#not written by me

[wary-taru]

Artwork for the 'Empress of the Wastelands' fic written by my friend @voltsparrow

Here's where you can read it! (chapter 2!)

commissions open :)

[lavendarneverlands]

Silver Spoons

by Erin Lecount.

I'll watch and learn from afar.

I'll pull the weeds from my heart, and put lipstick on for your family party, in the garden.

I stare at the house you were brought up in all the photographs and door frames are wooden.

I wish I'd known you when you were younger.

Before lovers.

'Cause l've changed my accent, and I gave a false name.

I hope I throw a party in a house of my own someday.

When you were a kid you’d come in through the back gate, your folks left a light on in case you get home late.

And I bet you grew up eating at the table, fed love from silver spoons, reasons to be grateful.

You ask about kids, I don't know if I'm able.

I bet you grew up being asked how your day was.

I bet you grew up grazing your knees, but the fall wasn't fatal like it was for me.

We're the product of love that we do not receive.

I'll corrupt every branch of this family tree.

I spilt the good wine, I panicked. A disaster, a knee-jerk reaction.

Then everyone around us starts laughing… is that how it's meant to happen?

Your mother said I'm always welcome to visit, to take second helpings. I said, "No, thanks." I'm so full of resentment, that I learned to fend for myself.

But you were sweet, I got mean. And when we fight, I refuse to eat. You're sensible, I'm hating it.

What a good job that your mother did!

You were kind, I was cruel. In another life maybe I was you, and I grew up into something good…

Somebody who could swallow love.

Silver spoons and butter knives, living hand to mouth I'm getting by.

Your love is spreading thin, but my medicine goes down alright.

Silver spoons and butter knives, living hand to mouth I'm getting by.

Just feed me love and give it time…

Oh, maybe in another life.

[6queen6bitch6]

I think about you all the time.. and I never want to see you again

I hope your dog’s leg got better.. and we can never be friends

I have a folder of jokes only you would get

It will never see the light of day

I see something you’d love every time I go thrifting

I look for a moment, set it down, walk away

I pray for your mom

I pray for your brother

I pray for the person you’ve become

When I hand the prayers to god I say

“Make sure these get there safely but please, don’t say who they’re from”

[rewrotethestars]

chatgbt will be the end of me

“Once upon a time, in the bustling headquarters of the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) of the FBI, two agents named Penelope Garcia and Luke Alvez forged a friendship that was as adorable as it was extraordinary. 

 Penelope's bubbly nature and infectious laughter broke through Luke's walls, allowing him to open up and reveal his vulnerabilities. He confided in her about his past and the struggles he faced, and she offered him unwavering support and understanding. In turn, Luke became Penelope's pillar of strength, always ready to offer a listening ear and a reassuring hug whenever she needed it. 

 From that day forward, Penelope Garcia and Luke Alvez became a team not only in their professional lives but also in matters of the heart. Their love was a beacon of hope, reminding everyone around them that even in the darkest of times, a little bit of love could conquer all.

And so, Penelope and Luke embarked on countless adventures together, solving crimes, supporting each other, and embracing the joy that their love brought. They were an inseparable duo, a pair of kindred spirits, and their love story would forever be remembered as one of the sweetest tales in the halls of the BAU.“

[zoyalannister]

hello!! just wanted to ask if you could read the fics I sent some time ago, if not no worries, but I'd love to hear your opinion of them

Hello!

I've actually read them both a couple of weeks ago, I just forgot to change the bookmark notes because I'm lazy.

The short one is so amazing that the second I finished reading it I sent the link to @livia-dovehallow saying only "god tier Gabrily spotted".

The long one is great too, I loved how IC are both Cecily and Gabriel and their slowburn romance. As someone who is studying the Victorian Britain for one of my original projects, I also loved the small historical details.

[ajaxgb]

Okay no I need to talk about the book version of Howl's Moving Castle. I love the movie but the book has such a different vibe and you, yes you, should read it.

Movie Howl is a soulful and quiet. Book Howl is a drama queen and Causing Problems and has a long string of jilted exes and couldn't shut up if you paid him.

Sophie and Howl drive each other up the wall at the beginning and it's really funny. Sophie and Howl are (despite themselves) very much in love by the end and they still drive each other up the wall and it's even funnier.

In the movie, Howl has been ordered by the king to participate in The War, and Howl is avoiding it because he is a brave conscientious objector. In the book, Howl has been ordered by the king to rescue his lost brother from the Witch of the Wastes, and Howl is avoiding it by any means necessary because he is a cowardly weasel who wants to stay as far from the Witch as possible.

In the movie, the Witch cursed Sophie because she was jealous about Howl speaking to Sophie for five minutes. In the book, the Witch cursed Sophie because Sophie had been doing surprisingly powerful magic for years without knowing it and it was actually starting to cut into the Witch's plans. (Sophie does not discover any of this until nearly the end of the book, but the reader can start to pick it up much earlier and the way Sophie's magic works is pretty darn cool.)

In the movie, there's a rumor that Howl eats the hearts of maidens, but this is implied to be nothing but nasty fearmongering. In the book, there's a rumor that Howl eats the hearts of maidens because Howl started the rumor so people would stop asking him to do wizard junk all the time.

The book lightly parodies a couple of tropes from Western fairy tales. In particular Sophie has internalized that, as the eldest of three sisters, her "destiny" is to fail so that her younger sisters will look cooler when they succeed, which is why she's so resigned to the hat shop at the beginning. (Sidebar: Sophie's sisters come up much more in the book and they're great.) There's also a really funny bit where Sophie attempts to operate a pair of seven-league boots.

In the movie, the fourth and final location that the magic door connects to is some sort of black void / mindscape / time portal dealy. In the book the fourth location is Wales, in the UK, on Earth, so that Howl can visit his family, because from Howl's perspective this is an isekai story.

[obsesssedblerd]

when you and satoru gojo started dating and agreed to take it slow, the first thing that you got used to was the fact that his infinity was up 24/7. though you understood and never brought it up, part of you yearned to feel his skin and not the invisible shield that kept him from the rest of the world.

then, during one beautiful evening after a lovely picnic date, you're comfortably lying against his chest—against that familiar shield, until you realize that you aren't.

as he's adorably rambling about something funny that happened while he was teaching the second years, you notice that you feel the material of his jacket against your cheek. then, you realize that the comforting scent you've been inhaling is his cologne. curious, you gently grasp one of his hands that's closest to you, and your heart practically skips a beat when you feel the warmth of his palm for the first time.

satoru senses your excitement and quietly intertwines your fingers with his. it's also his first time touching you without infinity activated, and he wants to savor it. his thumb brushes soothing patterns on your hand, and you don't even realize how hard you're grinning until you feel the strain in your cheeks.

he chuckles, and you look up to see him staring at you, blindfold raised and his blue eyes soft with adoration. "what's got you cheesin' like that, pretty girl?"

you shrug, your smile unwavering. "just thinking about how perfect my boyfriend is."

satoru stares at you for a little while longer, then tilts his head a bit lower. you feel his lips gently press against your forehead, then against your lips, feather-light and brief. the kiss is short, but it's absolutely perfect for the first time.

you snuggle against satoru, and his other hand strokes your soft face. "that's good," he finally replies, "because i'm always thinking about how lovely my girlfriend is."

[thorinds]

1000 Books You May Have Actually Read

[penny-anna]

fanfiction writers when a character is remotely non-human

[emmeriex]

girls when they remember that sally named percy after the only greek hero with a happy ending and beryl named jason after a hero who died alone and unhappy to appease a wrathful goddess.

[wary-taru]

Piper begrudgingly opened her eyes, waking up as the light of the morning sun slipped into her room through the porthole window. She buried her face in her pillow to grumble at the fact she had to get up. She turned to the other side and smiled.

Across from her, still asleep, was Cyclonis.

The groggy mage couldn’t help but feel her chest flutter at the way the light brought out the purple hues of her girlfriend’s dark hair. And giggled at how Cy was softly snoring. *So quiet, she’s prim and proper even in her sleep*

Piper decided she could stay in bed a little while longer, even if it was just for the view.

Written by my amazingly creative friend @voltsparrow

Kofi commissions are open!

[stemmmm]

group therapy

[gongyussy]

fascinated/horrified by this set of tweets…

[lemongogo]

life of regret

[hymyarts]

"We Myrmidons are not the sentimental type."

[astrowarr]

joel did so well, winning in a proper blaze of glory like that— so fitting, especially after losing gem, his anchor. and his alliance with grian in the end was Killing Me. grian plain-faced telling him "you could win this," and saying he will give his life to joel? grian telling him "it's your turn."

i can't wait to see what grian was thinking before that final fight. he just kind of disappeared while joel was on an absolute rampage. and when they met back up for the final fight, he was actually fighting against joel, contrary to what he said before. maybe he realized that he knows joel, and joel would never be happy with a sacrifice. maybe he knows that because he knows what sacrifice did to him, way back when.

so he decided to fight, for joel's sake, and maybe his own, too. and when he died, he died falling. just like 3rd life.