#that’s kind of a vibe
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alaskan-wallflower · 3 days ago
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nah, real, we get monthly art hw and i constantly just resubmit my fandom shit and pray she doesn’t ask who the curtises are lmao (same thing with writing, i overuse “the auburn haired one” or “the eldest brother” or “the albino” because im paranoid abt people recognizing who darry and ponyboy and dally are lol)
my mother making small talk on a visit: oh! you've gotten back into drawing! can I see?
me thinking suddenly of the three pages of cowboy Stevepop ive been cranking out in a frantic stupor:
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eydilily · 3 months ago
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gem n joel the strongest duo (family) that you are
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and of course. her
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monkesupreme · 3 months ago
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a satisfactory answer for Selina
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hinamie · 5 months ago
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10 years later
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axoqiii · 2 months ago
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its your turn
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animalloversxo · 6 months ago
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🦌 🐈 🤎
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bookcub · 1 month ago
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Cozy Fantasy and Why It Doesn't Work
I think I am among many who feel like they should love cozy fantasy and have found it an incredibly lacking genre.
This newly branded "cozy fantasy" genre that has taken readers by storm since 2020 and while it is new that books are now marketed as cozy, the genre itself isn't new. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones is a great example of the genre before it was labeled and also how to make it work.
Cozy fantasy is defined by many as fantasy with low stakes. Fantasy aesthetic but less sword fights. On paper, it sounds great. But the execution has been less than stellar for readers like me. The lack of physical stakes has also impacted the emotional stakes of these books, creating forgettable characters with boring problems. As a romance reader, I find this frustrating. Romance is known for being a predictable and formulaic genre, the now defunct Romance Writers of America defined romances as needing happy endings, a term romances have continued to follow. Yet these romance texts manage to have low physical stakes (how to date your neighbor, how to confront your toxic friends, etc) while still maintaining high personal stakes that keep readers invested and begging for more. So I was initially confused why cozy fantasy authors struggle to write texts that connect to readers like me.
I think I have found the answer which is the genre is just here for vibes. It is all about aesthetic, not even worldbuilding that fantasy is known for as most cozy fantasy I read have so many problems as soon as you ask one question. It is hard to acknowledge that a genre that is pitched to work for readers like me doesn't work for many of us. Especially because occasionally there is one that works beautifully to my taste.
I often say my favorite cozy fantasies that are more contemporary are short and visual, which I plays into the idea of the genre being an aesthetic. The Bakery Dragon by Devin Elle Kurtz is a good example because it is a simple story that is given the perfect amount of pages and gorgeous visuals without dragging on when the message is very clear and easy to understand. Books like The Phoenix Keeper and Legends and Lattes have absolutely nothing for me, their very clear message hitting the reader over and over so the readers don't miss it and focusing on the aesthetic of worldbuilding rather than the reality of the fantastic elements within the world.
I guess my point is. . . I realize this genre isn't for me since I have realized it is more of an aesthetic than anything. .. .but I want it to be. Should I let it go and put my efforts elsewhere? Or should I keep exploring this new trend and find the hidden gems?
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aluminumneedles · 2 months ago
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I'm knitting in the corner at a party
and guys my age stop by to tell me I remind them of their aunt, of their grandmother. This is a compliment and I take it as such. They confess to having tried crochet once, and I smile. They get back in line for the bathroom.
I'm knitting in the corner at a party and a queer woman sits on the floor next to me, arranges her skirt, and smiles up at me. (I try not to blush.) She asks me all the questions on her mind about my craft and I answer them, hands still moving. We swap yarn sources. She doesn't stay, but she knows where to find me.
I'm knitting in the corner at a party and everyone knows where to find me when they need a minute, when socializing is too much and the music is too loud and they need to catch their breath. They pretend to be checking in on me, which is sweet, but I can see the relief in their eyes the moment they stop performing for a house full of people. They sit down and tell me things and all the while they never take their eyes off my hands.
The party has wound down and I'm still knitting and the hosts, two guys in their twenties, thank me for "helping to curate the vibe." I had no idea that's what I was doing. I leave the party having forgotten to drink anything and without that woman's number but with many rows added to my top-down raglan sweater. I call it a night, and a good one.
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goodvibesatpeace · 11 months ago
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mazojo · 2 months ago
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Truly what the past days have felt like
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cordspaghetti · 1 year ago
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got thinking about gerard way tour outfit predictions that never came 2 be… bloody wedding dress…
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hugs-and-stabbies · 9 months ago
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The self-awareness on this guy 😞 someone pls send him an "are you bi?" quiz STAT
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metamatronic · 5 days ago
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misc. sad doodle and follow up to this . poor cass had to watch her friends kill her dad and wasn’t sure if he’d even come back. oopsie. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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vaamiel · 11 months ago
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Little group picture!
I think I'd like to do one of these for DA2 and DAI romances as well 🤔
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hinamie · 21 days ago
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tiger lily
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the-rodent-gentleman · 2 months ago
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All rise for the Big Daddy of Wrath
And as a bonus:
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