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sitp-recs · 4 years ago

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hi :) i simply adore your blog and your fic recs are so spot on, you’ve made me fall back in love with drarry and hp. I rly love reading a fic before I go to sleep but I end up picking a 70k word one and end up staying up much longer than I wanted to so could you possibly recommend me any fics max 15k words, with a happy ending pls i need the cuteness to help me sleep 🥰 Thanku so so much xx

Hi anon! Thanks so much, I’m thrilled to know I had a small part in making you fall back in love with Drarry, that’s amazing! And what a mood lol I used to pick long fics before bed too, it’s a mighty trap 😂 I’ve read many short fics in the last year so I decided to go for these delightful and not-as-popular shorts, with excellent build up and happy endings. Perfect bedtime reads in my opinion! I got a bit too excited with this list so I’ll call it 31 Bedtime Reads! One for each day of the month ;) enjoy!

The Long Fall by @tackytigerfic (2021, M, 3.6k)

It's supposed to be a simple house renovation, and maybe it's just the paint fumes, but Harry is feeling dizzy around Draco Malfoy. And what's the real meaning of family, anyway?

oxygen by @maesterchill (2020, T, 4k)

Draco doesn’t smoke. Except when he needs to breathe.

A Charitable Christmas by Alisanne (2017, E, 5.6k)

Hermione’s plans to raise money for war orphans do not meet with Harry’s approval. Fortunately, Draco steps in to help him come up with a much more enjoyable strategy.

Harmony (Left-Handed Melody Remix) by mindabbles (2010, M, 5.8k)

He is the last person Draco was expecting, but then again, this is not a place Draco ever expected to be.

Vintage by momatu (2017, T, 7k)

Of all of the vineyards, in all of the regions, in all of France, Draco's blasted editor sends him to Potter's...

Our Ordinary Days by Lomonaaeren (2012, M, 8k)

Two men, both fathers of sons, meet in a bookshop. And the rest is the kind of history that doesn't make history.

Ice Snakes, Glow-worms and Wolverine Stew by khalulu (2015, M, 8.4k)

Harry Potter apparently wants to talk to Draco about something, but odd events keep getting in the way of that conversation – and bringing them closer together.

The Page Eleven Wars by fireflavored (2010, E, 8.5k)

In a gossip-hungry post-war Wizarding World, Rita Skeeter has a wildly successful column in the Daily Prophet known as Page Eleven. Naturally, her favourite targets are the poster boys of the two sides of the war: Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter.

Blind Date by JosephineStone (2016, T, 8.6k)

Draco’s been working with Harry for years when another one of his relationships goes stale. He has to be married within a year, and though the WizNet has burned him in the past, Draco finds a new possibility in man as desperate to marry as he is.

Stories in E Minor by @huldrejenta (2014, E, 8.7k)

Draco has found his place in the Muggle world. He's got his music, he's got his neighbours and he is content. Until a certain someone from the past enters his life again.

Life goes not backward by @shealwaysreads (2020, T, 8.8k)

Harry still isn’t used to gifts, but this one is different. A story of coming home, finding safe ground, and the wild courage of putting down roots.

Til Our Compass Stands Still by china_nightingale (2018, M, 9k)

Harry and Draco eventually realise that things don't always go to plan, even if it's a plan they've been carefully crafting to keep themselves safe from each other.

The Interest Here by disapparater (2015, T, 9k)

Draco has his own morning show on the wireless, which he loves; an ambitious assistant, whom he needs; and days in The Tea Shop, where he relaxes. He also has a new caller on the show, whom he finds bloody annoying.

Tidings of Comfort series by @blamebrampton (2012, G, 10k)

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life. Luckily for Draco Malfoy, London has places where the tired can rest and recover.

Sweet Indulgence by @the-sinking-ship (2020, E, 10k)

It doesn't matter that Marcy from Accounting is dancing on the tables, Shacklebolt is wearing antlers, and Elliot from Transportation is on his third round of Mariah Carey on karaoke because all the free champagne in the world won't salvage the Ministry Christmas party for Draco if Potter doesn't show up soon.

Settle in in my slow-burning heart by orphan_account (2015, NR, 10k)

Five years after the war Draco is working a tech developer job in the Auror Office, and it's all great except this one thing: Harry Potter works there, too.

Adventures in Truth and Texting by @fluxweeed (2020, E, 11k)

Former Death Eaters are being targeted with a Veritaserum curse – it’s permanent, and makes victims speak aloud their every thought. Luckily, it’s easier to control when writing.

fine i'll hold my breath / til i forget it's complicated by teatrolley (2015, NR, 11k)

Harry and Draco become friends with benefits, and Harry thinks it's more complicated than it actually is.

Rebuilding Draco Malfoy by khasael (2011, E, 11k)

Draco wants to do something to get his life back on track, but no-one seems to be taking him seriously – until he finds himself in an Auror training session led by Harry Potter.

Cold Like Fire by QueenofThyme (2012, M, 12k)

Head Auror Harry Potter had no problem with mandatory consent training for his team. He’d actually been looking forward to it, that is, until he discovered who the teacher was.

What’s My Age Again? by @lazywonderlvnd (2018, E, 12k)

Harry Potter has had enough of pleasing the public, and his reckless tendencies are finally getting out of hand.

Title of Their Sex Tape by @cibeewastaken (2020, T, 12k)

What are the Wizarding world's most elite law enforcers doing when they aren't catching criminals? It seems Auror Malfoy is often caught throwing food into Auror Potter's mouth when he's mid-yawn.

Kill, Fuck, Marry by @lettersbyelise (2018, E, 12.6k)

Harry and Draco unexpectedly meet again on Draco’s birthday, years after their last encounter.

The Year of Non-Magical Thinking by whiskyandwildflowers (2018, E, 13k)

“I don't know what I'm going to do, Potter. I'll think of something. So will you. But this is my journey to self-actualization," Draco managed to smirk. "You can fuck off and get your own."

Evolution by @potteresque-ire Pie (2013, M, 13k)

Draco Malfoy was condemned to live a Muggle’s life for his three-year probation. His wand was locked away, and he was forbidden to set foot in Wizarding Britain until Hermione Granger secured a job for him in the Aurors’ stock room.

Plan Alphabet by @xx-thedarklord-xx (2019, T, 14k)

After realizing that his feelings for Harry were unfortunately real, Draco embarks on a foolproof—yes, Longbottom, foolproof—plan to woo Potter.

Countdown by dysonrules (2013, M, 14k)

When the Wizarding world is plagued by random outbreaks of Dark Magic, the Ministry assigns Curse-Breakers to assist Auror teams on their missions.

All Roads Lead Home by @dracogotgame (2015, G, 15k)

Draco is strong-armed into spending the first Christmas after the War with the Weasleys. And Harry Potter.

Espresso Patronum by @tasteofshapes (2020, T, 15k)

When Draco reappears five years after the war and opens a wildly popular coffee shop, Harry’s pretty sure that Draco’s Up to Something. He just has to prove it.

An Act of Kindness for One Harry Potter by a Sympathetic Draco Malfoy by 0idontknow0 (2014, E, 15k)

Someone should give Potter a better rogering than that sorry sod had. The man had saved the bloody world—okay, mostly Europe—the least someone could do was give him a proper shag.

Turn and Face the Strange (time may change me) by @punk-rock-yuppie (2019, T, 16k)

Draco and Harry and how their relationship—and themselves—change over the course of eleven years.

#asks #anon #Drarry reclist #bedtime reads

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lilyclawthorne · 3 years ago

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Julieta for the character ask meme?

Yessss I wanted someone to send her. It got a bit long so it’s under a read more!

1- Favourites thing(s) about this character?

Omg where do I even begin. She’s such a caring and affectionate mother, I love the way she interacts with Mirabel. Also I’m literally in love with her gift, I think healing with food is such a mom thing and it fits her so well. She’s so pretty as well and she looks like she’d give great hugs and would have such a calming and soothing presence. Also I love her apron I literally want one like it.

2- What song(s) remind you of this character?

I have the bare bones beginnings of a playlist started for her, and one of those songs is Burned Out by dodie. Not a perfect fit but it’s a song kinda about feeling like your not living up to the expectations of people who love/adore you. I think amongst her siblings she’d have been a favorite amongst people in their town, but it would get to her and convince herself that she’s never doing enough

3- Do you like this character?

YES. Pls refer to my blog title. I’m a simp.

4- Would you write about this character?

YES. Currently working on a Julieta fic.

5- What do you not like about this character?

How dare I get asked this. I dislike that we don’t see more of her that’s it.

6- Favourite thing this character has said?

I love the whole scene with Mirabel in the kitchen, but especially “I healed your hand, with my love for my daughter,” and everything that follows with her reminding her of the things she loves about her daughter.

7- What do you like most about this character?

She’s very caring and affectionate with the people she loves. I just admire that a lot. If I have kids I wanna be like that with them someday yknow?

8- Do you think this character is underrated or overrated?

Underrated. Julieta needs more love.

9- What’s your favourite headcanon(s) for this character?

I like to think she definitely snapped at some point as a teenager when other people were making fun of her siblings, and has definitely punched someone over it at least once. Also, I like angst so I’m also interested by the headcanon that she can heal everyone but herself.

10- Who do you like to ship with this character? (If you do of course) Is it another character from the cast or is it an OC?

Me. Her loving husband Agustín of course.

11- Who do you not like to ship with this character?

The rest of her family. Why tf must people do this

12- Have you read any fics about this character? (if it’s not an OC)? Can you recommend anything good?

Oh boy have I! These are all ones that feel more Julieta-centric that I’ve read and could definitely find in my Ao3 history right now. Also I know on tumblr that @zafirosreverie and @georgethatperson have written some great Julieta x reader fics.

Let Us Take Care of You Too

A mother’s intuition, or a pack of lies

Always Perfect

heal

Hidden Pain

Rend, Repair, Repeat

An Arepa A Day Keeps The Smile On Your Face

home sweet home

14- What outfit would you really like to see this character wear? Or what’s your favourite outfit of theirs?

I mean idk what I’d want her to wear, and she’s only got the one outfit, but she’s very pretty in it. Actually yknow what, I want to see her wearing that apron less often aka getting a break more often.

16- What do you think would improve this character? Like, character-arc wise?

I’d love to see more about her with her siblings and her mother. I think learning more about them and how they grew up could deepen character dynamics as a whole in the movie.

17- Have you ever had a crush on this character…?

Me, only two hours ago:

18- What’s something you associate this character with? E.g. a certain colour, object or scenery?

The herbs and flowers she carries in her pockets, the warmth of a fire, the shades of blue she wears, just cooking in general (which I do often),

19- What would the show/book/movie be like if this character wasn’t present? (if it’s not an OC)

I just feel like Mirabel would be sadder :(

21- Wild card! Talk about anything to do with this character! Anything at all!

Im convinced she’s ambidextrous, literally used her using both her right and left hands for many things so I’m leaving it there.

#ask #ask game #lurks-in-the-shadows #encanto #julieta madrigal

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lost-between-letters · 2 years ago

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Ill be your favorite drug, Ill get you high:

i kinda got carried away, im so sorry if its way too long sweets, you can ignore parts of it! pls ignore all the mini vent parts, i dont mean to stain this lovely blog

fandom: supernatural

gender preference: Male !

Right so I am a 5'7 female with redish but brunette hair which is short and fluffy af. I actually am quite chubby.

I am extremely affectionate and touch starved but suck it up so im not annoying (family problems am i right). Will probably cry when feelings are reciprocated while apologizing profusely 👍. wont admit that i look for approval, mostly my siblings. I REALLY love comedy and anything that makes me laugh cause it makes me forget about the world and the shitty things in it for a while. Im talking about all th humor! dry, witty, sarcastic, self-deprication, etc! I do it all everyday. I dont care how stupid the joke was, im laughing at it

Actually quite emotionally drained. Really empathetic but not easily sympathetic but I would try to help and take care of a s/o everyday if I had to. (Im studying psychology! I wanna become a therapist). says absolutely hate love and valentines and etc.. but a big lovesick puppy if im being honest.

Im also very chaotic and giggly evil when I start feeling adrenaline rushing through me. 10 out of 10 wouldnt recommend rated by my brother. 👍

I love music. You'll see me run away with headphones most of the time because it escapes time. As you could tell, I also really love art too! in any form. literature, painting, digital, you get the point. Food, just.. yes, food. Cliche af but big sweet tooth of the family! (weak mfs-)

When the dam breaks, will smother s/o with sheer passion and love. gifts, affection, the words and all that cliche crap. Im not a big fan of jewelry and expensive gifts but Im more into dumb gifts. like.. DUMB gifts. they just make me laugh about how dumb it is, i am telling you, a block of wood would cheer me up! maybe cause i learned to love the small things in life.

~💥

is it bad that I'm halfway in love with you now?

I ship you with Sam Winchester!!

Listen, that man knows what it's like to live with someone who feels so big and has to smother it down so he immediately recognises that in you. And he doesn't judge, he gives you your space and is respectful. But then you start sharing your art with him, maybe initially on accident and Sam is a goner

Like you start opening up about it and he can actually listen to you and let you talk? That's his heaven. Sam is a person who loves knowledge no matter where it comes from and he loves seeing people be passionate.

He will absolutely roll his eyes at your sense of humour and secretly love it. Oh! The first time he feels real panic with you is when he tells you how he feels about you and you get emotional. Sam will absolutely think that he fucked up in some way but keep it buried to calm you

But when you two get together, you're inseparable. As in Dean has to leave the room every time you're sitting together

Sam will shower you in little gifts once he learns how much you love them. A little memory of the newest hunt or a trip in physical form for you to share stories about

Join the celebration

#sam winchester x reader #answered #💥 anon #kat's 450 follower celebration

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kpophubb · 2 years ago

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Hii dear part 2

First of all how are you doing today?😇 did you have a good day ?

The one who is always happy hearing from you is ME, thank you for all the support and nice words , this kind of small piece of love makes my heart melt 🥹💜

Also the pics and the post style is sooo 🥰 I was actually waiting for wishes from you 😁 ; I’m also happy that I found your blog somehow and the fic u wrote for me aww 🔥 one of if not MY FAVOURITE 😻 I love it so much ~ It’s really hard for me like extremely hard I am in kind of you know toxic environment right now where people are not giving good energy what can I do just like sucking it off of you and you know, just interacting with you gives me that’s kind of positivity which I actually need 💖

I was thinking about the song I would recommend you.. But literally my mind is blank and I don’t remember if I sent you I made a Spotify playlist just for us🙈😅💖

I wanna thank you for everything I literally try to check your blog every day even a couple of times just what do you post like and stuff 🌟💜I still haven’t read that fics that you recommended but I really wanna read them is there any like audio version of them? I wish somebody would you like a Podcasts are YouTube channel word with rate like the stories it’s actually good idea isn’t it 😂

Also today is third of August so I want to wish you a happy STAY DAYYY ❤️ Because of the time difference I was hoping like stray kids would you know , wish us happy birthday and it would be like a birthday for me and maybe like I thought maybe the voice clips , but like I haven’t seen anything and I don’t know if they sang and even🙈

Can I ask you some questions to give me associative from some K-pop groups is there any K-pop idol I remind you of or I could relate to? (Oli London is in Chat yes😂😂😂) to be honest this kind of games and some other like like an on games they really make me happy and just like really really curious ( if you like any of those maybe we could play or something?)

And lastly to finish this message I wish you a good night or good morning or an amazing day I hope that the day will go smoothly and you will do whatever your plans for today and tell us a smile laugh it’s good food and we have been looking forward to hearing from you, xoxo 🐁 🥳

happy (late) birthday to you again my 🐁 anonie🥺❤️ here’s our stray kids singing you your bday song in korean 🥳🎂🎈🎊 and awweh 🥺 I’m glad I can be your source of light ☀️ like I always dreamed of being for someone 💛 even tho this time you couldn’t have nice people around you, do NOT forget that you have me and skz with you who love you sooooo much!💗 there are tons of video clips of skz saying us how much they love us and wishing us, you can search on YouTube and watching them will make you smile so much 🥹 and NAURR! You haven’t sent me our playlist YET! Pls share the link!! >.< aweh! I wish I could read aloud my fics for you HAHAHA could try a bit of narration cause I’ve never tried it in my life 😛 stray kids posted a song “time out” on aug 1 for stay bday which was the day before yours SO CONSIDER IT FROM THEM TO YOU <3

And hmm VERY interesting question 🙈 ( no I’m not definitely including oli london 😂 ) you definitely remind me of heeseung! And just so you know I’m EXTREMELY fond of heeseung to the point where people even mistake for him being the one I love instead of jake lol. You give off the same caring, nice and sweet vibes. Like him you get easily lonely and fear loneliness and being left by the ones you love. Spending time with your loved ones, getting their attention makes you feel very valid and appreciated. You are good at taking care of people but you feel so incredibly special when people care for you and look out for you before you even ask them to. You may be really fun and cheerful on the outside but on the inside you’re sensitive. You have a pure heart that can feel with such intensity for others and gets hurt and affected when someone is mean to you. You love hearing from your loved ones, you love talking to them because they give you energy. You’re hardworking but feel pressurised when you don’t meet your/ other’s expectations. And like him, you have a heart full of love and sincerity!❤️ people like you should be squeezed tight and be appreciated for existing!🥺🥰 (I just compared you to a person who’s SOOO HIGH UP in my love list so you better feel special 😏) as of now, good morning to you 🌅 💛☁️ I just woke up from my 10ish hour sleep and is brimming with energy😂 FIGHTING FOR THE DAY LOVE 💗 good wishes and warmest hugs 💖

AND PLS LOOK AT MY SKZ ALBUM😭😭 I pulled out HYUNNIE OMG😳💖 (I’ll attach the picture to our next ask)

#🐁 anonie #mia’s asks #stay 💌

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yrbutchgf · 3 years ago

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do you have any advice for trying to tell weather someone’s into you? I’m really into one of my friends and it would be great if it worked out because she’s also a bi butch which is nice but I don’t really want to tell her I like her if I don’t know if she feels the same

okay! finally found the time to answer this. i’m not going to act like an expert on this because if i did, everyone who knows me and follows this blog would neg me to hell, and with good reason. at the same time, i think there are some things i can say about it, starting with the fact that it’s all pretty relative. it depends on the person, what their personality is, how they interact with people. keep in mind everyone has their own love language, and so someone who typically shows affection physically will have different tells than someone who defaults to showing affection with gifts or with words. there’s a few ways that can show up:

- she initiates a lot of the conversations with you, and seems to be going out of her way to do so — same thing with hanging out

- she really hustles when you two hang out, not wanting to be late

- she prolongs opportunities to hang out with you as long as she can, and seems disproportionately regretful when she has to go

- she’s more comfortable around you than most people, whether that be sharing secrets, being touchy, or joking around and trying to make you laugh

- she’s always offering to do favors for you or casually gives gifts (leftover food she knows you like, little things like that)

- she brightens up when she sees you by chance and always seems especially excited to talk to you

- she compliments your hair or your clothes a lot, seems to notice when you change things about your appearance

- she jokes around with you physically a lot, like light rough-housing, or lightly catching you on the shoulders when you make dumb jokes

- she gets you thoughtful gifts around the holiday and seems pretty invested in you liking them

- she frequently sends you things that remind her of you, like song recommendations or memes

- she stays up late talking to you, especially if she isn’t normally a night owl

- she makes plans with you frequently — like finding out you haven’t seen a certain movie and going, “we’re fixing that this friday” — especially if she chooses to make those one-on-one

those are some of the ways people who’ve liked me in the past have shown that they were into me before we spoke about it. obviously not all of these will apply perfectly to everyone, and everyone is different. not for nothing a lot of people will, similarly to you, try not to show signs as much as they can until they think they have a chance with the other person, or if they’re worried it’s unrequited, or for whatever other reason they don’t think they have a chance with them. and not for nothing, a lot of the signs that someone might be into you romantically could also be signs that they just consider you a really close friend. i don’t really have advice for telling a difference there, because i have a hard time spotting it sometimes, and i think most people do — all i can say is sometimes it just feels different, somehow. i hate to pull ambiguities like that on you, but it’s the truth.

and also, i’ve said this before, but i’ve personally remained friends with people i’ve dated in the past, as well as some people who like, either i or they confessed a crush, but we didn’t date. in both of those cases, we had a little break period where we distanced for a minute until things felt normal again, and then, because we liked each other platonically too, we kept talking, and a few of those people are some of my closest friends now. if the friendship has any salt, it’ll hold past a crush, at least in my experience, so don’t stress too much over it.

i hope any of that helped -- if anyone else has any advice please comment, and if you have any other questions or updates about the situation, pls feel free to leave another ask about it!!

#asks #anonymous #i feel like half the time i only really realized things in retrospect so im not the best person to ask but LOL here's what i can give

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morningsound15 · 4 years ago

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1. since you main tagged it, as someone who works for a non-profit, that one of the broadest generalizations I have ever seen someone make, and think maybe you should do a little more research about non-profit law and how smaller non-profits work. Susan G Komen Md the T*ump Foundation are exceptions, not the rule. and absolutely, there are moral pitfalls in non profit work — I work for a non profit that will happily take all of the money we can from fracking companies in order to take care of disabled people who live in rural communities because fuck it, people need food delivered and transportation to doctor’s appointments and that requires money and labor

2. other anon wasn’t totally correct. the person they’re talking about on the board of the CR Foundation is also on the board of 826LA; he currently works is in telecom and previously worked for the NSA. Which. Sucks, but here we using the internet in the first place. So, again, if you want to talk about a lack of nuance in discourse, you could do a little research first before responding to and publishing anon messages in the main tag

and 3. the irony of recommending another show to watch in the same post that warns about putting the cast of another show on a pedestal. I love D20, I adore Brennan, but there is a anti-monkeys paw somewhere that just put up its middle finger

lol sorry you were super pressed and i didn't see this message so i guess to just quickly respond (i almost just deleted this but you have some good info in there in part 2 so i'll publish it for you but next time maybe come off anon if you're gonna be rude to me in my inbox?)

1. taking money from fracking companies is bad actually. not to say that all non-profits do bad things! many of them help a lot of people. i prefer to give my money to mutual aid networks and community-run and community-driven programs rather than 501c3s. but also i've worked for many a nonprofit in my life and i don't begrudge you getting your coin, we have to make a lot of devil's bargains under capitalism, and sometimes it feels like the only way you can help at all is by helping through non-perfect means. which, again, i don't begrudge you, i've done it and i will likely continue to do it. (but also the revolution will not have 501c3 status! the argument that you have to take money from bad people in order to do good things actually helps to uphold and continue the bleeding corruption of corporate capitalism and you should maybe work on divorcing those ideas)

2. i don't particularly care about fandom discourse! sorry i didn't do my research but this stuff doesn't really rise to my area of interest and also i get a lot of anons? why are you coming at me mad for something someone else sent to me fight with each other leave me out of it pls. also i tag all CR things as 'critical role' because i have a lot of followers who do not follow me for critical role content, and i want them to be able to blacklist posts that they don't want to see! my tagging system is also to help me sort through my own blog so if you have a problem with how i tag things come off anon and we can discuss

3. i am allowed to recommend anything i want on my own page! 'don't put the cast of a show on a pedestal' =/= 'i am recommending a web series i like because it's fun and i enjoy it' and i don't understand why you think those are the same things. i love CR and i love Dimension 20 and i can like both of those shows and recommend them to people while understanding that neither are perfect (i run my own D&D games differently) so maybe just take a breath my dude

#anonymous #asks #sorry i didn't see this i don't usually check my inbox #if you send me more stuff like this tho i'm gonna delete it sryy #cr discourse #critical role

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abysslarchiving · 4 years ago

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i’m primarily somewhere else today, but i saw the ship thing and wanted to give it a go ! even though there are some ships i’m partial to, it still pales to the dynamics built through ooc communication, mun interaction, and build up. that being said, i will ship things with no canon basis because i’m unhinged. these are dynamics on my wish list.

mondstadt:

jean ( bffs / childhood best friends / wingman / wingwoman / wlw + mlm solidarity / i’m too cool for romance novels but at the same time can you believe that arturia chose the duke instead of the handsome bard instead, it’s the lack of taste for me — ) lisa ( bffs / childhood best friends / wingman + wingwoman / fwb / romantic / they have tea / gossip sessions every thursday afternoon and trade recommendations about the restricted section of the library ) klee / amber / razor / bennet / fischl / sucrose / noelle ( older brother kaeya dynamic pls, pls, pls ) + barbara ( bffs with kaeya primarily because they both scheme on how to get jean a significant other, otherwise kaeya rarely goes to the cathedral ) diluc ( i want them to be brothers again so badly, pls, just a smidge of reconciliation ) literally anyone at the dawn winery ( familial relations :gun: hand them over ) venti ( kaeya wanted to learn his secrets but ended up becoming drinking buddies instead / knows something is up with this chaotic gremlin but will keep his mouth shut because he appreciates the friendship ) albedo ( otp / frienemies / enemies / platonic / fwb / romantic / you use the alchemy art that killed my nation pls respond ) mona ( frienemies / you cannot be lied to and i keep lying do you wanna make out / but otherwise / possibly romantic ? / platonic / pls kaeya comes from khaenri’ah he is also an astrology bitch, i want them to be friends / but only if you can be friends with a sagittarius sun - gemini moon - scorpio rising ) rosaria ( frienemies / enemies / fwb ? exes ? / idk man something happened between those two and i wanna know, i wanna know so bad ) varka ( kaeya had a crush on him when he was still a squire which he eventually grew out of but jeans, dilucs, and other knights are free to tease him about it / want that mentor relationship though / want that someone who saw things in kaeya and believed he was destined for greatness ) other knights ( friendship ??? camaraderie ??? please ??? ) huffman ( the running joke on this blog has always been that they’re frienemies ) wagner ( had a one night stand once, kaeya still flirts occasionally, no you will not change my mind ) pallad ( dfghjk i’m joking, stay away pls and thanks ) dvalin ( dvalin if you read this i’m free on thursday night and would like to hang out / please respond to this and then hang out with me on thursday night when i am free )

liyue:

zhongli ( i saw cute art once and went owo / platonic / fwb / romantic / you have secrets and a billion stories to tell while i love secrets and love listening to people’s stories / coincidence ? i think not ) beidou ( drinking buddies / both of you require so many of my treasure hoarder coins so you might as well become friends when hunting for them / wingman + wingwoman / my grandfather was a pirate i swear i know how to sail properly — ) ningguang ( fwb / one night stand / they still flirt occasionally but lbr they’re both too narcissistic to be more than friends / wingman + wingwoman / can we talk ? one ten to another ? i’m an eleven but continue ) keqing ( frienemies ? reluctant allies ? idk i just feel like she wouldn’t like him / yes i do sort of ship them romantically but i cannot even begin to start telling you why ) xiangling ( older brother dynamic but also / what do you mean this is spicy ? the hottest thing on the menu ? are you sure ? / kaeya’s love of spicy food + cryo vision + no preservation instinct = interesting customer ) chongyun ( i saw cute art and now want an older brother dynamic / cryo buddies ) actually that includes xingqiu / xingyan ( older brother dynamic pls ) this includes xiao ( treats similarly like a siblings or annoying friend / no it doesn’t matter if you’re older than me by a few millenia / i have a feeling xiao would hate kaeya instinctively because of attitude ) master zhang ( kaeya flirts with him when he’s in liyue but hasn’t gotten a response yet ) baizhu ( oh doctor, please ~ i’m in need of your healing / okay, then i perscribe bedrest and three doses of [ redacted ] a day / wait, no, this isn’t what i wanted — )

snezhnaya:

childe ( otp / i trip and all the chaeya doodles i’ve drawn fall out of my pockets / possible childhood friends ? “met in the abyss” friends ? incredibly chaotic shifty friends ? / frienemies / fwb / enemies with benefits / enemies / enemies to lovers / i really am so weak for this ship and interactions / ooo even wingmen dynamic / i just want them to interact ) foul legacy ( winks ) signora ( cryo friends pls interact / general alignment does not matter )

inazuma:

ayaka ( as stated above cryo friends pls interact )

khaenriah:

dainsleif ( otp / incredibly wary acquaintances ? family friends ? family acquaintances / kaeya learned about the bough bearer in khaenri’ahn mythology class ? frienemies ? enemeies ? enemies to lovers / there are so many question marks because i have no idea how they’d interact but i want all of it / dainsleif roleplayers pls talk to me pspspsps )

other:

fatui skirmishers / cicins / agents ( twirls hair around finger / hi ) abyss heralds ( :flushed: / :hot face: / :sweating: ) cryo abyss mages ( hey, you’re actually where i learned like eighty percent of my technique and aesthetic so, you’re cool, and i might not even try to kill you out in the field as long as you don’t hurt my party, okay ? ) oc’s ( :gun: hand them over )

#ninesense /#this was meant to be serious and then i went off the rails again #feel free to dm me if you're interested in dynamics !!

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dreamtiwasanarchitect · 4 years ago

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Tagged by: @kiaya! eyyy babe

Rules: Answer 30 questions and tag 20 blogs you want to know better.

1. Name/Nicknames: this handle on here + AO3, but also my name is Hannah

2. Gender: Female

3. Star Sign: Libra babeeeey

4. Height: 5′ ft flat, or 5′1″ on a ��good” day

5. Time: 5:40 pm

6. Birthday: Oct. 6

7. Favourite Band: Honestly. I do not have a fave. But I enjoy The Decemberists if you can’t tell.

8. Favourite Solo Artist: Beyonce, Hozier, and TSwift. Sorry 4 being basic.

9. Song Stuck in My Head: Currently “Once Upon a December” for uhhhh reasons.

10. Last Movie: Every Blessed Day, thnx Discord

11. Last Show: Boy Meets World bc it’s a gd classic

12. When I Created This Blog: Idk the month or how to find it out but it was BEFORE I STARTED COLLEGE which means 2011 yikes.

13. What I Post: Um. Just. TOG and Luca thirsting. But also LOTR/Tolkien and Buffy and really whatever is vibing. Sorry my blog is a SHITSHOW.

14. Last Thing I Googled: Anastasia lyrics oh noooooo

15. Other Blogs: Nada

16. Do I get asks?: Very rarely. Pls send me more, I wfh now and I’m so bored.

17. Why I Chose My URL: Idk I liked this lyric at 18 and I apparently still like it at 28!

18. Following: Lol yikes this inspired me to do a purge I was following someone who hadn’t updated in NINE YEARS. So. 141.

19. Followers: 99

20. Average Hours of Sleep: 6–8.

21. Lucky Number: 6.

22. Instruments: Nada.

23. What I Am Wearing: My company Columbia fleece and Entireworld sweats (100/10 recommend the sweats)

24. Dream Job: TV screenwriter.

25. Dream Trip: Back to Taiwan!

26. Favourite Food: Vegan pastries.

27. Nationality: MURICAN (derogatory)

28. Favourite Song: Who actually has a favorite song??? But rn I’m absolutely obsessed with Hadestown specifically the Persephone Chant II verses IFYKYK!!!!

29. Last Book I Read: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi!

30. Top 3 fictional universes I would love to live in: Honestly. Fictional universes suck if you’re someone cool. Is there a fictional universe where there is no capitalism? That one. Tagging: @yogurtfordinner @amyvalhalla @rhubarbdreams @fitzcamebacktome @disregardandfelicity @ceraunos—any of y’all (and anyone else!) who hasn’t done it and feels like it. (I think everyone who enabled me by liking the Trust/Anastasia AU post should do in on principle k bye.)

#tag games

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hannie-dul-set · 4 years ago

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twenty questions tag.

tagged by: @t-aeycng ack tysm for tagging me soojin :"> 💓

what do you prefer to be called name wise?

allex is fine! i honestly prefer allexandra but it's kinda long so allex HAHAHHA

when is your birthday?

november 30th which is actually a national holiday in my country :D

where do you live?

the philippines :'>

three things you are doing right now?

working on my school activities (i'm so tired huu), rereading the hunger games, and chatting with some of my friends lolol

four fandoms that have piqued your interest?

pass HAHHAA i haven't been into anything new recently </3

how has the pandemic been treating you?

financially, my family's been in a quite difficult place but it's nothing too bad hjdksks

a song you can’t stop listening to right now?

go to song: nct 127 - boom <33 also seventeen - second life hnn these two are my fave songs from them honestly

recommend a movie.

i don't watch a lot of movies :'>

how old are you?

school, university, occupation, other?

last year of high school let's get it

do you prefer heat or cold?

cold!! though freeze up REALLY easily but it's still a lot better than sweating a lot huhu it's always hot here in my country and i treat it as a blessing when it finally gets cooler

name one fact others may not know about you?

i'm an extremely picky eater lol i don't eat a large variety of foods and only stick to what i'm used to like a loser </3 also i'm a bit of an overachiever in school so if u disappear within the next few months,, pls forgive me i'm sorry,,

are you shy?

not really? HHAHAH i used to be a lot shyer before but tbh i've kinda grown out of it a little. i guess you can say i'm both shy and shameless lmao

do you have preferred pronouns?

she/her/hers

biggest pet peeve?

when someone of higher authority/ respect do something wrong or something that i am aware isn't exactly right but i can't do anything about it because it's considered disrespectful in my culture to speak up </3

what is your favorite “dere” type?

my heart has soft spot for tsunderes </3

rate your life from 1-10, 1 being really crappy and 10 being the best it could ever be.

9?? i wouldn't say ten because things can be better but i'm very happy with how things are now <3

what’s your main blog?

i reply/follow/like from @hannie-dul-set-replies hehe pls don't look through that blogs contents i made them when i was in eight grade thank u

list your sideblogs and what they’re used for.

@pieces-of-bread where i bookmark some stuff hnn

@from-hyunjin smn for a future au HAHHAHA nothing's on there yet

@boosass HAHA well— jdjsjs @starlightshua and i were talking abt the amount of blogs she has with "ass" in the url and it ended up with us making more and then @boosass was birthed :">

is there anything you think people need to know about you before becoming friends?

i use "HAHAHAH" all the time even when things aren't funny </33 it's a filipino thing i guess djsjsj also i'm really forgetful and really busy so if i don't reply back, blame my small sized brain thank u

tagging: i've been doing quite a few of these already so i don't think i'll be tagging anyone :'>

#tagged #t-aeycng

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aspecpplarebeautiful · 5 years ago

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Hey, I'm the anon who had a date! Well, when I got there I realised that I didn't want to be there. I didn't feel anything at all anymore. I think I'm lithromantic. And I'm sad bc I like romance in stories and I love to play dating sims. Maybe I'm just scared but... Idk, I'm super uncorfotable bc I know he likes me. And seriously, knowing he likes me is making me so sad and uncorfotable like, pls stop... Any advice or inspiring word?

It can definitely be difficult when you have an idea of what it is you want, or what you’ve always been told you should want, and find it out it’s compatible with you as a person. It’s OK to need some time to adjust or work through feelings.

Following lithromantic or aro-spec blogs might be helpful for you. Media too is good, anything with aro-spec characters. And that can help unlearn a lot anatormative ideas, especially that romance is a thing people need, or need to be happy. (I always recommend the Jughead 2015 comic run, but you can also check out this database for books/short stories. Or @lgbtwebcomics aromantic tag for webcomics. But honestly anything works, even fanfic.)

I don’t know if this is helpful or not, hopefully it is. But as someone who’s romance and sex repulsed, I always kind of look at not liking romance or being repulsed by romance as similar to people who don’t like chocolate. Like people talk a lot about how amazing chocolate is. How it’s the greatest food in the world, how they can’t live without, how (ironically) it’s better than sex, etc. etc. But there’s people out there who just do not like it, for whatever reason it just tastes terrible. And it doesn’t matter how much most people adore it and go on about how amazing it is, no matter how often you try it, it’s just always going to taste bad. And that’s OK because there’s other foods out there, and other things that do taste good to you. So for me I just know that romance is never going to be good, I’m never going to enjoy it, no matter how much other people really love it. And that’s OK too.

I definitely encourage you to focus on other things that you love, what does bring your life meaning? What are you passionate about? And focus on building up other relationships like friends and family.

Remember that having a life partner isn’t closed to you either, if you want to have a QPR you can do that. If you want to forge your own unique relationships with other people you can do that.

All the best, Anon! Good luck!

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bibliomint · 6 years ago

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Headcanons; Saburo Miki

bc thats all my blog is now: me screaming about a certain Tol Evil Babe

~~Early in the relationship~~

Overly protective

Really really really protective

He rolls his eyes if you mention it

“I am not”

“You literally freaked out when someone knocked on my front door because you thought it was some other guy coming to sweep me away. It was my mother. She screamed when you opened the door in a blind rage. Why are you like this.”

“Shut up that never happened”

“....”

Will randomly pick you up and carry you around and won’t let you stop him

“You literally carried me from one side of the kitchen to the other. Why. Put me down”

He honestly just wants to be close to you

He’s afraid of letting you out of his sights which is understandable

Honestly??? Just does dumb stuff sometimes

Pls protect him

Can sometimes be bossy

“Hey I’m thirsty make me some tea”

“??? Make your own tea I’m busy”

“....”

“Oh right. Last time you tried to make tea you almost burned down the kitchen. My bad. Brb.”

Not the greatest at being a homemaker, would much rather let that be your job

He might be okay if you leave him alone at home

But don’t expect things to be perfect

“How did you get rice on the ceiling??”

“The stupid fcking pot exploded”

“Oh my gods you’re almost 30 and you still need help”

“shUT UP STOP LAUGHING IT’S NOT FUNNY”

Impulsive

Will randomly buy you things but not always admit it

“Where did this come from??”

“I have no idea”

Has a very good idea

T s u n d e r e

200% that person to go back and get that thing that you wanted but didn’t want to spend the money on

“mIKI IT WAS SO EXPENSIVE”

“Who cares you look cute”

“Wait you think I look cute?”

“I didn’t say that. Keep walking or you’ll get run over”

~~Later in the relationship~~

He’s way more chill

Doesn’t constantly demand to know where you’re gonna be

But he does like to know

Not to be controlling or anything

He just wants to know that if he has to come rescue you he knows where to go

He wants to feel Useful™

Teases. You. Every. Single. Second

#Savage

Will roast you every chance he gets

Used to put things on the top shelf just so he could hear you ask for help

But then he saw you on the counter and was like

What if they fall

Never purposely puts anything on the top shelf again

Not that big on PDA but will hold your hand

Will never admit it but likes it when you twine your fingers with his and swing your joined hands

Likes to rest his head on your lap and take naps

Once it was a pretty chillax day and y’all were reading under a tree in the gardens

and you happen to look down

and he’s completely conked out

is cute

Sometimes says things he doesn’t realize can be hurtful

Best thing to do is probably to break down or something

He might not believe you if you say “ow that hurt” unless you “prove” it or whatever

But on the flipside, because he’s so direct he will 300% tell you what he thinks

“no that dress is not the greatest” “yes you look cute” “I will absolutely nOT go buy food for us do you remember last time that happened ok it was disastrous shut up don’t laugh”

Sends you soft looks when he thinks you're not looking

Once you caught him sitting out on the porch late one night

“can’t sleep?”

“no. I have a lot on my mind”

“care to share?”

“no”

“ok”

He’ll tell you though, later, when he’s ready

He thinks a lot about the future

Worries a lot but never tells you

Be careful when you compliment him it will 200% go to his head

“I like your haircut it makes you look...uh...”

“;) ;)”

“y’know what nevermind you look like a moron”

“yeah well you look like an egghead ok fck off”

Honestly Saburo Miki is a guy that would be wild to date 20/10 would recommend

#writing exercises #writing #hakuoki #hakuouki #saburo miki #miki #hakuoki headcanons #hakuouki headcanons #my words

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pies-writes-and-more · 6 years ago

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Get To Know Me

I was tagged by the lovely @angryteapot !

Username: pies-wands-and-more

Reason for username: lol my username is so weird - I’m always thinking about changing it. Pies = Supernatural, Wands = Harry Potter, More = Avengers, Sherlock, Merlin, Criminal Minds, Disney etc. the blog is for my fandom shit so I tried to find a name to suit it :)

Gender: Female Warrior

Marital status: Not married but i’ve been in a relationship for 3 years :)

Job: Currently in a co-op job as an office admin/event coordinator but normally I’m a student

Number of family members: In my immediate family, I’ve got 4 ppl. Too many i dont care about in my extended family soooo

Fun or obscure fact so we can make sure you’re not a Skrull: I have very little hair on my arms and legs so i’ve got pretty smooth skin and i never shave/wax - makes for weird moments with my friends when theyre just stroking my arms LOL

Favorite pastime: have yet to discover something i completely love, so if you have any suggestions lmk!

Hobbies: Writing, singing, watching netflix, makeup, online shopping

Favorite fandom(s): Marvel, Harry Potter, Disney, BBC Merlin (but I didn’t finish it cause i know how it ends :( ), Doctor Who, Sherlock, B99, RPDR, Ouran High School Host Club, Criminal Minds, and probably a ton others that I’m forgetting

Favorite book(s): Harry Potter, I really liked the Percy Jackson series when I was growing up, The Kite Runner and a Thousand Splendid Suns were both so incredibly sad that I’ll never forget them so I should add them in here, Rupi Kaur’s poems, the October List, etc

Favorite movie(s): MULAN. Anything else Disney/Pixar/Dreamworks, To All The Boys I Loved Before, uhhh I can’t think of anything else. Pls send me some recommendations though!!!

Favorite actor(s): Copying @angryteapot when I say Chris Evans and RDJ, Chris Hemsworth, and some others I can’t think of

Favorite actress(es): Emma Watson, Zendaya, Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, probs some others but im bad at keeping up with celebrities

Favorite food(s): Um is it sad to say I don’t really have any? Ice cream??

Funniest memory: Lol i can’t of any, how sad it that? I mean what I can think of though is this time in first year, I was having a really rough day and I just wanted to come back to my dorm, have a bowl of Lucky Charms and sulk. But when I got home, I had no milk and literally burst into tears LOL my roommate was laughing at me and I was laughing at myself but like damn i was so sad about that milk OH WAIT I THOUGHT OF ANOTHER ONE LOL there was this guy that i liked in my senior year - we had known each other since grade 9 so like we were super great friends, but there was something about him in senior year that i was like damn he so sweet and i like him. anyways so we been flirting and all that shit, and i was the stage manager for that year of our school play (the trial of Ebenezer scrooge i think it was called) and he played one of the christmas ghosts. he had to have all these chains and emerge from the trap door so normally, he had someone else help him up from that trap door. The person who normally helped him was sick for a day so i helped him out. Anyways down there, he finally was like hey btw i like you and we had that whole talk about liking each other and it was cute. Anyways so apparently from the seats in the audience, you could kinda see into the trap door, and my friends were out there being like “omg we can see your heads...are yall kissing???” “omg where did your heads just go??? WHATRE YOU DOING DOWN THERE” - it was hilarious i love my friends and him lol they were great

Most touching memory: There was this girl in my high school, she was super sweet and great. I left for a year for some...reasons LOL, and when I came back, all my friends had moved on to finding better friend groups. I was going back into that school for my senior year feeling super alone and sad, and this girl who i had barely talked to in my other years messaged me being like ‘i know that your friends kinda moved away from you but i just wanted to let you know that if you ever need anything im here and id love to hang with you’. Like damn she made me so happy - i definitely didn’t feel as alone as i thought i would.

Favorite childhood memory: eh i dont remember my childhood lol blacked it out due to bad memories

Favorite thing about Tumblr: FANFICS :D damn yall so creative and shit. It’s real bad though cause now im like fully in love with fictional characters and i have no clue what to do about it LOL

THANKS TO @angryteapot FOR TAGGING ME <3 I LOVED YOUR ANSWERS, LOVELY!

Tagging: @kaytizzle @izzys-addiction-for-fiction @slytherinandco @neoqueen306 @home-the-long-way-around @skizzlewonderland @xenwayy @ireallyloveearlgrey and anyone else who wants to!!! tell me everything!!!

#thisisme #this is me #get to know me #get to know the writer #get to know the blogger #yo legit send me recommendations #movie recommendation #tv show recommendations

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elnorasims · 6 years ago

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simself tag

i was tagged by the amazing @surreysimmer and @dawsim thank u lovelies :3

im not sure who has done it and i think im kinda late on the bandwagon so if you want to do it feel free to say i tagged you xo

traits: foodie, goofball, lazy [and i included my doggo bc he is my son]

You have to make a simself and put whatever you wish there, traits, anything about you. After the keep reading thingy are +100 questions I found that you can answer if you want, but you don’t have to. i’ll put it below :]

What is your full name? abbiegaile

What is your nickname? abbie, ab, abz, fannyanne [lol dont ask pls] and my last name

Birthday? december 28th binch it’s comin soon

What is your favorite book series? oof idk maybe lord of the rings and tmi

Do you believe in aliens or ghosts? maybe im too skeptical

Who is your favorite author? idk oops

What is your favorite radio station? um idk maybe capital fm or smooth radio

What is your favorite flavor of anything? coffee yum

What word would you use often to describe something great or wonderful? cool, amazing, ‘wow’ (also its bugging me that this font size is bigger idk how to fix it im not that tech savvy)

What is your current favorite song? i honestly couldnt choose

What is your favorite word? lol idk maybe like pipette or something

What was the last song you listened to? gold dust

What TV show would you recommend for everybody to watch? oof i have a lot - big mouth, south park, game of thrones and outlander

What is your favorite movie to watch when you’re feeling down? i love me some rom-coms like idk maybe 10 things i hate about you

Do you play video games? yup - maybe a little too much

What is your biggest fear? the unknown (so pretty much everything lol)

What is your best quality, in your opinion? idk maybe that im approachable?

What is your worst quality, in your opinion? i over-analyse situations a lot

Do you like cats or dogs better? dogs 100 percent

What is your favorite season? either autumn or winter

Are you in a relationship? yes <3

What is something you miss from your childhood? lol this is dark and deep but not having to worry about things like i do now

Who is your best friend? my boyfriend

What is your eye color? blue

What is your hair color? it’s technically blonde n im naturally blonde but it’s gotten dark over the years so my roots are brown but i have blonde highlights and this was a complicated answer to such a simple question wow

Who is someone you love? my family, my dog n my boyfriend

Who is someone you trust? my boyfriend

Who is someone you think about often? um

Are you currently excited about/for something? christmas tbh

What is your biggest obsession? i have way too many obsessions i look at something for more than 5 seconds and im obsessed its unhealthy

What was your favorite TV show as a child? bear in the big blue house as a little kid shout out to that fkin og show

Who of the opposite gender can you tell anything to, if anyone? boyfriend lol

Are you superstitious? boy do i

Do you have any unusual phobias? i guess i have a phobia of bellybuttons lol

Do you prefer to be in front of the camera or behind it? behind definitely

What is your favorite hobby? reading

What was the last book you read? the help by kathryn stockett

What was the last movie you watched? um idek i havent watched one in so long

What musical instruments do you play, if any? lol i wish

What is your favorite animal? polar bears

What are your top 5 favorite Tumblr blogs that you follow? i can’t choose just 5 its impossible

What superpower do you wish you had? teleportation

When and where do you feel most at peace? in my room lying down in bed reading

What makes you smile? a lot of things

What sports do you play, if any? lol no

What is your favorite drink? caramel frappe from mcdonalds yum

When was the last time you wrote a hand-written letter or note to somebody? hm idk maybe a card if that counts for my sister

Are you afraid of heights? nah

What is your biggest pet peeve? when ppl scratch the carpet with their nails lol

Have you ever been to a concert? yes

Are you vegan/vegetarian? no

When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? a singer

What fictional world would you like to live in? id love to live anywhere in middle-earth but most likely the shire *_*

What is something you worry about? everything

Are you scared of the dark? no

Do you like to sing? yh

Have you ever skipped school? yeah...too much

What is your favorite place on the planet? my room or tokyo

Where would you like to live? somewhere peaceful

Do you have any pets? a dog called brandy

Are you more of an early bird or a night owl? a night owl def

Do you like sunrises or sunsets better? sunsets

Do you know how to drive? no

Do you prefer earbuds or headphones? earbuds r more comfortable but i prefer headphones

Have you ever had braces? no

What is your favorite genre of music? indie chill

Who is your hero? my mom

Do you read comic books? rarely

What makes you the most angry? horrible people

Do you prefer to read on an electronic device or with a real book? real book

What is your favorite subject in school? psychology

Do you have any siblings? an older bro n an older sis

What was the last thing you bought? mcdonalds lmfao

How tall are you? 5′8

Can you cook? no

What are three things that you love? my fam/dog/boyfriend, cuddling up in a warm blanket on a cold night and peace

What are three things that you hate? horrible people, my anxiety and um idk

Do you have more female friends or more male friends? idk i think equal

What is your sexual orientation? i dont rlly like putting labels onto things

Where do you currently live? england

Who was the last person you texted? friend

When was the last time you cried? yesterday

Who is your favorite YouTuber? david dobrik, pewdiepie, um i also have a fkin love for like study youtubers

Do you like to take selfies? nah

What is your favorite app? idk lol i dont rlly have one

What is your relationship with your parent(s) like? ..

What is your favorite foreign accent? australian most likely

What is a place that you’ve never been to, but you want to visit? tokyo

What is your favorite number? 2

Can you juggle? no

Are you religious? nope

Do you find outer space or the deep ocean to be more interesting? space but they both scare the shit out of me

Do you consider yourself to be a daredevil? no way

Are you allergic to anything? no

Can you curl your tongue? yes

Can you wiggle your ears? no

How often do you admit that you were wrong about something? if im wrong i admit it

Do you prefer the forest or the beach? forest

What is your favorite piece of advice that anyone has ever given you? to just ‘do more of what makes you happy’ and that it’s ok to feel bad emotions it’s just important to control them

Are you a good liar? nah

What is your Hogwarts House? hufflepuff

Do you talk to yourself? yeah

Are you an introvert or an extrovert? introvert

Do you keep a journal/diary? i do if my anxiety is hella strong i like to let it all out

Do you believe in second chances? depends on context

If you found a wallet full of money on the ground, what would you do? probs hand it in

Do you believe that people are capable of change? depends on context

Are you ticklish? a little

Have you ever been on a plane? no

Do you have any piercings? ears

What fictional character do you wish was real? hmm idk maybe jamie fraser from outlander

Do you have any tattoos? no

What is the best decision that you’ve made in your life so far? to stop caring about what other ppl think of me

Do you believe in karma? sort of

Do you wear glasses or contacts? i should bc im short sighted but i cba

Do you want children? yes but not until im a lot older

Who is the smartest person you know? my boyfriend

What is your most embarrassing memory? um

Have you ever pulled an all-nighter? yes

What color are most of you clothes? black

Do you like adventures? yes if im not being lazy lol

Have you ever been on TV? dont think i have

How old are you? 18

What is your favorite quote? dont have one im boring

Do you prefer sweet or savory foods? savory

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Hi ! Do you have any books recommendations for someone who want to have a better understanding of Islam (on the historical aspect for exemple)? Beside the quran/hadiths. I want to learn more but I don't want Islamic propaganda or something overtly negative. Thanks!!! I love your blog and you're a great writter

No problem anon, I’d love to give some book recs! There are so many shitty books on Islamic history out there, and they’re shitty in many ways. It’s not just the ones written by Muslims that have problems. Some books are written by pop “historians” who have no business writing about this subject, others are from Orientalists who think Arabs invented civilization, others are from revisionists who don’t seem to have met a single Arab person in their lives. I have had to read through buckets of shit to find some gems. This is the true jihad.

I’m gonna dig through my bookshelf and mostly focus on the books that can be found for free online or in most libraries, just for the sake of accessibility.

I think a very good and very basic place to start is this… semi-series by Robert Hoyland, who is a professor at NYU. Hoyland was a student of a writer I’m not fond of (Patricia Crone, who did make some valuable contributions about the status of Mecca but was an extreme revisionist). But he’s not really like that at all, and his sources are basically impeccable. He has three books that I’d happily recommend for beginners, starting in the pre-Islamic era and going into the conquests:

Arabia and the Arabs* (pdf here). This is one of the very few works about pre-Islamic Arabia that brings in information from non-Islamic sources. It’s mostly about northern and southern Arabia (as in… not Mecca or anything near it) because those are the places mentioned by outside sources, but still. This is one of, like, three respectful books on pre-Islamic Arabia that I’ve ever read. I was so happy when I found it.

Seeing Islam as Others Saw It* (pdf here). I’ve linked this before in this post, so you can glance through that to see if the subject interests you. This is just a collection of early non-Islamic sources about the Islamic conquests. It’s a huge reference book, so feel free to skip around and just read the parts you’re interested in. It’s good stuff and may make you stan Muawiya a little purely based on his competency idk

In God’s Path: The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire* (pdf here). I like this a lot, but I don’t agree with all of its conclusions. This is where you can see some of Crone’s influence, but it’s not super revisionist and there are some interesting ideas within it. Hoyland does significantly downplay the role of Islam as a faith here, seeing it as essentially a glue pulling Arabs together and uniting them into one political entity. The last three pages of Fred Donner’s frankly bitchy review… points were made. I still recommend it tho!His ideas on one of the driving forces of the conquests being the Arab “muhajirun” (applied to the conquering army as a whole instead of just the group that left Mecca) and their desire to settle in other lands is at least food for thought.

I’d also v strongly suggest reading up at least a little on the poor long-forgotten empires that dominated the Middle East before Islam’s glorious birth, the Byzantines and the Sassanids. In my experience, most ppl know very little about the former and nothing about the latter. But they were kind of, uh, important? So it might be worth reading a bit on them.

For the Byzantines, take your pick: do you want a dense scholarly book or a lighter but quicker read? The scholarly one I’d suggest is The Making of Byzantium by Mark Whittow (pdf here). The lighter one, Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization* by Lars Brownworth (borrow), has a very ott title that reminds me of those “ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION SAVED EUROPE!!” books that I hate. But the content focuses far more on internal Byzantine stuff than its “legacy” or w/e. It’s definitely less academic than Whittow’s book, but on the plus side it’s way easier to read tbh.

If you really get into it and want to read more single-topic Byzantine books, I’d also suggest most of Judith Herrin’s books, including Unrivalled Influence: Women and Empire in Byzantium and Margins and Metropolis: Authority Across the Byzantine Empire. She also has a general overview of Byzantium (borrow).

There’s also a Byzantine history podcast, I stan it.

The Two Eyes Of The Earth* by Matthew Canepa (pdf here). This is half regular-history and half art history, but don’t let that scare you!! I know very little about art history and I found it easy to read. It’s REALLY GOOD and for a book you can find for free it lays out the relationship between the Byzantines and Persians really well.

For the Sassanids: Sasanian Persia* by Touraj Daryaee (pdf here) is a very brief, easy read and only around 150 pages long. It’s worth it just to familiarize yourself with the topic. A more in-depth rec is Arsacids and Sasanians by Rahim Shayegan (pdf here), which is a longer-term view of Persian history.

Arabs and Empires Before Islam* (pdf here) is a collection from multiple authors that touches on Arabs in relation to both empires, and extends its reach into South Arabia as well.

The Palestinian historian Irfan Shahid’s long series on Byzantium and the Arabs* has been made available online via the Dumbarton Oaks library. His work is a tad outdated nowadays, but it’s still a great resource. This guy has literally spent decades on this single topic and he provides us with his work for free…… a legend tbh. (The download links are on the top right of each page, if you can’t find them.) Honestly every book has worthwhile information in it, but on the topic of Islam/Islamic history you probably want the ones on the sixth century, since that’s when Mo was born. The full thing is like… 800 pages, so. Take it slow! Other scholars on Byzantine-Arab interactions include Walter Emil Kaegi and Greg Fisher, with Fisher being more skeptical of later Islamic texts than the other two. But I’ve read useful stuff from all three.

Rome and the Arabs (pdf here)

Byzantium and the Arabs in the 4th Century (pdf here)

…Fifth Century (pdf here)

…Sixth Century: Volume 1, Part 1 (pdf here)

…Volume 1, Part 2 (pdf here)

…Volume 2, Part 1 (pdf here)

…Volume 2, Part 2 (pdf here)

Now… if you are looking for some actual history about Mohammed and his earliest followers, just be aware that 100% of the information on The Life And Times Of Crazy Mo comes from Islamic sources written over a century after he died. All that anyone can do is dig through them and try to determine, based on whatever criteria, what is plausible and what isn’t plausible. I’d actually suggest you read the primary sources (as in the stuff written by Muslims over a thousand years ago) yourself, since that’s what all these books are based upon. If you don’t wanna slog through the big ahadith collections, you might wanna read one of these:

The Expeditions* by Mamar ibn Rashid (pdf here). I might suggest starting here, because 1) it’s short! (the page count is a lie bc it’s dual Arabic-English) and 2) once you understand the stuff in this, it’ll make reading the larger works way easier. This is a selection of ahadith narrated by a student of al-Zuhri, who was a student of one of the sahaba (Anas ibn Malik). So there is a short and very direct chain of transmission all the way back to the rise of Islam here. You can see how much of the “official story” of Islam was already decided-upon in the 8th century (a lot!), what spots were vague and still being filled in (90% of the pre-hijra days), and what was open to debate (tidbits like: when was the “year of the elephant”?). Note that this covers like… fragments of the story, it is not a full sira.

It’s interesting to compare the above to Ibn Ishaq’s long-ass sira (pdf here), which is from the same century. I might do a post on the differences between them at some point. Ibn Ishaq’s is referenced by virtually all later authors so it’s kinda… important to read it, even though it’s long.

There is another early biography by al-Waqidi (who was considered less credible by his contemporaries and deemed an outright liar by many of them), I don’t really care for it but you can read about the differences between his and Ibn Ishaq’s sira here. It’s still worth a read even tho al-Waqidi himself is questionable, but I can’t find a free English translation.

Muhammad and the Origins of Islam* by F.E. Peters (borrow) is a decent summary of the story, if you don’t feel like reading a sira. The book mostly just quotes from Islamic texts. But at only 300 pages, around a third of which is more about Middle Eastern history around the 7th century, it’s a pretty easy read.

There’s also al-Tabari’s 40-book-long history series (pdfs here), which covers like… everything up to the 9th century. You obviously aren’t gonna read this whole-ass thing but it’s useful as a reference if you wanna check up on a particular topic. I’ve read multiple volumes of this and I didn’t find them hard to read at all, they’re surprisingly short.

If you’re looking for a recent English-language biography of Mohammed and his followers, well. The truth is that there are very few decent English-language books on this topic, and by Allah, some are absolutely cancerous. I’d strongly suggest staying away from: 1) anything written by someone who is not a scholar of Islam, Arabic, or Middle Eastern history in general, 2) older ones written by Orientalists, especially the white guys who were in the habit of dressing in thobes, and 3) works written by Saudi or Qatari-funded scholars (who tend to work at places helpfully named after their benefactors). Also, pls do not read anything that begins a discussion of goddamn 7th century Arabia with “ever since 9/11…”.

Look for something fairly recent (like… since the 90s, maybe) written by a credible scholar of Islam whose work is favorably reviewed by his or her peers. And be aware that no book is going to get it 100% right because of the limitations I mentioned. I think this short article (pdf) summarizes what you should expect going into any of these works.

Since I don’t really like any of them, I can’t recommend any, but I can at least point you in the right direction, hopefully...

In my experience, single-topic articles (that you can read using scihub 👀) are way better and more informative than any books on the topic. I dunno why, but I think it’s just because each individual topic requires so much specialized knowledge that no one can write about the entire era convincingly. I’d be happy to suggest some articles on any particular subject you’re curious about.

If you want some scholarly “analysis” of early Islamic history:

Analysing Muslim Traditions by Harald Motzki (pdf here) presents a convincing argument against people who reject the ahadith because they see them as completely unreliable. The book is basically a defense of “the science of ahadith” created by scholars in the 9th/10th centuries. Not all ahadith are “real” in the sense that they can be plausibly traced back to Mo & Crew–but it’s pretty clear that many of them can be.

Islamic Historiography* by Chase F. Robinson (pdf here) isn’t about whether some parts of Islamic history are true or not–it’s more of a look at the development of Islamic historians and how they built upon the very early ahadith. Short and an easy read.

Arabic Historical Thought in the Classical Period by Tarif Khalidi is somewhat similar, but touches more on specific authors in a specific period. Khalidi is a big name in Arab Islamic studies, and a lot of his work is pretty decent, though I’ve noticed it’s kinda hard to find some of his books in libraries.

Sectarianism!!!

The Caliph and the Heretic, Ibn Sabaʾ and the Origins of Shīʿism by Sean W. Anthony (pdf here). This is a subject that I’ve been weirdly fascinated by for whatever reason. The guy it’s named after has long been accused of being one of the “ghulat”, meaning people who took Ali to be a divine figure in blatant violation of Islamic doctrine. (A book that goes into more depth on “ghulat” sects is Ghulat Sects by Matti Moosa, pdf here. The “extremist” subtitle means their religious beliefs, not terrorism.) A lot of legends and myths have popped up with respect to this guy and his place in Islamic history, and the author tries to disentangle all the stories and find the root of it all to find an actual basis for early Shiism, without the hateful propaganda that’s clouded it. Really good.

A more general overview of Shia history is Shi’ism by Heinz Halm.

The Heirs of Muhammad* by Barnaby Rogerson (borrow) is a very, very basic overview of the political clusterfuck of the Rashidun era. It’s not super scholarly and leaves out a lot of details, but if you don’t know anything about the topic, give it a try.

The Succession to Muhammad: A Study of the Early Caliphate by Wilferd Madelung (pdf here) is essentially a book about the title’s topic from a Shia perspective, or at least from an Abbasid perspective. It’s very… credulous, in the sense that it doesn’t question the sources, but it’s good if you want to know one side of the story. The Umayyads, and to a lesser extent Abu Bakr & Crew, are the bad guys here. Full disclosure: the author works at a place funded by the Aga Khan (Ismaili Shia leader).

The Ismailis by Farhad Daftary (pdf here) is an absolutely gigantic book that I would not recommend for beginners, but if you happen to be curious about the Ismailis–this is a historically important Shia group distinct from Iranians et al, who are from another sect called Imamiyya or “Twelvers”–here you go.

The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad by Marion Holmes Katz (pdf here). This is a single-topic book about Sunni (including Sufi) mythology surrounding Mohammed and his life. I’m not talking history here, but outright mythological elements, like Mo’s dad being glowy. This is semi-topical re: the crazies who blow people up for celebrating Mohammed’s birthday, but is also useful in understanding the process by which Islamic theology built Mohammed into a hell of a lot more than “just a man”. Slightly more specialized than the other books here, but I included it because I don’t think it’s so academic that you’ll be lost and confused while reading it.

Here are some basic overviews of the Umayyad and early Abbasid eras, which is when 90% of what we think of as “Islam” was crystallized:

Again, al-Tabari’s history series is really useful for these eras. The Expeditions and Ibn Ishaq’s sira also touch on some of this stuff. Don’t discount the classics! The only thing to remember is that all of these were written after the Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads, so obviously they have a certain angle to them. But they’re still useful.

The New Cambridge History of Islam (pdf here). A great, six-volume-long series of articles on a huge variety of topics of early Islamic history. Look through the tables of contents and pick an article that seems interesting, and give it a shot.

The Encyclopedia of Islam* (a tad outdated in places, but still great overall) covers this era and…. like, basically everything. It’s huge. I got all my pdfs of it from Tehran University’s site here, idk why that’s the only place where I can find it. The glorious Islamic Republic doesn’t gaf about copyright laws I guess. There’s also an Encyclopedia of the Quran (pdfs here), but that’s more for religious matters than historical stuff.

The First Dynasty of Islam: The Umayyad Caliphate* by G.R. Hawting (pdf here) is, imo, a very dry and scholarly book. But if you need an overview, it’s useful. It’s also only like 150 pages so it shouldn’t be too hard to get through.

Black Banners from the East: The Establishment of the Abbasid State by Moshe Sharon is an account of the Abbasid revolution and everything that led up to that moment.

Inquisition in Early Islam: The Competition for Political and Religious Authority in the Abbasid Empire by John Turner. I really wish I had a pdf for this one, but I don’t. This is probably more suited for someone raised Muslim or at least someone who already knows a bit about Islamic history–if you’ve heard of Imam Ahmad’s trial before the caliph al-Mamun, you’re good–but it’s a good look at how religious authority was handled by the early Abbasid leaders.

The Canonization of Islamic Law by Ahmed El Shamsy (pdf here). Oh boy, if you don’t really enjoy the legal side of Islam, this one will bore you to tears. Regrettably this topic is extremely important for understanding Islamic history, so try to power through it.

For some other Islamic empires, here are three books about al-Andalus, two of which I’ve already recced:

Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain* by Brian Catlos. This one focuses more on the religious communities themselves, the relationships between them, and the conflicts within them.

Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of Al-Andalus* by Hugh Kennedy. Kennedy has written a lot of books, and for me they’re very hit-or-miss. His style can sometimes be dry, and at other times he glosses over important details. But this one’s good. It’s…. well, it’s what it says it is, a political history. If you want intrigue and drama, here you go.

Philosophers Sufis & Caliphs by Ali Humayun Akhtar (pdf here). This is more about Islamic scholars in Andalus and focuses on their interaction with and responses to Fatimid (Ismaili Shia) ideology. A lot of texts on Andalus frame it as part of a European context (as in, devoting a lot of space to Christians), but this one puts it more in the context of the wider Arab world, which is helpful.

Ottomans!!!!

Osman’s Dream* by Caroline Finkel (pdf here) is a great and really in-depth summary of centuries of Ottoman history. It covers over 600 years, so forgive the length and take it one chapter at a time.

The late Halil Inalcik was a master of producing really good, in-depth books about Ottoman history with the driest titles you could possibly imagine. I’m pretty sure he is (or… was) one of the top Turkish experts on the subject, so any of his stuff is worth a look. The one I read was The Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age 1300-1600*. But if you can find any of his stuff at your library, you might wanna check it out.

Three books from Roger Crowley touching on the Crusades era, in order: City of Fortune: How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire*, 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople* (borrow here), and Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean* (yes the first one is mostly about the Italian city-states but there is plenty of Turkish nonsense too). I’ve recced these before but they’re great. There’s also an interlude about Acre called The Accursed Tower, which is likewise excellent.

Before Homosexuality in the Arab-Islamic World, 1500-1800 by Khaled El-Rouayheb. Well… not all of it is about the Ottomans, but a large portion of it is. Don’t be put off by the title–it doesn’t mean that gay sex didn’t exist before the year 1801. I don’t agree with all the author’s conclusions, but the sources he’s collected are still useful. Everything you could possibly want to know about pederasty is contained within, enjoy.

“Roxolana: The Greatest Empress of the East”*. This is an article, not a book, but it’s a brief summary of the Eastern European slave girl who used her body and mind to worm her way into the highest echelons Ottoman politics. I’ll write about this whole weird era someday.

The Ottoman Age of Exploration (pdf here) by Giancarlo Casale is the story of how the Ottomans tried and almost succeeded in getting in on the whole Asia imperialism thing. (Despite this occurring during the Ottoman heyday, you hardly ever hear them mentioned in discussions about it.) It begins with a man named Selim the Grim. If that doesn’t sell you on it, what will?

There is ALSO an Ottoman history podcast (+articles) although tbh the earlier seasons were better and more, uh, Ottoman-focused. It’s kinda more a Muslim history podcast now. It descends into academic jargon and glorification at times but there are still some gems to be found there.

Some of the important Shia dynasties:

Converting Persia: Religion and Power in the Safavid Empire by Rula Jurdi Abisaab (pdf here). Iran became Shia under the Safavids, which is… kind of important, for modern-day issues! So you might wanna read about it! Because this happened in the 16th century, there’s also a lot about geopolitics between them and the Ottomans, interactions with Asian and European nations, etc.

The Fatimids were a hugely important Ismaili dynasty that ruled large swaths of land, including Egypt, during ye olde “golden age” that they’ve been largely erased from. There are, unfortunately, very few decent overviews of the caliphate, but there are some nice “character studies” (for lack of a better word) so I’d suggest reading articles about them instead. There are some collections of essays, including a long series called Egypt and Syria in the Fatimid, Ayyubid and Mamluk Eras.

Maghrebi topics:

Black Morocco: A History of Slavery, Race, and Islam* by Chouki El Hamel is a recent book about a tragically underexplored topic, namely Black slaves in Arab countries (which is usually dismissed with “slavery wasn’t about race!!!”). This covers mostly the early modern era (~1600s-1800s) of Morocco.

A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period by Jamil M. Abun-Nasr. This is a 20th century book that’s kinda written in the style of an old Arab history book, but it’s still good. There’s a lot goin on in the Maghreb and keeping track of all the tribes and their loyalties is very difficult, so a basic primer like this is very useful.

Some miscellaneous dynasties:

The Empire of the Steppes* by René Grousset (borrow) is only, like, half about any sort of Islamic dynasty (Timurlane and the Timurids), but the early Mongols are part of Islamic history by virtue of killing lots of people, so! Might be worth a read. It’s an old-fashioned book, but it’s an intro to the subject.

The Millennial Sovereign: Sacred Kingship and Sainthood in Islam (pdf here) by Azfar Moin. I’m sure this is noticeable, but I know about 1) Arabs, 2) Turks, 3) Persians, and 4) Amazigh people, in that order. India is kinda beyond my wheelhouse, but I’m trying to learn more. This one was a good start and covers topics that you’ve probably heard of before (the Mughal Empire and the emperor Akbar) in great depth. It covers Iran and the Timurids too, but most of it is about India.

The Seljuks are another one where I’ve just been really unimpressed with the books I’ve leafed through tbh. The only one I’ve enjoyed and actually read through to the end was The Great Seljuqs: A History by Osman Aziz Basan, so if you can find that, go for it.

Books specifically focusing on women:

Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate* by Leila Ahmed (borrow). This is a Hot Topique as many of you know, and if you search for Islam+women you are likely to receive a bunch of bullshit in return. But Leila Ahmed has been covering this subject for decades and her book is about as in-depth and “fair” as you can get.

Concubines and Courtesans: Women and Slavery in Islamic History*. Hey, wanna hear something fucked up? Many if not most of the notable Muslim women throughout history were sex slaves. Some were used purely for sex, others for entertainment, others as the mothers of their masters’ heirs. A few slaves managed to manipulate or charm their way to political power, and they’re some of the most powerful “Muslim” women in history. This messy topic is explored in a series of essays in this book.

Marriage and Slavery in Early Islam* by Kecia Ali (pdf here). This approaches the same topic as the above from more of a religious perspective rather than a historical survey. It traces the development of religious opinions and justifications for slavery, the “proper” treatment of women, the differences or lack thereof in the ultimate status of a freed woman vs a slave woman, etc.

That is…………. a lot!!! But I do think that all of them taken together are a pretty solid basis for understanding the first…. I dunno, 1000 years or so? of Islamic history. I think most of them are accessible for someone with zero or very little knowledge about any of these subjects, though some are denser than others. I put asterisks on the one that I’m pretty sure you’ll be able to get through, no matter how little you know about the topic.

Also, I know you said no Quran or ahadith but… ur gonna be real-ass confused about many things if you don’t at least know a little about them tbh. If you’re ever in the mood for it, there are a bunch of tafsirs online (Ibn Kathir’s famous one is here) and I have @quranreadalong for this exact purpose so pls enjoy!

If anyone wants more recs about any specific topic, hit me up! I got literally hundreds of books on my bookshelf.

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