#the coloring here is phenomenal omg

[n3kk1tty]

The Lost Boys Fandom Sound Off

There are a lot of amazing and talented people in this community on tumblr and I'm happy to point people to and learn about more people who exist in this wonderful place along with me. To make it easier for others to consume copious amounts of fan content I hope to make and add to this list to make it easier to track people.

If I miss anyone or you want to be added please leave a message on the post.

Writer's:

@tac-the-unseen : Absolutely phenomenal imagines. If you're looking for short and sweet imagines they are the place I usually go to.

@ria-coolgirl : Really friendly always supportive. Posts written questions or ideas.

@bubblegumbarbie33 : Funny quote posts that make me sit there day dreaming of new stuff.

@sad-ghost-of-garbage : Makes that good sweet sweet angst.

@lostbetweenvampiresandmusic : Lots of poly content.

@misslavenderlady : There fanfics are so well crafted and who can't appreciate amazing page set up.

@themarginalthinker : The best drabbles

@britany1997 : Makes awesome poly content and it's so easy to get lost in there fics.

@sunkendreams :

@charlizekkelly :

@luv4fandoms :

@darlingverse :

@berd-alert : amazing oneshots. 10/10 would reread repeatedly

@theyreonlynoodlesmike : Such amazing amount of lost boy variety content and a huge selection of top quality content.

@n30nwrites : Has x male reader content and good spicy writing posts.

@i-heart-slashers : Story scene set up is top notch

@redamancy-writes : Delicious angst and variety

@writinginatree : Platonic Fic and Romantic

@chubbyreaderchan : Fixed focused on chubby reader

@ebony-blood : Detailed yet more bitesized requests for the casual fast paced reader.

( recommended list by: @dustofbrokenheart , I took the direct dialogue and recommendations from their reply post to the list )

@thoushallnotfall especially for the "Blood and Water" and "Prey" series but all of Rachel's stuff is great!

@brideofcthulhu10 who was one of the first writers I found for tlb here on tumblr.

@datsrightbby shak has a bunch of fics and headcanon/preference posts.

@garlicdontwork has a few series that include thompson!reader and frog!reader.

@peacepey did a lot of good request work back in the day.

@monsterfuneral wrote some memorable poly imagines. (I believe violet's main account is now @grudgecollector.)

@tinywritinghana has a few series, as well as lots of one shots. A favorite of mine is the "Student's Guide to Raising the Dead" series!

@kurt-nightcrawler cara has fics for both the lost boys and a lost girls project she started at one point.

@dustofbrokenheart : who is another talented writer in the fandom who helped me tremendously with adding valuable members in the community to the sound off page. I couldn't have done it without them.

(end of recommendation list this portion)

@chevvsgotanumbrellatattoo : Have 2 wonderful fics of and trying their hand at lost boys drabbles. Undoubtedly they will be making even more amazing writing content in the future.

@marnievanhelsing: AO3 writer. Has some pretty funny chaotic Tlb head cannons posts that include the frog brothers. Up and coming in the fandom

Artists:

@n3kk1tty : I qualify for artist/ writer but my art has more variety as I focus most of my writing on my lost boy Au / requests.

@popironrye : There art is so colorful and eye popping I always love seeing it on my feed.

@walmart-icarus : Also a writer. Such a cute style of art.

@hypocriticaltypwriter : Truly amazing person in community with such a bouncy art style. Their fan kids are amazing and give everyone baby fever. Also writes and roleplays.

@midnight-in-santa-carla : Wonderful realistic artstyle with vibrant colors.

@gryphonsthing : sweet cute artstyle that's always refreshing to see on my feed.

@starlahuskyz : OMG ID EAT THERE ART IF I COULD

@persephone-s-moon : Amazing muscle shading / lighting.

@fleouriarts : Incredible moody / stylistic art that uses color in a eye catching manner my ADHD brain can't describe.

( recommended list by: @dustofbrokenheart , I took the direct dialogue and recommendations from their reply post to the list )

@witch-lass her drawing style is super cute and recognizable!

@garnetgh0st candy made my favorite moodboards back in the day. There's a seasons, mamma mia, and disney prince series among others. (I count moodboards in art category!)

@thornthehellhound he makes both funny and really pretty art pieces. Very talented!

(end of recommendation list this portion)

Roleplayers:

( I personally don't roleplay at all in the fandom but I know there's people who do and love to do so. I mostly compiled this list using @hypocriticaltypwriter 's recommendation list they have on their blog and thought putting it on the main fandom track sheet to help push the rp blogs center stage. I'm sorry I can't give much of a review. )

@blog4horror : gives great requests

@marko-boy

@paulie-lostboy

I've reached tumblers max tag list. Which who even knew was a thing. I'll continue on my quest in the post reblogged from this one.

[angelpuns]

Finally finished this!!

Dide @abbeyofcyn 's CTIYS !!! Coloring this made me wanna work on rural au stuff so so so bad, it was so much fun. ALSO THE LINEART IS PHENOMENAL!!!! LIKE OMG IT'S JUST??? SO SOFT AND WONDERFUL <3333

Anyway here's a link to the original/CTIYS post:

[beefscrap]

I was bored and wanted to draw so I looked at your header and thought “it would be fun to draw that” so I did

Here ya go

Hope ya like it

The timing for this piece is BEAUTIFUL. It’s like destiny it’s like make beefscrap emotional times. Aside from the timing THIS IS SO FUCKING COOL IN ITSELF I never even considered that someone might think to make their own version of my ‘book cover’ but I’m OVERJOYED that someone has!!! Like this is amazing. But dude this getting sent the SUNDAY of MY LAST CHAPTER..?? Omg. And to any readers this will make even more sense once I upload it. Omg

Aside from the coincidences- this is so beautiful on its own. I remember your Whimsy drawing from a little while back and I’m just obsessed with the HCs you put into his design! His frills look SO COOL?? That’s such a unique, interesting way to draw them. And AAA HIS STARS the style for them is GORGEOUS. The alignment on his snout for them is a beautiful touch. Ik they’re probably very close to the colors I used on my own drawing BUT I still love what you did with them here. The sky in the background is PHENOMENAL like it’s like menacing in a way and I love it. This is very random but the yellow on his eyelid reminds me of eyeliner which I love sm. I’m just obsessed with the creativity here guyaaauuhhh TYSM tysm this is perfect

[winged-bat]

omg i watched the across the spider-verse movie and it was so good, did not know it was a part 1 so that ‘to be continued’ was a shock (so so thankful they didn’t do the whole love triangle thing that was rumored and that romances wasn’t a big focus in the movie, i was worried a little going in)

absolutely adored Gwen’s universe just how every emotion is directly tied to the coloring in the background, it was so beautiful

the animation of the whole movie was phenomenal enjoyed every second of it

im honestly shocked i didn’t cry, came a little too close on Gwen’s senses with her dad bc just omg (trans!gwen believer right here)

Hobie brown <3 i love his character so much and his design was so fucking cool, the graphic being ever changing with him and it going from colored to black and white was sick, him dipping the second that chase started was so real also that little moment of him helping miles with escaping was so good

Omg I loved Pavitr so much, the little tea bit was cracking me up (sadly im guilty of it too, i really felt that overflowing tea cup)

Miles speaking his spanglish and kinda broken spanish was so real, like me too bro (both of us disappointing our moms fr)

The spread his wings thing took me out especially when his dad brought it up again later, like damn

Miguel needs to take a visit to the spider-therapist he got some unresolved issues regarding soooo many things, like bro take a step back pls that whole ‘you’re a mistake miles’ speech was too far

mayday was adorable her little beanie was everything

[cali-kabi]

Tumblr crashed when I sent my last ask, so idk if you saw it! But! I just wanted to say how much I love your art, you make the characters feel so lively and cute, and their expressions are a delight! And your use of colours is phenomenal, and you always put together a palette that's gorgeous to watch on the page. Thank you for sharing your art, you're a treat for the community! <3

Aww omg thank you so much!! That means so much to me ;w;💦💖💜I’m so happy to hear you love my arts and the coloring I do and the expressions as well >w< Thank you sm for the ask anon I love sharing my arts of Kirby, Super Mario and Pokémon around here <3💫🍄I hope you have a lovely day I drew Geno and Mallow cuz I love Mario RPG so much been playing that lots lately I love these two sm 😆

[1moreoffkeyanthem]

can we have some style oneshot recs :3

Why of course you can!!! I definitely have more than this but at the moment here’s what springs to mind, we know I’m a oneshot girlie at heart!

advil and apple juice by kuchi- YALL this is probably one of my favorite style oneshots, I can’t tell u how many times I’ve read it these sweet boys taking care of each other growing up, from super best friends to super best boyfriends!

Spring Cleaning by autumnpark YOU GUYS WANT OLD MAN YAOI?!? STAN IN A NURSE OUTFIT? THEM BEING ADORABLE BUT ALSO GETTIN DOWN AND DIRTY?!? Bruhhhhh I loved this one

Room For More by Tikatan this one is sooooo sweet omg STAN WORKING AT AN ANIMAL SHELTER KYLE ADOPTING CATS need I say more?

Show Me How by emdarsh ok we all know I love a sickfic and the sleepy cuddles are so cute oh my godddddd precious boys caretaker Kyle is always so slay also it’s hilarious like c’mon “does being sick turn you gay?” Is one of the funniest lines lmao

but i want you by fishybowl HOW BOUT SOME KYLE WEARING STANS JACKET lmao this one’s EXTREMELY spicy but it’s cuteeeee

Can You Bury Me In Your Backyard by monkeybox Stan angst Stan angst but he’s got Kyle there for him!

Non Starter-Starter, Matches Included by monkeybox MUTUAL PINING SHENANIGANS! The tension in this is delightful like y’all just talk it out c’mon lmfao

A walk in the wilderness to clear your mind (orphan account) ok this is a longer oneshot and it is PHENOMENAL!!! Miscommunication, reconnection, Stan the nature king lmao. Deadass such a good one, like these two WOULD get into trouble just going on a hike smh

Mud (orphan account) WHEN I TELL YOU THIS IS FUCKING ADORABLE AND WHOLESOME AND ASKGDSHL COLOR THEORY JUST READ IT OK like "Without orange, all blue does is sit around and mope and write songs about hybrid cars." BRUH

Seven days of alien summer by applecrumbledore mannnn there’s a reason this is a classic among style fans, and the premise and structure is SO kickass!!!

Alright that’s what the stylibrarian got for ya today, hope you enjoy these!!!

[clover-seeds]

What is your favorite natural phenomenon?

omg i didn’t notice this was in here because i only use tumblr on mobileeeee

okay i gotta go with rainbows. it’s kind of an easy answer but also. maybe its been gray and rainy all day. maybe it’s a thunderstorm coming down from the mountains in the afternoon. but then the sun lowers a little bit and lights up the whole skyline and you’re like “damn that’s nice” and then you look again a few moments later and bam. colors.

anyway this is a bad photo but i did happen to see phenomenal full arch, double rainbow leading into a sugar maple in full color yesterday

[semistsuga]

Hi I saw ur lair reviews and I liked them 🥺 would u maybe wanna take a peeksie at some of my dragons? My lair is a bit of a mess but I think it'd be fun to have u look through! Some of my dergs have lore and cool bios so I'd love to see who you gravitate towards...

My user on FR is Oopsie4711 (360819) if you're interested in taking a look :>

"A bit of a mess" you say and then it's WAY more organized than mine with nice descriptions of everything! Clearly the standards have shifted in the time I was away :p

Let's start with Abyss!

So normally I find triples just a tad bit boring, especially without high-contrast genes, but I LOVE Abyss. Partially because abyss is just an excellent color, but I also just absolutely love the complicated genes on a limited color palette and it all adds up to such amazing texture without being too over the top! What an absolutely gorgeous dragon.

Totally different vibe - Wicked!

WHOA those are intense colors and I love it! I would've hesitated to put augment over such a busy primary gene and I would have been wrong to because it works WONDERFULLy here and I love it. Very cool dragon, absolutely a vibe, and the cyan accents even make me like the blue/purple combination, which is normally a strong "no" for me.

Very different but still very high contrast - Moltensteel!

I love the lore - hardened obsidian from magma running through his veins! That is SO COOL! And I love the genes. I never would have guessed that the secondary was orange, and clearly I am going to LOVE Pharoah and Sarcophagus as genes, because I am ALL ABOUT unexpected accent colors! I'm definitely going to need to explore further in the scrying workshop.

Next up is Rei!

MAGENTA HELL YEAH!!! Normally I'm fussy about mixing pinks but this is SO cool and so pretty! And I am in love with the primary, omg.

Last but not least, Blazingsun!

THE ANTIQUE TERT IS SO COOL???? COLORLESS FLAMES! It's incredible on the bright oranges of the primary and secondary, and I realize you can't put apparel on anyway because it's an ancient breed, but honestly any apparel would probably make it too busy anyway and I love it EXACTLY the way it is. Phenomenal!

Thanks for sharing!

[miranita]

It’s not really a question per se but can I just say that your art is phenomenal!? I went through most of your art and I’m just blown away! I’m obsessed with how you draw Trikey and your art style really brings them out especially with how gorgeous the coloring as well the detail put into them! Keep spreading the joy and magic you put into your art cuz I’m just smiling like a fool admiring all of the art! 😊

omg omg why am I just seeing this?? 🥹💖

tysm!! this message made my day, like seriously. It really means a lot getting these type of messages because it really keeps me motivated to draw more 🙌

I haven’t been that active here mostly because t*mblr keeps hiding my post 😭 but I promise I’ll keep trying to post here more often! And in case you can’t see the full art you can always check out my twitter

hope you have a wonderful day and tysm for liking my art! 🥹💖

[stainedpurplehoodie]

Omg, can u say more about your pirate OCs, pretty pls? 👀

AH YES ABSOLUTELY

So I've been working on this story since the end of 2018 and aaaah. I actually finally made a map of where this story takes place, know as the realm of Onlyean, controlled by the elven Syldonian Empire.

This story however has been put on pause for a little bit because my brain has been obsessed with some other OCs (gay immortal criminals which I would also gladly talk about). But I'll return to this eventually.

Here's a little summary of the characters and then I'll put the story/how the world works under a read more(in case you only wanted to know about the characters instead of the story, which understandable).

Carlisle Jones

Captain of the Bloody Vagabond (crew includes Edward (navigator), Taliesin (first mate/quartermaster), Kaylie (medic), Da'len (cook), Hazel (rigger/gunner), and Hawthorn (rigger/gunner).

Half human (mother), half water elemental (father)

His parents actually own a tavern so that is where he got a sense of adventure, as well as listening to his father's stories from when he worked for the imperial navy as a sailor.

He has two sisters, Loreley (who is also a pirate) and Diamond (known as a "lady of the night")

He's actually good friends with Diamond's sex worker friends. He'll even financially help those out who need it (when his sister tells him) but he doesn't actually use their services.

He's all about the story and is a PHENOMENAL storyteller. But that means he'll often choose the riskier jobs/paths if it means he'll have something cool to talk about later.

The colors of his ship are a black rose in the shape of heart with two white swords going through it on a red backdrop. Carlisle himself only uses one sword.

He himself doesn't use magic but does support those who do.

His first ever treasure was gifted to him when he was a child by a smuggler who he often heard tell stories. It's a silver rose pendant with a red pearl inside where the petals would be. He still wears it to this day.

Edward Syldon

Trans elven male from the royal family, and only heir to the throne. However, his parents are unaware that he's trans, as it's a matriarchal society.

He joins Carlisle and his crew after they tried (and failed) to steal from his family. He disguises himself as just a servant and brings them the object they were looking for.

He's never been outside of the castle so he's very new and fresh to everything.

Even though Carlisle tries to charm him, he's NOT having it. This is definitely more of a slow burn. Like Edward doesn't realize he has feelings until like the second book.

Although, Edward is a sucker for cheesy romance novels about the rugged types sweeping royalty off their feet (he never lets Carlisle know).

He's weary about magic but that's because his mom (the Queen) hates it. She couldn't outright outlaw it, but the Empire makes it known they don't trust magic users.

He eventually actually DOES start using magic (specifically force based) though panics the first time he does.

He's VERY smart and uses the stars to navigate the ship. He's also an excellent swordsman and rivals even Carlisle's abilities.

He's more reserved/introverted, but is very perceptive. He's usually the one that picks up on danger before the rest of the crew does.

While him and Carlisle butt heads in public, as their relationship develops, they're more soft with each other in private.

Anyways yeah I love my funky little pirate OCs. If you do want to know more about the story (at least the first book), I did write some of it below. I don't want to reveal ALL my secrets quite yet. I'm also planning on self-publishing it and putting it in my shop, because I don't really care about it being popular and don't want to jump through editorial/publisher hoops. Though I probably will hire an editor just to be on the safe side lol.

Also here's the cast. Left from top to bottom: Edward, Kaylie, and Hazel. Center: Carlisle. Right from top to bottom: Taliesin, Da'len, and Hawthorn.

(Alt text has been added to both the gif and picture, Picrew is https://picrew.me/en/image_maker/708151 by Deerinspotlight).

I'm calling the series "The Vagabonds", as the name of the pirate ship is called the Bloody Vagabond, with Captain Carlisle Jones leading the crew. There are nine different races in this world, after the nine different gods. There are also these powerful artifacts that each of the gods created that now are being sought after by someone trying to become a god. Legend goes that if one were to collect all nine and then put their soul into another object, they can ascend mortality. That's where Carlisle and his crew come in.

They are hired in the first book to retrieve something known as The Heart, one of these magical artifacts. The troubling thing is that it's being kept in the Capital, Syldonia, by the royal elven family. Carlisle sneaks in, fights the princess trying to steal it, and gets his ass kicked. This "princess" though is actually Edward (he's trans).

So all of these artifacts DO something. The Heart brings to life whatever the wearer desires. It was gifted to Edward by his father for his birthday. When he puts it on, he appears as a male. However, neither he nor Carlisle KNOW what The Heart looks like and Edward things it's just a magical piece of jewelry (because enchanted items and magic does exist in this world). Edward thinks Carlisle is after something else that was gifted to him.

Wanting adventure and to get away from his controlling mother (this society is a matriarchy and Edward DOES NOT want to rule), he dons The Heart, takes the artifact he thought Carlisle was after, and asks to join his crew. Cue adventures along the way as they deliver it lol

I also created my own system of magic that is really cool and I can't wait to explore it more (because I literally JUST finished the rules). So magic flows through everyone and everything and anyone can tap into it. However, it is linked directly to one's soul and personality. Different personality traits means different types of ways the magic is used (example protective means force based magic). The more one uses magic AND a specific type, the more that personality trait affects them (including negative traits, like the example above can be possessive). So magic isn't exactly outlawed by the Empire frowns down on it (FOR A SECRET REASON).

So Carlisle is the Captain (he's actually half water elemental, half human), Edward (elf) joins as a navigator, then there's also Taliesin (half elf siren) the first mate, Da'len (Diatan, essentially tiefling) the cook, Kaylie (smallkin) the medic, and the two half raven animalfolk, half air elemental rigger twins Hazel and Hawthorn (Hazel is an excellent thief while Hawthorn is good with his words).

OH RIGHT so death isn't always permanent, ESPECIALLY if they use magic. Sirens, wraiths, mermaids, and selkies are all different types of "undead" beings who used magic while alive and now get a second chance at life. Of the four, sirens are the only ones that don't need to feed on live creatures/magic to continue to survive.

Gosh there is so much more but I'll HAPPILY answer any questions.

[moon-ursidae]

THE LAST OF US HBO SPOILERS

i’m just gonna do one long post bc it’s easier

TESS!!!! I LOVE HER SO MUCH ALREADY

ELLIE!!!!! BELLA IS AMAZING ALREADY

oooohhhhhhhhh i’m interested in this tommy situation

i’m fucking obsessed that the original game score is being used in here i’m so emotional

omg joel’s place is kinda slay i love that blanket

ohhhhhhhhhh no joel. sarah’s screams😭

JOEL IS THE LITTLE SPOON THAT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE AND I’M NOT ELABORATING LMAOOO

the way he SPRUNG into action when he saw her face🥺

goooodddddddd someone hug this man please

i love him. i love her. i love them together.

“robert is terrified of you” AS HE FUCKIN SHOULD BE LMAO

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so the battery is the cargo in this case gotcha gotcha

MARLENE!!!!! MERLE DANDRIDGE!!!! QUEEN FIREFLY!!!! LET’S GOOOOOOO

“you tell me to look for the light and i’ll break your jaw” FUCKIN SLAYYYYYY JOEL

he looks so goddamn fucking good. holy fuck.

I LOVE ELLIE. I LOVE BELLA AS ELLIE.

she’s so fierce.

LMAOOOOOOOOOOO the way she instantly jumped to marlene being her mom

RILEY MENTION RILEY MENTION AHH AHH AHH AHH AHH

TESS AND JOEL FUCKIN SLAY WOO WOO WOOO WOOOOOOOOOO

his wet hair?👀

FUCK the fungal practical effects look so goddamn good.

i mean, these effects are BANANAS

“this has been construction corner with joel miller” HAHAHAHA I LOVE HER

oh shit that’s robert!

FIRST JOEL AND ELLIE INTERACTION AHHHH

I LOVE THAT ELLIE’S FIRST IMPRESSION OF JOEL IS THAT HE REDIRECTED/THREW HER INTO THE FUCKING WALL💀💀💀

FERAL ELLIE SLAY

PLEEEEEEAAAASSSSSEEEEEEEEE OH MY FUCKIN GOD THE WAT HE RAISED HIS EYEBROWS AT HER LIKE “don’t fuckin move” LMAOO

i also love that tess is wearing the same color shirt in the game. wardrobe slay

PEDRO IS SO ATTRACTIVE OH MY GOD

OH MY GOD IT’S FRIM THE GAME AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

“what’re you doing?” “killing time” “well what am i supposed to do” “i’m sure you’ll figure that out.” “your watch is broken.” “you mumble in your sleep.” JAVSKWHSKSBSKSBSKSBSKS KSBSKSBSKSB

I LOVE THEM SO MUCH ALREADY.

“you some kind of big wig’s daughter or something?” “something like that.” KABSKABSKSVSKSBSKSBKSBSID

i’m gonna freak out everytime something STRAIGHT from the game is in this

and idgaf if that’s annoying bc i’m excited as fuck

WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO JABSKSBSKSB

omg she punked him to fund out what the code is I LOVE HER

THE SHIT EATING GRIN HAHAHAHA

THE STANCE™️

OMG THE STEALTH SECTION AHHHHHH

the closeup on the watch🥺

“holy shit i’m actually outside!” KAHSKSHSJSVSHHEHEHDHXH LIKE THE GAME AHH AHH AHH AHH

THE TUNNEL!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS SO BADASS

THIS IS FROM THE PROMO WHERE JOEL PUNCHES THE FUCK OUTTA THE GUY

OHHHH SHIT IT’S THE SCANNER SCENE OHHHHHH

joel is so pissed they got caught

THE FLASHBACK??? FUCKIN AYE.

WITH ELLIE BEHIND HIM OH MY GOD

oh my fuckin god. that’s why he’s so brutal with it. goddamn.

ellie is standing in an odd way watching joel pummel this guy. it’s not fear or danger, but like she wants to watch? idk it’s odd

this is fuckin crazy dude. tess finding she’s “infected,” ellie saying “it’s 3 weeks!” and joel reeling back from beating the fuck out of the guy oh my god

is this what they were talking about with his hearing? or is this just him coming out of it? probably coming out of it

THE RADIO IT’S AN 80s SONG OH MY GOD IT’S FUCKIN DEPECHE MODE AHHHH

OH MY FUCKING GOD

THE CITY LOOKS SO GOOD!!!!

OH MY FUCKING GOD MIXED WITH THE CLICKER SOUNDS

CREDITS???? MORE PLEASE. PLEASE.

THAT WAS AMAZING.

holy fucking shit. i-

i need to rewatch and process. this was phenomenal. i’m obsessed. fucking obsessed.

i’m so happy i’m crying. oh my god.

this game means so goddamn fucking much to me even though i’m newer to it. and i’m so happy that other people that love the game got to work on and create this. i’m so proud for them.

IN THE WEEKS AHEAD???

AHAHSHSKSBSKSBSKBSKSBS

THE HOSPITAL AT THE END YOU’RE FUCKING JOKING

OMG BTS???

INSIDE THE EPISODE??????? WHAT????

this is fucking epic

“my sarah”🥺

“i could not ask for a better on screen dad”😭

MERLE DANDRIDGE WOOOOOO

i fucking love her

NEIL SAYING JOEL COULDN’T SURVIVE LOSING ANOTHER DAUGHTER😭

“joel forgets that the girl that is standing behind him is not his daughter.” “primitive instinct takes over. he can’t help but act. something else took control of him in a similar way to how the cordyceps does. except for him it’s a version of love.”😭😭😭😭😭😭

oh my god i thought the way ellie was standing there was weird dude it’s bc she liked that she was being defended

“these two were meant to be together, but look out.” SO FUCKING ACCURATE

holy shit. that was fucking awesome. oh my god

i need to process lmao

this is gorgeous. i’m so fuckin happy.

[torawro]

BLEACH THOUGHTS !!!! 🎤

EJJJJJ WHAT UP BABY ! ? ! ? ! ugh i’m so glad ur here bc we can revive of ej + sosa bleach podcast the tumblr edition 🙂‍↕️ this brings back old memories <3 bleach tybw cour 3 spoilers below ‼️‼️

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because speaking of old memories, gosh, watching this episode felt so….refreshing in a way? literally like a breath of fresh air or going to one of ur favorite places after not having been there in a long time; this is exactly how it felt to return and revisit kubo’s masterful work 🙂‍↕️

after watching today’s episode i realize how desperate i am for a refresher of some sort like i feel almost lost because i haven’t watched any bleach content in a long time— and its been a year and some change since cour 2 and its like i’m skydiving out of a plane, i need to get acclimated with the story and the characters again, just a tad 😭😭 but one thing is for sure i am really glad they spent the first half of the episode recapping us from what happened last cour by showing us the senjumaru’s bankai + yhwach v. ichibei again, very much helpful ! and seeing uryū’s battle prowess and his style of fighting was just SOOO amazing and he looks so cool and i remembered i love him😭😭😭 glad he got his time to shine and i hope he gets more time since tybw has already been adding in extra scenes and details

now let’s talk abt that OPENING AND ENDING SEQUENCE ! absolutely phenomenal idk who was in charge of that but i hope that person or people have icy cold pillows to sleep on tonight 🙂‍↕️ the monochrome palette with bright colored eyes that pop out against an otherwise dull shot was just so cool to look at !! seeing everyone in the op and ending themes just made me miss everyone like how it really has been too long :((

need to make a separate paragraph for ichigo because…….ichigo. nuff said. (i miss my boyfie so much but i can’t string the words together rn bc im half asleep and im still trying to process my excitement)

and AIZEEENNNNNN OMG i already said it in disc but his 5 seconds total screen time throughout that whole episode was one of the best parts as well like I WAS SILENTLY (S)CREAMING MY MAN IS COMING SOOOO SOON! the way they’re building up the anticipation oh my days the pacing is pretty good so far ! think i mentioned this to u as well in disc except i can’t remember but SHUNSUI !!!! ive been think abt him quite often leading up to today’s premiere seeing his few seconds on my screen was also exhilarating

oh…and those two shots of juushiro…………..no i’m not well like UGHHHH i know that’s gonna be so emotional when they get to it, i just know i may cry bc i was sooo so so sad when i read it 💔💔 but enough of my yap fest, please please tell me what ur thoughts are 😝

[cato-of-blamesociety]

32 Weeks Tracklist/Song Picks pt. 4 (weeks 25-31)

How/Why did I choose/chose to use the songs I did

*Full breakdown, updated in real time(weekly)*

25. Mood 4 Eva x Beyonce ft. Jay-Z, Childish Gambino, Oumou Sangare

Yooo!! We have arrived to the final videos of the project. I don’t know how you feel, I hope that you feel…well idk understood?? If you are of my flesh and blood family, I hope you feel heard, validated, celebrated, and overall loved. If you are a follower, I hope you feel connected to me and my work. If you are a person who just happened to stumble upon this…(yeah right), but if so 😉, I hope you visit, and revisit all the aspects of this project and find that you are just like me; human AF!! I had to do one for my mama y'all. So this will sort of a shout out to film by Beyoncé, “Black is King”. Now for those that don’t know, or haven’t had a chance, the movie is basically like it’s own telling of “The Lion King” but with amazing colors, outfits, nod to spirituality, highlights of life, and more. I fell in love with the story/narrative that we are “Simba” finding our way, and even though we get lost, our ancestors, loved ones, and elders are guiding us, covering us, and wishing the best for us. On a another level, I view it as Beyoncé's love letter to her son, but I also interpret it as a metaphor that the Divine Black Goddess(not Beyoncé) but the spirit of life/love/nurture/nature, BIG feminine energy is here for me and always has been. Each visual has amazing imagery, and the music is phenomenal. The African artists, and influences make the album feel like its our DNA. With that being said, I knew after writing to “Cuff It”, I would return to another Beyoncé track. I was leaning towards something off "Renaissance", "EVERYTHING IS LOVE", or "The Gift". "Renaissance" had so many picks, but really, none that I really attached to, and could write something meaningful. "EVERYTHING IS LOVE", well….actually, never mind that for now. We will be back to talk about it in about 5 more posts (I really didn’t think I was going write to anything on that album). “The Gift” had so many bangers. Initially I attempted to create something to “BIGGER”. The actually song moves me to tears when I think about; how much my wife does, and more recently, how I’m endlessly exhausted being in this process. I hummed some sh*t, but nothing actually stuck. “Find Your Way Back” was another that I could freestyle to, but nothing that I thought I use for #32weeksMixtape. OMG…”Already”!!?? I couldn’t…I just couldn’t disrespect that mf like that haha. “Waters”, “My Power”, and “Scar” are all inviting but for whatever reason, “Mood 4Eva” just felt more like me. As soon as I gave myself to idea of it, the words came to me. I knew it would be about my amazing mother. She has gotten even more full of grace over the years, more understanding, and I would dare say, more loving. Anyway, Mama, I highly doubt you will ever see this, but I want to say it again just in case. I love you so much. I sincerely appreciate your guidance, your light, and commitments to the development of your children.

26. Calling x Metro Boomin ft. Swae Lee, NAV, A Boogie wit da Hoodie

Sooo, just a reminder and to avoid redundancies, please 👉🏾check out the blog posts for weeks 17-24, specifically week22👈🏾 to get background info on my search throughout the "METRO BOOMIN PRESENTS SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE SOUNDTRACK". I want to jump right in. "Calling" was written after my youngest sister, Neisha, confided in me about a dilemma. I want to say(can't remember for certain) she was very embarrassed or at least wanted to keep that dilemma confidential. I thought based on prior info, that the situation had changed for her, but basically she made it known that it never did. I wanted her and my other sister, Deonna, that I was one that can always be trusted with any info, because I know the value of being that special ear, and heart for others. That's really what the track is about. The original line opening the verse was; "I'm your brother, your motherf*cking brother...' but I felt that was too aggressive and since it was a spider track, I wanted my children to be able to hear it. When I say, "I truly get it, I get to my core..." it's a reference to understanding how hard it can be to tell the people we love the most, the truth about who we are. For me, it was telling my mom after over 20years of going to church, that I no longer believed /followed Christianity. It was big deal for Mama. She thought she did something wrong but as a person who is seeking truth, and wanting to find freedom in this life, my beliefs and journey took me down a different path. The line about wearing a mask to cover shame...whew chile!! That one carries so much weight. Shame is something we all try to avoid, and as a fellow(rather former) mask wearer, I know when people have those barriers up. We think they protect us(THEY DON'T), but really embracing that shame, or confronting it(by being open, honest, and vulnerable) we learn to let it go. When we let shame go, we become stronger. Gwen Stacy takes off her mask(honest, confronts shame) and it literally saved her and her father's life! As a person who is trying to become a better version of themselves, I recognize that it takes time for folks to attain that level of honesty. Sh*t, there are things I still need time for as well. I think I touch on this in the video description, but, I wanted the video to show Peter B. Parker as the 'brother'. Gwen bonded with him and Miles (and the other spider people) in the previous movie. Peter is the OG, who taught Miles, but in the end, learned from him. He becomes a father, he is a great friend( to even Miguel, who is obviously hurt in ways that can't be seen) and overall when Peter enters the room, you feel the sigh of comedic relief. I see myself as Peter and my sisters as Gwen. Peep the video where I say "I'm the one that you can trust" and it's a quick reminder that Peter has felt the same way Gwen does. At the end of the film, Gwen appears outside of Peter's window...she is literally "Calling" him for help. Deonna and Deneisha, if you see this, I hope you know you can call me WHENEVER, for WHATEVER! I hope you enjoy the visuals and the song!!

27. Rebuke x KAYTRAMINÉ

Ok, so I will attempt to keep this one brief! Going back to phase 1, I lay out how Kaytranada was new to me(week5). Well after writing to "Grey Area", I knew I wanted to use another Kaytranada instrumental. The issue was, I didn't know where to go. I put it on the back burner...and then..some time went by and I find out that Kay and Aminé teamed up for a collaboration album; self-entitled: "KAYTRAMINÉ". Aminé is cold in so many ways. For me, I think his voice and the way is vocals come out to crispy clean get me each time. One of my favorite tracks he did was "Invincible" for the "Into the Spiderverse" Soundtrack. When that song comes on, and I am actively listening...I get goosebumps and teary eyed as f*ck. Needless to say, a full album by him and Kay had me amped. Even the first track "Who He Iz" comes in hot. Kay's production is so catchy, but makes you move, but is always f*cking weird...idk how to describe it. I just know I love it. "letstalkaboutit" is another one that I had on repeat...lets see; here is the last of my favs: "Westside", "Master P", "UGH UGH", and of course "Rebuke". I think "Rebuke" stuck with me due to its lightness. I originally had been in a place (while writing #32weeksMixtape) where I wanted to write more about my wife and I's relationship. That verse ended up in week 17: "Don't Let The Devil". The original opening lines to "Rebuke" were "Giving up? I refuse/I'm not enough? I rebuke/Letting in those types of thoughts will only sink the cruise". I go on a run about the Rugrats movie, Tom(Tommy) Crusie/Nicole Kidman and religion...and then compare our relationship to Bey and Jay....Then something at work or life in general wasn't moving as planned and I really needed to talk to my homies. I outline in the description of "Rebuke | remix" video how for a week no one I contacted picked up, called back, or responded to my texts. I know that seems dramatic, but literally I took that feeling and began writing what now is Week 27; "I been trying to keep a plus sign, but these minuses keep adding up..." Side note: During the process of recording #32weeksMixtape I did have strep. I want to say that's when this verse was written. You can hear the strain/change in my voice on week 20: "RUN | remix". This verse was so much fun. The singing of "f*ck you" just has so much power in it lol. Anyway I hope you enjoy! I hope that the video gets remixed and memed up.

28. Wings x Mac Miller

Before I starting typing this week's blog post, I wanted to go back and revisit week 9's post first. Week 9's message, the song and the post, are fairly identical to this one. At this point you should know I am a big fan of Mac's and still bump is music on a healthy rotation. I mentioned before that "Faces" was very cringy for me but has become sort of a pacifier for my panic attacks of being overwhelmed in this process; seemingly not receiving any recognition for the work/effort/time/vulnerability I put in this project. The intro to "It just doesn't Matter", which is Bill Murray's monologue from the movie Meatballs, makes be tear up each time. The idea that I can do all this work and possibly reach that level of satisfaction I have been searching for (finding financial freedom from the music I create), or remain a broke artist that no one cares about...doesn't even matter. It really has become my mantra when I feel myself judging myself for not getting enough likes/listens/views/f*cking attention for a post or track! "Cato," I tell myself, "none of this sh*t matters anyway!". I then... and please understand this literally happened on the day I released week 28(1/18/24)...write a post on here reminding myself that I am my favorite rapper and that is a huge accomplishment. I then threw on my visuals on my tv and watch the beautiful work I had took time to create. I cried...like ugly cried. But it felt so good to remember what I have done so far. Today(1/19/24), sitting in my car before walking into work, I record a message reminding *myself* that I am dope, and that the validation is from within, not external (added to the aforementioned post). Y'all, I had to release that negative burden! Let me tell you why. Again, 28 was written to remind the homies that them not helping me out/supporting(which is all perceived through my own perspective making this feeling a distorted thought; who knows how they were actually supporting/helping me?) and that I was at the point to say "If you don't/won't/can't be here with me, for whatever reason...i am ok with it. I won't push you, I won't argue, I won't beg. Like I get it, you have other priorities." Soooo...as you recall, week 9 drops, and leading up to that release P passes. I had agreed to continue my project because I know he would appreciate the work. P understood my craft, he knew how dope of a writer I am, just like I know how dope he is. I made it a mission that when I hit week 28, I would dedicate to him. It only makes sense because once he died, that mf song sounded like I wrote it on his personal behalf. So with all that mind, I used as much footage as I could find/that I had/and others sent me. I f*cking cry while putting it all together. I post it, and...wow, crickets! I felt like on social media especially, I wasn't getting any digital love. I thought for sure that this video and subsequent snippets, because of its sentiment would at at least attract more attention because his family and friends would want to see it...right? 🤷🏾‍♂️ At this moment, I was wrong. So back to "It just doesn't matter". I froze in my tracks(1/18/24) and remembered that my brother appreciates this and that's who it was made for. That's when I re-watched my prior videos, starting with week 28. I can get swept up in the addictive feeling of being validated through social media just like the next person. Today, I know to feel what I need to, but then get my ego/pride/self out of the way. I told myself I will not drop another teaser for this video....at least for awhile, so that I can be sure my selfishness of wanting to be recognized as an artist doesn't take away from the fact that a man has died and his family/friends will never be the same. P, I love you. I'm sorry that my hat didn't come soon enough for me to wear it at your ceremony like we talked about. I wore it in the video for you. ~LLP🕊💙💙

29. 2010 x Earl Sweatshirt

So, spoiler alert (not really) I am fairly new to Earl. I never got on board with Odd Future back in the day. I didn't understand the vibe, and felt they were too weird. So far, I regret that narrow-mindedness because I mess with Tyler for real now, and I have (listened to The Internet, Steve Lacy, and Frank Ocean) and realized I missed an era. &lt;;<I just watched "Oldie" and now I get it. That last verse sums it up>> Either way, my intro to Earl I believe came from Mac Miller's Watching Movies. Earl is featured on "I'm Not Real"(one of my favs from that album). I then heard "Wool" I think slide across my Spotify when I had Vince Staples on random. For some reason Earl's line about " Fifties in my pocket falling out like fucking baby teeth..." had me hooked. Earl's feature on Faces: New Faces v2 is what really had me feeling like I needed to check him out seriously. The homie Brandon was also invested in my Earl education. I believe that during the #32weeksMixtape writing era, I did actually vibe through "Sick!". I don't think I had any issues with it. Earl's flow is so strange to me. It lowkey reminds me how Nas' skills are. You think they are going to rhyme a certain way, but then the bar is syncopated, or the rhyme/word you thought they would use doesn't come immediately, or at all! Earl even has this, almost slur type of delivery that I did have to get accustomed too. I got into Frank Ocean about a year and a half ago (I know...leave me alone) and that was hugely due to Dissect Podcast that I have mentioned before. Anyway, the host goes into detail about Earl's perfectly delivered verse on "Super Rich Kids". This was another reminder that I needed to check him out. Back to Sick!, On the Podcast...I can't remember which episode, it could be in the Mac Miller (s9) when they breakdown "2009". They tell the listeners that Earl and other friends of Mac's had made songs in the same manner as 2009. Earl's was 2010. SICK! by itself is fire but given the reason behind the track, and the challenge of attempting to rhyme on a weird Earl beat fired me up to write to 2010. This one is special to me, and I know I say that about all the songs on 32weeks, but this was another one I played for Paris that last day I saw him. He was f*cking with it. I had fun coming up with the string of metaphors...and my favorite one is the lines about going to outer space. I start it off with "on a rocket ship.." heading to build a colony...which is my way of saying B.L.A.M.E. will be what I said it would be. I then relay that to setting a table and even though you may not be here with me right now, it's ok if you join later..."I will save some space for you..." This line really is for Tyson. He really doesn't/didn't believe after all the times I told him, I want him apart of the movement. Take ya time, I have a place for you, and a plate for you [at the table]. "Imma add another leaf[as in add another section to the table to extend/make it longer], to make room for some New Faces. Cause back in '09..." This is what makes love this track. I tie in Mac's New Faces v2 from his Album Faces...which of course features Earl...but I also bring up 09...which is from Mac's Swimming which is why 2010 was inspired...you see the layers...but also notice that in Earl's 2010, and Mac's 2009, they are reflecting on how life wasn't as great, it was darkness before the light and the same relates to me. I was arrested in 2008, and due to how it went down, I was banned from school campus and activities. I couldn't attend my prom or my graduation. So taking all of that frustration and using it to move forward is a form of strength to me. Anyway I hope you enjoy the track and visuals.

30. ADHD x Joyner Lucas

Ok first off, It's been a hell of a week. I have literally felt like sh*t since dropping week29. Like all the symptoms that I list in the song hit me like that morning! Like n*gga, I was sick on my mf day off! On top of that, I am writing this on a Saturday afternoon vs my Friday evening because my younger son also got sick. I express on week 24 how Elijah is energetic af. He never stops moving. When he gets sick though, he is still as a rock, and it f*cking breaks my heart. I hate when anyone in my house gets ill, but Elijah with no energy is just depressing. Today(this morning), my elementary school's basketball team I was coaching, season ended. We made it to the 2nd game of the tournament but didn't win and couldn't move forward. We ended the season with 3W-4L. I really hoped they would push all the way to the championship...there is always next year. Lastly, I have been meaning to find a way to work in updates about weight....I know "Cato why tf would we want to know that??". Truly it's for documentary purposes. I believe I already shared that #32weeksMixtape is just a leg of the process. Next project with 32weeks is the book. Everything that happened in these 32weeks is up to be discussed, my weight included. Around September, I noticed that my weight was going up...slowly but increasing nonetheless. I usually hang around 215lbs as my baseline. My true goal weight is 200lbs(which, may be impossible lol but I refuse to quit). The closet I have gotten to that goal was 207lbs. As we rolled through 2023's cold season holidays, I realized my workout regiment wasn't as consistent and I wasn't giving my all when I did workout. I definitely wasn't getting enough sleep, and my eating/snacking was out of balance. By 1/1/24, I was up to 233lbs. That's a big jump in a small amount of time. I started freaking out the first week of the new year, but then I reminded myself, "We have done this before!" I have. I started to chill with the snacks, getting back to upping my water intake, lowkey ate an apple every morning, and a granola bar for breakfast/morning snack, and have been packing my lunch with filling but low cal foods (i.e. homecooked leftovers(that hasn't changed), carrots + mini naan breads with hummus(delish), and a smaller portion of my salty bbq chips with a fruit cup/applesauce. Today, 2/3/24, I am at 223lbs! Yeah, that's right, I am down 10lbs. The last change I did was actually weighing myself each morning, and recording it. Tracking my weight is like a reminder, "Bro, we have a goal, lets not deviate."

----Ok now back to the music! This song was written when I didn't know what to write. I had already mentioned that in week 25, Joyner's ADHD album is filled with bangers. This one, just had the vibe that pulled me in. The singing I do at the beginning, "I think my pen is like eyes..." wow! That was what came to me quickly. I know I had to use it. I really did shed tears while writing alot of these songs, and the idea like Jay's "Song Cry", where he is telling you he can't see himself crying, so he has to make the song cry for him, is the premise. In the visuals I utilize Master Jiraiya because he is a renowned legendary ninja, who plays a significant role in inspiring his village and his mentee. In the end he writes his last message which is a warning for his village. That to me had me tears. RIP Master Jiraiya. I start the verse by saying, "Maybe it's my nerves, wrapping up these verses. The most I've ever written. Lately, feeling more coerced." This is truly how I felt. I felt like I had given all that I had, and that at this point I am pushing out bullsh*t. But nevertheless, the process is the process. There is a hint about my album to come in the song, "I been talking about magic, alchemy, and how I've changed, love is magic, making gold bars outta spare change". The album is inspired by my favorite novel, but I use the concept to show that we can change our world/life with love and introspection...among other things. The string of lines where I say I'm not trying to make a hit....everything in those lines tell you that type of artist I want to be to you. Allow me to be the soundtrack that drives you. Lastly, I want to end this post with a shout out to Joyner. I still don't know how involved he is with his visuals, but they are so cool. Check out his video for ADHD, and then look at how they made that sh*t. I respect Joyner's hustle out here. To the person reading this right now, I hope you know that you are loved, and I hope you never give up, no matter what your goal is!

31. LOVEHAPPY x The Carters (Beyoncé + Jay Z)

Man...we are one away from being all done! Ok so how to describe what is going on in this song. 🤔Well, let's start with the concept. First off, this truly was the last verse written. I was thinking and reflecting on what instrumental to use. I was playing with some ideas like; Rich Flex x Drake & 21 Savage, Crazy Mood x Grind2Hard Osh'a, East Point Prayer x Vince Staples, like 3 tracks off of 'Kids See Ghosts', and Dreaming of the Past x Pusha T. But then something crazy happened. Just as the week 31's verse says, I was meeting with Tyson. It was a long drive to him but it was worth it. I was able to see his face, chit chat, share some of the new tunes (esp the last track/32). We were discussing the importance of connecting with people and having accountability for what we do. We talked about goals, and the project. I leave, and literally about 1 exit away from home I change the song on my phone(it was clicked into the phone holder on the dashboard). I look up, my exit is coming up and I was about to miss it. Had I been thinking, I would have stayed on the highway and turned around hopping back on the highway at the next exit.---Mind you, there had been a lot of construction on this portion of the highway and so there were a lot of those tall/skinny orange/reflective white cones lining the road. I swerve to make my exit. I turned too hard, and then overcorrected hitting one of those cones. It caused my driver side mirror to close into the the driver's window. The mirror shattered, the casing broke, and there was other slight damage.

The first thing I want to say is I am grateful that I didn't roll the vehicle, hit another vehicle, or injure myself. Here's the sad part that just shows how ridiculous my thinking was. Erin had been reminding me over and over for weeks to stop engaging with my phone while driving. I ignored her warnings. This happens, and I began to freak out. I don't want to let her down, but what I do next was a lame a** move. I began looking up estimates to fix the mirror...because we were supposed to take my car to Chicago for a couples getaway and to see Beyoncé live in concert(Renaissance World tour) like within the next 3 weeks. During my freak out I call her to see where she is. She says she isn't that far. I know that I was supposed to make dinner. I realized that some of the ingredients I needed, weren't in the pantry. I ask her if she could stop and grab some black beans. *I know stupid and hella manipulative*. She denies and tells me to pivot to a different meal. I couldn't tell you what I ended up making. I should have told her right then what happened...but I didn't. Fast-forward, she gets to the house and immediately begins asking what happened. I tell her then and that's how the final verse was thought up. We had a long talk about other areas I was slacking in around the house. The reason was mostly because I was deep in writing, recording, and building the concept of #32weeksMixtape.

I am so grateful that I was able to find a damn near matching full mirror and casing for under $100(and that's with the express shipping), grateful that Big Bro Dave was able to install it for me, and especially grateful that Erin still saw my heart. The line about her saying she would leave me is true. It would either be from me not listening to her(as in taking her warnings for me/her/our safety serious) or for constantly making expensive mistakes that lowkey re-traumatize her. With all the other references to us being like The Carters(week 17 for instance) I knew this verse would be written to a "EVERYTHING IS LOVE" song. There were a few contenders: "SUMMER", "BOSS", "FRIENDS", and "713". I love them all, but the way Jay Z is still lamenting about his mistakes, and tells how he had to make things right, plus the tempo and style of "LOVEHAPPY" had my brain spilling out the lyrics. My favorite lines are the quotes. Those were my takeaways; Listen and apply, just communicate when sh*t happens, make better choices or lose it all(my family or my actual life), and family comes first. I hope you don't make silly, careless, and dangerous choices like I did. I pray that you take care of yourself and live your life fully with a person whom you call your soulmate and the you experience LOVEHAPPYness. If no has told you today, I love you, and always will. Thank you for taking the time to read this. 💙💙💙

[silversword7000]

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GUESS WHO HAD THEIR DRAWING TABLET FIXED?

Here's Johnny from the cartoon in my style!

[elekinetic]

Quick! Tag your top favorite byler blogs (as many as you want) and tell my why you love them in one line to spread positivity on the dashboard and make someone's day!

FINALLY! THE TIME HAS COME!

this is in no particular order

first up. my wheelies. my ride or dies. call it traumabonding or whatever u want but these mfs know secrets of mine they better take to the grave

@hawkinsp0st, my first real friend on here. currently on hiatus but truly a kindred spirit. single-handedly changed the way i looked at the show with their hellfire color post. u simply get me and i miss ur brain!!

@ratt-duffer deserves so much more credit than you all give them. he just gets this show so well and has such well written analyses, but more than that, is just a fun fuckin person to exist around.

@willsglock my sister in glock. what can i say. she has permanently altered the way i think about brba and bcs. refreshingly honest in a way i wish more people were. occasionally breaks hearts w her writing.

@crazycoven no. 1 weezer stan in my heart ❤️ jk but fr hayden is such a cool person with some of the best themes and best takes on this site. very glad to know him

@tntozier deserves financial compensation for what theyve given to this tag. one of the brightest souls on here. everything he posts is a gift and u all should be so lucky 🤨 thank u for screaming abt st puzzle games and convincing me to download. i blame you for my crippling addiction.

ok onto some of my other favorite geniuses on here <3

@quinnick his energy??? immaculate. thank u for putting reddie content on my dash. u are so sweet and are the only valid ask hoarder. yes ofc i will send you more asks!! you deserve it!! even if you won’t stop making ur mom jokes.

@madcleradin just fucking gets it. she has never made a single post i did not wholeheartedly agree with. her understanding of the characters and the dynamics….phenomenal. also genuinely hilarious. very grateful to be mutuals w one sierra loveqbrl madcleradin

@mlchaelwheeler is a certified genius and is single-handedly responsible for getting me to restart succession. we don’t chat very often but when we do it is so much fun. she always puts such good posts i’ve never seen before on my dash and her analyses are genius. sarah’s blog is a gift to this site!!!

@chiquitablanquita changed my life with her poetry fic. i just. wow. wow. oh my god. yeah basically yeah. oh my god. i am in awe of you for the work u do outside of fandom and for the absolute insane talent u so gracefully share with us.

@eightieslesbian is The Gif Maker on here. her visions…holy shit. yes her gifs of my demos and the bitch meredith brooks gifset haunt my dreams bc she is the sweetest person on here and the fact that she DOWNLOADED MY MUSIC?? hello my heart is broken in two. but can we talk about HER original stuff?? HELLO?? she is so insanely talented and her vision is just….omg. OMG.

@elmaxed lumi and i don’t chat all that much but her brain is just so correct always and forever. her writing is wonderful and her energy is stellar. always happy to see her on my dash.

@wibble-wobbegong is such a fun blog to follow. he’s just such a cool dude and has such a nuanced understanding of mike. plus a great signature blog theme. dude has a BRAND, mad respect

@astrobei i cannot believe we are mutuals. i CANNOT BELIEVE we are mutuals. genuinely one of my favorite writers on ao3 and i still fangirl a little everytime we interact. like. the fics….holy shit. HOLY shit. she has such a firm understanding of the characters and has never written anything that doesn’t feel true to the show, regardless of AU or canon compliance. hanleia costume fic my beloved. good god they are such a talented writer.

@smoosnoom the scream i scrumpt when i got the follow notification. first fic writer i actually learned how to use the “subscribe” function on ao3 for. there are no words for the absolute batshit amount talent stored in this tumblr blog. ik y’all have read i’m tearing you asunder (cue “uh yeah, i’ve read the classics” tiktok audio) but every fic in their fix it series….jesus christ. run up that hill to go read rn.

@strangeswift is in a category of her own. abby u are a twin flame and i am so glad to know u. u simply understand me!! y’all she is such a fuckin phenomenal writer and is SO CEREBRAL in the way she approaches the show. her mike s4 pov snippets live rent free in my head. truly the only person who could get me to voluntarily read angst. NEVER misses with her takes and is just. so smart. SO SMART. the most supportive mfer on here fr. you guys aren’t ready for milevenvision or any of the other stuff you should be so lucky for abby to put out.

ok i could talk about my friends and moots for hours and i definitely DEFINITELY missed ppl but pls just know i follow blogs i love love love the content of and if we are mutuals i value u to the moon and back <333

[kenvais]

𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐔𝐓𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐁𝐎𝐘𝐒! — including takemichi hanagaki, manjiro sano 'mikey', ken ryuguji 'draken', keisuke baji, chifuyu matsuno​

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genre: fluff/crack

warnings: none, really

reader: gender neutral, no pronouns used/mentioned

BAJI — was so reluctant letting you cut his hair. he loves how long his hair is because he knows that he looks good with it, and he's had it for so long that he is just used to it.

only lets you cut it an inch, maybe two at most, and that's pushing it

complained the whole time, but actually kind of liked the feeling

the way that he started tearing up when he saw his hair on the floor

when i tell you that this man almost got up and ran away

he wanted to dye it but you wouldn't let him because his hair was too damaged from him not combing it enough

fun fact: he uses pantene and olay shampoo/conditioner for his hair <3

TAKEMICHI — on the other hand, begged you to cut his hair. you almost declined because you saw the way he liked to do it himself, but when he found out that he could get a mohawk without using half the bottle of hair gel he was determined to get one.

despite how much he begged for it, he was trembling in his seat the whole time

kept making you turn him so he could look in the mirror and see how it looked

he had the cutest grin on his face when you were done omg <3

you had to spend extra time washing it before properly re-coloring it because he used box hair dye

offered to pay you an absurd amount of money because of how much he liked it <333

DRAKEN — has major trust issues when it comes to getting his hair cut, dyed, or even touched. he once backhanded mikey for trying to tug on his braid.

but today was the day, he had noticed that his braid was getting unnecessarily long, so he called you up

he was eating while you were working

so you had to move around a lot

literally screamed bloody murder when you accidentally poked him with the scissors

like, full on screeched

mikey heard him from the other room </3

CHIFUYU — is literally so chill when it comes to getting his hair cut, but he's lowkey a lil bossy when you start coloring it.

if you come anywhere near him with box hair dye he will literally box you

you guys watched twilight while you did his hair <3

he is not a natural blonde, he just knows how to make hair dye look absolutely phenomenal

he 100% tried to cut his own bangs as a child

haha bowl cut baby go brr

MIKEY — tried to cut it himself and failed miserably, so he called you to help him out. it was kinda sweet how he offered to cut yours in return, but you said no, because if he can't cut his own hair then how is he going to cut yours?

literally yelps at the slightest tug or poke because he's tender-headed </3

started whining for a little while because he got restless and couldn't sit still

took multiple breaks, which ended up causing the haircut to take longer

believe it or not, he's not all that talkative while you're cutting it

you guys took a photoshoot after <3

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