddy but this is just a kick in the teeth 💀💙⚡️

[ujuro]

Man I feel so bad for newjeans cause after observing their career for what? Two years since they debuted? I came to the general conclusion that min heejin was one of the most insufferable people in kpop but seemed to at least have that under control enough to do right by the girls for the time being (even if the reasoning was that she saw them as an extension of her own genius rather than caring about them as people) but no turns out like from the minute they blew up she was planning to try fist fight the parent company they’re under like come on 😭

[squidsquadlove]

question for you, but also just krakenblr in general: favorite aspects/headcanons of the goalie nesting trope? I've been Researching (reading a very wide variety of fic to see what the general interpretation is) and the conclusion I'm coming to is that it really varies 😂

HI I AM SORRY FOR THE DELAY it has not been a good few weeks for health and ability to think clearly BUT ABOUT GOALIE NESTING:

Honestly, I think most people thinking about and writing about goalie nesting are making it up as we go! The idea that goalies can go feral and require a Safe Place and maybe it's their net or maybe it's a bed is a really fun one for anyone who loves goalies, because there are a few things that are universal among goalies:

Pucks do not belong in the net.

The crease is MINE, GTFO NOW.

If I'm left out to dry I reserve the right to go after the defensemen with a knife.

Whatever went wrong, everyone is going to blame me.

After a good game, I deserve praise, headbonks, and hugs.

BUT ALSO there is such a huge amount of protectiveness toward goalies that, between that and the headbonks, it seems like they need extra special caretaking! (You'll hear a lot of Canadian hockey players saying that they've been told ever since they can remember that you never, ever, EVER let someone run your goalie, and I don't like much about the TBL, but that one time when someone ran at Vasilevskiy and all five skaters on the ice immediately dropped their gloves and tackled the other team did win my respect.)

There are a few headcanons for goalie nesting that seem to be fairly universal, such as goalies growling or chirping when they're feral, often needing their teams' jerseys, and skaters being a little bit terrified of them. That's about it as far as I can tell, and there's so much less goalie nesting fic than I'd like!

For the Kraken, I've enjoyed the notion that it was harder for them to start nesting because of being an expansion team, so it was hard for everyone to get used to each other. I also love the idea that since Joey Daccord comes from a family tradition of goaltending, he might have started nesting at 12, gathering up his stuffed animals and guarding them with a mini goalie stick in his room. (Aww!) And given what Grubauer does when someone takes too many liberties in his crease, I imagine he's a really territorial goalie. 😂 But I would love to hear more ideas about goalie nesting!

[okiedokie2216]

ql/non-ql watchlist

highly recommended series/movies (completed-watched in 2024)

love for love's sake (korean bl)

unknown (taiwanese bl)

century of love (thai bl)

a frozen flower (korean movie)

double mints (japanese bl movie)

addicted heroin (chinese uncensored bl)

meet you at the blossom (chinese uncensored bl)

the time of fever (korean bl)

our golden times (hong kongese bl)

currently watching (currently airing):

jack & joker (tbl) - mondays

high school frenemy (tdrama) - mondays + tuesdays

our youth (jbl) - tuesdays

see your love (twbl) - wednesdays

pluto (tgl) - saturdays

blue canvas of youthful days (cbl) - saturdays + sundays

love in the air koi (jbl) - sundays

to check/catch up (currently airing):

the empress of ayodhaya (thai gl)

reverse 4 you (thai gl)

the hidden moon (thai bl)

every you every me (thai bl)

fangs of fortune

upcoming:

petrichor (tgl) - 23 november

to binge-watch:

thai ql/non ql:

love in translation (bl)✅️

love sea (bl)

triage (bl)

the stranded (bl)

la pluie (bl)

monster next door (bl)

i feel you linger in the air (bl)

dark blue kiss (bl)

ghost host ghost house (bl)

ingredients (bl)

be my favorite (bl)

taiwanese ql/non ql:

first note of love (bl)

oh no! here comes trouble (drama/bromance)

dna says love you (bl)

your name engraved herein (bl movie)

the on1y one (bl)

fragrance of the first flower (gl)

who'll stop the rain (gl movie)

history (bl)

history 2 (bl)

history 3: trapped (bl)

chinese ql/censored/non ql:

stay with me (censored)

justice in the dark (censored?)

advance bravely (censored?)

the ambiguous focus (bl)

a round trip to love (bl movie)✅️

guardian (drama)

killer and healer (drama)

the spirealm (censored)

korean ql/non ql:

love in the big city (bl)

love class 2 (bl)

to the x who hated me (gl)

beyond evil (kdrama)

color rush (bl)

where your eyes linger (bl)

tinted with you (bl)

blueming (bl)

light on me (bl)

20th century girl (kdrama(?) movie)

green night (gl movie)

love and leashes (kdrama movie)

lily fever (gl)

bittersweet hell

you make me dance

school 2013 (bromance)

japanese ql/non ql:

double mints (bl movie)✅️

my beautiful man (1 & 2) (bl)

at 25 in akasaka (bl)

takara's treasure (bl)

happy of the end (bl)

i hear the sunspot (bl)

happy of the end (bl)

sing in love (bl movie)✅️

the shortest distance is round (bl movie)

eternal yesterday (bl movie?)

hell dogs - in the house of bamboo (jdrama)

takumi kun 1, 2, 3, & 4 (bl movie)

love is like a poison (bl)

smells like green spirit

pinoy ql/non ql:

marahuyo project

gameboys (1 & 2)

gaya sa pelikula

quaranthings

other:

looking forward to:

the general's son (cbl)

impression of youth (twbl)

my golden blood (tbl)

pit babe 2 (tbl)

thame po (tbl)

us (tgl)

only you (tgl)

boy next world (tbl)

happy ending (?)

vamp (?)

goddess bless you from death (bl)

the last case (tgl)

i'm the most beautiful count (tbl)

revamp (tbl)

spare me your mercy (tbl)

was also looking forward to (series i'm not entirely sure if they're still going to air):

wuju bakery

wish me luck

be mine

red peafowl

boyy of god

love puzzle

***list to be changed/updated on a weekly basis***

[prentissrollins]

Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen

The Blacklist (2013 - 2023) - 7x08 (4/∞)

[allmyandroids]

Raymond Reddington

In Season 4 Episode 2 - Mato

[littletreeproductions]

Liz Keen & Donald Ressler [+s10] | Carry You

Somewhere, is just a tiny island of calm. And if that weren't there... I would be swept out to sea.

[zcbogosian]

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[meetmeatthecoda]

Somehow, even though I haven't watched in years - and am 0% tempted to tonight - I've still got this tiny sliver of anxiety about the ending of The Blacklist. Is that crazy? It's like I know they can't possibly wrap up the story in a way I'll be happy or satisfied with (and after the 8th season I mostly gave up caring about what happens in "canon")...and yet I'm sure when I hear about what happened in the finale it's going to feel like one last, poorly written gut punch.

How are you feeling about tonight?

Hiya, anon ❤️ Ugh, can I just say that you summed up my tangle of feelings absolutely perfectly? 🥺 More specifically, no, that is not crazy at all. I am in the same place as you with not caring about any of it anymore - not since 8.22 ripped my fucking heart out - & I literally can't think of anything I'd like to do less than watch the series finale. But even in the years since 8.22, there was still that awareness that the show was still out there somewhere, even if I only heard drips & drabs, & I scoffed at it all, & I didn't give a tiny rat's ass what happened. And while that remains true, the fact that it's OFFICIALLY ending (despite the fact that it ended for us two years ago) is... a little sobering. For me, I think it's a reminder of the pain & grief of The Terrible Awful™️ 😓

Also, yes, anon, I completely understand the sliver of anxiety & dread... I felt the same thing when I heard that they were finally blessedly cancelled & again when I realized the last ep was coming up... I can only speak for myself, but I think it's bc I still care at least a little about Red &, deep down, I still want a happy ending for him, even though I fully believe he can't have one without Liz. But I have zero faith in TPTB & I'm sure they will make it a nebulous, "cool" ending with no real answers, like always, or they'll confirm godforsaken R*darina, or they'll just kill off Red because they're incapable of writing anything else. And I'm sure every other aspect of it will be disappointing, like Ressler being the hero or something (LMFAO) & it will be awful all around. I have no other expectations & I suppose I have to either accept it and/or ignore whatever happens AND/OR consider it all a crap AU & Lizzington as our canon. But the way you describe it, "one last, poorly written gut punch", perfectly describes how I feel. I tell myself that none of it matters anymore - it's not like we're getting a Lizzington ending lolz - but I think I'm just afraid of being hurt again bc, for all my posturing, I know TPTB still have the power to do that, simply bc I still care just a tiny bit. Despite all the heartbreak I've already felt... a little remains of the show, the characters, & my heart for them to destroy 💔

Idk if that made any sense at all, anon, but I hope I communicated at least 3 things: 1) you're not alone in the way you feel, 2) the ending will probably hurt & ache & betray in just the way we're afraid of, & 3) we simply have to deal with the residual hurt, know that TPTB failed us & it's not our fault, &... cherish what we had by holding our Lizzington AU close to our hearts & keeping them alive through fanfic... at least, that's what I plan on doing. So, feel free to drop another ask if you want to talk more, anon, I would certainly love to commiserate & work through our feelings together tbh, & btw I'm very flattered you came to my ask box with this & wanted to know how I feel, thank you for being so sweet. In the meantime, hang in there, anon, you're definitely not alone, & much love to you, my friend ❤️

[hopeswriting]

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WIP Intro

"Oh, Tsuna." His voice's syrupy sweet, almost cajoling. "This, I did not teach you. No one taught it to you. Are you at peace with the fact it's all you? That it's all coming from you?"

That's funny.

What else is he supposed to be but at peace with it?

[flintandpyrite]

Heyyy! I was going through your cooking tag and saw you mentioned you’d be willing to share your yogurt recipe? I’ve been wanting to get into yogurt making (I easily eat a standard tub a week and that’s just on my own lol.) so I am real curious to see what others are doing/ where they get their cultures etc etc.

Thank you!

Of course! This is the method I use but there are many. If you don’t have all this equipment you can get basically the same results using a large sterilized glass jar and a towel for the incubation step. I prefer the simplicity and ease of the instant pot (and I got mine for free! Check your local facebook marketplace to see if someone is giving one away near you!!) but it’s not an absolute necessity.

When I was eating yogurt every day for breakfast, I would make a half-gallon at a time (8 cups of milk and 4 tablespoons of yogurt). These days I do 4 cups at a time since I'm eating less of it. Remember to save the last 2-4 tablespoons of each jar so you can make more!

Things you will need for this method:

Instant pot with yogurt setting

Thermometer (instant read is best)

Whisk or spoon

4 cups of milk

2 Tbls Yogurt— you want yogurt where the only ingredient is milk/cream and culture. No pectin, agar, “thickener”, sugar, or flavoring. My personal favorite brand is Brown Cow but that’s only available in parts of the US.

Steps:

Place your milk in the instant pot. Press “Sauté” and stir every 30 seconds or so until the milk starts to steam. Check the temperature frequently. You want to heat it to 185F/85C and keep it there for 3 minutes. In the instant pot, this usually means turning the saute function off around 180F and stirring continuously while it continues to heat from the residual heat. Admittedly this is way easier to do on a stovetop so you can try out both methods and see which you prefer. Heating the milk to this temperature and holding it there denatures the milk proteins and creates a better yogurt texture.

Turn off the Saute function and then remove the insert from the instant pot. Allow the milk to cool, either on the counter (which can take 40 minutes!) or in a cool water bath while stirring. Take care to not get any water in the milk. You want to get it down to 110F/43C, which is the optimal temperature for the yogurt culture.

Whisk the yogurt into the milk thoroughly. Place the insert back into the instant pot with the lid on and turn on the Yogurt function, set for 14 hours. I usually do this in the evening so the yogurt is ready when I get up.

When the incubation is complete, carefully remove the insert from the instant pot and place it in the fridge for 1-2 hours to cool. Once it is cool you can scoop it into a jar or container. It is best to allow it to cool in situ because this improves the texture. Scooping it too soon may result in grainy yogurt.

I like my yogurt fairly liquidy (because I mostly use it as a substitute for buttermilk in American baking recipes) but if you prefer thicker yogurt you can strain it through a cheesecloth or very fine strainer at this point. Keep the whey-- it can be used in bread to replace the water or marinades.