#the holy trinity of fangirling

[ovtsakaramel]

My character developed from HP at elementary, pjo at middle school, thg obsession later on

[a-moth-to-the-light]

Current Top 10 Bleachers Songs

Though I can't exactly say I grew up with Bleachers--I was 14 when I first heard of them--I feel like I did. Maybe it's because I actually did grow up with Bruce Springsteen, and didn't someone once call Bleachers a glorified Springsteen tribute band? I couldn't find the original reference, but I love Bleachers almost as much as Springsteen (who's only my favorite artist ever--sorry, Alba Reche, you're a close second I promise!!!), so I can't say that label is a bad thing. The Springsteen energy happening in their music is FANTASTIC, with some interesting electronic influences to spice things up! They released a new album last Friday, so it's time to do a top-10-so-far before I find any new favorites :)

1. Wild Heart

This is for all the kids who lived off the Love, Simon soundtrack in eighth grade, who huddled in their room and listened to "Wild Heart" over and over and over again and tried to work up the courage to ask their parents to take them to see the movie... but what if they guess? What if they figure out I'm gay? I'll just watch the trailers over and over again, listen to the soundtrack on repeat... Look, I like so much about "Wild Heart", especially the echo-y vocal effects and the way the chorus crashes in and the grumbling bass and the outro, but really this is my favorite Bleachers song as a salute to my past self. I'm sorry. And thank you. And I'm so proud of you.

2. How Dare You Want More

This song is layers and layers and layers, it's all the chaos and glee of a really great party, and I feel tipsy by the time that sax solo hits.

3. Hate That You Know Me

I thought this one was pretty weird for a longggg time, but it got me eventually. The production here is emptier than what I was used to from their first album, but over time, it started to feel less empty and more immediate to me, like I could just be hearing a couple of people giving the performance of their lives across the street. Speaking of which, shoutout to the backup vocalist who does those riffs--they bring out the best in this song's rhythm. Also, these might be my favorite Bleachers lyrics. They're fantastically fun to sing, without losing any meaning to the sonic whimsy!

4. Don't Take The Money

This is my comfort scream-it-all-out song--it has the perfect blend of genuine humor and equally genuine agony that I love so much in my favorite Taylor Swift songs. Experiencing the mortifying ordeal of being known? Singing, "I SAW YOUR FACE AND HANDS / COVERED IN SUN AND THEN / I THINK I UNDERSTAND / ... OH I UNDERSTAND" is the most effective cure I know.

5. I'm Ready to Move On / Wild Heart -- w/ Yoko Ono

Okay, sure, this is kind of just "Wild Heart" again. But I think it deserves its own spot, since it really does have its own thing going on. I'm not as much of an experimental production lover as I want to be--though I respect attempts to expand the range of sounds we think of as 'music', I still have a hard time actually enjoying the more out-there electronic stuff. But I'll listen to this one any day, weird buzzing noises included, because Yoko Ono's melody instantly cheers me up, and I find myself singing it constantly. Snow is falling! All the time! Snow is smiling! All the time! I'm ready! I'm ready! I'm ready! To move on!

6. I Wanna Get Better (cw: sui)

This one is... intense. I think that's what I love most about Bleachers, though, is that you get all this emotion wrapped up in these ridiculously catchy rock anthems. There's so much feeling that's fighting to get out of these songs, and so much in my heart that's fighting to get out when I listen--but then I can free it by singing along. These are songs that want to be sung along to, that invite your shared experience of things that are too heavy to carry alone. Hell, maybe that's what drew me to Bleachers, specifically, out of all the artists on the Love, Simon soundtrack. Because their music felt like coming out, even before I actually did; it gave me an escape, to a place where I felt like my secret, my big terrifying secret, had already been shared. Even for just a few minutes, I could get that weight of things unspoken off my shoulders. And suicidal ideation is hard to talk about, too. And I didn't talk about it for a long time--not for years after coming out. But I had this song to process it with, and for that I'm eternally grateful <3

7. Like A River Runs

Okay, this spot could belong to a whole bunch of songs on the Strange Desire album, but I'll go with this one, which was my most-listened song on Spotify Wrapped 2020. I don't think I've ever been able to relate to this song--I'm lucky to never have experienced the death of a close friend, or of a family member I knew well--but the production always manages to capture me instantly. I guess this song gives us another good explanation of why I feel like I grew up with Bleachers: their music sounds like how my growing up felt--this overwhelming rush of reckless joy in the present, combined with intense fits of yearning for the past.

8. Everybody Lost Somebody

COME ON MOTHERFUCKER YOU SURVIVED YOU'VE GOTTA GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK !!!!!

9. 91

I never really know what to do with this song, honestly--it's not let-it-all-out fun, like I usually expect from Bleachers. Rather, it's mysterious and reserved... but that makes it uniquely captivating, too. Its lyrics have beautifully executed time skips, and I love that string instruments are made central to the arrangement, rather than left to a low-volume layer in the chorus.

10. Rollercoaster -- w/ Charli XCX

I mean, Bleachers has some of the best hooks out there, and Charli XCX has a voice that makes any chorus a punch to the gut. A dream collaboration, for sure, and I wouldn't be surprised if this is my most-listened Bleachers song ever!

Honorable Mentions: Reckless Love, You're Still a Mystery, All My Heroes, 45, Big Life, Don't Go Dark, Anti-Hero (Taylor Swift feat. Bleachers)

[stray-cat-with-internet-access]

Sisters, I've finally completed my own Holy Trinity of fangirling movies

[sweetiepoison]

Famous Baby (social media blurb)

@yourusername: The last two months 💛

[tagged: @Shawnmendes, @Justinbieber, @yourbff1, @yourbff2]

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Fan#1: the holy trinity 😇 (@yourusername, @yourbff1, @yourbff2)

-> bff1: more like the unholy trinity 😅🤭

->bff2: no fr if only you guys saw the gc 💀

->yourusername: jail immediately if it got out

Fan#2: pls I love how unserious they are

Fan#3: I would pay to see their gc

->Fan#4: literally same

Fan#5: excuse me ma’am are you and @justinbeiber making music together?!

->Fan#6: my dream collab

->Fan#7: (y/n) would be the one to get Justin to return to music

->Fan#8: Y’ALL she liked the original comment!!

->Fan#9: I can’t wait for this music to come out!

JustinBieber: My fav singing partner now and forever 🤍

->yourusername: I fangirl when I get to sing with you 🤍

->Fan#10: they are the definition of platonic soulmates

Fan#11: Okay miss girl I see you at the all stars weekend go ahead and get you a man 👀

->Fan#12: Maybe she already has one 👀

->Fan#13: yoo, don’t play with my emotions like that

->Fan#14: I could totally see Justin setting her up though #wingman

->Fan#15: I’m calling it rn, her and Matthews

->Fan#16: Idk who that even is, but if he can make our girl happy I’m down

->Fan#17: @AustonMatthews

->Fan#18: Thank you for the @ girl bc damn he is fine

-> Fan#19: Or her and @Williamnylander

->Fan#20: Literally either way’s a win 🤷‍♀️

Yourbff: my girl looking good always!

Fan#21: The fact that she went to the all star game for Justin and then sang with him for his first performance in a while, they are so wholesome

Shawnmendes: My favorite person to see in the audience

->Fan#22: I know y’all see this comment too 👀

->Fan#23: like can they pls get back together

->Fan#24: That would heal my 14 yr old heart

Fan#25: I was a team Shawn girl back when it was between him and Harry and I’m gonna be one now

Fan#26: Shawn and (y/n) holding hands was not on my 2024 bingo card

Fan#27: (y/n) is serving body!!!!!

Bff2: soooo…..same thing next weekend?

[sugoi-writes]

FUCK. I WROTE PART NINE AND HAD IT ALL READY TO GO AND THEN MY KID GOT HER HANDS ON MY PHONE AND CLOSED THE APP. THANK LUCIFER I HAD THE FIRST HALF SAVED AS A DRAFT BUT STILL. OTL sending this separate because I was paranoid she'd do it again and I would have to write the second part a third time 😭 also realizing I forgot to put my sig at the bottom of Pt.9

..... Annnnd of course, after pressing send I remember that I forgot to rewrite the part where reader chokes Alastor when they cum. just shoot me holy motherfucking shit

At some point I'mma just make these into a full blown PWP fic. It seems like they get longer with each installment 🤣 (I'm sorry btw, I always feel kinda bad whenever I leave long messages in anyone's inbox 😫

AYEEEE WELL YA KNOW WHAT THEY SAY - GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE!! 😘❤️‍🔥

It's a fitting pet name Hunny Pun! You're the queen of puns and you're so so SO sweet like a Honey Bun! is that icing or Alastor's jizz on you??? ... im so sorry i'll see myself out again 😭 CAN'T FIND AND KISS ME IF I FIND AND KISS YOU FIRST BABES~! ❤️❤️❤️

I can't hold on to my anonymity anymore guys so I'mma be making Pt.10 my reveal post~ it's killing me that I can't leave rabid fangirl messages on your works like you all do here for me! I really did wanna wait until I got the Smutmus Holy Trinity complete or at least in the revision stages but just- GAH! I NEED YALL TO KNOW HOW AMAZING I THINK YOU ARE. Beautiful beautiful minds, inside and out i can't even-!

Seriously though, I can't even begin to express how grateful and happy I am to have met any of you! And there are no words in the English dictionary (or any at all really) that I could use to describe what I feel about how accepting and supportive you've been! I could NEVER thank yall enough for helping me to find the joy in writing again. I love all three of you so much and I'm honored to call you friends!! 🥺🥰💋

- ☄️❤️ Smut Santa

False Alarm for the Next Part!! And honestly, thank God, the vibe is still not charged HAH--

Oh no!!! I'm so sorry that happened to you!! I had a similar experience when writing my part 2 to my Nun! Alastor fic. Fun fact: had to re-write it 5 times because I kept forgetting to save it. ;;_;; hhhh my baby fever is so bad I'm crying, but man, KIDS! What a little stinker 🥹❤️

Also, my ask box is usually super empty? Like, you could LICK the floor with how neat and empty it is? I LOVE messages? Even better if they long like Alastor's girthy fucking co--

We--We were- when we??? ALASTOR GETS--??? MY HANDS AROUND HIS???

*Danny.Exe has experienced an Error*

*Rebooting*

OKAY IM BACK--

☄️❤️Anon... babycakes. At this rate I'm gonna do more than fucking kiss you. I think we're past that now. And if you keep calling me 'Hunny Pun', or similar pet names, I'm just gonna jump your bones--

Hug you!!!! I meant hug you!!!

It's Alastor's jizz. It's canon-- NO DONT LEAVE I NEED TO KNOW HOW I GOT IT ON MY FAAAAAAACE

GUYS CODE TREAT, CODE TREAT, THE ANON VEIL IS DROPPING!!! ITS DROPPING DHDHDJDHDJ-- You will never gain a mutual as fast as you will then I SWEAR

☄️❤️!!! Smut Santaaaaa! 🥹😭❤️ Your mind is a beautiful, smutty, enchanting place!!! Knowing that you've been religiously cranking this out, while also having a kiddo... Seriously, how do you do it??? If anyone deserves the praise rn, 🎵it's you??? It's you, ITS ALWAYS YOU!!🎵 ❤️❤️❤️

Don't push yourself too hard! Please? ❤️ I will treasure these rare, scrumptious little treats for as long as I have brain cells left ❤️ I will call you friend until you tell me to quit or I lose my voice for good. And even then, my lips will keep moving and repeating the same thing until I'm blue in the face. ❤️❤️❤️ you are such a sweet, sweet, soul, and I can feel your vibes, and they are so wholesome! I can't wait to meet the person or sexual fiend behind it all! I feel like I speak for us all, and not just the main 3, but EVERYONE: everyone who has read your posts love you to bits. And they love your work to bits. Best believe when you publish your first work, we'll be there. En masse. And we will be EAGERLY returning the love you surprised us with.

Thank you for all that you do. On this post in particular, you deserve a foot rub, a forehead kiss, and a hug that lifts and spins you off your feet! 💗💗💗

Have a blissful, best of days you can have, dear! You deserve it! 💗

[filunara]

i need to fangirl real quick because i will see Noah Sebastian, Will Ramos and Vessel live, all within the next 7 months

You don't understand

they are MY HOLY TRINITY

i might just die

[brutallysoftmuse]

hi, let's get to know each other ☆

Since I've started this blog a few days ago, here are some informations about me 💌

my name is Carla, I'm 23, my pronouns are she/her/hers

I go by the name Carla Jackson when it comes to my writer/artist/singer/songwriter alter ego, call me Jackson, Carla, whatever you'd like but never my full name, I dont know it feels too formal and I dont like that, lets keep it casual bestiee

I write about anything seriously but the recurrent topics are the struggles and mental battles I go through in any circumstances, chaotic creation, and recently I've been writing a lot about all the feelings that come with the act of pursuing one's dream.

My dream is to be a singer/songwriter/artist and fully live from my art, it's something thats been burning inside me for a long time and dying to be put out there in the material world. I grew up watching my favorite artists on stage, singing, dancing, performing and said "thats what I wanna do"

Following your dreams and making everything to bring it to life is tiring, I get tired a lot, but never get tired of it, I love music way too fucking much!!

Speaking of favorite artists, I've always been a fangirl as long as I can remember and it has really inspired my writings lately. My idols are like a part of my family, more than my actual one but thats another topic for another post lmao :)

Fan/stan culture and anything related to the star system, cult of celebrity fascinate me, there's actually A LOT to say about that and I'm 100% here for it!

I am personally a bts army : my bias are yoongi and namjoon, I see a lot of me in them, namjoon's like my mind and yoongi my heart.

a little monster (lady gaga fan) and a michael jackson fan (your girl is literally called Carla JACKSON)

they're basically my holy trinity

otherwise I still listen to other artists but it would take literally forever to list them all so I'm not gonna make you go through all of that haha

lets just say I have an obsession with the 2000s/ early 2010s, basically anything that reminds me of the music I listened to when I was younger (as if I'm that old, I'm literally 23, its the fear of aging speaking 🙄)

this is why I started this blog btw, like the good old personal blogs days (we had skyblogs in france, I use to have mine where I'd write one direction fanfiction..... thats a topic I dont wanna dig up for OBVIOUS reasons 🥲)

also because I miss the 2014 tumblr era (definately not the bad side of it, more like halsey, the neighbourhood, grunge side of 2014 tumblr, you see?)

we need to make personal blogs a thing again!! I wanna rant about anything, with my 2 followers interacting!!

ANYWAY

We have at least one thing in common, so if you're a writer, love poems, music, are a fangirl/boy, have an obsession for the 2000s, feel free to hang out here, have a good day/evening/night, whatever time it is in your time zone ☆

[snowboyclarkov]

Rago 101 - The God of Destruction

Rago, known as the Child of the Black Sun and the 10th legendary blader, is regarded as the most powerful blader in the Beyblade verse by most of anyone who isn't a Ryuga fanboy/fangirl, and almost certainly a Brooklyn fanboy/fangirl. I've seen Brooklyn and Rago fans fighting in the comments. This is a series in which power scaling is quite difficult, especially for Burst which if using the same criteria as for Bakuten Shoot or Metal Fight could be anywhere from Wall level to Galaxy level, but can be done. Someone power-scaled and said that the Beyblade Burst verse in particular was Universe level via scaling to Dante and Gwyn, their personal realms/spaces where their Spirit (their bey partner/friend/creation) resides and various moves by the 'master' of their respective beyblades. To put that idea into perspective, it means that if Arthur Peregrine and Origami Tobiichi were to battle, Arthur would curb-stomp Origami into the dirt.

Regardless, there's a reason Rago was chosen by Nemesis itself as the only person worthy of wielding it in battle. It ended up taking the combined power of all the world's bladers, likely over 6,000,000,000 people, to even match Rago and his partner/Spirit/deity Diablo Nemesis. More accurately, since by that point Rago had died and had his spirit absorbed into the God of Destruction, the power of all bladers was up against Nemesis. It's still the same bey though, so whether it was Rago or Nemesis blading with Diablo doesn't really matter. The fact that he didn't even use Armageddon in the final clash with Gingka's Super Cosmic Nova to me suggests that Nemesis wasn't quite at full tilt. No surprise, that deity was rather cocky believing that 'worms' as it called humans could never beat it, even when all together at once.

I have seen claims that Rago has the power of all the world's bladers in his bey, but that isn't the case. Rago himself said that Nemesis has the powers of every blader it has fought and of every blader it's opponents have ever fought as well. But then Pluto blatantly said that it does have exactly that, so perhaps it is a trickle-down effect. (e.g. Power absorption/translation: Rago/Nemesis <- Opponent <- Everyone who Opponent battled <- Every adversary of everyone who battled Opponent <- So on and so forth). To avoid a no-limits fallacy, it is likely needed to apply a simple limit that Nemesis can't gain the powers of someone who is more powerful than it at the time of attempt. It's still one of the most overpowered hax ever.

"When it absorbed your legendary beys, that was not the end. It gained the power of every bey you've ever fought as well, from the first time you battled to the last." - Rago | "Nemesis possesses the power of every bey in the world, you understand? Every bey, and surpasses all in attack, defence and stamina. It is the strongest bey in history." - Pluto

To point out something, there are three Nemesis'. The bey, the god and the star, but they are all one existence too. It seems to be equivalent to the Holy Trinity, with the star Nemesis as the Father, the god Nemesis as the Son and the beyblade Nemesis as the Holy Spirit.

The Black Sun is meant to be the hypothetical star Nemesis. There was a theory in astrophysics that the Sun had a dwarf star twin that would periodically pass by the Oort Cloud or the Kuiper Belt (one of the two) in its incredibly long orbit, and send bodies hurtling into the solar system. The star known as Nemesis was a potential candidate for various mass extinctions that Earth has suffered.

This post is a simple list of a few things that Rago can do. I'd say become more powerful in every category via centrifugal force but to me that's a moot point. Frankly, Beyblade is absurd. It's on the same level as the Touhou Project verse, which is absurd in and of itself. That goes for the Metal Saga, and it may also go for Bakuten Shoot and even Burst. The latter of which would push the boundaries of absurdity.

The Many Things Rago (and Nemesis) Are Capable Of:

Corrupt people to become mind slaves to the will of Nemesis. (Pluto did this to Dynamis via the Black Sun's energy, which Nemesis is basically made of. This one seems to be restricted to whoever has the pendant Dynamis wears, so it's not really effective on anyone else.)

Absorb people and/or their souls into itself.* (Nemesis did this to Hades, then to Rago and Pluto - in Rago's case, Nemesis took on his voice and personality though it briefly used Pluto's voice.)

Cause natural disasters such as severe thunderstorms, wildfires, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, firestorms and volcanic eruptions at unnaturally high levels on a global scale. (Rago did this before Ryuga turned up, and Nemesis did it as a side-effect while battling Gingka.)

Cause global electrical black-outs. (Rago did this as a side-effect before Ryuga arrived to challenge him to battle.)

Correctly foresee future events.* (Nemesis predicted its own revival thousands of years before it happened.)

Absorb a person's power and gain their abilities, plus gain the abilities of everyone said person has ever fought with. (Nemesis absorbed power from various sources over thousands of years in preparation for its revival, and when it absorbs the powers of its opponent, it also gains the abilities of everyone that opponent has ever battled.)

Summon the Black Sun from its 26,000,000 year orbit cycle to the Earth. (Nemesis did this shortly after breaking out of Zeus' Barrier.)

Open up gateways to different universes. (Rago seemingly did this against Ryuga.)

Create barriers to protect itself or trap others. (Rago pulled this against the legendary bladers, to prevent them from being able to seal Nemesis.)

Seemingly be made of the universe itself, like some kind of abstract eldritch horror.* (Nemesis is basically a hulking divine mass of fluctuating intergalactic space given shape.)

Destroy spirits and/or souls. (Diablo Nemesis does this to all of the Spirits of the legendary bladers' beys when battling Gingka.)

Replicate the spirits of those whose powers they have taken in. (Rago and Nemesis both do this repeatedly against their opponents, it's their go to battle method.)

Erase all of existence itself on a universal scale at minimum. (Rago stated that once he and Nemesis were done, literally nothing would be left, and that they would create a new existence out of that nothingness, like the birth of a new reality.)

Resurrect itself after being killed. (The Spirit of the bey Diablo Nemesis can return after being destroyed, though a bey usually stops spinning once the Spirit is killed with exceptions, as long as the bey itself can still spin. Basically every bey with a Spirit can do this.)

Be resistant if not immune to power absorption. (Ryuga tried and failed to absorb the power of Diablo Nemesis into L-Drago.)

This isn't even getting into the powers Rago has due to absorbing the abilities of countless people. Basically, just research every single decent blader in the Metal Saga verse and count what they can do. Rago can do all of that too. This includes:

Universe creation [Faust/Damian/Dynamis]

Revealing the past via a separate realm [Dynamis]

Control over gravity [Julian]

Creating an electromagnetic field [Zeo (Byxis)]

Creating auroras [Dynamis]

Opening the gates to Hell [Damian]

Teleporting to different places [Ryuga]

Warping the fabric of reality in a universe** [Kyoya/Damian]

Transporting people between universes [Dynamis]

Creating an empty space of non-existence [Chris]

Astral projection at sizes dwarfing a galaxy [Faust]

Complete control over wind [Kyoya]

Full control over time and space, including creating seemingly hyper-massive black holes within which space-time becomes broken and ceases to exist*** [Faust]

*The asterisk means only Nemesis can do these. Rago can't.

**Kyoya did this when Hades (basically Hell) was turned into the Wild. Damian then reversed it by turning the Wild back into Hades.

***Faust's power is based on the Theory of Relativity, most likely General Relativity but maybe also Special Relativity. It's almost certain that the inside of Tempo's black holes are based on the Singularity, a potentially 0-D point of possibly infinite density where the laws of reality break down. The fact that Pegasus and Striker were still spinning but had stopped in place, and that Gingka and Masamune were frozen solid, alongside the scientific basis of Tempo suggests that time itself doesn't exist inside Tempo's black holes, and space with it. It is just a void of nothingness. Similar to non-existence then, but not quite that. Probably Rago's pipe dream.

[fekatsitra]

You read Omniscient Reader?

I DEFINITELY DID!! 😍💕

It was one of the fandoms I joined back when the community was a lot smaller and novel's translation was updating weekly, but yeah! One of the best web novels I've ever read!!! 😆✨✨✨✨

I'm not as hyped now, still love ORV content lots 🥰

[fandomgalore-blog]

The holy trinity of all fandoms:

1. Fan accounts, especially ones that edit- this includes crack videos, romantic edits, photoshop, added filters, etc.

2. Update accounts- any account that regularly keeps you up to date on anything related to the fandom

3. Fanfic writers- create stories for when the writers don’t do that thing we all want to happen. They also create fantastic content for ppl to read as we wait for the next movie or season to come out.

[daisgillam]

the feminine fanboy urge to make your phone background whatever fictional character you’re currently in love with

[loo-nuh-tik]

My favorite thing about myself: I leave such a good impression that people can’t leave me alone for fucking years

[paradispossonniere]

I Found, In My Veins, and Hurts Like Hell are the holy trinity of songs all fangirls put on their angsty ship playlists

[britishchick09]

the holy trinity

[rosalynbair]

I just fricking love how you just dont give a shit about other people bs or what not. I aspire to be just like you.

it’s achievable by depression, dog obsession, and memes.

[reasoniwantyoutostay]

A year in the life of a fangirl

Hey friends. I wanted to do a few shout outs to some people that have really made my fangirl 2017. Enjoy!

SKAM

Jan 2017 was when I first started chatting with @rogueleader1987 which in turn brought me to @coolauntskam and the whole SKAM Elder Squad. It’s crazy how quickly these ladies have become such a huge part of my day to day life. Whether we’re screaming in all caps about Tarjei or Henrik pics dropping, analyzing fanfics and every little clip when season 4 was on, or just chatting about our actual IRL lives our chats always make me feel happy and supported. The fact that we all get to hang out in Oslo soon is continuing to blow my mind!! 

I also wanted to give a shout out to some of the artists in the fandom that have brought so much beauty to my life. Your talent continues to amaze me. @miranhas-art @art-vandeley @jydoodles @elli-skam

Call Me By Your Name

I will always remember the moment late one night when I was scrolling through tumblr and someone posted that there was going to be a movie version of CMBYN. I proceeded to message the person that had posted about it and we cried over text together and then I stayed up for another 2 hours rereading the last half of the book. I first read the book about 3 years ago and it gives me so much pride seeing how quickly this fandom grew. Even before it was out in wide release we had all fallen head over heels in love with Armie and Timmy and all the little details that were coming out. The fact that so many of you have seen it now and it’s getting such a great response makes me so happy. The book and now the movie will always hold a special place in my heart. 

Dan and Phil

Oh my lovely British boys @danielhowell and @amazingphil. They’ve been in my life for about 8 years now and they continue to make me smile and laugh almost everyday. They really are little bits of sunshine in my life. Dan’s video about depression was so important and I know it made such an impact on so many people including me. Spooky Week and Gamingmas were once again two highlights of my year. These boys give so much and I think they are truly role models in the digital space. When they announced they were doing another tour I hummed and hawed about going as I didn’t have any IRL friends to go with in my city. But a few of my tumblr buddies encouraged me just to go on my own and now that I bought tickets I’m so excited! I loved seeing the positive response too when I posted about being older and going alone. So many of you are too and it’s lovely!

Drarry

I’ve always been a Harry Potter fan but this year was the first time I’ve really dived into the Drarry fandom. I’m gonna blame/thank @art-vandeley for this one. Haha. She helped me find @bixgirl1 and @l0vegl0wsinthedark and their amazing, ongoing Virgin Draco fic. They’re also two of the most lovely and giving people on tumblr. It’s a joy to watch them interact with anons and just spread so much joy across the digital world. Also a big shout out to some of the Drarry artists that continue to amaze me with their talents. @camael-fanart @skarhead @upthehillart @fae-voritensfw

The Holy Trinity

Although I don’t interact much on tumblr with this fandom @gracehelbig @mamrie and @mydrunkkitchen have been a constant in my life for many years now. Their commitment to hard work and kindness as they navigate their way through so many projects is always inspiring. Kindness seems to be an underrated quality these days and it’s so great seeing influential people living kindness everyday, even when it’s a challenge.