#renn might write

[home-of-renn]

AU where Danny never tells Sam and Tucker about the portal accident but they eventually put together the pieces after Danny starts acting hella weird. Especially around his parents.

They eventually figure it out but can't seem to decide whether their friend is actually dead or if there's something else going on. They inadvertently become ghost experts while playing detective, while also simultaneously trying their best to help Danny from the shadows without him finding out that they found out.

Bonus points if they have to fend off Jazz with a stick cause she knows something's up and she knows that Sam and Tucker know but Sam and Tucker keep covering their tracks and doing their best to throw her off the scent.

Bonus, bonus points if Jazz knows that there's something very messed up going on and desperately wants to know what happened to her brother but Sam and Tucker think she's on her parent's side and are convinced that she'll just report back to them if she ever finds out.

Bonus, bonus, bonus points! if Jazz just has this deep, gut-wrenching feeling that she can't tell her parents about her suspicions and that there's something increasingly disturbing about both her parents and Danny's behaviour as well as how the three of them interact after the portal got turned on. She does her best to keep her parent's attention off of Danny, which kinda helps but also inadvertently gets in the way of Sam and Tucker's helping.

Bonus, bonus, bonus, bonus points!!!!! if Maddie and Jack have acquired some very mild ecto contamination from being in such close proximity with the portal on a daily basis and their continued exposure is making them slowly exhibit Obsession-like behaviours about their work and research, which consequentially results in their attitudes/behaviours becoming increasingly more disturbing and concerning from an outside perspective.

[midnightwind]

I'm making the almost kiss messier, for me (okay technically this is a few days after, but close enough) if you don't like the idea of Spite being into the Rookanis relationship, maybe don't read this lol

Summary: Spite tries to help. Things might be worse now. (just kissing and little touches, very pg, lot of yearning tho)

Word Count: 1705

She stood numbly before the pantry door, her heart in her throat. An air of guilt hung heavy around her shoulders. She had tried to give him space, busying herself by helping Taash and Bellara outside the Lighthouse. Things had felt so fragile and she was almost petrified that she had egged him into doing something he didn't want. But she wanted to visit Treviso and it felt wrong to go without at least inviting him. So she tentatively raised her hand and knocked gingerly on the door.

“Lucanis?”

There was a quiet shuffle from inside, but it was brief. She cracked the door slightly, unsure. If he was properly resting, she didn't want to ruin that. He was perched on the cot, slumped back against the wall. A cup was cradled in his lap, fingers slack. Had he fallen asleep halfway through a cup of coffee? She couldn't help the fond smile that tugged at her lips. He'd make a mess if he startled awake. She slipped silently inside, the door closing quietly behind her. With soft steps, she padded to his side and paused.

She had reasoned the intrusion with the idea of moving the cup then seeing herself out, but now that she was close she seemed to freeze. His shoulders rose with each breath, slow and peaceful. The heavy bags under his eyes were more obvious from this close and even though he was finally, finally sleeping, the exhaustion hung heavily from his features. She wanted to ghost feather touches along his jaw, card her fingers through his hair, press gentle kisses to his skin, anything to coax the stress from him. Her hand started to reach for his cheek, unbidden, before she caught herself. Grinding her teeth in frustration at the desire, she turned the motion to the cup. Her fingers had barely brushed the dish when his hand suddenly wrapped tightly around her wrist. He moved so quickly she almost screamed, her instinct to jump backwards halted only by his iron grip.

“Rook.” Her moniker curled from his mouth with Spite's low voice.

Her heart skipped a beat, wincing as the demon pulled her closer. “Hello Spite.” She smiled nervously. “Your grip hurts a little, could you… be gentler, maybe?”

Their eyes narrowed, mulling over the suggestion just long enough for her to worry he'd leave bruises on her skin. And then the pressure lightened, still firm, but measured now. “Rook is. Trespassing.”

“I…” Her mind raced to find an excuse before she sighed. “Yup. Sure am.”

A wide, toothy grin spread across their lips. “Good. We can talk.” And then he was scowling, an annoyed growl rumbling free. “Lucanis has been. Hiding. Avoiding. Won’t explain anything.”

She could feel heat rushing to her cheeks. “O-oh, I don't know if I…”

“Rook will explain.” 

It didn't sound like a request, but neither did it feel like a demand. It was more just… an expectation. An understanding that she was simply someone who would answer his questions. It left her a little dumbstruck. Explaining to the demon the intricacies of messy mortal relationships didn't thrill her, but it would be a bigger fight to try and escape. And maybe she'd get some answers herself.

“I can try.” She offered slowly. “Emotions are complicated.”

“Rook will know.” His words had more bite to them this time, grip squeezing. “You will. Stay close. Need to show.”

A thrill of alarm shot through her, heart hammering against her ribs. It felt like a bad idea. “Alright, but… let me find something to sit on. Being hunched like this is uncomfortable.” When he didn't move she offered up a wane smile. “I won't run. I promise.”

He let out a displeased hum, but let her go. She did snatch the cup as she stepped back, placing it on the little side table before she turned to assess the pantry. With only a little sigh, she dragged a crate to the cot and sat down primly. Spite closed the distance in an instant, face close and eyes bright. Nerves had set her hands to trembling, unease curling in her stomach, but she kept her face placid. 

“Why does Lucanis. Refuse himself?” He asked suddenly, voice low. When she only offered him baffled blinks he almost snarled, bringing their hand to caress her cheek. “He thinks. Of touching Rook. Like this.” Their thumb traced the line of her jaw, a little rougher than she would have expected, but it set her heart fluttering all the same. “Always wants to touch. So many different ways.” The wandering motion dragged their palm across her cheek, leaving a trail of warmth before their fingers tangled in her hair, holding her in place. “Wants to be close. Thinks of it. Constantly. So why does he not?”

She could feel the flush creeping up to her cheeks. “Only Lucanis can really answer that. I'll only have guesses.”

That did earn her a frustrated growl. Her heart was back in her throat at the noise and Spite was narrowing their eyes again. A dangerous grin slowly crawled across their face. Spite brought their free hand up to tug her hair free from the pins that held it in place. She didn't dare move as it cascaded to her shoulders, barely daring to breathe. He dragged their fingers through her hair, trapping a lock and pulling it to their lips.

“Like fresh blood. Fire dancing in the hearth. Warmth in the bones.” He purred. 

A strangled noise was all she could offer. Both hands cupped her face, trapping her gaze with his purple blaze. They were so, so close again. Her breath hitched.

“Storms at sea. Sun through glass. Sharp edge of knives.”

He bent their face to the crook of her neck, beard ghosting along her skin. She shivered. Their breath was warm and it felt like the ground disappeared from under her feet. The world reduced to the space between them, a sliver of distance barely maintained.

“Red berries and jasmine. Dizzyingly sweet. Smells of desire.”

That sent an electric spark through her veins, her pulse jumping. She shouldn't be hearing this. The urge to run screamed through her, but Spite had placed a hand on the side of her throat. Their fingers were tangled again in her hair, their wrist pressing down on her shoulder, and that single weight felt crushing. She couldn't move. Their free hand traced the pointed edge of her ear.

“Lucanis wants. So does Rook. Can smell it. Hear it. Feel it.” He brought their face back to hers, head tilted, lips hovering over hers. “Yet you both. Refuse. Why?”

She swallowed thickly, her voice hoarse and wavering. “Fear.”

That seemed to give him pause, though he didn't retreat an inch. “Of what?”

“Expectations.” The words fell unbidden, rasping whispers. “Disappointment. Pain. Misunderstanding. There's… so much that surrounds feelings like this.”

Their brow furrowed as he digested the idea. The moment felt like it stretched on forever under their caging grasp. And then she watched as he dismissed the thought. “Needless. Solution is simple.”

The distance disappeared before the alarm could settle in her bones. Spite's kiss was a hungry need, clumsy but forceful. He moved their other hand from her ear to her cheek, trapping her completely. It would have made her laugh if she had been able to form a thought. Part of her was screaming to run, of course, but the other part simply felt relief. A need finally answered, content to exist in the bruising kiss for eternity. She clawed at their chest, grabbing a fistful of their shirt, but wasn't able to bring herself to push them away or pull them closer. The sharp bite of teeth ripped a gasp from her, more surprise than anything, and Spite finally relented. When he leaned back, he had a wolfish grin as he licked blood from their lips.

“Simple.” He purred.

And then his presence vanished like smoke in the wind and she was left being held by a Lucanis who was struggling to take it all in. His eyes staggered over her loose hair, the deep flush to her skin, and her wide eyes. Her breaths were too fast, shoulders shivering. He could taste iron on his tongue and something else, something new. They stared at each other, both petrified, before the curse finally slipped from his lips, quiet and wondering.

“Mierda.”

It seemed to startle them both, his hands leaping away from her as if he had been burned. She stumbled backwards off the crate, pushing her bangs out of her eyes just to have something to do with her hands. Her gaze was focusing anywhere but on him, unwilling to see the look on his face. Would it be horror, or want? It felt like both would break her heart right now.

“Rook,” his voice was staggering, uncertain, “I-”

“Sorry,” she cut in sharply, a nervous laugh coloring her words. “I just- Spite had questions and I- Sorry.” She took a clumsy step towards the door. “I think… I need air.”

It was her turn to run, stumbling past the tables and chairs. She didn't stop until the dining room doors were closed firmly behind her. Pressing her back to them, she slid to a crouch. Head in hands, she took gulping, shivering breaths. There was a knot in her chest, a confusion of emotions. She had wanted that from Lucanis, but she liked it from Spite, too. That caused a worrying flip in her stomach. She did not want to pick that feeling apart right now. Shaking fingers dabbed at her lips, feeling the shallow cut the demon had made. The bastard left a reminder for her. It caused her to groan, pressing her palms against her eyes.

“Rook?”

Her head shot up in alarm at Bellara’s voice. The elf was paused at the bottom of the walkway to Neve’s room, a bundle of papers clutched to her chest. She took a tentative step forward as Rook shot to her feet.

“Are you okay? You look… Did Lucanis do-”

“No!” She cut in sharply, launching herself from the doors and almost running past the Jumper. “That was not Lucanis.”

[vaguely-concerned]

the Journey taash and rye are on where he has actually had a lot of the same experiences as them and dearly wants to help but also simply Cannot let enough of his own internal world out with relative strangers like that in the beginning so it's sort of stilted and distant/impersonal and not very comforting when he tries to provide support, and taash notices and stays tentative with him in return. (rye is pretty friendly and jovial on the surface and incredibly reserved and hard to get to know deep down haha.) and then the actual emotional intimacy and comfort they're starting to build after the fangscorcher fight especially where he finally feels safe enough to admit that beneath it all he's a lot like them. not just about the gender stuff either, I think it's more the 'I try to imagine what a normal person would say and then I go with that and I have a rising ocean of grief and rage inside me I don't have the first idea what to do with and that no dams could hold back forever. but nevermind that' part that hits. I'm. in my emotions very badly about this. themmmmmm...

(rye came out as trans to mourn watch dwarf dad figure on dad figure's actual death bed, just in the nick of time before he lost consciousness for good basically, so even though his dad responded to it in the best possible way in that moment and it was ultimately a good thing, it's a subject matter that is also uh. unavoidably fraught lol. paired with 'MAKER I cannot add my neuroses about that to what taash is dealing with right now this has to stay tucked neatly behind my breastbone forever so it won't leak out and fuck with them' reserve/neurosis built upon neurosis and it's really no wonder it's a bit of an uphill battle at times)

[woodle-isbae]

Could you maybe write something for Eren and a black chubby reader? You can go wild with it tbh but I would love a little smut:)

Pillow baby

Eren x black!chubby!reader

Warnings : smut with little to no plot , onshot , eren is kind of demeaning, orgasm denial? , breeding kink? , PiV( wrap it b4 u tap it)

"Y'know...you look so good in that dress."

"Thank you baby"

"I might need a closer inspection"

~ ♡ ~

"E-renn , wait please , I cant-"

"Shh mama , you can"

Eren currently had you face down ass up , gripping at your dress and hips , abusing his dick into your pussy.

He had you absolutely fucked up , your hair a mess and a tit popping out, screaming into the pillow as he continued his assault into your cunt

"This fat pussy taking me so well"

His words degrading yet full of praise, enchanted with how you sucked him in at every thrust, eyes focused on the thick white ring around his cock as it disappeared in your folds

"Rennn , I'm gonna cum!"

"Hold it for me , you can do that for me huh?"

You didn't need to see his face to know he had the cockiest smirk ever , his hair clung to his forehead

"Ooo , this pussy is just so pretty , don't you think so? The way you jus' suck me in is deadly."

His tone teasing and demeaning, grunting at each thrust that became sloppy , indicating he was close

"Eren please , I cant hold it!"

"Unt unt. Your gonna cum with me , yeah? You can do it , just a little- fuck -more"

You were practically shaking , tears streaming down your face from the denial , you can't bear it any longer.

"Shit-you can cum , let it all out."

A loud moan leaving your lips as you spasmed against him , juices leaking all over his torso and your thighs.

Before you could even process it , you felt him cumming in you , filling you up nicely , halting his hips against yours as he caught his breath , ringed fingers drawing soft shapes on your hip

"That was fun , right?"

"Eren...you ruined my dress!"

[smoshsfavoritepizzaplace]

Hey, so this is more of a specifically Damien-related ask than a general smosh one and might be toeing the line of parasocial stuff, so if you'd rather let this just kinda wither and die in your ask box, that's fine with me. I just need to get this out because my brain won't shut up about it.

This concerns the person in Damien's recent renn faire pics who is rumored to be in a relationship with him. This isn't me being upset that he might be in a relationship; if he's found someone he can be in a happy, healthy relationship with, then that's awesome. I thought they were a cool artist, but when I tried to look up their instagram a couple months ago, they seemed to have deleted it. And when I googled one of their handles, I found someone on twitter and insta accusing them of fraud and harassment. She accused them of copying her merch designs, intentionally changing their appearance to match hers so that people would mistake them for her, and turning people against her by claiming she was harassing them. I wasn't really sure if I believed it, but I went back to the callout post on insta after seeing the renn faire pics and saw a company they had collabed with in the comments of that post outright saying that they had cheated the company out of thousands of dollars of money and merch. Not to mention they seem to have gone radio silent since this was posted

I don't want anyone to harass them or Damien over this. I'm not trying to end a relationship here. Their behavior in their personal life could be completely different to their alleged professional misconduct. I don't even know if Damien is aware of any of this. Again, please don't harass him about this. I'm probably not the only one who's noticed this. I haven't really seen anyone on the smosh/clever coop side of things talking about it, but that may be out of respect for their privacy, which I can completely understand. The information just wasn't sitting well in my brain, and I wrote this more as a way to process my thoughts more than anything else. I honestly hope nothing comes of this and everyone can be fine and normal about it all.

Sorry for using your inbox to vent. Again, if you're not comfortable with posting this, that's completely fine with me.

We slightly touched this topic but not all that much. What I will say is that I know little to nothing about that supposed partner and what they did. I personally don’t think this is too parasocial since you’re genuinely just curious about the situation. As I said, I know almost nothing about it so I can’t really say much on this topic. But don’t feel bad about venting. I have my ask box open for a reason, I want everyone to have a place to share how they feel. As long as you’re respectful, I don’t mind anything you write

[catacombbee]

school bus graveyard headcanons because im thinking about them

and because im projecting

just general / random headcanons

Tyler has arachnophobia and entomophobia. creepy crawlies are a HARD NO for Mr. Hernandez. Jackass bullies? No problem. Phantoms trying to eat him? Easy. Tree? Been there, done that. Fucking spiders? get it the FUCK away. mans has a visceral skin crawling reaction to even SEEING something creepy crawlie. it's one of the only things that makes him seriously panic other than yk someone being hurt

Ashlyn has autism yes this is basically canon i think. BUT Ashlyn has a lot of texture sensitivities both with clothes and with food. itchy scratchy clothes are a no. she cannot stand t-shirts keeping their tags they rub and scratch her neck and it makes her want to scream. she cuts the tags out before wearing anything. and food she can't have anything too squishy or tough or else she just loses her appetite entirely.

^^ to build on the clothing tags. everyone else in the group cuts the tags out of their jackets/hoodies and some shirts so if Ashlyn wants to borrow something she can be comfortable

Aiden is down bad for someone wearing his clothes. this can apply to any ship you want, i like him with Ashlyn Tyler or Logan (ive like never seen any talk abt Aidgan? Loden?) but regardless. whoever it is Aiden likes he gets so giddy butterflies giggly seeing someone wear his clothes. this is moreso for Ashlyn or maybe Logan because Ashlyn is so much smaller than Aiden that his sweatshirt would probably hang off her and Aiden would just abdjshfkefbns she's so cute!! this is mostly an Aidlyn hc for me but Logan would also be cute in anyone else's sweatshirt

uh if it's not clear by now im a multishipper ive said it before BUT i like Tyben a lot. they find calm and quiet in each other and bond through expressing themselves through something much healthier: music. i adore Tyben. AND because of Ben in the canvas webtoon: Tyler calls him ladybug. "Hey ladybug" "It's okay ladybug ive got you" "ladybug, you okay?"

kinda related to previous one but like blush hc. Ben does not blush. maybe a little pink on his cheeks. but his EARS. his ears get so RED when he's angry or when he's flustered. his face might be 😐 but you look at his ears and they're red you know he's flustered

ALSO everyone learned ASL for Ben so he didn't have to just use notes n stuff. Aiden was already learning but everyone else picked up on it

Logan likes compact spaces, they male him feel safe and secure. Like the tire! He feels very nice and snuggly in his tire. But also like. under beds. in closets (haha). one time they played hide and seek in Aiden's house and Logan won because he fell asleep curled up in an empty cabinet. Logan loves being little spoon because he just fits snugly in everyone's arms

it's been mentioned Tyler plays guitar, but i hc that he's also a really good artist. because he got into baseball for a scholarship he's kinda dropped both art and music, but in getting to know the others and especially Ben he gets back into playing music which leads to him drawing again. he doodles pictures of his friends and they realize what a good artist he is. that's how he realizes he actually has passion for creativity and decides he wants to be a tattoo artist.

(i was writing a tyden tattoo artist Tyler au on a reblog draft from a post @\the-killies made and like forgot abt it. someone peer pressure me if you think that sounds like snth you wanna read. it was probably over 1k words by the time i forgor)

Taylor likes mechanics (cus. the club) but she also knows some programming. this is solely because I think Taylor would like making little robots just for fun. Aiden would beg her to make him a little robot like that one companion toy robot Cosmo

in canvas sbg Logan brought a bunch of clothes for them to wear in the pictures/videos they took. so. Logan likes cosplay and renn faires. History is one of his favorite subjects (the other being science. english/literature is a very close third. he doesn't dislike math just isn't his favorite) so he has a lot of clothes from different time periods because of the renn faires he's been to.

This is a really unhinged headcanon and isn't something ive ever thought about before but thinking about Logan having outfits and stuff made me think who would be the most likely to be a furry. and no not Logan. it would be Aiden. hes rich enough to splurge on his fursuit. THIS IS A JOKE I DONT HC HIM AS A FURRY THIS IS A "WHOS MOST LIKELY TO" PLEAS

Aiden's favorite subject is history, he likes reading about wars but he also enjoys learning about other cultures and differences from how we live in modern day America. Aiden would probably study anthropology just for the fun of it. he and Logan bond over their love of history. Aiden can't remember what he had for lunch yesterday but he can tell you every little detail he knows about the Civil War start to finish, dates and names and locations and all.

this is a really weird hc but. Ashlyn is an amazing rapper. there was a karaoke night and one song someone did had a rap part coming up and they were like ahaha it's too fast for me and Ashlyn just stood up. took the mic. and fucking blew everyone's minds. and then she sat down like she didnt just rock their world

this last bit is self indulgent. assuming the phantom world things don't last forever, the kids get therapy eventually :D

^^ building on that, Ben specifically, he lives in my head rent free. i love him sm. Ben gets therapy for not just the phantom world things but everything beforehand. slowly and surely, starting with Aiden and Lily and maybe whichever person he's shipped with, he starts talking again. Some days are better than others, sometimes he gets quiet again, other times he goes for days talking as much as anyone (except aiden he yaps.) everyone almost cries when Ben is doing something and begins singing to himself because they realize he's better

im gonna do like gender & sexuality headcanons too,,, maybe later. might do silly ship hcs too cus i ship so many pairings here

[is-she-suffering]

Crispin Gray interview

Speed: Why did you choose to call yourself Queen Adreena?

Crispin: Actually, I think it's just a dream that Katie had, the singer of the group. She dreamed of someone named Queen Adreena, a British warrior or something like that.

Speed: When did you meet for the first time with Katie, Daisy Chainsaw for the group?

Crispin. : I met by ad in Melody Maker, a magazine that does not exist today. She was the first to have answered me.

 Speed:  ​​And then to Queen Adreena, how did you meet and Pete Howard?

 Crispin. : I scored "Drummer wanted" (looking drummer) on the back of my jacket. It's not that Pete has noticed, but another guy who knew him. Then he said "I'll find you Pete." I do not know if Pete really wanted to do it to be honest but ... (laughs).  Nomi is Welsh, (laughs) that's really all you need to know about her, she is Welsh, and she speaks Welsh. But in fact I do not remember how I met her.

 Speed: How is your latest album different from other?

 Crispin. : Well, it is rather the first album we did we love in truth. We do not really love others as they are, say, polluted by managers and other horrible individuals in the music industry. So we hope one day to make an album that we really love since we will have done ourselves without anyone in the music industry to lead us.

Speed: What you get inspired to write songs and to compose? Who writes and composes, anyway?

 Crispin. : It puts all our grain of salt really. Katie writes the lyrics. But what are they talking about, I do not know actually, but Katie should know. I would say that I just love to make noise. (laughs).

 Speed: And now, what is your favorite band?

 Crispin. : I like the Cramps. You know, they made this song, Tequila ... And I also like the Chambers Brothers who made this great song, "Time is come today". If you do not know you should listen, it's really great.

Speed: You were discovered by Marilyn Manson. Was he an artist that you’ve enjoyed before?

Crispin: To be honest with you, I had heard two of these songs, and briefly. So I do not really know him. He came to me the day of an awards, a magazine which I'm sure you've never heard. And he said "oh I remember you! ". In fact he had seen Daisy Chainsaw at Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles, it must be at least 300 years ago. Then he said he remembered us, except him, he said with his voice right out of hell (laughs)!

Speed: Do you have plans for Queen Adreena now?

Crispin: I would say one thing at a time, but we would really like to make an album that we love without manager or anything ... It would be fantastic!

Speed: How would you define Queen Adreena?

Crispin : I will not do it. I will not even try.

Speed: When you are on stage, your goal for the public, what is it?

Crispin. : The interest especially. I hate the idea that might annoy someone. And I think it's great if the sound is good and everything, but it must necessarily have more energy. Something that catches your attention, and ALL of your attention.

Speed: Have you ever played in France?

Crispin: Yes I think we played Rennes Transmusicales festival.

Speed: And what do you think about the French public?

Crispin: From what I can tell, it is quite nice. But you know, it's only two hours that we're here! (Laughs). When we played in Rennes, which is a big city with a university, the public had come from all over France. But it looks nice!

Speed: Thank you very much for this interview and good concert!

Crispin. : Thank you, see you soon !

[portals-posts]

Pretty girls

2018!Billie eilish x fem!"nepobaby" reader

Fluffy fluff, short short drabble

a/n: I know the title might not go with this writing, but I couldnt really think of a title(yes, the titles from renne rapps snow angel album🫣)

Summary: Billie is always having Y/n on her lap when she can. (Part.1?)

"What you doin' mama?" Billie asked as she plopped on to the bean bag-y couch just behind her girlfreind. " 'M just fixing my makeup" She replied, focused on her mascara. " Wanna do mine for me mamas?" Billie asked adjusting her self, getting more comfortable on the soft couch. "Yeah sure baby" Y/n answered turning around, getting up and sit in a way that she can do Billie's mascara and be comfortable at the same time. "Thank you baby", bil thanked, slowly licking her lips "Youre welcome!".

a/n: sorry this is a short short writing, but I hope you like it!🫀😊

[mysticstarlightduck]

OC Picrew Tag!

I wasn't tagged but I found this really cool picrew, and I made some of my characters with it and thought you guys might like giving it a try too so here it goes!

From Scrapyard Boys:

Chase Raith ("Lazerstorm")

Valen Cassidy

Jordan Raith ("Sleet Slasher")

Quince Warren

From Supernova Initiative:

Artemis Zreeth

Jack Tithus

Deimos Soll:

From The Forgotten Ones

Arion "The 'Broken' Mage" Syndrir

Asael

Deryc

From Song of Thorms

Orianna Whisperleaf

Renn Atrius

Kane Mylestrom

Tagging (gently): @sleepy-night-child, @kaylinalexanderbooks, @smol-feralgremlin, @oh-no-another-idea, @littleladymab,

@winterandwords, @eccaiia, @sarahlizziewrites, @illarian-rambling

@agirlandherquill, @anoelleart, @ray-writes-n-shit

@the-golden-comet, @writernopal, @anyablackwood, @unstablewifiaccess, @forthesanityofstorytellers

@i-can-even-burn-salad, @cakeinthevoid

@lassiesandiego, @thepeculiarbird, @clairelsonao3, @memento-morri-writes, @starlit-hopes-and-dreams,

@wyked-ao3 and OPEN TAG

[funky-little-fiction]

Art by @baisleyarts

The life of young private investigator Jack Overland had been a challenging but overall mundane one. He worked in Toronto alongside his uncle, honing his skills under the older man's guidance for multiple years in relative peace.

Though, when a strange package arrives at his office containing a brightly colored stone: his life is thrust into chaos as an amnesiac supernatural being takes over his eyes leaving him blind. Little does Jack know that this was just the beginning of his and his new tentative ally's long journey that would bring them into the path of monsters and gods.

For the past year or so, I've been writing a Roleplay with my dear friend Renn inspired by the amazing podcast "Malevolent." The RP started out as a fun little idea that turned into 126,079 words and counting of raw replies between us both.

And we are now considering editing this RP into a full fledged fanfiction with characters from "Rise of the Guardians" but in a gritty 1930s setting with supernatural creatures and gods beyond human comprehension.

This post is a little test-run to see if there might be some interest in a story such as this.

This story includes but is not limited to:

Mystery

Horror elements

Violence and gore

Slow-burn Monster Romance (Passes Harkness Test)

Expansive worldbuilding

Original Characters

Character Injury and Death

If you see this post and you think this is something you might like to read, please like or reblog this post! We're only willing to put in the work to refine this RP into a proper fanfiction if there's people out there who might enjoy it.

[sixlane]

you live in me + 2 and 15 for the ask game !!

you live in me stans unite (it's me you and renn that's the club)

2: What scene did you first put down?

I write pretty much all my fics in chronological order so it was the whole birth scene which is like. so intense to write as the opening of a fic. i remember really struggling with how to keep the tension high and stay in the narration style i had chosen and make people care about this character i had literally just made up.... it was so much fun tho. also i'll say that since this fic was inspired by the book hamnet by maggie o'farrell, the first scene i conceptualized was the whole switching places thing with pandora putting her clothes on evan and taking his place.

15: What did you learn from writing this fic?

i think i grew soooo much from writing this fic. i learned that it's fun to experiment with writing styles. and how to pick specific words or literary devices that lend themselves to the vibe i'm trying to construct. so this fic has a lot of natural elements to it. i also had to do a ton of research for this fic and i learned that i do really enjoy that! this fic all around just taught me that if i have an idea that i think might be unattainable because of a lack of skill i might as well just try it because i never know how it will turn out until i do.

ask me about my fics!

[thatd3adgirl]

⊹ ࣪ ˖Introduction Post! ⊹ ࣪ ˖

⋆˚✿˖° Hellooo There!! Welcome to my bloggg ⋆˚✿˖°

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My name: Valentine, thatd3adgirl

Nicknames: Val or valentine

Pronouns: She/Her

Sexuality: Asexual and Sapphic/ Lesbian

Hobbies: Reading, Watching movies/ tv shows, playing video games, drawing, overthinking, collecting rubber ducks

What I post: Rants, Theories, Fan girling, analyzing scenes/ dialogue, Memes, fanfic/story concepts, maybeeee art

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❀ Rules/ info ❀

This is a Safe space!!

I'm not going to tolerate any hate speech/ bigotry. I will block you if you're being a biggot on my blog!

I might end up posting art im still unsure tho.

I'm not the best writer but I do have a lot of Ideas, so if one of my posts inspire you or you wanna write somethings based off it, please feel free too and tag me cause ill definitely wanna see!!

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Fandoms: Resident evil, Silent Hill, Arcane, The Hunger games, The Vampire Diaries, Tomb Raider, The Last of Us, Stranger things, Scream, Mouthwashing, Marvel, DC, Gravity Falls, A series of unfortunate events, Star Wars, Lollipop Chainsaw

Fav Video Games: Resident Evil 4 Remake, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil Code Veronica, Resident Evil Village, Resident Evil 7, Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3, Marvel Rivals, Dead by Daylight

Favorite Books: A Good Girls Guide to Murder, A Series of Unfortunate Events (all of themm), The Hunger games, Catching Fire, Resident Evil (all of themm)

Fav Bands: Arctic Monkeys, Metallica, Health, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, The Neighborhood, Rammstein, Deftones, No doubt, Evanescence, Insane Clown Posse, Garbage, 3TEETH, and Depeche Mode

Fav solo artists: Ariana Grande, Addison Rae, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Mitski, Oliva rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Tyler the Creator, Britney Spears, Isabel LaRosa, Lady Gaga, Madison Beer, Marina, Tv Girl, Charli xcx, Tate McRae, Dove Cameron, Lana Del Ray, Tame Impala, Renne Rappe, and Luna Day!

Fav Films: Jennifer's Body, Pearl, Mean Girls, The Corpse Bride, Catching Fire, Legally Blonde, Scream, Scream 4, Scream 5, I know what you did Last Summer, You're Next, Resident Evil; Death Island, Resident Evil; Vendetta, Resident Evil; Infinite Darkness, Fear Street; Part Two 1978

Fav shows: IZombie, The Vampire Diaries, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Arcane, Dexter, First Kill, Gravity Falls, Wednesday, Anne with an E

Fav YouTubers: FunkyFrogBait, Flim Cooper, Im actually lazye/ Layze, Drama Kween, Danny Motta, and Chad Chad

Fav Music Genres: Alternative, Pop, Rock, Hard Rock, Metal

Fav Book/Movie Genres: Mystery, YA, Horror, Thriller, Romance

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Marvel Rivals Mains: Scarlett Witch, Psylocke, Luna Snow, Mantis, Cloak and Dagger, Rockett Raccoon, Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman

DBD Survivor Mains: Sable Ward(P64), Ada Wong(P100), Cheryl Manson/ Maria(P15), Jill Valentine/Claire Redfield/Sheva Alomar(P15), Rebbeca Chambers (P6), Feng Min(25), Thalita Lyra(P6)

DBD Killer Mains: Huntress(P4), Spirit (P15), Legion (P4), Ghostface(P2), Nemesis(P3), Wesker (P1)

Fav RE characters: Claire Redfield, Albert Wesker, Nemesis, Ada Wong, Luis Serra, Finn Maculey, Leon S Kennedy, Jill Valentine, Ashley Graham, Ingrid Hunnigan, Mia Winters, Donna Benaviento, Bella Dimistrescu, The Merchant, Rebecca Chambers, Evelyn, Sheva Alomar, William Birkin and Sherry Birkin.

Fav SH Characters: Harry Manson, Maria, Angela Orosco, Cheryl Manson, Lisa Garland

Fav Arcane characters: Vi, Jinx, Caitlyn, Mel, Ambessa, Ekko, Isha

OTPS: CaitVi(arcane), Timebomb(arcane), Everlark (THG), Annie x Finnick (THG),

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[vaguely-concerned]

WIP folder game

I was tagged by @jhezenkoss! Thank you so much for the tag, I actually do have some small bits and bobs laying around that might be fun to share! :D 

Rules: make a new post with the names of all the files in your wip folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Tag as many people as you have wips. People send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, then post a little snippet or tell them something about it!

My current active WIP documents are called *a-hem*: 

— *sigh* Zeblue Nonsense 2 Electric Boogaloo (this was the document in which I initially started ‘that looks on tempests and is never shaken (unfortunately)’ right in the middle of writing ‘Tiptoe through our shiny city’ (the working title of which, of course, was Zeblue Nonsense), to explain the tone of gentle defeat you may detect here lol. I still have a few unfinished pieces in there, among them one Blue POV thing I’d love to see finished one day) 

— Dragon Age 2024 (Self-explanatory, a bunch of different Dragon Age wips all in one doc b/c I’m a mess! Subheadings of note ‘Teia and Viago’, ‘Sophia and Alistair (scars)’, ‘Rye & Renn stuff’ and ‘Lucanis and Illario’)

— Rye and Lucanis (Literally what it says on the tin, it’s 6k and still going of pure Rookanis baby)

— 2024 draft TF x Graves Tarot fic long (Because god help me I am still working on it I promise you the TF POV longfic is real and does exist and will be done one day it just. It’s taking a lot of a while. I'm not happy about it either)

— DS9 (I’m not currently actively working on anything in here, but there are some snippets of things I never shared and still quite like! It’s all Garashir needless to say and because of who I am as a person) 

Tagging, if amenable to being tagged and certainly including art wips if desired: @inversway and @rederiswrites, and anyone else who might like to do this meme! :)

[broodwoof]

prompt info - now including davg content! (updated: 4/8/25)

note: if characters are listed in multiple canons, feel free to specify or i'll just pick one

general info:

no non-canon character death

pls specify prompt list ur using

solo, platonic, and poly prompts welcome

i enjoy writing politics - romance - smut - horror - whump

general prompts:

rare/unusual words

sentences

medieval/fantasy sentences

deep conversations

vague prompts: eerie edition

pantomime mask prompts

quote prompts:

as said by cassandra pentaghast

as said by dorian pavus

as said by solas

as said by merrill

fluff/romance/smut prompts:

smutfic (please send word/phrase)

kinktober (will accept any but day 16/flashing)

angst/whump prompts:

eerie loneliness

heavy content

gore/violence (list has been recently updated!)

other prompts:

oc codex

fantasy setting

TOOL lyric prompts

characters:

ocs - nessa lavellan | liall talas | daw aldwir | atros shiral | delwyn lavellan | dimitra | sybil thorne | velari lavellan | valyris lavellan | halcor brosca | feydis lavellan

dai - solas | varric | cole | morrigan | calpernia | sera | cullen | cassandra | dorian | the iron bull | leliana | josephine | flemythal | renn | valta | ameridan | talena | harding

da2 - anders(justice) | fenris | merrill

dao - leliana | morrigan

arlathan - mythal | andruil | ghilan'nain

davg - fragment!mythal | morrithal | ghilan'nain | elgar'nan | bellara | davrin

relationships:

solas x (daw | nessa | atros | mythal | andruil* | ghilan'nain* | elgar'nan* | varric | morrigan | calpernia | velari | valyris | cassandra | cullen | bull | dorian)

anders x fenris

cassandra x (varric | sera | leliana | solas)

dorian x (feydis | bull | solas)

morrigan x (solas | halcor | leliana)

sera x (delwyn | dagna | cassandra)

cullen x (dimitra | solas | dorian)

ghilan'nain x (andruil* | solas*)

oc relationships:

daw x (nessa | solas | bellara)

sybil x (davrin)

*messy/complicated ships, might end up in dead dove territory

quick oc info:

nessa lavellan- female | rogue. soft, determined, stubborn af, has a daughter with solas, peaceful family life, insomuch as it can be. ends up living in the lighthouse in a complicated polycule with daw and solas

velari lavellan - female | mage. withdrawn, isolated, complicated, guilt-ridden, kinky. power couple with solas

atros shiral - male | rogue | city elf. loads of trauma, volatile, passionate about justice, rash. on solas' side no matter what

delwyn lavellan - female | rogue. young, silly, grows a lot, balanced, ends up becoming a very good leader. absolutely all in for sera

valyris lavellan - female | mage | first. older, reserved, contemplative, quick judgements but willing to reassess, non-magic healer (healer has the bloodiest hands), leads from a distance bc she's scared of caring

cyren lavellan - trans | female | mage | second. playful, self-possessed, warm, deliberate, actions speak louder than words, enjoyable arguments with solas

liall talas - female | mage | first. body horror warden who's into it, macabre and morbid, curiosity as a character flaw

feydis lavellan - male | mage | first. steady, passionate, righteous fury but very, very deep inside him, quick, dry wit

dimitra - female | mage. self-sufficient, guarded, expected to become a templar but magic manifested, ended up in the circle, so many confrontations with her assumptions that she couldn't possibly count them all

halcor brosca - male | rogue. rough around the edges, a bit ends justify the means, good at heart but doesn't lose sleep over bad choices, matter of fact, heart eyes about magic

daw aldwir - nonbinary | rogue. dalish, then red vallaslin clan, then veil jumpers. complex history with the dread wolf as a spiritual figure. wants to stop solas and understand him. eventually wants to save him.

sybil thorne - trans | woman | mage. grew up in an alienage. magic manifested, she would most likely have been killed, but a passing warden 'recruited' her. no intention to follow through, but while traveling somewhere that sybil could be safe they got attacked by darkspawn and she became blighted. ended up as a warden and committed herself wholly to it. values the sense of direction and purpose it gives her

[enortonauthor]

A new home & a new blog feature

Welcome to my new little corner of the internet where hashtags make the content discoverable by more people!

The old blog is still around (link here) so you can read old posts and enjoy all the poetic goodness there, but henceforth, this will be my home for Poetry Friday and publishing news.

Along with a new blogging home, I’m introducing a new feature on the blog: Creator’s Corner!

Every month or so I’ll be featuring another creator who will tell us about the stories they create and their creative process and I'm excited to launch this series featuring author Diana Renn. You might remember the first book in Diana's Backyard Rangers series The Trouble at Turtle Pond, which featured a group of middle school kids working to save endangered turtles in their neighborhood. This time it's owls that need help from Miles and the Backyard Rangers in The Owl Prowl Mystery. I'm excited to introduce you to this new instalment in the Backyard Rangers series, and to feature Diana in the Creator's Corner!

Diana, what do you create?

I'm mostly a mystery writer. I started out writing international mysteries featuring globetrotting teen sleuth, and now I'm writing a series of four eco-mysteries for middle grade readers, featuring an intrepid team of self-appointed young wildlife rangers called the "Backyard Rangers." TROUBLE AT TURTLE POND (book 1) focused on wildlife crimes impacting endangered freshwater turtles in Massachusetts. THE OWL PROWL MYSTERY (book 2) is about some unethical birdwatchers, a celebrity owl, and some wildlife photographers who might do anything to get the perfect shot. (Up next: foxes, frogs and salamanders!) I love writing about nature and about neurodiverse kids. I also write and publish creative nonfiction essays for adults, mostly on issues related to the natural world and conservation. I enjoy verse as well and have a couple of novel in verse manuscripts in various stages.

What inspires you to create?

Travel and close-to-home adventures on unfamiliar routes. Moving. Anytime I can explore a new environment, or take a new route somewhere, I find myself thinking about "home" with fresh perspective. New ideas bubble up. Story problems I've wrestled with start to resolve. New connections between ideas appear. Just being out in the world and paying attention to people, places, nature, animals feels like dipping my paintbrush into paint. I quickly zero in on things that interest me. I rarely get fresh inspiration just sitting at my desk.

What is your creative process?

I spend a while gathering ideas and resources if I'm writing a book. This process might take months. I jot down ideas - maybe first by dictation on my phone, on walks - and if they start to accumulate and I see the shape of a book, I shift to a notebook. Often I go back and forth between phone dictation to capture ideas and then exploring those ideas more fully in the notebook. When I know the premise, the main characters, the crime basics (if it's a mystery) and can envision the opening scenes, I open up a Word doc (old school!) and start writing. I outline a bit, but leave myself room to discover. I take stock every 30-40 pages and let myself revise a little and chart out the next few chapters. I am not a rigid outliner, but I need a sense of direction and upcoming scenes. I share early drafts with trusted critique partners and revise a little as I go. When I reach the end of a draft, I do two or three big revisions, and subsequent editorial passes. My trusted critique partners help me from going off the rails and generally don't let me give up. It's a long process, which is why I like taking breaks to write essays; essays come to me very quickly, sometimes in just one sitting, with very little planning and minimal revising.

Tell us about one of your creations.

I feel especially proud of THE OWL PROWL MYSTERY not only because I've always loved owls and care deeply about them, but because this book comes out of a lot of community connections I have made, from birders in my neighborhood, to bird photographers and rehabbers who corrected my errors and gave me ideas, to wildlife biologists who let me shadow them out in the field. I'm proud of the real science and the real conservation issues underlying what I hope is a fun, page-turning mystery. I learned how to be a neighbor to birds in the process of researching and writing this book, and I hope readers will pick up a few tips as well. But as I wrote the acknowledgments section of this novel, I had the opportunity to reflect, in awe, how many people impacted the writing of that book, and how writing science-based novels involves so much creative collaboration. I could never have written it all on my own; consulting experts and sharing my work at earlier stages in the process than I ever did before is now integral to my creative process.

Where do you create?

I am very lucky to have a home office space, which is where I do a lot of my revising and editing. It's also where I do my day job work, so I like to change scenes when I'm in early planning and drafting stages of a project. Sometimes I write outside, in my son's old treehouse or in a folding chair in the driveway. Often I write on the go, walking my dog and talking into my phone. I'm protective of my ideas and strive to capture them as soon as they come. That said, writing outdoors -- even though it's a source of inspiration for me --- is sometimes overrated. Lots of distractions can interfere. (Weather! Bugs!)

If you could have a beverage of your choice with another creator, who would you choose, what would you drink, and what would you like to talk about with them?

I always love talking shop with other writers. If time travel is an option, I would go back to the late 1920s or early 1930s, to the Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul, Room 411, and have a very rich cup of espresso with Agatha Christie. I would, of course, choose a time after which she had finished writing Murder on the Orient Express, so as not to be a distraction. I'd be tempted to ask her about her mysterious 11-day disappearance, but maybe instead we'd just talk shop, over our coffee. I'd like to know all about her process, and where she found all her ideas, and how she worked out her plots.

Thank you Diana for giving us a glimpse into your creative life!

Diana Renn is the author of the middle grade eco-mysteries TROUBLE AT TURTLE POND (Fitzroy Books / Regal House 2022) and its sequel, THE OWL PROWL MYSTERY (out August 13, 2024). TROUBLE AT TURTLE POND was named a 2023 Green Earth Book Awards Honor Book and a Massachusetts Book Award "Must Read." Diana has also written three YA mysteries: TOKYO HEIST, LATITUDE ZERO, and BLUE VOYAGE (all published by Viking / Penguin Random House). She has also worked in educational publishing and taught ESOL, writing, and literature; she now works as a freelance editor and a book coach specializing in mystery. Originally from Seattle, Washington, she now lives in Concord, Massachusetts in a neighborhood she shares with turtles and owls, some of whom have inspired her books. Visit her online at http://dianarennbooks.com and on Instagram at @dianarennbooks; you can also read and subscribe to her free newsletter, Mysteries That Matter, at https://dianarenn.substack.com.

Poetry Friday

This second instalment of the Backyard Rangers series, like the first, has many of my favorite themes: nature, mysteries, and authentic, inclusive portrayals of neurodiverse characters (in this case, ADHD). This is a great series for the middle grader in your life who identifies with any (or all!) of those things! On this Poetry Friday, after hearing about Diana's new book, it's the perfect time to revisit this poem from my Spooktober series of poems in 2021.

Our Poetry Friday host this week is Janice Scully at Salt City Verse. Fly on over to her corner of the internet to find links to much more poetic goodness!

[parf-fan]

This blog is still in a coma (as opposed to dead) for an indeterminate amount of time, but I need to make this one post.  If you don't feel like reading it all, just go look through the links at the end.  It's about a piece of theatre that is being streamed just this weekend.

There is precedent for me shouting excitedly on here about non-Faire theatre done by Faire actors, with particular precedent for the non-Faire theatre of Michael Stahler (Horace Tanningrove c.2019).  There is also precedent for me mentioning that I am Autistic, albeit possibly not in so precise a term, at least not outside of tags.  There is not, however, precedent for combining those two things in one post.  But there will be now.

I cannot say as much about this as I'd like, for making words is exceptionally mentally taxing for me right now, and I'm also thoroughly out of practice at writing.  But I'll do my best.

I am Autistic.  Amongst other things, this is what enabled me to so keenly observe and so thoughtfully analyze and so deeply keep track of so many things about PARF, allowing me, in turn, to make so many informed and understanding memes, jokes, headcanons, analysis, and occasional fics about the characters and events of PARF: it was my primary Special Interest for several years, and remains an ongoing dormant one now.  (The shifting of Special Interests is, conversely, also part of what rendered this blog so barren of late, but we won't go into that.) Being Autistic is more than only having Special Interests, of course, but that's the part that relates directly to this blog, and thus directly to you.  Being Autistic is a bigger part of my life and more important to me than can ever be stated, for I would quite literally be a fundamentally different person, with a different personality, if I were allistic (not Autistic).

Michael Stahler is also Autistic, and would be a fundamentally different (probably less interesting, in my opinion) person if he were allistic.  And while he has sometimes coded some of the characters he plays as Autistic, he has never before the last few months had the opportunity to play a role explicitly written as Autistic.  This is in part because so few examples of characters intentionally written as Autistic are remotely accurate or respectful; and even factoring in the poor examples, there are just so few.

From the 17th of May through the 4th of June, Michael starred in the world premier of playwright Juliette Dunn's “The Puzzle” at Hedgerow Theatre (don't worry, the title does not refer to Michael's character; in fact, as one of the articles I'll be linking below states, his role is “the most whole character in the story”). I had the immense privilege and joy of attending it twice.  I cannot do it justice in my current state of writing, and I frankly will not try.  Rather, I will link some of the many pieces of news coverage about the show below, and plead and entreat you to read at least some of them.  What I will say is that it was the most incredible play I've ever witnessed, and might even be the most amazing theatrical experience I've ever had – including all things Renn Faire and Theatre In the Mansion, which is no small feat.  I wanted to shout excitedly about it on this platform back before and during the run, but I didn't have it in me at the time to make the words, not even in writing. As established, I still only kind of have it in me to make words, but I seem to have hit the point at which I'm willing to make words even though it is costing disproportionate spoons and the words are sub-par.

For those of you who missed the show entirely (which is most of you), and those who wish to witness the show again, you have one more chance.  Thanks to the League of Live Stream Theater (which I did not realize was a thing that exists, and am delighted to be informed is), you can stream a performance of “The Puzzle” on June 16th (7:30pm EST), 17th (7:30pm EST), and 18th (2pm EST).  That's this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, respectively. In each case, the stream starts at the indicated time, and is available on-demand for twenty hours after the performance ends. Tickets are $44 (that's the regular $35 ticket plus $9 for the platform fee).

If the antics of Horace Tanningrove ever brought a smile to your face or laughter to your lips; if PARF-fan's posts have ever enhanced your life; if you enjoyed the performance of sundry other Autistic actors at PARF, both Bacchanalian and Blackfryar (none of whom I can specify, as I did not ask their permission to namedrop them and their Autism on here), then I ask, I beg, indeed, I charge you to stream this show if it is in your budget.  Hell, have some friends or family over and split the ticket cost.  You will not be disappointed.  You will be treated to an astounding piece of theatre, a story about human connection and communication, and you will walk away from it wiser and a more developed person.

Here is the link to the show on Hedgerow Theatre's website.

Here is the streaming link.

Here is the link to view or download the program.  Even if you read nothing else from it, you really need to read the playwright's note (page three, four if you include the cover) before seeing the play, for context and definitions (particularly if you know little about Autism, but it's still important even if you're already informed).

The photos in one of the “artist spotlight” posts from Hedgerow's facebook page include pictures of the display that the audience had to walk past in the theatre to get to the house (put together by the dramaturg).  As with the playwright's note, it is very important to read this display for further context and explanations, particularly if you know little about Autism (and you'll likely learn something new even if you're already informed; I certainly did).  I am having difficulty making the “embed post” thing work, so I have instead attached the pictures I took of that same display (the text is more readable in these ones, anyway).  While I received permission to photograph the display, I did not ask about posting the pictures, and will remove them if Hedgerow asks.  The first five images are closeups of (most of) the relevant text (hence being more readable).  The remaining four are wider shots, intended to showcase the display more than the text.

And here are the many pieces of news coverage which do a far batter job than I currently can of describing the show and why you should see it.

Broadway World's initial article, a well-rounded introduction to the play.

Broadway World's followup article about the extended run and the streaming option. Much directly from the first article.

NBC10 Phillidelphia's video reporting on the show.  It's 2:37 long.  Good supplement to the well-rounded Broadway World article.

NPR and PBS WHYY: Mostly a behind-the-scenes angle, about the acting and the writing of it.  Definitely worth a read.

Li'l interview with Michael on KYW news radio.

Delco Culture Vultures: A review that provides a more detailed look at the content of the story and somewhat at the setup of the show.  Contains traces of info about the plot, and is thus to be avoided if you are as neurotic about anything that could be considered a spoiler as I am (so probably literally everybody will be fine to read it).

Broad Street Review: Discusses the title, takes us on a bit of a journey with the writer to go see the show, brings in additional perspective. Contains very detailed description of the flavour of the play, relates more events within the play than any other article.  Very good article, definitely worth a read if you're at all concerned about the content of the play, or otherwise unsure whether or not you want to see it.

Delco Times article.  Looks to be mostly rehashing of parts of the Broadway World article, but not wholly identical.  Has an audio option.

Philadelphia Inquirer's “The thing of the week” blurb.  The blurb is about halfway down the page.

The interview with the playwright referenced in the “Thing of the week” blurb; only available to paid subscribers (I thus have been unable to vet it or describe the contents), but it's not impossible that some followers here fall into that category.

Two short videos about a couple different aspect of the show, one from each of Michael's co-stars:

Daniel Passer

David Shiner

A wonderful post-show interview from WPPM with all three cast members.  There's enough detail about the events within the play that I would recommend listening to this after seeing the show.  Either way, you should definitely listen to it.  The link actually opens part-way through the interview, but you will need a free Soundcloud account to pull it back to the start of the interview (37:33).  If you don't, you will miss nothing about the show itself, but you will miss hearing Michael calmly and eloquently go off about the necessity of streaming theatre for accessibility.

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The Puzzle display (text closeups):

The Puzzle display (wide shots):