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[fetchmearum420]

ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS JONESY?! ARE YOU TRYING TO LEAD ME TO AN EARLY GRAVE?! AHHHHHHHH

[torpublishinggroup]

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The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huang

Mountain outlaws on the margins of society, the Bandits of Liangshan proclaim a belief in justice—for women, for the downtrodden, for progressive thinkers a corrupt Empire would imprison or destroy. They’re also murderers, thieves, smugglers, and cutthroats. Together, they could bring down an empire. 

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Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

The long-awaited sequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea is a story of resistance, lovingly told, about the daunting experience of fighting for the life you want to live and doing the work to keep it. Welcome back to Marsyas Island—home to six magical and purportedly dangerous children. This is Arthur’s story.

The West Passage by @jpechacek

When the Guardian of the West Passage dies in her bed, the women of Grey Tower feed her to the crows and go back to their chores. No successor is named, and no hand takes up the fallen blade, so the West Passage—the ancient byways of the beast—goes unguarded. This is a weird and delightful journey across a deliriously medieval landscape where decay thrives in abundance and giant Ladies rule a palace the size of a city. 

Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker

On the thirtieth anniversary of the largest magical massacre in New Orleans history, Clement and Cristina Trudeau mourn their father and care for their sick mother. But their mother isn’t sick, they learn: She’s cursed. Cursed by a member of the same magic council over which she used to preside. Cursed by someone who will come for Clement and Cristina next. 

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Bury Your Gays by @drchucktingle

After so many years, Misha’s big Oscar moment is here. All he has to do? Kill off the gay characters in his long-running streaming series, “for the algorithm.” Misha refuses, but that’s hardly the end, because monsters from his old horror movie days have begun to step out from the silver screen and stalk him. 

The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo

The Cleric Chih accompanies a young bride to her wedding to Lord Guo, the aging ruler of a crumbling estate, but amid the elaborate courtesies and extravagant banquets, they realize something haunts the shadowed halls. As the big night nears close, Chih will learn that not all monsters dwell in shadows; some hide in plain sight. 

Remedial Magic by Melissa Marr

1) An unassuming librarian falls in love with a powerful witch. 

2) Previous librarian discovers she too is a witch…

3) …and that she must attend magical community college to learn how to save her new world from annihilation. 

Swordcrossed by @fahye

Part-time con artist / full-time charming menace Luca Piere didn’t expect to get blackmailed into teaching a chronically responsible merchant Matti how to wield a sword. He also didn’t expect to find his charge so inconveniently handsome, or to get so entangled in his tale of intrigue, sabotage, and matrimony. 

It’s important to read Swordcrossed because while you’re reading gay fiction, you can also study the blade.

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[tspringlover]

I was just trying to find the good omens audiobook 😭😭

[crikey01]

my little shades of grey // golden oil paintings are finished! i'm so happy with how they've come out, it's a long time since i've painted people :)

some close ups and a little bonus video of the varnishing because it's so satisfying:

[morphouine]

I can't stop thinking about the part where they hit Anathema with the Bentley, and Crowley being all like " someone hit me". But then, here I am breaking my own heart with this kind of fanart instead of going for the funniest part of it.

Also, welcome to all the New followers I got thanks to my previous painting <3 you've all been such sweetheart !

[the-cheezit-files]

my roman empire is Crowley frantically talking about things going pear-shaped and then Aziraphale wistfully saying “I like pears ☺️”

[innefableidiot]

In honour of these two I tried to duckify Sir Terry Pratchett and Mr Neil Gaiman

[theforswornelite]

[ookaookaooka]

I’m hardly the first person to compare them but Terry Pratchett and J K Rowling really are polar opposites in terms of the way their writing treats weird characters. In Rowling’s writing, any weirdness is there to be laughed at (for example: Professor Trelawney, the fake seer who doesn’t know she’s an actual seer). In Pratchett’s writing, though, the characters’ weirdness is taken 100% seriously and the humor arises organically from the situation itself and is never at the characters’ expense (for example: in Making Money, the man who was born a clown and was never told so until he was 13 years old). In Rowling’s writing, the main characters poke constant fun at Professor Trelawney, making joke predictions and fudging homework and talking about how divination isn’t a legitimate field of study. Even after she gets fired and more or less drops the act, the joke changes to “look at this sad drunk lady” and the main characters express little sympathy. The narrative is saying she’s there to make one real prediction and otherwise she’s only there for comic relief. This sort of thing happens over and over in Rowling’s writing, where any quirkiness is there to be laughed at and the misfortunes of characters we’re not supposed to like are supposed to be funny, and it sends a message of conformity under threat of ridicule. In Pratchett’s writing, the clown man’s story is treated as a great tragedy: imagine growing up not knowing why you are the way you are, and then finding out the truth as a teenager! And knowing that your own mother kept the truth from you! This man was so deeply traumatized by this he denied himself any humor or fun for decades, and when he has a crisis and runs off to become a clown again, he is given support and medical treatment and is welcomed back to his job at the bank and accepted for who he is. The fact that this whole situation is hilarious is secondary. And again, this sort of thing happens over and over again in Pratchett’s writing, where characters’ quirkiness is embraced and often seen as irreplaceable by the end of the book, and it sends a message that our quirks are valuable and weirdness should be acceptable. It just strikes me as a much… kinder approach to people, you know?

[yinyuworld]

it’s terrifying, isn’t it? that even love isn’t always enough.

[reesemh]

Genesis.

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[carowleysposts]

Crowley looking at Aziraphale, a compilation.

Since I am always seeing posts about how lovingly (and lustfully) Aziraphale looks at Crowley, I decided to offer you the other perspective. Here are my favorite “Crowley staring at the love of his life” moments.

1- In the Beginning. Love at second sight, one might say.

2- Wishing he was the fork.

3- It’s the softness of this one for me.

4- This one makes me blush every time, he was ready to jump on him.

5- The “I knew you would do the right thing, you really are special” look. Bildaddy serving love and trust!

6- The “If we are both Godfathers together, does that mean we’re married?” look.

7- May I tempt you to lunch? (He is so flirty here I could die)!!!

8- Bro wasn’t paying attention to the play.

9- To the world, but also, to us.

10- The last time he smiles.

[crikey01]

rereading good omens - no idea if it's even related or relevant, just a little thing that i noticed

made me think of

[morphouine]

I'm slowly starting to be a Good Omens Account only ( I'm not exactly sorry ). But you know, the usual Angel and Demon in love and probably kissing up there o/

I'm still experimenting a lot with my artstyle, I don't know what suit me the best, nor what I really wanna dooooooo... except you know, angels and demons in lov-

( edit : i'm Reading all the tags you guys are adding and my Heart melts, thanks everyone 🫶)

[nikki-rook]

David Tennant as Crowley [and one aziraphale] - Good Omens[S1]