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smolandweirdwriter · 10 months ago

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Serafina and The Black Cloak Reread Thoughts: Chapter One

I forgot that the book takes place in 1899 for some reason, but regardless I'm very eager to see how that's handled (since I read it when I was much younger, I doubt I would have picked up on that). but I mean that's just fascinating given the history of the civil war (Cornelius Vanderbilt was a union man--not in it himself, but donated a giant steamship worth about 1 million USD). Also fun fact: George Vanderbilt paid his staff New York wages, which were higher than Asheville wages-- up to the equivalent of $73-ish dollars for the highest working members.

sera and her pa are adorable! little serafina not wanting to eat her veggies is my favorite thing & in a modern au he would definitely be the kinda guy to mix spinach into her brownies to try and trick her into eating vegetables

also serafina first line: "Did." do with that what you will

can serafina get rabies? she says she's been bitten by rats before...

love the sprinkling of 1890s southern dialect lmao

SHE'S THE CRC!

I forgot how good the imagery in this book is!! the descriptions of sounds and nature are incredible!!

mr Vanderbilt has over 22 THOUSAND BOOKS that's the kinda life goal I aspire to

serafina made up stories after reading she's just like me for

au where serafina is a PI & part-time novelist perchance?? (Braeden is a vet ofc)

Sera's pa: if anybody ever asks you who you are or where you're from, you don't answer, got it?

Sera: got it

Sera, the second she meets Braeden: hi I'm serafina here's my social security number

OH BRAEDEN FIRST DESCRIPTION WHAT "... or she'd see their twelve-year-old nephew riding his horse across the grounds, with his sleek black dog running alongside." (p. 12)

"Sometimes she dreamed of wearing fancy dresses and ribbons in her hair and shiny shoes on her feet" props to Robert Beatty for not making her have internalized misogyny and hating "girlie" things. the main fight scene is done in a dress if I recall and I'm so ready to read it

she mentions Braeden a lot (calls him "the young master" or "the nephew" but still, good foreshadowing)

awww poor sera wants a real family but also loves her pa *sigh* EMOTIONAL CONFLICT

sera describing the basement as "hers"!!!

the butler's 11 year old assistant gobbling cookies in the middle of the night is so real im sorry. but also sera standing in the shadow watching him & pretending they're friends chatting is gonna make me cry

oooh the rats and bugs all fleeing from cracks in the walls when the man in the black cloak arrives!!!

mr Thorne first line: "Don't worry. We're going right in here..." creepy lil shit

"her legs felt like explosions of speed" idk why but that line made me laugh. the book is so well-written but for some reason that line just feels very, idk, childish? it kinda took me out of the experience but maybe that's just me

"friends had to help friends. she didn't know much about life, but she knew that." she doesn't even know the girl but considers them friends and wants to help her. serafina seems to think Braeden is kinder than she is, but honestly I don't think that's true. I think Braeden is more willing to trust people, but serafina is more willing to sympathize with them, & I think she has preconceptions of people in power being bad (mr v, mr Thorne-- though the latter turned out to be true--rowena, etc) which turns out false

"A tall man in a black cloak and hood, his hands stained with blood" we have our first Mr Thorne description folks!!

"Just stay still, and this will all be over," he said, pulling her toward him. Serafina suddenly realized she'd made a dreadful mistake. This was far more than she could handle." oh god the places my mind instantly went to? dark, awful places. this book is disturbing and I'm inly 19 pages in-- how did I read this so gleefully as a kid?

Overall: I love this!!! perfect first chapter 10/10! very eager to read chapter 2!

#serafina series #serafina x braeden #serafina and the splintered heart #serafina and the twisted staff #serafina and the black cloak #serafina and the seven stars #I KNOW I've read serafina and the seven stars but for some reason I remember none of it. which is the point of the whole-series reread #so we'll see how it goes!#off to a good start so far #rowena fox pemberton #braeden vanderbilt #waysa #serafina and the black cloak reread

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peach-sea · 3 months ago

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Cringetober Day 1. Screenshot Redraw

inspired by this early eah scene where raven "lets her bad side out" playing guitar and my cousin and I go "apple's probably losing it" and then they cut to her and she's making this face ↓

#starting off cringetober strong with day 1 on day 4 lol #I'm gonna steamroll through 2 and 3 today (and I have 4 unposted from last year so that's convenient)#prompt months are a good excuse to a draw bunch of media But last week my cousin and I rewatched some eah (my first time since high school)#so it's in my brain right now anyway :)#ever after high #eah #raven queen #apple white #rapple #tagging rapple because I made this with rapple intent but technically this is literally just what happened LOL #I Still feel like I didn't push her expression quite a far as they did but you can look at the screenshot. she's sooo funny she's so #unsubtle #this also started out as a meme redraw can you guess the meme #huge shoutout to the heart card in the bg looking like a deliberate choice on my part to make this look romantic #september 2024 #(yes I did start this a little early)#cringetober 2024

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zoe-oneesama · 9 months ago

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since were on the topic of animes tonight, what do you reccomend to someone (me) who isn't an anime watcher?

Huh, see, that's a hard ask because anime is at it's core just a Type of Media. There's anime for kids, there's anime for horror fans, there's anime for action movie junkies, there's anime for comedy lovers, there's anime for romance suckers, fantasy enjoyers, sci-fi nerds, murder mystery, animal lovers, people who like a bunch of pervy fan service, people who love it when the characters are doomed by the narrative, love it when The Power of Love and Friendship saves the day, love it when The Power of Love and Friendship ain't worth shit.

I can't really tell you what anime is good for you because I don't know you. But if you know what you like in things like books or movies or video games, there's definitely an anime for you to enjoy.

#I love magical girl series #but I just caught up with Zom100 and it's my favorite of the year so far #and I just caught up on Netflix with Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon) TODAY and I'm now reading ahead #I will caveat that 'horror anime' is one of the hardest to pull off so there's not quite as many good recommendations for that lol #in high school I'd rewatch Lucky Star where NOTHING happens and it's entirely character focused #and don't get me started on the tear jerker love of my life Fruits Basket

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orion-pdf · 2 months ago

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my live reaction to wwdits season 6 summarized

#ok the start of the season started off a teeeny bit slow (as usual)#but GODDAMN #episodes 2 and 3 were good as hell #A-tier potentially #i loooooved the baron cameo and the guide and guillermo’s new office job #i looove the nadja going out into the human world plotline too #tho nandermo being doomed by the narrative is so tragic #is it canon that they both have some verrrryyy complicated feelings for each other? yes #is it canon that they both like each other a lot more than they let on? yes #ESPECIALLY nandor he’s the culprit of this #but will they kiss? atm i am inclined to think no #judging by how it’s going so far especially #tho i know in my heart nandor cried in his coffin a little bit when guillermo left #quite literally the most doomed of doomed yaoi #what we do in the shadows spoilers #what we do in the shadows #what we do in the shadows season 6 #wwdits #wwdits spoilers

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stellarstardust · 6 months ago

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Wake up, babe. New cringey IkePri MC quote just dropped:

Me reading this: 🤦🏻‍♀️

And here is where Chevalier is me:

You deserve to be laughed at and feel embarrassed, Emma. I laughed and was embarrassed for you.

#screencaps #ikemen prince #chevalier michel #ikepri spoilers #chevalier sequel spoilers #Chevalier Curse of Love spoilers #I still hate 'Wakey wakey eggs and bakey' much more but this is a close second!#I wanna say this is the fault of the localisation team #But overall I'm having a good time with the sequel! Lots of laughs all around so far!!#It's especially great reading this on the heels of Gilbert's route #I admittedly skimmed most of it because ~exhaustion from life~ but I know the major beats #So everytime we get that hint of his background I start screaming #But I also miss Clavis! T_T #Though I guess from some kind of standpoint it makes sense to have Leon and Yves because they were the first three routes #Speaking of Yves: I REALLY wanna know if Yves' sequel will also delve into the Kloss family #We were fed crumbs during Gilbert's route. CRUMBS I TELL YOU!!#Wow I got off tangent a bit #Anyway here you are.

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tsunael · 6 months ago

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(Count)down to Dawntrail. 6/24

In the midst of a requiem for heroes, a voice rings out across time and space… In fields of tranquil light, sow you seeds of darkness. Though blazing skies give way to gentle night, What hand can end the war of Dark and Light?

#gpose #ffxiv screenshots #(count)down to dawntrail #'xoxo can you go A SINGLE PHOTOSET without adding th*ncred into it'#shut up don't look at me... shb is when they start getting googoo eyes for each other in a. more healthy way. ahem.#I had a wide shot of the crystal tower instead but it looked off so you get this instead #anyway haha I'm obsessed with Bad End shb how bout you #also inspired by people discovering that French Emet calls wol 'mon chere monstere' instead of 'eater' and I'm still uh vibrating about it #'There you may complete your descent into madness with some dignity far from prying eyes' tsuna's like 'yeah that sounds good actually :)'

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aq2003 · 3 months ago

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[punches the wall] the tv show has a limited runtime and your favorite moments from the campaign will likely not be included [punches the wall] the tv show has a limited runtime and your favorite moments from the campaign will likely not be included [punches the wall] the tv show has a limited runtime and your favorite moments from the campaign will likely not be included [punches the wall] the tv show has a limited runtime and your favorite moments from the campaign will likely not be included [punches the wall] the tv show has a limited runtime and your favorite moments from the campaign will likely not be included [punches the w

#if i think about how the raven queen/percy convo will probably be cut out and i will start weeping #if i think about how the show has fumbled percy and keyleth's friendship i will start projectile vomiting blood #it's FINE #i am FINE #they are TELLING A DIFFERENT STORY and the SHOW IS VERY WELL DONE and I AM ENJOYING IT A LOT except for when #i REMEMBER MY FAVORITE THINGS FROM THE CAMPAIGN AND HOW THEY WON'T GET PUT IN THE SHOW and i DIE #i need to turn off my campaign brain knowledge this is fucking killing me THE SHOW IS SO GOOD AND FUN #except for the fact MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THE STORY ARE NOT THERE i need to shoot myself #hell on earth #cr #cr1 #tlovm spoilers #my fellow percy keyleth enjoyers is it coping too far to think they will start developing their friendship after percy and vex get together #bc they were too afraid of ppl shipping percy and keyleth so they had to wait #is that coping too hard #am i just crazy

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booasaur · 1 year ago

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Foundation (2021) - 2x09

#foundationedit #foundation apple tv #demerzel #laura birn #foundation 2x09 #body horror tw #god the finale was SO good #the last few eps!#I don't even know where to start #but I feel like demerzel's backstory was really where I was like oKAY #no wait ep 8 when hober popped up #but I really loved the spacer stuff in ep 7 too...#anyway lol it was such a good set of events that really capped off the whole two seasons so far #and laura birn did SO well like...goddamn

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overlordneon · 1 year ago

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Nervously posting my favorite toxic ship here against my better judgement but I just HAD to do a comparison piece because the burnout i had last year from work was SEVERE oh god

#jaspis #hope you all behave yourselves about this ship #leave me to my trash oKAY #lapis lazuli #steven universe #jasper #idk mang unemployment era starting off pretty good so far

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beanmochiii · 1 year ago

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halOPE

#seriously good game. there will b spoilers in the tags cuz im gonna talk abt it #so to start off the charactee design in both appearance and like personality is phenomenal #im so interested in every single character i interacted with!!!!#and the art is sooooo pretty and the music is sooo good #the game inspires so much art from me. this is not the last art of halope u will be seeing from me #ive only gotten one ending so far. idk how to present what ending i got cuz idk how the others r different but hope (me?) killed Mother and #saved regret and got the eye in my stomach instead of the hole. and the hopeful workd didnt happen #i do have some light criticisms but i plan on writing an indepth itch io review so. those can go there along with other details i loved #my art #halope #halope fanart #eye contact

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thegreatyin · 6 months ago

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this nemesis ambition started out a little slow but I am getting closer to finding that bastard who killed my wife, and I’ll not rest a minute now that im far closer to on his trail

sorry got in character for a second

Anyways fun ambition so far very fucked up though

congratulations on joining the murder club anon!!!! depending on who you ask the name refers to either people who have murdered or people who have witnessed murder. usually both. actually extremely often both. it's a swell time you'll feel right at home (don't mind our collective skyglass knife collection in the back)

#im still not far into nemesis personally but im very much enjoying it #honestly in a weird way it feels like it's moving faster than HD did. which. is funny bc nemesis is like The gated behind item grinds quest #idk. HD was a fun slowburn where we adventured around gathering our rogues gallery before the action kicked in #nemesis on the other hand feels like im picking up halfway through a batman serial #fallen london #ask #it's WAY more fucked up right off the bat than HD was. honestly ive thought abt red honey for ages. that's so fucked up #and we LEAD with that?? Okay #definitely a horrors-filled ambition befitting caeru (the guy who's constantly going through horrors)#it really encourages you to get fucked up and freaky and in ur character's headspace at basically every step along the way #i only have HD to compare it too but HD was like. a lot more interpretative in comparison? at least to me. that's what it felt like #and i adore HD for that dont get me wrong here #HD just also waited until like. halfway through before it asked what the scoundrel actually Wanted out of its heart's desire #nemesis in comparison is right off the bat who died? who are you mourning? anguish. justice. there must be vengeance.#it's a delightfully different vibe!! i like it!!!#oh god sorry anon im doing the classic yin talking way too much in the tags thing again #i havent had much excuse to talk abt nemesis and what i think of it so far and of course its rp effects on caeru #but i do have a handful of thoughts on it #it's good. im liking it so far. it's starting very strong if nothing else. and i have no spoiler knowledge of what happens in the future #beyond the choice between rewards at the very end #and im SO curious how we'll get to that point. what horrors will we adventure through next? off we go to find out!#it's biggest glaring weakness so far is how horrendously grindy it is. and like. ive been warned and done my research ahead of time #im doing it on the same account im seeking. i knew what i was getting into. but also gots damn.#in comparison HD's 5-card lodgings and dreamgate feel like footnotes #anyway while im already way too deep into rambling did you know the honey trip gives you fate?? insane. why does it do that. hilarious even

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sieglinde-freud · 2 months ago

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one time eva told me that inigo was basically just a total drama character and i cant like that kinda hit me like a slap in the face but like in a good way because like. she was right. and that was several months ago but the concept was so good i sometimes just come back to it and now i have a question for the class

no i dont think inigo (or anyone else i excluded) would win but if you have a case for him im open

#fe13 #polls #i think severa could do it but she’d have to pull a heather #where she starts off bad and goes through forced character development #i think yarne could pull off a flying under the radar kind of win #where him being a scaredy cat is just kinda like. ‘well hes definitely not gonna make it’ and then he does #but then like i feel like they could be fucked up and try to feed him rabbit or something and he would have to leave so 50/50 #i dont think inigo would win i really dont #but i think he could go far #unfortunately i think he’d actually be good at the game but then. well. target #i think the same thing goes for kjelle which is why shes not here #but i guess theres always the possibility she just wins every challenge so it doesnt matter #i also just didnt want to write all 13 options it splits the vote too much #i think owain would be funny but i think hes also either 100% winning or the first one voted out #bc god… SHUT UP #how many of u guys have actually watched td #i feel like it was so popular but when i ask ppl around me theyre like What are u talking about #LIKE WHAT DID YALL WATCH AS KIDS HELLO….

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bastiodon8 · 1 month ago

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i drew (and headcanoned some of) people's courtneys. too out of it to tag the specific ppl these courtlets come from so if you see your courtlet say hi i guess? wanted to post this since i love this piece so much and i love seeing how people interpret concepts.