#reading year 2019

[veronicaneptunes]

A long time ago, we used to be friends... The Veronica Mars pilot aired 20 years ago today- on the 22nd of September, 2004.

[lifeismarvelous]

Wherever you go, just always remember That you got a home for now and forever And if you get low, just call me whenever This is my oath to you Wherever you go, just always remember You're never alone, we're birds of a feather And we'll never change, no matter the weather This is my oath to you

[skywalkerthrawn]

hey do you ever think about how the original version of the ascendancy trilogy book preface included the line "it is my home. the only home i've ever known"

[chickadeethoughts]

i think about the let me roll it section of the lyrics constantly. immediately launches into talking about john. barely addresses the actual lyrics of the song except to say "'roll it' has to do with rolling a joint." does not even a little bit give credit to george for the goddamn line. "the hesitation we feel in that situation — of wanting to reach out but being reluctant to being completely open...we all relate to that situation" thank you paul yes i am reading between the lines. then he fucking compares it to the plot of famously terrible broadway flop musical be more chill? what business did he have seeing that.

[mattymartin]

↳ FORCE OF NATURE | TYSON JOST & THE AVALANCHE

[bingqiuhateabortion]

I really don't understand some danmei fans' attitude... this isn't a shade but i've seen a lot of people insisting that if you like mxtx's works you HAVE TO go read something else too bc it's better more intricate or whatever. First of all i think mxtx is really popular for a reason. I read her works. I liked them. I watched faraway wanderers and found it really boring. I stopped somewhere in the middle of 2nd 2ha volume but didn't care enough to continue reading... (i still love moran tho) and i think that's okay... it's not like i care about BL as a genre in the first place. The one baihe everyone is hyped about has a terfy author which repulses me a bit. *correction here i actually looked it up and transphobic phrasing was official weibo acc's fault and not pdl's* I just liked the writing and the stories, isn't that okay? I'd much rather go play disco elysium or go read umineko as a new media to pick up because i know they're great than do a deep danmei dive to be a true fan tm. I think everyone should do so too

[necrotic-nephilim]

I’m gonna be honest I didn’t realize the new 52 messed with Kon that much till I read your post and now I can’t get over the potential. I’m a Tim/Kon girly at heart so I would devour anything you write exploring the 52 vs typical Kon. Also Time being in a clone sandwich is 👌.

the new-52 messed Kon up SO bad it's ridiculous. like, to the point i would personally argue he's a completely unrelated character to pre-Flashpoint/Rebirth Kon. his personality, his suit, his origin, all different. the only real similarities are the name and powerset. and even New-52!Kon's powers are slightly different from pre-Flashpoint!Kon. New-52!Kon is a clone of a future version of Jon Lane Kent, cloned by N.O.W.H.E.R.E. to provide genetic material to Jon Lane Kent, whose body was not handling being half human/half Kryptonian well, it was a whole thing. New-52!Kon is also where we get the infamous "Kon-El means 'abomination of the house of El' and Kara basically named him a slur in Kryptonian culture" tidbit, because that is the only time that's canon. (originally Kon-El was a name gifted by Clark to accept Kon as his family way back in the 90s) he also never went by Conner Kent. New-52!Kon just straight up didn't have any real human identity or connections, outside of being very close to Tim and some Titans.

the very TLDR of Kon's history is: during post-Crisis/pre-Flashpoint, a clone called Superboy is created by CADMUS. at first, he's considered to be a clone of a dude named Paul Westfield and is not Kryptonian whatsoever, he was simply made to look like Superman and only has Tactile Telekinesis as a power. then, it was made canon that actually he was a clone of Lex Luthor and Clark Kent, but Lex hid this fact and slowly, Kon developed more Kryptonian powers. he's given the name Kon-El by Clark, and is taken in by the Kents, getting the name Conner Kent. then Flashpoint happens, we get the New-52, and we're given the above version of Kon-El, who is a clone of Jon Lane Kent, created by N.O.W.H.E.R.E. who has mostly very strong telekinesis powers and some Kryptonian powers. he's with the Titans for a bit, then at the end of the New-52, he kills some aliens and feels bad about it so he decides to fuck off and is never seen again, it's presumed he's dead but never confirmed. then Rebirth happens and DC makes Jon Kent the current Superboy, we get Supersons and all that, and it's assumed that no version of Kon-El exists. just at all. he's not around whatsoever, Jon is our only Superboy. *but* in 2019, we get a new Young Justice run and the pre-Flashpoint Kon-El is back, and we're given the explanation of: Kon got accidentally teleported to this alternate realm called Gemworld and then Flashpoint happened, and since that was a Crisis Event that changed the timeline, the poor lad got *erased* from the timeline, causing most people to *not fucking remember him* and for him to remember a timeline that no longer exists. some of the Young Justice team vaguely remember him, Ma and Pa Kent remember him, but notably, Clark *does not remember him*. it's not an issue of "Clark ignored Kon in favor of Jon" it's an issue of "Kon was erased from the timeline and didn't exist for years bc he was stuck in Gemworld and Clark just doesn't remember Kon or Kon's timeline" which to me, is far more tragic but i digress. since then, Kon has been back and is present in most significant Superfamily runs, with his own recent mini-series, Superboy: Man of Tomorrow. (which was very good btw)

so basically: the New-52 fucked Kon up so bad they wrote him out of comics for years and then brought back the pre-Flashpoint version, but never *explicitly* killed the New-52 version off. so hypothetically, it's possible that there are currently two characters existing in the DC universe named Kon-El who have been Superboy. and like i said above, one of New-52!Kon's only real significant relationships was with Tim, it was the only thing the New-52 managed to get right about Superboy, his closeness to Tim. they have a *lot* of moments that read incredibly queer. and ofc, it's just outright confirmed in Dark Crisis: Young Justice that Tim had a crush on pre-Flashpoint!Kon at some point. so while comics are intent on pretending New-52!Kon doesn't exist, i am intent on putting Tim in a clone sandwich.

because i do think it's fun to play with Tim having genuine feelings and potentially a relationship with both of them. and the fucked up nature of him not fully *remembering* his relationship with pre-Flashpoint!Kon (which is a canon thing, in YJ(2019) Tim has vague memories of Kon he's struggling to piece together and understand why he cares about this guy he doesn't recognize so much) and how frustrating that is for Tim. he knows he loves Kon, but it's all foggy besides that. and so it's even *more* fucked up if Tim dated New-52!Kon before he got emo and ran off into the unknown. obviously in canon no one has told current Kon about New-52!Kon bc comics are doing the good ol' tried and true of "sweep that shit under the rug" but for fanfic, i think it's fun to ask the question of: would anyone *tell* Kon? especially Tim? who now remembers dating both versions of them? would he admit to Kon that briefly, he had another Kon? how would Tim cope with that and move on? personality wise, they could not be more different. they dress and act and look different. they're not the same person, but there's certainly a questionable factor of Tim's dating history including two Kon-Els.

the idea i've had for a while is Tim slowly starting to date pre-Flashpoint!Kon again. it feels familiar and like home. and Tim has grieved and accepted that wherever New-52!Kon is, he doesn't want to come home, he didn't love TIm enough to stay and try. so Tim takes the Kon he has, and genuinely has a happy relationship. like for once, life is good and things almost make sense for Tim. but then, of course, New-52!Kon comes back. he decides he wants to try again and he finds Tim. only to find well. he's been replaced. and technically, he's been replaced with the *original* that he didn't even know *existed*. and if being a clone is bad enough, that just makes it a hundred times worse. because imagine knowing you're actually the second Kon-El your boyfriend who you never *technically* broke up with fell in love with. that's gotta give you some kind of complex.

so i think it's fun if both Kons try to step back and let the other Kon date Tim. both of them have reasons to feel like the "replacement" or "fake" Kon, and it makes them incredibly awkward with each other. do they count as the same person? bc they definitely don't *feel* like the same person to each other, but with weird timeline stuff, who can really say. them settling on an awkward throuple that's really meant to be Tim just dating them both but somehow they end up dating each other too is so fun for me. they both feel like imposters to the Superboy name but are so deeply in love with Tim Drake, it's the one thing truly connecting them. and then of course, Tim feels bad in that somehow, he's betraying both of them for having feelings for the other. but they make it work, with a lot of awkward angst and miscommunication. i just think it'd be fun. very difficult to write to get all the weird timeline nuances down in a way that's understandable in a fanfic (bc you can't just. infodump like i did on this post) but doable. also difficult to tag, because even though i argue these are two different characters, i'm pretty sure Ao3 groups them under the same character tag. so it'd be difficult to convey it's not *really* as selfcest-y as it would imply. comics, man. DC will never acknowledge New-52!Kon again, and he's admittedly a terrible adaptation of Kon-El, but. i think he was sort of neat in his own right and i'd *love* for DC to just inexplicably bring him back and make the current Kon deal with the consequences of all that. and them make Tim kiss them both. obviously.

[lunarharp]

fwee top 5 things i had fun with this year :-)

[call-me-rose-or-sushi]

I have this weird hyper fixation for Moominvalley even though im like 70 years later. It’s nice to know that some people of the fandom still post about it besides some fandoms.

I haven’t been feeling okay tho.

Have a nice day mls!

[antiadvil]

i love reading YA books it makes me feel so smart... yeah i read half this book in a day haha nbd

[thisbrilliantsky]

saw these going around and i wanted to try it so here u go! i chose strictly from books only, tho if any of yall want to do it don't feel constrained! i had to or i'd never narrow it down to 10 :|

[a-gay-bloodmage]

Day 26: Isn’t It Improper?

(Josephine Montilyet x Semiha Silva-Adaar)

Now that she’s fought for Josephine’s hand and won, sealed the Breach, lost her arm, and disbanded the Inquisition—listed in no particular order of importance, of course—Semiha Silva-Adaar can’t help but wonder if she can do anything to properly endear herself to the Montilyet family.

Written for the @loveofdragonage event!

Rating: Explicit

Read on Archive of Our Own Here!

[captainderyn]

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[quillyfied]

First real book I’ve read in almost six years and it’s enchanting. I can’t just sit down and plow through it like I used to at school (for lack of time, not ability), but it’s such a perfect cozy blend of a story that it makes me angry I didn’t think of it first XD obviously more fulsome thoughts once I finish it, but so far, eight chapters in, I’m adoring it!

[kruxton]

been thinking about hayaryuu all day. this is fueled by my binge reading of the very small number of fics on ao3 i did last night.. you guys r doing the lords work

[satogouweek]

Satogou Week 2024 Prompts

Surprise, it's here! ...I know I said I'd get it done earlier than this, but executive dysfunction, and stuff...

Anyway, here are the prompts, with accompanying quotes for further inspiration. Remember, this is for December 1 to 7, but delaying is fine!

Day 1) Motion / "I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people." Day 2) Honor / "I promise to honor and respect you. To love you for who you are and the way you are." Day 3) Rivals / "No rival will steal away my sure love; that glory will be my gray hair." Day 4) Puzzle / "Pieces of a puzzle can be repositioned and moved, replaced and swapped out, but the puzzle will never be whole again." Day 5) Disaster / "Dread of disaster makes everybody act in the very way that increases the disaster." Day 6) Grief / "What is grief, if not love persevering?" Day 7) Eternity / "We are two odd, lonely children, reaching for eternity."

You are free to take inspiration from the prompts, the quotes, or... neither! Just be there! Make art or write, or edit something, anything goes!

And whether you make something during the actual week or have to postpone it due to life stuff (or had a bout of executive dysfunction like moi), make sure to tag your post with #satogouweek2024 so that I can share it here and signal boost it!