#sim reads the raven cycle

[sssssssim]

I just want you to know that I am very glad that Stiefvater won't be writing any more in The Raven Cycle world because

and I mean this from the bottom of my bleeding heart

any more than this would have killed me

[overworkedblorbobattle]

Round 2 Is Officially Over!

Thank you to everyone who voted, liked, reblogged and spread propaganda!

The full list of characters progressing to round 3 are listed under the read-more!

Wave 1:

The Manager (The Hotel Podcast)

Adam Parrish (The Raven Cycle)

Hera (Wolf 359)

Anthy Himemiya (Revolutionary Girl Utena)

Gregor Samsa (The Metamorphosis)

Harrowhark Nonagesimus (The Locked Tomb)

Pandemonica (Helltaker)

Squidward Tentacles (SpongeBob SquarePants)

Wave 2:

Gilgamesh Wulfenbach (Girl Genius)

Vera Oberlin (Monster Prom)

Ponder Stibbons (Discworld)

Luisa Madrigal (Encanto)

Jonathan Sims (The Magnus Archives)

Jotaro Kujo (Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure)

Lisa Wilbourn (Worm)

Buffy Summers (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)

Wave 3:

Lucifer (Obey Me!)

Lisa Cuddy (House MD)

Dick Gumshoe (Ace Attorney)

Lucretia (The Adventure Zone)/ Riza Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Susan Taxpayer (Susan Taxpayer)

Molly Blyndeff (Epithet Erased)

Ja’far (Twisted)

Alfred Pennyworth (Batman)

Wave 4:

Olruggio (Witch Hat Atelier)

Hawkeye Pierce (MASH)

The Captain (BBC Ghosts)

Burgerpants (Undertale)

Loid Forger (Spy X Family)

The Cabbage Merchant (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Peregrine Mendicant (Homestuck)

Reagan Ridley (Inside Job)

[nanthegirl]

I had an absolute time of it this past week. I read the first two books in The Raven Cycle and I really enjoyed them. I went into live mode in the sims 4 for the first time this year I think💀, but only because I removed a ton of cc so my game wouldn’t lag. But then I couldn’t stand it so I added some back in and it’s lagging frequently but it’s not driving me crazy yet.I set up a save to play and everything and I’m so excited. I’ve also played the sims 2 a bit but not properly yet. Tried stardew valley but that game is drowning me. I’m not built for the goal oriented format. I thought it was just getting married and having a fun time😔, I’m a very poor farmer.

Anyway, the aim of this post is to decide which books I’m taking with me cause I’m going to see my sisters🕺🏾🕺🏾and I’m indecisive. As per usual. I think I’ll take the two with the highest votes.

I’ve already started the Priory of The Orange Tree, though, so I’m skeptical about bringing it along cause it wouldn’t last very long. Same for Crime and Punishment. Started but dropped when I got too busy. I want to take a good number of books but not too much yk? Cause what if I buy some books there???? Then I wouldn’t have any space to bring them back.

Maybe I’m being dramatic cause I’ll be there for about 20 days😭😭😭. When it comes to reading, it’s kind of hard for me to predict what I’ll do. I either binge read books or ignore them entirely😔.

I’ll still have some digitals on my phone but I’d rather read physical books when I can. So this isn’t that dire.

[simarcana]

Storytelling asks?? STORYTELLING ASKS!!!!! Okay, here goes nothing!

1, 8, 16, 17, 18, 19 (alika), 25, 26, 31, and 33!

(so sorry for the massive spam. I just love hearing about people's stories, hehehe.)

1. what’s the last screenshot you’ve taken for your story

Alika looking mischievous next to a not-so-victorian gal.

8. what about your story are you proud of?

"that i'm writing it" would be the sincerest answer but let's say that I'm proud of my victorian era knowledge and how I deliberately decided to take artistic freedom on this or that.

16. what about the process do you enjoy?

Having my characters involved in something! I love to have a context for my very neurodivergent daydreaming

17. what about the process do you hate?

Translating 🚬

18. choose a song that reminds you of your story

I have a whole playlist to help with my writing process but, if I have to choose one ... I'LL CHOOSE TWO. THIS ONE would absolutely be the opening theme if it was a tv/streaming series and THIS is the one I always listen to while writing!

19. choose a song that reminds you of -> Alika

Tons of songs remind me of him (of course eheh) but I'm going for one that reminds me of him specifically in the Conundrum

Free - Florence and the Machine

25. what inspirations have you drawn on for your story?

My main sources of inspiration are everything by Agatha Christie and the Raven Cycle series. I'm trying to implement a slightly gothic style, inspired by Brontë (in the full version of not here on Tumblr!!)

26. have other sim stories inspired you? 

I don't have a sim story that "inspired" mine but I have sim stories that inspired me to start posting it!

@rebouks @morrigan-sims are the first storytellers/legacy players I started interacting with and they'll always be in my heart. All their stories are super engaging! (yeah I know one it's you)

@moon-simmers @scythesms

for me, they are the best you can find when it comes to historical storytelling, I adore their content

31. drop some random trivia about your story

> Ebe's company is inspired by Garrard & Co, the company was very popular in the Victorian period and was the Queen's jeweler

> In addition to his novels, Alika published a short erotic novel in the monthly magazine The Pearl using a pen name. He never got to publish the final chapter since the magazine was forced to shut down by authorities in 1881

33. recommend another creator’s story!

all of the creators I tagged above deserve at least ONE look.

Moon Simmers Pride Legacy

Scythesms Ambroise Legacy

Morrigan Sims Romancing the Queen

Rebouks Somnium

@mattodore isn't strictly a story-tellers but the photography for her dovy legacy basically makes it a mute film.

IF YOU HAVE STORYTELLING SIMBLR PLS SEND THEM TO ME I love reading them but I don't have the time to dig into the tag because y'know... Adulting.

[vermutandherring]

I read ‘Carmilla’ by Le Fanu and am already on my way to Stoker’s ‘Dracula’. Next, I want to make a short cycle of video games about vampires. By the way, it was the vampire game that introduced me to ‘Barry Lyndon’. Wanted to make sure what happened to the Prince Sebastian LaCroix in ‘Vampires the Masquerade – Bloodlines’ so I checked about other game ending. Wiki says that his character was drawn from Lord Bullingdon - one of the characters in Kubrick's drama. I was wondering if there was any parallel between these characters, so I watched the movie. In general, I don't really like movies and rarely watch them. However, Barry Lyndon is worth your attention if you like all things historical, with harpsichords, wide dresses and languid glances of ladies. Lady Honoria Lyndon will probably remain my favorite character for a long time. Just look at her big and sad eyes. Marisa Berenson (the actress) seems to have stepped out of Gainsborough's canvas. So I tried to recreate her in The Sims 4.

Film critic Roger Ebert recognized this film as one of the most beautiful films in history. The same Roger Ebert, who assured that games will never be art (being honest to the end, he later changed his opinion a little). If I recreate Lady Honoria in a game from a work that is art, is it still art or just a parody of it? In his article, Mr. Ebert goes to great lengths to prove why games are not cool. He gives his expert counterargument to every statement, and his tenacity makes you want to start jumping out of your pants to prove your point (even though he has already rested in peace and is unlikely to hear us). I also did it, especially when I was writing my diploma. But it is unlikely that we all will get anything constructive, because Mr. Ebert operates with the history of art and his huge professional experience. And we are just *pathetic players* playing our silly games, as in the first picture from his article.

At one time, trying to mentally argue with Roger Ebert led me to an existential crisis. And really, why is it important to me that games are recognized as art? Am I too passionate about the idea of something high and beautiful, or am I just looking for an excuse for why I play? Regardless, I'm sure whether you consider games to be an art form or not, if you're enjoying them, that's a good thing. You don't need an excuse to play, because if you're looking for an excuse to fence yourself off in your own eyes, maybe you have some serious problems, why you're replacing reality with games (for me it was depression that I had to treat).

I know it all sounds messy, but it's just a thought for the night. By the way, there is no connection between the characters of Prince LaCroix and Lord Bullingdon. Perhaps the fact is that both to some extent wanted to return what belonged to them. Fortunately or unfortunately, LaCroix failed to do so.

Game: The Sims 4

Screenshots credits: • The Queens of Persia at the Feet of Alexander Painting by @thejim07 • 1780s hair by @simsfromthepast • Necklace by @acanthus-sims • Dress by @regina-raven

[exhuastedpigeon]

🍨🍦: Butterscotch, Peach, Birthday Cake

thanks for asking nicole!!!

butterscotch: what color are your nails right now? Right now my left hand nails are brown with one yellow and my right hand is yellow with one brown.

peach: how do you relax? Depends on what kind of relaxing. Sometimes I'll go on a walk to relax if I have too much pent up energy. Sometimes I'll read. Sometimes I play rollercoaster tycoon or the sims.

birthday cake: favorite books? Oh man! So many!!

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob The Raven Cycle books by Maggie Stiefvater The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

ice cream asks

[formerlyknownas-delight]

I feel like participating bc New Year and such. There we go! Name: who's asking, the FBI?

Pronouns: She

Star sign: Pisces. I don't like that it's the only sign that's plural. Except gemini, but there it makes sense. Why several fish?? What are they doing together?

Number of siblings and fun facts about them: A slightly younger one who always has the best song recs. We mostly communicate via cat sounds.

Number of pets and their names: Bantam Silkie chickens: Fiederich the rooster and the hens Wilhelmine, Hilda, Rosalie, Agnes and Anathema Five cats: Charon "Fritzi" the former stray, Gwynn "Körnich" the beautiful orange idiot, Lieselotte "Lotte" the chonky introverted senior, Mucki "Don Muckelone" the scröngely mobster granny and Beau "Böbi" the visually impaired, kitten-sized annoying little sibling.

Fandoms: Alltime: Tolkien, Buffy, Ink-trilogy (which made me pick my path to become a bookbinder), The Tribe The Raven Cycle, The Locked Tomb, Discworld, The Sandman Call the Midwife (such a feelgood show), Critical Role

favorite color: Purple

favorite song: Alles ist Gut by Reinhard Mey

favorite author (books, fanfics, zines, webtoons, etc.): Tolkien, N.K. Jemisin, Maggie Stiefvater, Cornelia Funke, Tamsyn Muir, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

Favorite fic type: I very very rarely read fanfiction. I'm a simple woman: Explicit f/f with 3 chapters max

Favorite holiday: Halloween. No active christianity, no family obligations, recently a workfree day where I live

Do you have a partner (romantic, qpr, etc.)? 2! One for 13 and one for 3 years. We recently moved in together and it's a delight allaround.

Hobbies: So many crafts, for example resin pouring, crocheting, polymer clay stuff. But also reading. Playing video games (always Sims, but also DA, BG3, Planet Zoo...But I'm only good at Dorfromantik).

Fun facts about you: I'm a traditional bookbinder and love my job to bits, but I really despise doing paper crafts like origami or window decorations

[bibliosims]

Hi! Sorry if this has been asked before but I just wanted to ask the origin of your handle? Because biblio (βιβλίο) in Greek means book and it seemed interesting enough to me to ask!

That's it, have a great day ! 😊

hi ! no need to be sorry ! you’re spot on c: my username was very intentionally derived from “bibliophile” meaning a lover of books. i’ve loved reading since a young age and those novels and stories hold a very special place in my heart. i also really love greek mythology !

i’m still a very active reader today and have been cultivating my bookshelf for a while now. i chose bibliosims because i wanted to incorporate my love of books and their characters into my sim creations, which i’ve primarily done through my raven cycle edits (my favorite series and one i highly recommend). i plan on posting more sim creations inspired by books and already have a few planned for the secret history by donna tartt and the song of achilles by madeline miller (another favorite of mine).

thank you so very much for asking ! if you even have a book/character you’d like me to make an edit for don’t be shy to shoot me an ask/message <3 i hope you have great day as well

[hwang-hyunjin-enthusiast]

YESSS okay i'm very glad MCR is in your top 5 artists. we pretty much have the same taste then HAHAHA

ahh i feel you on the movies too - doesn't help that i feel like i don't have time to watch a whole film these days. as for the genres i like, i'm more horror and romance (i'm a sucker for a good rom-com).

since you mentioned books, i'd guess you're an avid reader? or do you have any other hobbies apart from art?

-🎅

I love reading! I read a lot of novels, though not as much as I did in school bc of work, and I really like reading manga. One Piece is like my all-time favorite series but there's others that I quite enjoy.

For books I've been really enjoying the Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir lately, as well as the Alex Stern books by Leigh Bardugo. Some that I have a soft spot for since high school are the Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater and the Shades of London by Maureen Johnson.

I would love to hear any books you enjoy, or maybe even games! Most of my time lately has been consumed by Coral Island (a farming sim akin to Harvest Moon or Stardew Valley).

[ao3feed-stevebucky]

Sim's Christmas Pie 2022: OPEN ON CHRISTMAS

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/o2ABC6G

by sssssssim

This Christmas, our favorite pairings find themselves in an apocalyptical predicament: it's Christmas Eve and they don't have a gift for their favorite person.

Words: 12907, Chapters: 15/19, Language: English

Series: Part 7 of Sim's Christmas!

Fandoms: The Flash (TV 2014), The Rookie (TV 2018), Eternals (Movie 2021), Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies), The Walking Dead (TV), Teen Wolf (TV), Raven Cycle - Maggie Stiefvater, Hawkeye (Comics), The Witcher (TV), Sherlock (TV), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Stranger Things (TV 2016), Arrow (TV 2012), Stargirl (TV 2020)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M, M/M

Relationships: Cisco Ramon/Caitlin Snow, Tim Bradford/Lucy Chen, Druig/Makkari (Marvel), Nico di Angelo/Will Solace, James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers, Daryl Dixon/Carol Peletier, Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Ronan Lynch/Adam Parrish, Clint Barton/Kate Bishop, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier | Dandelion, Sherlock Holmes/Molly Hooper, Katy Chen/Shang-Chi, Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak, Beth Chapel/Rick Tyler

Additional Tags: Christmas, last minute christmas gift, Convenience Store Gift

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/o2ABC6G

[softmutt444]

thank you @fern-writes-whump for the tag! <3 sorry im getting to it a bit late!

Last song you listened to: "Autonomy" by Boy Harsher, ive had it on repeat fot the last few days its just so good!

Currently Reading: Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo and The Binding by Bridget Collins!

Currently Watching: What We Do in the Shdows, i wasnt caught up with season 5 due to the fact that i was fully unaware it even came out so im getting through it rn

Current Obsession: other than my low key constant obsession with kavinsky from the raven cycle and some slight oc brainrot i can feel coming on not much due to being busy :/ i have however been getting into the sims again lately cause i wanna get better at building so i can make apartments for my ocs, it just sort of gives me time to think about them and allows me to get to know them through a space they would live in if that makes sense??

Tagging (with absoluetly no pressure) @burntcoffeewhump @yet-another-heathen @whumpsical @whump-mutt and whoever else sees this and wants to do it! :3

Tag Game

Thank you for tagging me @those-damn-snippets! I'll just pick a couple of the names I've been seeing around, but if you see this and you want to do this tag game yourself, please feel free to go ahead!

@catloverlawyer @zzrkpfor @14-lizards-in-a-trenchcoat @kittensforbrowncoats @fyrenwater @schedios @blobti @spectruminterests @fern-writes-whump

(I hope you all didn't mind getting tagged!)

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Last song you listened to: "Welly Boots" by The Amazing Devil. I can recommend that song as well as the song "The Horror and The Wild" that they recorded.

Currently Reading: Aside from Ao3 stories I'm currently reading "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill and so far I love it and it's incredibly pleasant to read as well.

Currently Watching: I have to catch up on the newest season on shows such as Demon Slayer, The Dragon Prince, The Witcher and I re-watched Avatar the Way of Water a couple of nights ago.

Current Obsession: Baldur's Gate 3 is very quickly climbing the ranks of me really getting hyper fixated. But aside from that, I'm currently actually really focused on my writing since I have some things planned that should be revealed soon =)

[overworkedblorbobattle]

Round 1 Is Officially Over!

Thank you to everyone who voted, liked, reblogged and spread propaganda!

The full list of characters progressing to round 2 are listed under the read-more!

Wave 1:

Ada Paige (Rhythm Doctor)

The Manager (The Hotel Podcast)

Adam Parrish (The Raven Cycle)

Steven Universe (Steven Universe)

Hera (Wolf 359)

Arthur Lester (Malevolent Podcast)

Anthy Himemiya (Revolutionary Girl Utena)

Commander Peepers (Wander Over Yonder)

Wave 2:

Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson)

Gregor Samsa (Metamorphosis)

Harrowhark Nonagesimus (Gideon The Ninth)

Ling Wen (Heaven's Official Blessing)

Pandemonica (Helltaker)

David Jacobs (Newsies)

Squidward Tentacles (SpongeBob SquarePants)

Ford Pines (Gravity Falls)

Wave 3:

Gilgamesh Wulfenbach (Girl Genius)

Angela (Lobotomy Corporation)

Kevin Kandy (Spooky Month)

Vera Oberlin (Monster Prom)

Ratchet (Transformers)

Ponder Stibbons (Discworld)

Isabelle (Animal Crossing)

Luisa Madrigal (Encanto)

Wave 4:

Aki Hayakawa (Chainsaw Man)

Jonathan Sims (The Magnus Archives)

Jotaro Kujo (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)

Doppo Kannonzaka (Hypnosis Mic)

Jeremie Belpois (Code Lyoko)

Lisa Wilbourn (Worm)

Buffy Summers (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)

Shang Qinghua (Scum Villain's Self-Saving System)

Wave 5:

Wave 6:

Kurapika (Hunter X Hunter)

Lucifer (Obey Me!)

Lisa Cuddy (House MD)

Carol Hathaway (ER)

Larry Needlemeyer (The Amazing World Of Gumball)

Dick Gumshoe (Ace Attorney)

Riza Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Lucretia (The Adventure Zone)

Miles O'Brien (Star Trek)

Susan Taxpayer (Susan Taxpayer)

Kunikida Doppo (Bungo Stray Dogs)

Molly Blyndeff (Epithet Erased)

Jess Jordan (Succession)

Jafar (Twisted: The Story Of A Royal Vizier)

Nishida (Yakuza)

Alfred Pennyworth (Batman)

Wave 7:

Olruggio (Witch Hat Atelier)

Peppino Spaghetti (Pizza Tower)

Hawkeye Pierce (MASH)

Sara Chidouin (Your Turn To Die)

Lamplighter (Oneshot)

The Captain (BBC Ghosts)

Burgerpants (Undertale)

Kiyotaka Ishimaru (Danganronpa)

Wave 8:

Trafalgar Law (One Piece)

Loid Forger (Spy X Family)

Stanley (The Stanley Parable)

The Cabbage Merchant (Avatar The Last Airbender)

Link (The Legend Of Zelda)

Peregrine Mendicant (Homestuck)

Reagan Ridley (Inside Job)

Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony)

[sssssssim]

so I was reading The Raven Cycle when I was in the uk. and... it followed me.

[ghostbouquet-moved]

i wasn’t going to come back until after i got university but i’m not getting it any time soon bc im literally broke

but i have been so sim focused lately and reading lots of books that i have so much inspo right now and ive never felt so inspired in my life

[twentiethcenturysims]

Fiction Depiction Challenge by @teaprose

“I think it’s crazy how you’re in love with all those raven boys.”

Orla wasn’t wrong, of course. But what she didn’t realize about Blue and her boys was that they were all in love with one another.

Thank you so much for tagging me, @mangopysims! I had so much fun recreating characters from my all-time favourite book series, The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater. I highly recommend it, especially the audiobooks read by Will Patton. His performance is excellent.

I’ll tag... @cherryfizz-sims, @blu-sims, @emmastillsims, @pixelnrd, @pinkwohoo, @lunarhobbits, @beedecades (feel free to ignore if you’re busy!)

[kevin-day-is-bi]

hi there! any good book recs?

So many!!! I honestly can't keep track of what mutuals have read what, so I'm gonna make a list of books I think everyone should read.

A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro: Dark academia, descendants of Sherlock and Watson, has badass girls and very soft boys, very much YA, non-fantasy, murder!!

Timekeeper by Tara Sim: Gay Victorian England clock spirits. Good for a light read. Has an epic supporting mechanic gal

Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer: Futuristic sci-fi & fantasy, vast majority of the leads are gals, fairy tale retellings but in the future, I have no clue how the MCs are still alive by the end of it

Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas: Fantasy faerie world, once again: absolutely murderous girls and soft boys, but really everyone murders. If you like thieves and pirates and murder, this is the series for you. Also girls who like dresses while they murder, and a girl who dates multiple boys

All for the Game by Nora Sakavic: MURDER. MURDER AND MADE UP SPORTS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE INCAPABLE OF SHOWING LOVE BY MEANS OTHER THAN MURDER. Not fantasy(note: it's self published so it's not available at libraries)

The Folk of the Air by Holly Black: ....this is a reoccurring theme but murder!!! Also spying and strong girls and swords and ~enemies to lovers~

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo: soooo much diversity. Heists! Horrible people you love anyway! Plus sized flirty bi girls! Tall flirty bi boys! Magic!

Caraval by Stephanie Garber: if you like circuses or carnivals or The Night Circus, this is the book for you. A whole magical world gets set up on an island and there's tons of magic and pretty gowns

The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare (really the whole Shadowhunter Chronicles): The most diverse series she's written thus far, which is really really saying something. Murder! Strong women! Gays! Poly ship! Bilingual characters! Soft boys!

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas: If you're thinking, 'wow. no. im watching the ship wars and the antis kill each other so thank you but i wont read that' please know that there are plenty of perfectly fine normal fun fans here. the loud ones just like to scream. its got.....faeries!! strong women!! good depictions of trauma!! a girl who dates multiple boys! especially in the second book, there's women supporting women, accidently abusive relationships, women who like to be femme, women who don't, and, since it's a fave of mine, murder!!!

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater: I cannot put into words how much I love this series. Feminism! dumbass boys who are smart as fuck! a girl who dates multiple boys! bad boys with a heart of gold! a boy who looks like a cinnamon roll but literally shoots a man and frames another for murder! and oh yes. murder! murdermurdermurder. it's fantasy but set in this world.

Ok that went way long and I'm sure I've forgotten ones but I think we can determine that the two things I like in a book are strong women and murder ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ what can you do

Thanks!!