#obligatory rec for

[moth-time]

It's BOOK TIME again! It has been forever since I last bound a book wow.

This is Interim by @punishandenslavesuckers, which is a fantastic botw post-canon Link/Zelda/Ganon fic that you all should go read if you haven't already. It's great, go check it out. I stayed up way too late reading it.

The binding is a sewn-board binding, which means the cover stiffeners are sewn directly into the text block, instead of wrapped around and glued to the endpapers. This makes for a very tidy and modern looking binding, AND because the boards are doubled (sewn in like the endpapers) allows for fun shenanigans like that indented triforce.

I'm SO proud of how the triforce came out! I was really careful with all of my measurements and it really paid off.

Oh yeah and I finally found a place with a good guillotine, so now I can make SMALLER books and still have nice crisp edges. Look at it, it's such a cute size. Perfect for holding.

Next step… painted fore-edges, maybe owo

[targarrus]

can i

[darkmacademia]

What's your favorite book ever?

hello!! ohoho a tough question for sure ! i have like... books that I hyperfixated on for months and read upwards of like 10 times in said months... these being the watchermaker series by natasha pulley lmaoo and also the murderbot diaries. ive been on a fantasy and sci fi kind of year so I also love ted chiang's short stories! also ken liu's short stories which make me yell into the void

[the-stove-is-divorced]

So it just came to my attention that as an author with amazing writing and depth and quality, obviously you would know fanfics with amazing quality too

Like how a professional artist follow artist who makes professional art or sm like that

So like, what I'm trying to get at is, do you have any fic recommendations? Your favorite ones maybe?

Also Spider-Man ones and MHA one's please. I need something to get these fandoms out of my systems (I'm halfway through the Ben ten ones you recommend and oh my god your taste is perfect)

I do love hoarding fics I adore, so thank you! That's incredibly flattering ⸜( ´ ꒳ ` )⸝ And oh yeah, I have, like, 2k bookmarks, haha! Occasionally I delete some, admittedly, but ASK AND YE SHALL RECEIVE! ( ` ∇ ´ )ゝI will preface and say I don't know what you like to curate this list better, since I read a lot of fanfic, I've got a lot of choices to pick from.

Alright, for spidey fics, I dunno what iterations of Spider-Man you like? And what character interactions you go for? So here's a random assortment! -> -> -> college student!Peter is a long suffering intern of the Avengers (comedy, mcu) + peter just trying to graduate (mcu) + yummy psychological horror of peter w/ venom symbiote + spideypool exploration of spidery behavior + spideypool where peter fights for his fucking life to keep his identity hidden but ppl think spidey's harry osborn + poetic spideypool (love the writing style) + combo of mcu and comics where peter is trying his best to graduate, grieve, and more (series) + spideytorch chronicles peter trying to prove he can settle down for a kid on the way + just spideypool silliness

That was harder than I thought, but should be a good range, bonus crossovers tho, peter and felicia suffering as STEM students in Gotham + peter being spidery in gotham + post NWH gone wrong! peter suffers and Orochimaru barges into his life

MHA I will just admit straight up Izuku is my favorite character, so they're all gonna be focused on him! Also man this was a trip down memory lane, haha! -> -> -> incredible comedy horror about an exorcist Izuku + psychological drama about izuku's inability to die + fav au of quirkless izuku in HSC + all of izuku's bitter feelings manifest when a quirk changes his personality + epic ongoing story of izuku being half demon, WC: 500k + izuku can see spirits, is incapable of helping people, and suffers + comedy about izuku making friends with villains instead of going to UA + izuku time travels and concerns literally everyone around him (comedy) + HC's plan to study Izuku fails because this mf is haunted + izuku is blind + katsuki is haunted by a dead(?) izuku + literally one of the best DFO fics to me (comedy) + OFA users memories get muddled with Izuku's + quirkless journalist izuku discovers the truth

This quickly made me realize how much I adored Bnha. But that should be enough for ye!

If we're talking any fandom kind of favorites, hard to say?? Kinda like when I get asked a fav movie, a lot disappears from my mind, but here's some random ones: -> -> -> jeremiah keeps appearing in bruce's dreams nightmares and it's getting harder not to listen (gotham tv show) + will graham is catnip to every serial killer on the planet for 200k + literally anything by this author + time travel fic of the century (haikyuu) + khaji da discovers the beauty of consciousness and identity

Did not think this would take me this long, but this should be more than enough! (o^ ^o) Glad ya enjoying the ones I recommended before!

[alliluyevas]

Omg you write Borgia stuff on ao3? Can you give us the link? 🙏🏼

hope you enjoy!!

[keepthemacramesecret]

King in Yellow Reading List

This is just the basic origins of the core King in Yellow lore as far as i could find, and i’m sure i missed some things. The main thing i couldnt find is a single origin point for the idea of the kiy as an aspect/avatar of the more powerful god hastur, or even just those two as alternate names of one entity. The closest i found for that was actually the Call of Cthulhu ttrpg, which may very well be the source tbh. In terms of Classic Cosmic Horror i could find copies of online though, i think this covers it.

The King in Yellow Robert W. Chambers Collection of short stories, the first four of which feature the apocryphal ‘King in Yellow’ play, and are introduced with excerpts from it.

An Inhabitant of Carcosa Ambrose Bierce Short story, origin of the city of Carcosa and Lake Hali, both used by Chambers in the King in Yellow play.

Haita the Shepherd Ambrose Bierce Short story, origin of the name ‘Hastur’ here used as a god but borrowed by Chambers as a city name.

The Whisperer in Darkness HPL Novellette, more explicitly links Hastur with the yellow sign, and thus the King in Yellow. Also brings the KIY/Hastur into the cthulhu mythos in general.

The Return of Hastur August Derleth Short story, reintroduced ‘Hastur’ as a god rather than a city.

More Light James Blish Short Story, Reconstruction of the King in Yellow play inside a narrative framing device.

Apart from the stories listed here, The Hastur Cycle edited by Robert M Price is a great collection that includes most of these as well as context and introductions for each story so thats a great resource, i just couldnt find a link that wasnt a pdf download.

Additionally, its not made explicit and its just one small scene so i didnt include it in the main list but I think the King in Yellow appears in the Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath, and in terms of lore for Malevolent fans the dreamlands are definitely relevent and a lot of what happens in that book in general is paralleled in season 2 which is fun.

[tinogiehd]

what artists/authors do you recommend?

these asks make me want to throw up because im scared i'll forget somebody but off the top of my 3am head @fooshogiexd @droleblogger @findinghomes @ourillusions @ourwaterfalls @demonstars @tippysnores @nervouswaltz @mieltxt @sappymix1 @dnfingtons for authors @moonlightgnf @milktea-green @jun-hug @finelinens @flyingwea @kuwuuji @boxinfishfound @mushyruuu-art @kharits for artists

[undertale-fic-librarby]

Featured Fic Friday!

Welcome to Featured Fic Friday! A day where I, or someone who suggests one, tell you about a fanfic that I really enjoy! Spoiler's under the cut! Today's featured fic is...

Because I Trust You by WrittenKinzy18 (Teen And Up, Complete)

Sans' family is worried for his safety now that they're on the surface. Undyne proposes she trains him once a week to get his stats up. Sans proposes a new deal.

A bit of a shorter fic, I really enjoyed reading it! In contrast to most of the fics I recommend, this one actually focuses on only characters from the base game!

The concept behind it is very interesting, & something I don't think I've seen done before! The relationships between the characters are well written, even for the characters we don't actually see!

Spoilers ahead!

Undyne & Sans being friends is something that I haven't seen a lot of, but I love the dynamic between the two in this fic!

The fight scene between the two seems very well written, & I can definitely imagine it in my mind!

[mxlfoydraco]

hello!!! I'm sorry to bother you, but do you have any jegulus writer/fic recs? I'm obsessed with your drarry recs so I'm sure your jegulus recs will be just as good. I'm looking for more "adult" fics, not so much hogwarts fics. thank you in advance!

Hii! I haven’t explored Jegulus fics as much but I can recommend: @mayzarbewithyou @mayescapade @anauro @sequinhaze @little-shit-soph @narcissa-black-supermacy @euphorial-docx @maybebabyplease @pjxckson @aureusprongs @otrtbs @elder-millennial-trash @alarainai @the-francakes @cornishpixiez @achillvs @arik-readsbooks @theinvisiblemuseum @writingamarie

[mimbl]

first chemo day (!!!!!) means actually using tumblr as a blogging platform like god never in his wildest dreams intended

using this as a benchmark for december when i’m hopefully better

joel miller did nothing wrong. see ya

[superfluouskeys]

thinking abt when someone asked me for grad school advice and i was like 'the literal worst part is asking for letters of recommendation' -- still true!!!

[helianthus21]

I enjoyed your fanfics for Vincenzo so much in 2023, they make me happy to be in this fandom, and they way you write Vincenzo and Han Seo in particular is *chef's kiss*. 🤌🤌 Thank you for being such a great writer and blessing this fandom with your stories.🫶✍️ I wish you all the best for the coming your and may your creativity and talent keep blooming.

this means so much anon, especially in a fandom that feels so dead sometimes, like you're just posting into the void or talking to yourself ajsk I'm glad to know there are still people out there in the Vincenzo fandom who are creating and enjoying content, and I'm so happy you like what I write 🥺🥺 Han-seo deserves to have the chance to live his life for himself and be secure in having the full support of his chosen brother<3

I wish you a happy and successful new year as well anon!! 🎆

[madrigaljail]

So yeah I was gone for a bit on a Caribbean cruise - 10/10, would recommend, just not on Norwegian Cruise Lines - and I spent good chunks of it vibing on Never Shall We Die thoughts.

Which gives me another excuse to rec that fic because it is everything: pirate AU, triplets not knowing they're triplets, Felix being a spymaster, Agustin being amazing, monsters, mysteries, flash forwards, An Important Map, and the sort of fantastic hijinks one can always expect and enjoy from an archive_rat fic. Get in there if you haven't yet, it's so good.

Also vacation pics:

[sushisocks]

hi teki!! imma throw in my 5 cents and tell a song that also reminds me of sean is I Know It's Over by The Smiths :))

Ig that the parts that made me realize how well this song fit w sean are "It's so easy to hate/ It takes strenght to be gentle and kind/ Over, over, over, over", bc as you said he's forced to keep the clown facade and make everyone unwind since no one else will, and "If you're so funny/ Then why are you on your own tonight?" bc even tho the gang forces him to fulfill this role they dont appreciate enough

MMMMMMM ANON OOOOHHHHH I really do like this song, I think it hits for a lot of RDR2 characters in different ways, but YES ABSOLUTELY for Sean!! The hidden loneliness, the attachments he clings to, and the lines you've pointed out yourself, are VERY fitting at least my understanding of Sean.

The idea that Sean in some small part actually believes the people say (TO HIS FACE!) always makes me break down. He has such sad wet dog potential, if one takes half a second and considers that he might be exaggerating his happy-go-lucky persona. Godddd it makes me insane.

ALSO the line 'It takes guts to be gentle and kind' also hits for Sean's people-oriented ways. Quick to de-escalate and apologize if he realizes he's misstepped, mending his relationship with Kieran, the scene with him and Jack, Sean being surprised if Arthur shoots their captive in that one homestead robbery, all speak to his empathy!!

Anyway you cant see me rn but im on the floor wailing, dw it's fine :)

[terubakudan]

Sup. xD

No, but really. Hi guys! Long time no see.

I see that Tumblr's changed, and believe me I'm re-learning how to use it. xD

So, um...usual life update I guess, you don't have to read this but I have to get this out of my system or I'll go crazy xD.

Honestly I really miss blogging and talking about fandoms, hobbies and whatnot. It's literally been over a year since I last blogged and there's a reason for that: literally no work-life balance at my old job. I say 'old' because I finally quit this year!! I'm really glad to be out of that soul-sucking hellhole xD For reference, I used to work at one of the Big Four accounting firms as an auditor, think hard before going in haha. The pay may be good...but at what cost?

For a while even when I left I couldn't stop thinking about work, I would always worry that there's something that hasn't been finished yet, and believe me at that kind of job the workload is endless Orz. On the plus side I did get experience, but I'm waaayyyy more glad to be out than in, believe me guys, work-life balance is something that everyone should have, I don't know what it's like in other countries (do feel free to share, I'm quite curious) but there's a reason so many foreign professionals choose not to work in Taiwan:

The pay is low. Especially compared to Japan and South Korea. As of now minimum wage is NTD 26,400 (USD 836) per month, and NTD 176 (USD) per hour, the thing is it's seriously not keeping up with inflation here. Bento used to cost NTD 60~70 when I was in college! Now it's NTD 90~100 on average.

Hours are long. Not all jobs are like this, but you are expected to do overtime without additional pay in most.

A lot of bosses here just...don't know leadership skills? Like they know how to work, but are awful at teaching and leading subordinates. Both Mom and I complain that the EQ of some locals is quite low ^^" No seriously, you do something well and somehow it's always your fault xD People here can be too materialistic sometimes and don't spend enough time on enriching themselves and others. It's really the fault of long work hours as well as the cram school culture here.

So yeah..welp.

My new job (accounting staff at a SME) may be lower pay but at least I get to come home earlier now, which honestly is a relief. Also weekends off. You'd be extremely lucky to get a weekend off at the old job xD

In a way, my Dad spoiled our family xD Because he was too nice we got really used to this rosy portrait of Taiwan and the locals xD But yeah, Mom, Bro and I will find ways to carry on.

Well enough about that! I hope everyone's getting on well with their lives, even when it's tough, there are always ways to carry on. ╰(*´︶`*)╯

I haven't been 100% offline actually xD Just a lot of lurking xD

Some things I've been up to:

You are now looking at a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure fan xD JJBA lives in my head rent-free and I don't regret it at all, I want to slap past me for not following JoJo sooner, especially as an avid fan of music and fashion. My brother’s pestering of me to watch it finally came to. I don't read manga, have watched Parts 1~6 (and made my Mom watch it with me ha xD she practically got almost all the music references xD) and am excited for a Part 7 anime!! Which could take forever sadly :( Along with Arcane Season 2, it’s been a while since there’s a show that I really look forward to watching, what with the current state of TV and movies nowadays. Too much on content and not enough on quality or well, basic storytelling even.

But I'm sad that I can't go to JOJO WORLD. QQ I really have a knack for getting into things too late.

My personal ranking: 2>5>3>4>1>6. This is just personal favoritism xD Each part has their own strengths and weaknesses and the writing in later parts is better as Araki has really matured as a mangaka and writer. But Part 2 is amazing. Period. I will not have it any other way. Special mention goes to this guy for simultaneously stealing my heart and *ahem* crushing (sorry) it, I have only cried for him:

He and Joseph should kiss.

2. I got into gaming again! Thank Steam really for letting lots of players save money on not having to buy separate consoles xD I got my brother to help me invest in a good gaming laptop, and it's just lovely. Some of my favorite games:

METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE

I got to experience Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and my god it's a MASTERPIECE. The OST also is just *chef's kiss*. The composer really did a great job with the music. The animation that plays every time Raiden uses Zandatsu is an absolute joy to watch xD My brother introduced this game to me through the memes, and he immediately regretted it when it was all I could talk about for a while xD But god slicing a Metal Gear in two while Rules of Nature plays in the background, how can you not squee?! xD

Mind you this is the tutorial boss xD I highly recommend this game, pure unadulterated adrenaline rush xD It’s so over-the-top and unapologetic, and just damn cool.

SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE

I also beat Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. And as of now, it's still the best sense of achievement that I got from a game, it's the most difficult game I've ever played and let me tell you guys I'm good friends with the death screen xD

The adrenaline rush I got from beating Genichiro for the first time (and throwing the lightning back at him!!) as well as beating Sword Saint Isshin was unreal. At some point, the gameplay for me clicked, and it was immensely satisfying being able to perfectly parry the enemy's attacks. The clanging of swords is a sound that I absolutely love.

Though fuck Demon of Hatred xD. Joke I love the Sculptor character who I affectionately call 'Sculptor Dad' but come on you had to unlearn the game's combat system just to beat him. I agree that he's more of a Dark Souls boss than a Sekiro one.

Well deserving of 2019 Game of the Year 👏

DEVIL MAY CRY V

So you can probably see by now that I love action and hack and slash games xD I used to play Devil May Cry 3 when I was a teenager and even watched the Madhouse anime, the over-the-top-ness and Dante's quips won me over. Dante’s even the whole reason why I tried strawberries and now I love them xD So! It was only natural that I wanted to play DMCV, and I wasn't disappointed.

There’s a total of 4 characters you can play as, each with their own SSStylish gameplay, and I had lots of fun just sending the demons into the air while the extremely enthusiastic cast cheers me on xD

Also V is that Edgy Guy who’s a hit with the ladies xD My brother hates him but I adore him. He even said that I’m a sucker for the “starving artist” types xD Well…

HOW CAN I NOT BE A SUCKER QQ That smirk, dear god.

HADES

0:34 sold me haha 😂

You play as this really sexy Prince of Hell with daddy issues.

While Sekiro would frustrate me sometimes with constantly dying, every time I died in Hades it encouraged me to keep on playing, as whenever you die it actually advances the plot and unlocks new dialogue with the various characters, who are based on Greek mythology. If anything the game encourages you to die xD There was a time I was so determined to make it to the surface and when I did it was the next morning already xD

The art by Jen Zee is also just extremely gorgeous, and the OST by Darren Korb (who also voices Zagreus) is amazing. I also recommend Supergiant’s other games Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre. They are one of the best indie game developers out there. They put a lot of heart into their games, which is something a lot of AAA games lack nowadays.

Also I headcanon that Zagreus listens to Coldrain while hacking and slashing through hell. It just seems like a band he would listen to xD

And not to forget, but thank Supergiant for giving the option to romance this really sexy grim reaper xD I'm a sucker for the 'tsundere' types too, and let me tell you every bottle of gifted nectar and ambrosia was worth it. When he finally realized his feelings weren't unnecessary I squeeed.

DISCO ELYSIUM

Last but not least, an underrated gem.

Disco Elysium is one of those games that shouldn’t exist, and boy am I glad that it does.

It’s a choose your adventure game in which you play as a detective trying to solve a murder case with your partner, all the while getting to know the seaside town of Martinaise. Which once you get to explore it, isn't really that big and yet somehow feels huge, there's a whole fictional history that was created for it and for places outside Martinaise even, the worldbuilding for this game is insane. It also seems very real and similar to our own and yet it's all fictional, I really admire that level of detail.

I actually first heard of this game through an artist I follow on Tumblr, who draws True Detective and Disco Elysium fanart. I adore the first season of True Detective and never knew that MartyxRust does things to me. Read reviews about this so-called "True Detective/The Wire-inspired" game and was sold.

Also the developers really hit it out of the park with Kim Kitsuragi, god I love Kim 😭 One of the best companions that you can have out there. Whenever I felt bad and by extension made my player character feel bad (the game is choice-based, there's even an achievement called 'World's Sorriest Cop' xD), Kim would always be helpful and encouraging and god just the sweetest.

The humor in the game is also something I just found so charming, and the voice acting is perfect for every character, I find myself having fun mimicking the voices a lot. I kept pestering my brother to play this game, and his Evrart Claire impression is so spot-on, I myself like to impersonate the Fritte clerk with my 'm'kays' xD

Oh, and you can start a nightclub at a church. And believe me when you experience this scene in the game, it is glorious.

3. I had one of those 'happiest days in your life' moments: I went to see the GazettE's MASS final concert in Japan!! And the crazy thing is I specifically flew in just to see them, I was there in Japan for the concert and went home the next day. At the time I had booked my airline ticket thinking I would still be clocking in to my old job on Monday and well, I never thought I would quit xD

And silly me never thought that even Japanese trains could be late (the local trains at least), I was almost late to the 05:30 PM assembly time xD

By the time I got to the Budokan I was confused by the lack of banners and signs at the entrance at first, then I saw this procession of people in black heading to MASS (ha) and just knew. xD

And I thought I was the only one silly enough to fly to another country for a concert, then I heard Mandarin, English, Spanish in the crowd and thought: 'ah, music really brings people together'. It was beautiful.

Seeing the bouquet with the 'From overseas fans (Overseas fans より)' made me all warm and fuzzy inside.

Too shy to take my own picture xD But glad to know I'm not the only one extremely happy to be there.

I tried to take a picture of this Uruha banner and it just kept flapping in the wind like Uruha during the heavier songs, so I just gave up xD

The setlist for that night, when they played Miseinen (未成年) I think I started tearing up QQ Frankly the whole night was so surreal I couldn't stop thinking about what I experienced on my way back to the hotel. And I stayed at a capsule hotel for the first time! Specifically this one.

The song they played after the concert was an instrumental version of Knockin' On Heaven's Door, and it was absolutely lovely. They even teased a trailer for a new release next year(!!) and a trailer for their Christmas concert A HYMN OF THE CRUCIFIXION ver.2

Their trailers are needless to say, cinematic. I'm sad that they removed all their older trailers off YouTube though :(

As of writing this, there are still stuff I want to share and fangirl about, but unfortunately I have to wake up to a job tomorrow xD If I could, I'd spend my days just doing what I love and not having to deal with stupidity at work. I just want to say I'm glad that there are things in life to enjoy and make going through the daily grind even just a bit easier :)

[hirokiyuu]

I didn't know you like Scum Villain! I only started it recently. What were your general thoughts on it?

www yeah i do!!! hmmm scum villain is fun bc like. its not something i would ever recommend to someone unless i know them Very Well bc there's. many elements. in it. that are. well

i do like it a lot tho wwww the post i always think abt is the one thats like "scum villain is a serious and scathing critique of male power fantasies and also is abt a guy with a mommy kink seducing his teacher" u kno. LMFAO binghe is exactly my favorite kind of character tho i lvoe twofaced bitches who make everything worse for themselves w/o meaning to it's so fun.

[here there be spoilers] naturally i like shen jiu a lot too even tho hes mostly sir not appearing in this story. again. two faced bitches that make everything worse for themselves. i like the way cycles of abuse play themselves out in him and bingge and the way everythign just gets worse. tbh im REALLY into bingjiu moreso than bingqiu i wont lie to you [ok spoilers over]

shang qinghua is also a big fave. hes so. hes like. ok. u kno the dog toys where u squeeze them and the eyes pop out. hes like that to me. moshang is impeccable also (guy who inspired like four of [redacted]'s moshangs voice) its so. god. GOD

smarter people than i have analyzed this series in better ways than i could ever think of but essentiall yi think its very fun and i like it despite. you know. How It Is LMFAOOOO

oh also. liushen > bingqiu