#oversharing in the tags as usual

[shittywriterbrain]

i've successfully made my mother despair over the ending of ofmd season 1

[cubbihue]

Does Mr. Turner like rubbing his “son’s” successful career in Dinkleberg’s face??

He does! He brags about Timmy's success to every person within the neighborhood's vicinity. Mr. Turner loves how successful his son is! It really secures his reputation at the neighborhood HOA meetings they host at their house.

Timmy's worked very hard to gain more successes than failures. The more successful he is, the greater his family's social standing!! And the less he gets to overhear his dad ranting to the neighborhood about his failures.

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[cb-writes-stuff]

yknow what, you asked me what mine was, so now imma ask you!

what's your go-to ice cream flavor? :]

Cookies and cream! It used to be vanilla, but then one day I thought “why not try something new.” So I did, and now I like cookies and cream.

[arvandus]

Me contemplating posting a TMI NSFW thought on everyone's dash this fine Friday morning....

[allylikethecat]

irl matty at erwhon!!!! do u think he got an $18 dollar smoothie???

-🥤

(ps i accidentally sent the first ask to my other fav fic writer betweenthings2 and i’m very embarrassed)

Hello My Dearest Smoothie Anon!

I saw the picture!! He looked so very soft even though I was like sir why are you tucking your tee shirt into your sweat pants you look silly (said with love and care) Also how did Matty Healy of all people end up with IU sweatpants?! That just feels very random but also I kinda love it for him. I hope for both of our sakes he did get one of those ultra expensive smoothies and that he enjoyed every sip of it because he deserves to treat himself!!

Also I'm dying, I'm sure @betweenthings2 doesn't mind! They are ultra talented and I am so looking forward to sitting down and reading the new fic they posted a few days go! I haven't had a chance yet, (I'm weird and like to read fic in "ideal situations" ex. on my couch, on my iPad, with my favorite fluffy blanket and a diet coke rather than frantically on my phone while doing twenty other things at once lol) but I'm sure it's absolutely brilliant as all their work is!

As always, it is so wonderful to hear from you smoothie anon and I hope you are having a fantastic Tuesday and that the rest of your week is the very best! I hope you also have a fancy expensive smoothie in YOUR future because like Matty, you very much deserve it!

❤️Ally

[crimeronan]

pursuing a lupus diagnosis is sometimes extremely funny. lately every doctor i go to is like "okay so this is. definitely lupus. with very specific complications. but i'm not putting that diagnosis on paper because lupus is a lazy diagnosis and it's never lupus. except in your case. in which it is lupus" i know the USUAL experience is people being disbelieved by doctors for Years when they try to tell them they likely have lupus & that WAS my experience three years back, but NOW i've had a lucky combo of well-timed test results and symptoms that have led to a general attitude of "okay i literally can't find any explanation OTHER than lupus with very specific complications. but i'd be more comfortable if you got diagnosed by a rheumatologist instead" and then the rheumatologist you're referred to literally never calls you back to schedule bc they're so overbooked due to consequences of the COVID pandemic so your normal doctor is stuck managing your constellation of technically-undiagnosed symptoms, that could technically be anything, except for how. they are lupus. with very specific complications.

[moe-broey]

Alfonse: "Promise me you won't leave us. Without warning me, first."

Moe:

[bat-connoisseur]

Gonna be going off tumblr for a lil' while, its been having a genuinley negative impact on my mental health which is awesome and while usually I can deal with it it's been worse than usual. I dont wanna make a thing of it I'm just mentioning because I don't want any of my friends on here to be concerned on the off chance I'm gone for a while. Uhh maybe I'll manifest to post art or something? And I'll still be on discord n' my other socials and stuff. Comms will stay open too and the bat blog's queue will continue to run until it runs out and hopefully I'll be back before then. thumbs up !

[vampireshmu]

butchfemme frerard where frank calls gerard mommy because she has. horrible mommy issues and gerard is so fucking mean just like her mother was. and she thinks thats hot.

MOMMY GERARD MOMMY GERARD... sigh. i want to give frank mommy issues. everyone mommy issues.

[todayisafridaynight]

can I see a picture of your dad 👉👈

yeah of course here you go

[just-another-obsessed-fangirl]

yall ever cry from how lonely you are? :(

[killemwithkawaii]

[CW: Mental illness, Kewk overshares]

You ever have a long conversation with someone who's really really interesting and it makes you feel like the Most Basic Bitch On Earth and suddenly you wanna do All The New Things at once just so you don't feel like the human equivalent of a wet newspaper (same) 😔

EDIT: I went to the grocery store on a day i dont typically go, bought different produce than usual, chatted with a dude about apples, and saw my favorite check out clerk and complimented her outfit, so i am feeling much better now uwu ✨️

[littledreamling]

Tea and Books Asks

The Dreamling Nation server had the bright idea to turn this ask game into a tag game

Anyway, here’s mine! I’ve already answered a few of these and if you sent me an ask, the answer will be here instead. Sorry for the long post and thank you @firemandeanbuck for the tag!!

1. What period of history do you enjoy learning about?

I love learning about the Renaissance (roughly 1300-1700) in Europe, especially how science, religion, and geopolitics all tied together to shape and influence each other. A lot of that has been fueled by my love for Hob, so I wanted to know as much about the time period he would’ve lived in as possible, but I also fell in love with the interplay between Germany, Italy, and the Ottoman Empire during that time period, as well as whatever the fuck the Iberian Peninsula was doing. I’ve just barely started scratching the surface but it’s already so fascinating to me.

2. Who is your favourite fictional character and why?

Has to be Hob, without a doubt. I love his optimism and almost violently positive outlook on life. He’s not a good person, but he’s not a bad person either. He’s just a person, a true representation of humanity, and I find myself relating to him a lot.

3. What do you order at a café?

Something far too sweet and complicated. And probably a muffin or a croissant or something.

4. Libraries, botanical gardens, or art galleries?

All of the above, but I prefer aquariums over all of them

5. Do you have a favourite film soundtrack?

Is it weird if I say Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron? Because Hans Zimmer put his heart soul and bussy into that soundtrack and it’s full of absolute bangers. Also Interstellar and… pretty much everything Hans Zimmer has ever done honestly

6. What does your dream home look like?

Bright, filled with books and plants, with lots of textures and soft things. When I was younger, I had a dream (one that has been revitalized thanks to conversations in the dreamling nation server) of living in an old church, either Episcopalian or Catholic because I love the stained glass and architecture. Also, religious trauma lmao

7. What makes you feel better on gloomy days?

A good book, good music, walking in the woods, talking to friends, generally attempting to bring light back into my life in any way I can. I generally find that the days when I most want to crawl into a dark hole and be left alone are the days when I really need brightness and good company

8. What are your top three films? Books?

Films: The Hunt for Red October, Angels and Demons, and Stardust though I could list at least ten more very easily

Books: I haven’t been able to do a lot of reading lately, so I’m going to fall back on my tried and true favorites: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, The Abhorsen series by Garth Nix, and the Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell

9. Are you an organized person, generally?

My adhd forces me to be, if only as a coping mechanism. I alternate between states of disorganized chaos and meticulous order, usually corresponding to my stress levels and how much I’ve been procrastinating lmao

10. Do you have a favourite classic novel?

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. I read it in middle school and fell in love; it’s the only assigned reading book I’ve ever finished cover to cover.

11. What character archetype or trope is your favourite?

I’m not really sure to be completely honest… I suppose I go in for tortured souls who endure, not despite, but because of. I like characters that have every reason to quit but continue anyway, even if (especially if) they know they’re doomed to fail.

12. Do you prefer baking or cooking?

Baking for sure. I’m a scientist at heart and while baking can be creative, it’s all about following clear instructions that (usually, hopefully) lead to a clear outcome without much variation. That’s the goal anyway

13. Which season do you feel at home in?

Autumn. I love the colors, the crisp air, being able to bundle up but still look nice (unlike winter, when I just look… kinda frumpy and perpetually exhausted). All of my favorite holidays are in the fall, including my birthday (which isn’t a holiday but should be) so it’s just a good time all around.

14. What is your opinion on poetry?

I love poetry. To me, it’s like a puzzle, seemingly so basic and straight-forward on the first reading, but each successive pass reveals new meaning. It fascinates me and I wish I was better at reading, writing, and analyzing it.

15. Do you speak formally when texting and emailing?

Sometimes? It depends more on the context and what device I’m using to write. On my phone, absolutely not, I almost never capitalize anything and grammar is… an afterthought at best. On my ipad and computer, though, I’m in the habit of using proper punctuation and capitalization because I use those devices to write fics.

16. How do you organize your music playlists?

Very haphazardly. Mostly based on vibes (on spotify, I have two folders called “Cool, Calm, and Collected” and “Hot, Violent, and Agitated”) but also by activity (“walking in the woods” and “writing” for example). My spotify is a mess that only I can ever make sense of, which works really well for the most part but can be very frustrating when I’m driving and my friends are trying to navigate my maze of music playlists

17. Who is your favourite author?

I think I’m contractually obligated to say Neil Gaiman…

18. Chai or hot chocolate?

Hot chocolate, all day every day. I have an incurable sweet tooth and hot chocolate is one of my comfort drinks, especially in the face of writer’s block or intense stress. In fact, I’m thinking about making some right now.

19. Do you prefer forests, sea shores, or meadows?

Forests. I love the unique quiet of a forest, a hush that isn’t a hush at all once you really start to listen. I’ve always felt very connected to nature and forests in particular and I could spend all day wandering between trees, listening to the sounds of life all around me.

20. If you were to cultivate a fruit orchard, what would you grow?

Pears. They’re my favorite fruit and I’d want to have them on hand as often as possible. I don’t know the first thing about growing pears (or any fruit, really) so I have no idea how hard it would be or if I’d be any good at it, but I’d definitely try!

I’m tagging @aquilathefighter @ghostboyjules @mathomhouse-e @sonata-ix @wizardofgoodfortune and @tj-dragonblade

Feel free to ignore if you’ve already done it or don’t want to!

[7swordsmen]

im so glad im not in love with someone that genuinely sounds so exhausting. like imagine

[edwardshundredyearoldspunk]

I have a lot of trouble feeling like I deserve things. I find that my brain engages in a lot of covert negative self talk, so while I don't talk to myself with insults I often say things like, “you're unemployed and not adding anything to this household so the least you can do is not ask for anything and cause more trouble”.

so that brings me to a small new years resolution: I'm going to ask my uncle for my guitar back.

some backstory. I've always wanted to learn guitar. I love music and I've always had some semblance of ease with instruments that my family just never really encouraged, so I never learned to play. but one day I decided, y'know what, I'm an adult and I can do whatever I want! so I bought a guitar and started teaching myself how to play. it was going really slowly but I was making some progress.

now, the guitar was used but in very great condition. a yamaha with steel strings, very pretty. her name was taylor because I'm cringe like that. my uncle, who plays guitar relatively decently, saw it once and really liked it.

flashforward to august of 2020 when I had some…mental health issues that landed me in the mexican equivalent of being grippy-socked. (it's a long story but basically my mom realized she couldn't have me committed without my consent while I was in the US so she drugged me and took me to mexico where she could.)

I know that's not really relevant to this story except for the fact that when I was committed I basically left my entire apartment and belongings unattended, including my guitar. so, taking advantage of the fact that I was not there, my uncle went into my apartment one day and “borrowed” my guitar. it has been two years. I think we're way past borrowed now.

and in the two years that he's had it I've always kind of wanted to ask for it back but that negative self talk would say, “bur you can't even play guitar. wouldn't it be better if someone who can actually play guitar had the guitar,” which was my brains sneaky way of saying, “you don't deserve the guitar because you're useless and are a net negative on the world” even though I bought it with my money and don't need to fucking deserve something I bought.

so even though I still feel this way, this 2023 I want to muster the courage to ask for it back. because I deserve to have things. even if I never played that guitar again in my life. what I don't deserve is having people step all over me and take advantage of my problems in order to steal my things just because they know I'll never have the self esteem to ask for them.

[allthebettertobiteyouwith]

What does it say about me that my number 1. Constant fantasy that plays in the background of my brain on repeat is someone cuddling me, or resting their head on my shoulder, or slotting their face in the crook of my neck and telling me how much they missed me in a soft tone