#this is honestly one of my all time favorite serieses

[wooltoesocks]

things i want to get answers to in the remaining episodes of four leaf: a very comprehensive list that must be missing some things i just cant remember at the moment (also soilers for up until ep 139):

just in general evrything about the bells, and more especiall like how is lina giving lupe her bells (because that is 100% gonna happen i think) gonna affect them, for example if they'll get lina's bell as like their own, and if that bell being kinda broken is gonna be any problem

will that be a permanent change, is lupe gonna give the bell back to lina after they deal with the wolf

what's gonna happen to cricket if they really do deal with the wolf? or how will tehy come to some wsolution that doesnt harm anyone

CARLA!!! is she gonna be okay? that wound looks very nasty. i hope they'll be able to cure it somehow, and if not, then chopchop there goes a leg :/

talking about carla, is she gonna give er bells to someone like she mentioned in 138? that is only in case she wont be able to continue, but it loks very bad rn, so my question is, is it gonnna be mercy? or in general, who is it gonna be?

also about the bells, i really wanna know how many bells each witch has!! it''s just something i think would be interesting to analyse. (i looked through all the episodes where a witch has their bells out buut i still now only know for certain the number of bels like 7 witches have (before 137 and emma giving up her bells): Erica 1, Emma 2, Socks 2 (most likely, unless she got mor after the prison break, that's when she at least shows only 2), Alishba 3, Linda 3 (both of whose bells were shown during the prison break), Carla 20, Lina 21.

also also (i use that word so much), the names of the witches! we now know there are 17 witches in the red hoods (+lupe +lina so maybe 19 but oh well) and of those 17 we know the names of 12 (episode 133)

what i wanna know too is like which bell belongs to which witch? we've seen some, for example in the flashback of when they first appeared, and also in the festival of roses we see some, but like i wnna knowww (ye sit's very trivial but that's what makes it fun i think)

the mom. what happened with her in the 8 months that have passed since lupe was last in their original world? did she just continue on like normal, or did she actually regret some of the things she's done? will lupe go see her again?

the inevitable. the thing i've been waiting for for like 2 years. the KISS! alvar mentioned the witch loking very mad and the also saying he's the kinda guy to ask twice before a first kiss and what i think will happen is that he is gonna ask. like he's just the kinda guy. but the thing lupe (most likely) will be "mad" about is just that al didnt tell about it (even tho he was gonna tell you lupe, you just didnt want him to). or they arent mad, but just like very confused/fristrated and Al just interpreted it wrong? i dont know. we'll see (hopefully tomorrow in 140 but at the evry least in 141?? like i dont think it will take so long that it would be 142? (i am delusional). also looking at the future chapter thumbnails (not a fast pass reader), it looks like someone is using some kind of reddish/pinkish magic / teleporting right next to him)

okay this isnt a theory or anything, i just know lupe's dad is gonna be so smug learning about lupe and al's relationship when they do get into one like judging from ep 116 and the "crush" i jut know

okay wow this is a long post but i need to get these out of my head and scream into the void and wait if it screams back

back to the bells, they'r gonna give everyone their own one back right? if they deal wit hthe wolf, there shouldnt be any need to hoard all the power, and i dont think it would be very fair to let 72 people just go on about life without really even knowing what's going no just because you wanna levitate. i know it's probably more complicated than that but yeah

also (fuck, this word again) what's gonna happen to the witchs' craving of gloom? is it gonna go away if there is no wolf (okay this is assuming that it's dealt with and they wont come to a peaceful comclusion but if that happens i just really hope cricket will be okay)

are other witches gonna wanna get rid of their bells and become human like emma?

i would like some more information about the different worlds, although i think it's unlikely tha will come up in the chapters themselves, but maybe as some bonus content somewhere?

okay so i already wrote about like if Lina's bell being broken is gonna have any effect on lupe, but will it affect Lina herself? i would assume not, but you never know

just in general, i cant wait to see how everything comes to a conclusion and how the ending is gonna be (even tho i would love for it to go on for longer). are we gonnna see another time skip?

man i just remembered there are alaso civilians in Garua at the moment too like the redhoods are gonna get the to safety right? maybe that will also help a little with the public's fear of the witches, the news that hey maybe they're not bad through and through (even tho that was never the case but most people still thought that so)

fuck this is long how many words even is this... 1005???? man that's like 2/3 of the essays we had to write in high school. yea it's easier to just put stuff from your mind into bullet points but this has taken me like maybe 45 minutes where as those essays took at least 5 hours. i bet i could make one from one of my interests in like 2 hours and i would be much better than any of those monstrocities i wrote

anyway back on track

actually those are the main ones i remember now, maybe i'll update this once more come to mind, but for now this is enough for today

pictured above is me falling for this series

wait one more thing: is it stated anywhere how much the bells weigh? i would assume they're more like incorporeal so they wouldn't hve any mass, and i fell like should know this i've read this series 5 or 6 times. but if they do infact hve mass, do the witches have to actively levitate them or are they jsut funky like that

[platoapproved]

Well at this point I have to ask - top 10 books you read this year!

SUCH a tough one! But delightful also, thank you for asking! Lots of these are parts of larger serieses, for what it's worth!

Witch King by Martha Wells - Indescribably wonderful and rich. I'm vibrating out of my skin waiting for the sequel. Truly no one can pull my heartstrings like Martha Wells. Nobody out here doing it like her. Fantasy w/ queer vibes.

Paladin's Hope by T. Kingfisher - Gay traumatized paladins in intricate terrifying mazes. Fantasy/adventure and romance.

Brothers in Arms by Lois McMaster Bujold - Probably still my favorite of the Vorkosigan saga thus far. Secret double identities and clones and plots and betrayals and feelings! Sci-fi, space opera, intrigue.

A Gentleman Never Keeps Score by Cat Sebastian - Fave romance novel of the year so far. Two great leads, all the conflict feels earned and realistic. I devoured it all in a night and was so miserable at work the next day and it was worth it. Historical romance.

Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell - Having a hard time describing this concisely. It makes use of some interesting mechanics involving mind control / dominance / identity-merging and hits some great emotional beats. Space opera romance.

Asunder by David Gaider - YES it's a Dragon Age novel NO i will not apologize for including it. I simply love Cole, and honestly, as a novel? It slaps. Fantasy.

The Bell in the Fog by Lev A. C. Rosen - Great setting, great characters, and a solid mystery at the heart of it. ALL THE WAY enjoyable. Historical queer murder mystery.

Flight of Magpies by K. J. Charles - It's got magic! It's got gays! Another one I'm failing to describe well but it's a thoroughly good time. Historical queer supernatural romance.

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker - Gorgeous gorgeous prose, such a detailed portrait of a specific time and place and the cultures therein. This one is dense and slow but it's worth it. A lot of what I read are sort of popcorn books but this one's like, a healthy well rounded meal. Historical supernatural fiction? Literature? Classifications are hard.

"In the Mountains of Mourning" (from Borders of Infinity) by Lois McMaster Bujold - Another solid Vorkosigan entry, this one is so different because it's more melancholy and subdued but beautiful. Space opera (?).

[evilwickedme]

I saw in the tags you mentioned spideypool fic recs 👂 I'm listening

breaking the DC streak to go to Marvel because fun fact I've been into DC for six months and into Marvel comics for eight years so

anyway a majority of my spideypool bookmarks are from 2015 and I have no idea if most of them are any good which is an interesting problem to have but I still have a solid list for y'all

Say Anything...Except That - I was following this from the first chapter and I'm now mutuals with the author which was very fanboy moment for me (if you're seeing this, hi!). it has a lot of old school fanfiction.net quirks to it which might be a bit difficult to swallow if you've only been reading fic for a few years, but honestly I think this fic is really good and holds up to this day. it's been a while since I read it last but iirc Deadpool has to protect Spider-Man or Peter from assassination attempts and there's a lot of pining involved. also mattfoggy ended up having a nice arc because this was 2015 and Daredevil had just aired (this is technically incomplete there's one chapter left but if I had to reread it multiple times when there were only like ten chapters you can handle it)

under attack - more fics by people who are wayyy too cool to have followed me back and yet somehow did? anyway this is part of stackthedeck's team red slash series (ELITE ship fyi) but this one is spideypool focused and has some nice fluff. fighting as flirting idk what else to say it's golden

#NoPlaceLikeHome - do y'all know ask-spiderpool? you should it's one of the best blogs on this damn website and a must-read for spideypool shippers. anyway this is that version of spideypool's first time together which is cute :D short and sweet basically. sciderman has a lot of fics for the spiderman fandom in general and their ask-spiderpool au in particular and they're all worth reading

Dissonance - another longfic that took half a decade to write about deadpool protecting spider-man from harm. I actually don't know why this trope is so good peter really can defend himself but there you go

Perfect Enough - ohm y gOD this fic series is so good. this au hinges on such a tiny difference in peter's history but it makes ALL the difference. anyway in this world basically nobody has a functional secret identity anymore except for spider-man. meanwhile, wade wilson and peter parker start dating. so much plot, two separate longfics each around 140k, good luck this CONSUMED my life

speaking of consumed, rippling - this is part of a series called Into the Multiverse and is based on the Spiderverse film so it's Peter B. which I LOVE (spideybpool FUCKS). the series spun out of the authors' other series and it is, in fact, a pain to read the main entries in the series without reading the other serieses which means that I did spend two weeks doing little to nothing except reading deniigiq's work, but a. it was worth b. this one can be read as a standalone! wade jumps in front of a bullet for peter b and he angsts about it I love it

finally ahem speaking of Peter B, did you know I've been writing spideypool fic since 2015 and I wrote one specifically for spiderverse? I'm a mess (but I'm the mess that you wanted) is really a mix of spiderverse and comic canon like, five years into the future, and deals mostly with like, depression and suicidal ideation on Peter's behalf, but hey there's also a plot AND a happy polyam ending which, what else could you want really

anyway sorry the list isn't longer I didn't bookmark so many of my favorite spideypool fics and now they're lost in the void forever :/

[jenoutof10]

Hi.... If you don't mind me asking, can I ask, what are your top 10 (or top 7) favorite media (can be books/ manga/ anime/movies/tv series)? Why do you love them? Sorry if you've answered this question before.....

hi! i definitely dont mind, this is such a fun ask so i'm SO SORRY ive only answered now 😭 also im horrible at explaining my thoughts so please bear with me...

1. jujutsu kaisen

i can go on and on about jjk but I'm trying to keep this short so I don't go on an endless rant. OKAY. i love the power system of jujutsu, it's simple but also pretty flexible and creative, i love the historical and traditional aspect of it + how it ties into clan culture, i love how it branches into barrier techniques, reverse cursed technique, binding vows, etc. for characters like gojo in particular i love how he's pictured as the strongest and how akutami shows the gap between him vs all other sorcerers, like he was in a whole different league and how his birth changed/tipped the balance of the world of jujutsu. i love the whole "saving others" thing like how yuuji wants to save everyone, megumi wants to save good people, nobara wants to save the people who mean alot to her, gojo thinking abt how he can only save people who want to be saved, geto wanting to save sorcerers from non sorcerers, etc. i like how the series has aspects of history (like how sugawara no michizane was a sorcerer and how his descendants include the gojo clan is ⅓ of the three main clans of the series, and basically the entirety of tengen (lol)). i love the anime adaptation and how crazy the animation is (when s1 came out i was alr baffled but after watching s2 and looking back at s1 im even more impressed at their development), the manga's artstyle i was a big fan of but now not so much (the scratchyness and alternating thick and thin rough lines around the time of shibuya arc were PEAK). besides that as a buddhist myself, the multiple buddhism references in the series really cemented my love for it as it felt familiar and it feels like ur getting a shout out esp since most shows feature themes of catholicism and christianity.

2. blue lock

i'm honestly unathletic af idk why im here. i think what hooked me was the whole individualistic + egoist concept and the elimination setting (like squid game) 🙏 for me blue lock's prime is [2nd selection, 4v4] until the end of [u20 arc], i really liked the art style during that period! sadly, i feel blue lock has fallen off ever since the current NEL arc, it feels as if theyve deviated from the original ego concept (fuck this whole "protagonism" thing man wtf) and the artstyle has undergone changes im not particular to. also the anime wack af.

3. bungou stray dogs

im going to be honest. i did NOT like bsd. s1-s3 was too all over the place for me and i really did not get the series at all, i actually thought it ended but then they released s4 & s5 in 2023. almost a year since s4 came out, i came around to watching it and i got HOOKED, i think a big factor was that there was less fillers and a lot more action scenes, plus the detective vs mastermind thing truly popped off in s4 + s5. besides that, i enjoyed the introduction of new cast and the return of previous ones (now as allies). sure, there's plot holes and the anime cuts off a handful of scenes but it WAS an incredibly enjoyable watch. plus i'd say bsd has mountains of content (atleast in comparison with other serieses) because besides your usual manga, anime, and occasionally stage play adaptation. you have the alt univ. BEAST, light novels like stormbringer or 55 minutes, wan!, and even bsd gaiden (which has nothing to do w the main series)

4. haikyuu

THE classic. it was the first anime i got into when i started quarantine and it brought back my animanga phase. i love how the characters all have interesting stories to tell, their own motivations and personalities. lots of teamwork, teambuilding, found family(?) aspects, plus all the themes have their own specific themes which i dig a lot (ex. inarizaki and their foxes + shrines). plus i love how this series captures the thrill of watching sports, it MIGHT be overexaggerated to some but i get lightheaded when theyre at match-point and on the verge of losing so it does provide some kind of high. OH and i like that they show realistic wins and losses.

5. hunter x hunter

i have not read the manga but this show was serious to me. i'm a sucker for meta and power systems, and nen is like... actually insane. i love the characters SO MUCH, the variety of designs and appearances, how the series shows the way they grow throughout their adventures and experiences, the way they show a character's relationship with the rest of the cast, etc. it also gives a somewhat nostalgic vibe? i love the opening, endings, OSTs + narrator. it truly does feel like ur tagging along on their adventures, it was a real tearjerker for me tbh.

6. avatar: the last airbender + the legend of korra

i think atla is an amazing show bcs 1. cool setting and world building 2. the cultural references 3. cool dynamics 4. character personalities and development 5. cool power system and fighting styles 6. found family etc etc... ITS A COMPLETE PACKAGE. im p sure not much are fond of tlok but i love it. i think some reasons include the fact that korra isnt like aang, but i think thats what makes tlok interesting, korra is 17 when the show starts and the show continues to follow how she grows and develops into a fully realized avatar both physically and spiritually. i also think its bcs of how they modernized bending and how lots of the cultural aspect is lost but i think its an incredible and interesting way to showcase real life modernization.

7. jojo's bizarre adventure

jjba CHANGED ME 😭 this series is actually insane like if it was a person please get it to a mental ward. i think as an artist, it holds a very dear place in my heart. the show itself is absurd and unbelievable so it keeps you on your toes (dont mind the plot holes and inconsistencies, at some point you're just gonna have to live with it). but the selling point for me is the characters, everyone has amazing, colorful and distinct designs that match well with their personalities and overall air. not to mention the artstyle and references in everything to everything? lol. the show's different parts also feature different main casts, dynamics and storylines, sometimes they do a callback to a previous part.

okay! it was very hard choosing between the 7 of them but i think they actually were the ones that truly left an impact on me. thank you so much for the ask i finally got the chance to ramble about the stuff i consume 😭😭😭 there's a lot of media I'd love to talk about and mention so maybe one day ill make a post on hopefully all the media ive consumed.

honorable mentions:

genshin impact

i started genshin in 2021 when 1.3 came out, i was dead serious about this game during quarantine. i love liyue so much its what truly got me hooked (everything from the music, the sights, etc. for me liyue/pre inazuma was prime genshin), i enjoyed building characters and doing showcases too. started losing interest when sumeru came out and slowly stopped logging in/playing daily. the reason i wont put this in the actual list is bcs im pretty clueless about the new characters and story, nor do i have much interest in them. (i came back to do the lantern rite event, love the new liyue regions!)

detective comics

i love action and fights, especially when they feature powers, so liking superheroes makes sense 🤷 DC gets shit on alot bcs of the DCEU but the films aside i like DC better than marvel. im particular to gotham and the batfam, it's just more dark and gritty, plus there's lotsa drama going on LOL. the gotham knights cast also branches alot like to young justice (I LOVE YOUNG JUSTICE 😭), teen titans, titans, birds of prey, and ofc justice league.

chainsaw man, mob psycho 100, code geass, assassination classroom, neon genesis evangelion, trigun, fairy tail

[cynthiaandsamus]

Custom Toonami Block Week 94 Rundown (Valentine’s 2022 Edition)

Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!: So this is the only one on this list I’ve actually seen a few episodes of so I’m not starting from zero here. Sakurai has a dream in class about trying to rescue a cat and falling off a building because cats hate him and they’re a weird recurring thing in this series like rabbits in the Simpsons. Anyway this of course results in Uzaki teasing him both for falling asleep in class and about the dream meaning which results in him coming back with shit like “If you keep falling down the stairs you’ll get a complex and never be able to climb stairs again” which is probably a fair back and forth. Sakurai’s friend Sakaki returns from his random cross-country trip and Uzaki is surprised that Sakurai actually has a second friend and wasn’t just lying to her. Sakaki is all “Y’all fucking or what?” and seems to buy into a more direct intervention on shipping Uzaki and Sakurai (because the whole damn town ships them apparently) and this puts him in contrast with Ami who wants to observe and let things progress naturally like she’s watching a tv show. Meanwhile Sakurai wisely excuses him and Uzaki before this argument starts and gets Uzaki some ice cream which is honestly pretty cute that he knows he can placate her to get them out of a sticky situation. Still she gets chocolate minit dippin’ dots ice cream and this becomes a whole tumblr rant about how chocolate mint lovers are the most persecuted minority on the planet and it’s really pretty fucking funny how Uzaki gets Higurashi eyes from this and a standing ovation because this is a college campus and seeing a busty girl willing to die on the most random hill is just kind of a normal occurrence. Anyway they share the ice cream and do the whole ‘oh no indirect kissing’ thing cliché anime likes to do that was a lot more effective in the early 2000s when that part of Japanese culture was more of a novelty but it’s kind of tired to come back to now that romance anime is basically porn with extra steps. Still though, Uzaki herself is weirdly charming and as far as bitchy girlfriend serieses go it’s kind of cute because she’s so damn ineffective at actually teasing anyone that isn’t the incredibly irritable guy she likes and is generally well-meaning enough that it doesn’t come off as abusive like some tsundere pairs go, all in all it’s pretty good fun.  

Don’t Tease Me Nagatoro-san!: Wow this one couldn’t be more different from Uzaki-chan, even if they’re technically in the same weirdly specific bitchy girlfriend teasing a bland guy genre, the first five minutes of this are shot like a horror anime and while Sakurai and Uzaki have at least some back and forth where Sakurai can hit back against Uzaki’s innocence, this is just twenty minutes of Nagatoro punching play-doh, not even really gonna recap the plot because that’s basically the one joke the whole time it’s like the Pop Team Epic “Are you upset?” sketch over and over again and this dude is just cringe enough to fall into Nagaotoro’s knowledge of tropes but not interesting enough to push back at all. Also I’m watching the dub for all of these that I can and the voice acting on Nagatoro is honestly pretty good, she’s got that weird condescending tone and it fits really well. Idk if I could really watch the whole thing, Nagatoro herself is pretty fun but watching this dude get bullied and abused over and over and kind of like it but also not be masochist enough to ACTUALLY like it makes it really kind of cringe to sit through, the MC just kinda kills it for me. I’d really just rather watch MM! because at least that dude’s an actual masochist and Tarou Sado is one of my favorite protagonists in one of these kinds of shows because he’s a genuinely nice and straightforward guy but also a goofy masochist and the fact that this dude’s an artist legit making a self-insert comic where this series originated as a self-insert comic about a presumed adult wanting to get bullied by high school gyarus just reminds me of Jon Arbuckle being a cartoonist and it’s just a little on the nose, idk how I feel about this one.

Komi-san Can’t Communicate: So that thing I said in the Uzaki recap was a small lie, I’ve technically only seen the episodes for Uzaki-chan but I HAVE read the first volume of the Komi-san manga, but this is my first experience with the anime. And holy shit is it gorgeous, like fucking hell this show is beautiful, the aesthetic seems pretty similar to A Silent Voice (ironically enough given Komi’s predicament) and the extra flourishes the anime puts in and the way they play with the narration and visuals is honestly fantastic. The scene of Komi and Tadano building their relationship little by little by writing on the chalkboard is just as fantastic if not moreso than it was in the manga. Also for as boring as the other male protags are in the former two shows, Tadano is pretty good for a white bread protagonist guy, like he’s in the vein of “I’m an average dude doing average things” but he’s one of those protagonists that actually sell him being a good person, for all his jokes about not being able to read a room he’s the one to pay enough really attention to Komi to see her problem and be patient enough with her to help her solve it, like the man has the patience of a saint to wait for Komi to take baby halfsteps towards communicating and his intentions are entirely pure, Tadano really is a good boy and after my mixed feelings on some of the other shows I can say this one is really fantastic and probably has the best chance of me continuing watching after this.

The Girl Who Can See “Them”: So this one definitely changed up the pace a little, Miko is an average girl who no one understands (okay I swear I start off every new series like that but most of the time it fits) but yeah most of this is Miko hardly reacting to things and paling around with her big titty friend Hana who’s basically Orihime and would probably be the protagonist of one of these other shows, but then Miko starts seeing ghosts and… continues not reacting to things. It’s this strange clash of tones between the weird fanservice shots combined with the Discount Junji Ito style monsters and Miko’s absolute poker face of freaking out internally but playing it off like nothing like a boss because she thinks that 1. Admitting to ghosts that she sees them prolly isn’t good and 2. If she acknowledges this in any way she prolly had to accept she’s going insane. It’s really pretty good character stuff because she thinks this through in an instant and is just like ‘nope’ like that comic of the girl who runs through her life saying no to every protagonist role she’s offered. I think this awkward mix of tones can be a bit weird but I also think that’s exactly what they were going for so can’t really fault it for that. It’s hard to get a read on from just one episode but it is really funny to try and watch Miko poker face her way through being the Sixth Sense kid.

My Dress-Up Darling: Okay so this one doesn’t have the same fantastic theming as Komi-san but it’s still relatively decent for this genre of  ‘normal guy slowly dates the most popular girl in class for no reason’ deal. Like it has some good theming with Gojo being a weirdo who talks to inanimate objects like Bob fucking Belcher and Marin also being a weirdo but being interested in what makes other people passionate and being very passionate herself. It sort of implies that Gojo’s eccentric interests aren’t what isolates him but it’s that he gives up before he even tries to connect with anyone since Marin is also a freak but is an outgoing freak so people gravitate to her (being hot also probably helps). But it’s just interesting after going through three series where the protag’s like “Oh I’m a nobody and have no friends until this hot girl sweeps me up” that this one kind of calls out their protag for not even trying before. Like Marin’s one stage of cringe away from wearing an ahegao shirt in public but she’s so enthusiastically open to everyone it makes you want to be open to her too (again, being hot also helps). But yeah it’s not exactly great art or anything but it’s probably the best of the three of the Uzaki/Nagatoro/Marin trilogy, it also helps that it seems to be one of those anime that actually knows what it’s talking about with its hyperfixation like Food Wars for Food or Dr. Stone for science and I always appreciate seeing what anime authors randomly know a ridiculous amount about so if I continue this one we’ll see.

Dirty Pair: So this is definitely the strangest most out of place show on the block today but ngl I did enjoy it. The plot jumps around a lot but the Lovely Angels themselves are full of personality and a lot of fun. Kei and Yuri are a pair (a Dirty Pair if you will) of general-purpose problem solvers IN SPACE, which sounds like the premise for an Adult Swim show but that’s kind of thing that was done in the eighties I guess, also they have a pet bear for some reason and a robot that flies their ship that looks like a pink Imperial Shuttle crossed with a dildo. Essentially the supercomputer that runs this city has gone all Hal 9000 when it discovers they put a killswitch in it and is now just kinda wrecking up the place and holy shit a lot of people are just definitely dead because there’s floods and fires and shit falling apart all over. So after climbing around the wreckage for a while, Kei and Yuri get to their ship and distract the computer by… I shit you not, having it calculate which of them is the better waifu, which takes this advanced supercomputer that manages a whole fucking city SEVERAL MINUTES to figure out, which I just fucking find hilarious. Also they have the warp station just warp a whole garbage ship directly into the computer’s mainframe to get it to shut down which I guess the girls didn’t do anything but think of the idea but it’s still a fun solution in the “getting dust on the motherboard breaks the computer” way of thinking with the way computers were back then or how they thought they would be in the eighties. All in all this show DEFINITELY shows its age but it’s still a good amount of fun to watch these quirky girls do shit for a little bit.

Why The Hell Are You Here Sensei!?: How the fuck is this series real? Like I though ‘haha I ended last year’s marathon with Interspecies Reviewers, might as well watch something a bit raunchy to end this year too’ and FUCK how is this series WORSE than that!? Like I’ve seen some fanservice shots from this series on tumblr but I didn’t know that basically WAS the series, like I guess the nude version inside cover of the DVD should’ve tipped me off but lost of anime are really raunchy these days but this show is basically hentai setups without the fucking, somehow I feel dirtier watching this show than Interspecies Reviewers which was actually taken off the air for basically being a porn, though I feel like that had more plot (albeit more directly sex-focused) than this which is basically ‘here’s a porn scene except no dick or pussy” like dude legit sticks a suppository in her pussy and they pee on each other, and THIS ONE STAYED ON AIR AS FAR AS I KNOW. Like I know it was heavily censored on-air and all but holy shit I’m still baffled by how the fuck this is a real show. It’s hard to praise or condemn it because there’s just… nothing here, like it’s basically just watching the parts of porn that most people fast forward through, I mean gotta give it them they have a market for it but like… wow… just wow.

Anyway that’s the end of this marathon, gonna watch The Girl Who Leapt Through Time on Monday and then it’s back to the regular schedule next week. Boy this was a roller coaster, most of these seires I hadn’t seen much of so I didn’t know what to expect. Uzaki-chan was fun enough, Nagatoro was kind of cringe just because of the subject matter, Komi-san was fantastic, Mieruko-chan was weird but fun, Dress-Up was cute enough if a little average, Dirty Pair was really outdated but a fun little romp back at how waifu anime worked forty years ago and Sensei… holy fuck I still can’t get over that, anyway hope everyone had fun watching me slowly become more and more unhinged over waifu anime.

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!

[templeofshame]

Thanks @omgthisisnotmyrealaccount for the tag!

1- how many books are too many books in a series?

I don't tend to read really long serieses but I'm not sure there's anything inherently wrong with them? Like however many books it takes before the author is just in it for the money and not putting their heart in it.

2- what do you think about cliffhangers?

I think they're hard to do well, but can be really effective when they work. It's fairly easy for them to feel contrived or anticlimactic, especially when there's a long enough wait for the resolution that it's built up a lot.

3- hardback or paperback?

Paperback honestly. I'm too cheap for hardback and they take up more space. They feel kinda stuffier and almost pretentious to me.

4- least favourite book?

Life is too short to stress about bad books? I feel like the books that have done the most harm are ones I haven't tried to read.

5- Love Triangle, yes or no

Generally not my favorite type of story, but not the worst.

6- the most recent book you just couldn’t finish

I'm not sure? Libby decided nothing before April exists so I don't even know what I read (and it erased all my saved books to read, too. One of my least favorite app updates of all time.) but I don't abandon books all that often. One that comes to mind is Neuromancer but that was probably a couple years ago.

7- book you are currently reading

I'm actively in the middle of Victories Greater Than Death (Charlie Jane Anders) and Any Way The Wind Blows (Rainbow Rowell).

8- last book you recommended to someone

It's a play, but it's published; last night I recommended Rapture Blister Burn to someone.

9- oldest book you read

I mean I was almost a classics major...

11- favourite author?

Idk man. If I have to say someone... China Mieville?

12- buying books or borrowing books?

I'm a library girl and also do you know me at all, paying for things is a bummer.

12- a book you dislike that everyone else seems to love

I found Fangirl pretty annoying and I couldn't get through Dune. Oh I also hated Catcher in the Rye and Pride and Prejudice.

14 - bookmarks or dogears?

Bookmark.

15- The book you can always reread?

I'm not that into rereading, so it's generally about nostalgia. I've reread Chasing Redbird several times, and Rootabags Stories, and the Brambly Hedge books.

16- can you read while listening to music?

Yep.

17- one POV or multi POV?

Either is fine as long as any switches are clear and characters online know what they know.

18- do you read book in one sitting or in multiple days?

Multiple days, unless we're talking about some longfic.

[veliseraptor]

INFINITY WAR/ENDGAME LOKI LIVES FIX IT FIC (TAKE TWO)

Part one is here, and was written quite a long time ago, so...now with updates of fics I’ve read since then. These fics are variously canon compliant with Infinity War, Endgame, or both; I’ve left off fics that ignore the events of Infinity War entirely for the sake of this recs list. “Ignore it entirely” is a different genre than “fix it” (though I love them both).

Anyway, intro aside, on with the recs. Under a read more because this got long.

thinking makes it so by sneck

The Avengers travel back in time to plant a small seed that grows into a major change. This is a really cool take on time travel, imo, and a really cool take on a fix-it plot.

to your own blood, and empty spaces in the throat by vellaphoria

The first chapter is just...absolute grief/mourning pain. The fixing comes in the second chapter. It’s worth the pain to get there.

The Air Between Two Stars by charlottelennox

Thor brings Loki back to life. This doesn’t solve all their problems. We all know I like a ‘post resurrection trauma’ fic, which this absolutely is. The author’s notes mention that this is a fic about ‘the little moments Thor and Loki share when they get a second chance’ more than the actual mechanics of how it happens, but sometimes that’s the most important part of a fix-it for me - what it looks like afterward.

the only soul I’ve ever saved by valkyrisms 

I didn’t know I wanted “Loki falls out of space into New York and is rescued by Spider Man” as a plot, but apparently I did? 

on earth, peace by 100indecisions

Everything fixed, more or less, and it’s a holiday party, and it’s still a little melancholy but in a good way. Short and sweet.

When I Fall to Rise by lc2l

This fic goes in a really interesting direction that I did not expect at all, and I don’t want to say more than that because spoilers. Thor dies on the Statesman. And then.

there are entrances to Hell in every major city by malfaisant

Takes the ‘what if Loki survived the attack on the Statesman instead of Thor’ idea, and it’s ouch and I love it. Seriously, hurts real bad. But ultimately in a good way? 

Shadows of Those Who Came Before by Tandirra

I don’t read a lot of kid!Loki fics in the MCU, but this was...I think I was sold by the author, whose work I’d read before, and it was really worth it. It feels very much inspired by Journey Into Mystery, but not nearly as tragic - featuring a young Loki who has been resurrected as a child but is dealing with the shadow of his former self, taking a jaunt into space with the Guardians on a Quest. 

the very best of us string ourselves up for love by halcyonidae

Loki and Hela in Valhalla. Yes, it is a fix-it.

At the End of the Day by scioscribe

Loki goes back in time and rewrites his own past. That’s...basically it as far as the premise, but it’s really well done, and Loki confronting himself and his family is...oof. Honestly, those conversations, more than the fix-it itself, are what makes this fic a recommendation for me.

A Route Obscure and Lonely by Nightwing_Hunter

This is a post-resurrection fic, which I decided to include because they feel like they’re in the spirit of the thing even if they don’t specifically include or explain what happened to do the fixing. And features insomnia and Loki being fucked up by the experience of dying, and I am always a sucker for Loki fucked up by the experience of dying in particular. I may be biased also because this one was written for me, but o well.

Walked In These Quiet Hazes by ratsats 

I love a fic that’s basically “dealing with the aftermath of trauma” and this is both that and has a plot!! There’s a lot of ‘feelings and pain’ and then also ‘fixing a lot of things from canon,’ and I really approve of both. And now I want to go and reread this fic all in one go rather than chapter by chapter as I read it the first time. So much good angst. Just - *kisses fingers* - good shit.

There’s a Land That I Heard Of by TheOtherOdinson

This one is...I love it because it’s a little trippy, and definitely weird, and very different from anything else I’ve read in this genre. I love the slow build as it becomes clear what’s going on, a little at a time, and I’m always here for anything that plays with the Infinity Stones in interesting ways.

A Different Word for Bad Luck by iguessyouregonnamissthepantyraid

Similar to ‘I didn’t know I wanted strangulated!Loki ending up in New York rescued by Spider Man,’ I didn’t know I wanted strangulated!Loki ending up in New York rescued by Claire Temple (and company)’, but...yeah, guess I did.

WIPS - THE SUBSECTION

the nine in the tree by bereft_of_frogs (series)

So calling this one an Infinity War/Endgame fix-it feels a little weird because it’s very much following its own divergent path, but there’s enough commonalities that it feels like it works. And it’s just a really good series with a lot of great characterization and also hurt/comfort, and this is probably one of my favorite current serieses in progress.

Snake Around My Heart by gaslightgallows 

The one where Loki comes back from the dead thanks to Hela and shit’s fucked. I’m really excited to see where this one goes.

the breath and the dirt and the fires are burned by neverwherever 

Thor travels with the Guardians, Gamora is trying to find herself, and Loki might not be as dead as he seems. I really love where this fic has gone so far, and I’m psyched to see it continue.

burnt sage and a forest of bygones by fragileanimals

This is one of those “really embracing lore” fics, featuring also a journey to the underworld (always a good trope!). Thor roadtrips through the land of the dead with the help of a volva to get Loki out.

Memento Mori by GwendolynStacy

I love the summary of this one as basically ‘tfw you’ve completed your redemption arc but no one else knows it.’ Loki traveling back in time to try to fix everything before it gets off the ground, but nobody else actually knows what he’s doing, and it’s not like he’s going to explain himself. Heaven forfend.

Stormbreaker by ladylapispazuli

I am always a sucker for time-travel stories, and I’m especially a sucker right now for time-travel AUs diverging from the Infinity War/Endgame storyline that feature Thor or Loki traveling back in time to an earlier point. This one is one of my favorites so far. It’s Thor/Loki, if that’s a deterrent (or at least, tagged as such - it hasn’t gotten there yet and remains at the level of ‘one-sided pining of a teenage Loki after a Thor he doesn’t know is his brother’). It’s very good, has a nice traumatized Thor trying to deal with that on top of the weirdness of being around his family, his (dead in his own timeline) brother, and his past self, who he doesn’t always like very much. 

Space-Time Heist by patientalien

Okay, so technically the fix-it hasn’t happened yet, but I really enjoyed the first fic and the series is incomplete, so...the setup is there, and I’m looking forward to seeing where it goes if/when it continues. The promise of fix-it is there.

Withering Away by GalaxyThreads

The one where instead of getting the Space Stone from New York in 2012, Thor insists on getting it from the Statesman in 2018. Along with Loki.

Have Tesseract, Will Travel by WinterDusk (series)

This is a series where 2012!Loki jumps universes and ends up with 2024!Thor and the Guardians, and I did not expect to love it as much as I do. (I’m very attached to 2018!Loki. I miss that one in particular.) This fic has a gloriously traumatized Thor who is a particular highlight - the dynamic of a comparatively functional Loki trying to look after a very less-than-functional Thor is a really interesting one I’m enjoying seeing explored here.

The Thanos Problem by Ranowa

This is a really excellent series with a lot of feelings in it. Like, a lot of feelings. The series is marked as incomplete, but you can easily read the first three installments on their own and get a full arc with a fix-it just fine.

[kinkymagnus]

Are there any specific one shots you recomend?

HAHAHAHHA HKJDGJI IFUCKING TYPEWIRD A WHOLE RESPONSE TO HTISK ADN TUMBLR DELETED IT. twice. FUCKING TWICE. IM NOT EXTREMELY PISSED AND CONTEMPLATING MURDER AT ALL

hajdkgfglkhfjgh deep breaths. DEEP BREATHS

okay. let’s. START HETGUFCDK OVER I GUSES. FUJCKL. iliterally hurt my hand slapping a wall with rage oh my gfod it hurts

okokokokokokok enough keysmashing im fucking. ok. look. look. im so bad at reccs. im sorry bro this has been in here forever because the second i read it i forget every fic i’ve ever read. so i’m just gonna give you a list of amazing fics off the top of my head and im def gonna miss some other amazing ones but ther’es not much i can do fdghkljfgh

okok so first of all. EVERYTHING by @tothetrashwhereibelong​

a comprehensive list:

He made a promise - Magnus deflects his feelings and pretends he’s fine and okay and keeps givinggivingGIVING to keep the people he loves close. Alec notices and initiates the Communication. Soft, sad, and beautiful, deals with past abusive relationships and current very loving ones.

Miscommunication - Ragnor fakes his death! Magnus… doesn’t know it was fake. Cue angst at the Malec wedding. Gorgeous, sad, amazing exploration of Ragnor and Magnus’s relationship and tangentially also Malec and Alec interacting with Ragnor. Mostly the former, though.

negative space - Raphael-centric exploration of his asexuality, and his relationship with Magnus. Beautiful, sad, wonderful, gorgeous, and I love it. There’s quite a few amazing Magnus-focused tidbits, but it is more focused on Raphael, and rightfully so. Iconic. Honestly one of my fave fics. Also! Includes trans Magnus, like all of their fics do, which is very sexy of them

I’d do anything to have it (but you handed it for free) - again, one of my favorite fics ever, oh my god. Mundane AU with amazing characterization and featuring Alec’s tux kink. A stunning blend of “oh no we have to go on a date for charity….how sad……👀” and “With the help of his found family, Magnus deals with the horrible abuse of his ex-girlfriend, Camille, when she shows up again to cause trouble and be a nasty bitch”. Also!!! Trans and Muslim Magnus! Y’all!!!!

Home - Post-Edom reunion sex. Fluff, angst, happiness. Really just highkey desperate and emotional sex, it’s so fucking good.

(Nothing) Quite Like It - Brat tamer Alec doms bratty sub Magnus. Iconic, hot, amazing, and with so many tasty kinks lkfdgjhfgkhj. again, one of my favorite smut fics, and TRANS MAGNUS Y’ALL. YES

As I’m Sure They Thought As Well - more bratty sub Magnus and Bantz. Funny, hot, AND in-character

ok ok ok OTHER AUTHORS NOW

Gold by @tenderalec​ - Magnus feeling bad about his warlock mark thanks to a certain vampire bitch, Alec being the fuckin best. (Not technically a oneshot, but I’d reccomend his other fic, Open, too. It’s about Magnus being trans and coming out to Alec and there is sex and communication.)

Purer Than Any by @magnuscaresalot​ - Magnus with wings! Cute and warm and fluffy. Honestly fucking adorable and full of warm fuzzy feelings. Some light angst but in the good way with lots of comfort to match the hurt.

is it okay to see my life in your eyes? by @manzini - TWI Magnus spends time chilling in cat form, and then his boyfriend walks in. Cue adorable and fluffy interactions. There’s no reveal if you’re looking for that, but honestly, worth it. It’s so fluffy I WANNA DIE.

Touch by @centaurianwisdom​ - Magnus being touch starved and Alec being a comforting supportive boyfriend dfgkjdfg

ok i’m also gonna say i recommend anything by mistilteinn but a lot of their things are serieses(??) not technically oneshots, so here’s some of my favorite standalones from them:

Handmade love - Magnus getting deep into subspace and taken care of like he deserves. Hot and wonderful, with gentle dom Alec.

Words don’t come easy - Mundane AU where they both work at a bookstore and there’s mutual pining, some really mild sort-of-enemies to lovers, awesome characterization, hot smut scenes, and exploration of Camille being the piece of shit she is. ICONIC.

Like a force of nature - Alec eats out trans Magnus!!!! AAAAH y e s . SO FUCKING GOOD. 

Such a dream - consensual somnophilia and feminization done right….so fucking wonderful. There is daddy kink if that’s not your thing, but it’s pretty light

these are just some of the fics i can think of, and from a quick search found, but like, there’s so many more people and if you’re not on this list i’m sorry i’m really just trying to throw shit together lkfhgjgf

[maniacwatchestheworld]

In Where are You, I've always viewed Shaggy and Velma as having the strongest dynamic, Velma going with Shaggy and Scooby much more, mutually teasing, dancing, cosplaying as famous couples etc. I think it was hugely sidelined in the New Movies and The Show, but I still think they had better focus and made up for it; do you agree or do you think I'm just wearing Shelma goggles too much. Also check out Scooby Doo filmstrips if you want to see them have some extra interaction.

To be honest, you need to give me more specific instances of these interactions. If you do, I’ll be more than happy to look back at those episodes and eat my words, but I need concrete examples. Because for me, there were only two instances of Shaggy and Velma interacting in a capacity that informs us of their relationship that I can remember from Where Are You. (Which I describe in this post.) Which is fine, but there just wasn’t enough in those two interactions for me to really get to know their relationship and for me sink my teeth into going forwards in these serieses. To be fair however, I could have absolutely missed something. At that point I was mostly trying to get my baseline for understanding these characters and wasn’t looking for their specific individual interactions, so I could have easily missed something!

However, I can’t recall them cosplaying as a famous couple once (but my memory is pretty bad so I could be wrong), and I’m pretty certain that they never danced together. Fred and Daphne danced together all the time in Where Are You! But I swear that Shaggy and Velma never danced together in those old episodes. And yeah, the teasing probably happened, but I don’t remember it being mutual, and going forwards, the teasing gets a lot more one-sided. Heck! When it comes to mutual teasing, I think that Shaggy and Fred have a better dynamic in that regard because at least Shaggy pushes back against Fred, while he just doesn’t tend to do that with Velma!

Overall, I personally don’t think that Where Are You is a good series to base your opinions of these characters from. Because to me, this is the Scooby gang at their most cardboard cutouty and that show is a complete and utter mess. I love it! Don’t get me wrong! But it’s a mess. I think that for the most part, in WAY, they were trying to get their bearing on what worked, what didn’t, and generally what the show was going to be moving forwards. Because everyone knew that they had caught lightning in a bottle! They just didn’t have what they were going to be, or who these characters were solidly down yet. I also feel that it was only half way through TNSDM did they actually finally get what they were going to be going forwards down, and when they actually finally figure out largely what worked and what didn’t, and that it was only when they got to TSDS did they actually have the animation budget to execute these ideas very well. WAY is still very important in this timeline, of course! But I think that later serieses do a better job of writing these characters, characterizing these characters, and having good dynamics between them. And sadly, where I’m at, I’m really looking for that good Shaggy/Velma dynamic, and they’re just not giving it to me! Which, I feel, if it was super strong in the original WAY series, that it would have continued to just grow stronger going forwards into these other serieses.

And I don’t know if you’re being blinded by Shelma goggles or not. Honestly, I WISH that I could see what you’re seeing! But I haven’t been finding the evidence that I need... So please give me specific examples if you can... Please? I want to find reasons to ship all four of the main cast in any configuration, but sadly the Shelma and the Daphne connections are lacking for me. Funny enough my favorite straight Scooby-Doo pairing is Fred and Velma. Which I NEVER thought would be a favorite ship for this show ever! But I sure as hell can give you evidence for it! And I wasn’t even looking for it, nor did I even mean to ship them together!

In any case, I am watching all of these Scoobs in chronological order, and am currently in the midst of season 2 of The Scooby-Doo Show and season 1 of Scooby’s All-Star Laff-A-Lympics. So I haven’t gotten to the film strips yet. I will try to add them to my itinerary though! Do you know where I could find them? Are they on YouTube or some otherwise cartoon watching video site? I’ll watch them after season 2 of Laff-A-Lympics, and season 3 of Where Are You/The Scooby-Doo Show (since they’re the same).

[jasntodds]

2018 Fic Recs by you

Before the new year started, I had y’all send in your favorite fics of 2018 with the option to leave some comments for the authors! Now, I finally have the time to sit down and make this post. The comment section was optional so some may more comments than others but it’s nothing personal, some people are just shy!

The questions were:

What's your favorite part of this fic? 

Why is this your favorite fic of the year?

Is there anything you want to say to the author? 

Recs under the cut!

I Only Feel You (Mob!Tom Holland x Reader) by @stuckonspidey

Comments from readers:

honestly, all of it! it's so beautifully written and an amazing read 

this is my fave fic because it's such a thrill to read and every time a chapter posts, i'm always up and anticipating the next! 

yes!! lilly u are SO talented and i admire ur series sososo much! 

Comments from another reader:

Look I have a weakness for Mob!Tom and soulmate au and I just love how Lilly combined those two and y'know because it was Mob!Tom I expected him to be more cold and distant but instead he's such a puppy (and a sub) around reader like wow she has him wrap up in her fingers and Reader is so stubborn I love that! And I just love everything about THIS! 

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KEEP DOING GURL I LOVE IT 

The Art Of Pretending (Student!Harrison Osterfield x Reader) by @h-osterfield

You’re Your Father’s Daughter (Peter Parker x Stark!Reader) by @celestialparker

Comments from readers:

towards the end where y/n finally talks to tony and it just pulls on the heart strings 

it's just really good and has a great topic and it's well thought out 

you're amazing ily 

Phantom (Peter Parker x Reader) by @silverishparker

Comments from readers:

The entire thing. 

It’s writing is really poetic and makes me cry every time. 

Only You (Tom Holland x Reader) by @tommyparkerr

Comments from readers:

The scene on the balcony 

It was so real but romantic 

Never stop writing because you’re amazing 

Milkshakes (Tom Holland x Reader) by @thothollandd

Comments from readers:

It's hard to determine a favorite part- The entire thing is amazing. 

It is so incredibly soft and very very well written. I love everything about it. 

gwshbdusejkh The amount of talent and skill you have with writing is incredible. It was hard to pick just one fic from your masterlist, cuz I am so in love with everything you write! <3 

Guys Like You (Tom Holland x Reader) by @spxderbarnes

Comments from readers:

it’s cute and angsty 

I have so many man 

all of your fics are brilliant 

Untitled (CEO!Tom Holland x Reader) by @underoosbws

Comments from readers:

all around amazing

very original and well written 

I love all of your fics! 

Jealous (Tom Holland x Reader) by @sunsetspidey

Comments from readers:

it’s well written 

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all of your fics are great! 

Real Love (Tom Holland x Reader) by @twilightparker

Comments from readers: 

imma sucker for angsty fluff 

I just love it 

I’m literally a hoe for all of your writings 

Say You Love Me (Tom Holland x Reader) by @foreverbeingthunderbuddy

Comments from readers:

it’s the perfect amount of angst with fluff 

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I’m absolutely in love with your writings 

More Than That (Tom Holland x Reader) by @snowflakespideys

(the link on your masterlist isn’t working, I’m sorry!!)

Comments from readers:

I love friends to lovers fics 

this writer is just talented and this piece is great 

True Reflections (Tom Holland x Reader) by @uglypastels

Comments from readers:

it’s just so beautifully written 

it takes on insecurities and there’s no sugarcoating. I can tell that the author really took their time on this and wanted it to be serious. 

thank you for not making this another half-assed, cheesy insecurity fic where the writer isn’t taking it seriously 

Too Close (BestFriend!Tom Holland x Reader) by @stuckonspidey

Comments from readers:

it’s just so incredibly written, with the right amount of angst and fluff and it’s not even finished yet! 

it’s honestly one of my favorite fics I’ve read on tumblr. It’s so original and I love the friendship the reader and Tom have. I love everything about it. 

you’re an absolute sweetheart and our dm chats make me laugh

Comments from another reader: 

Bestfriend!Tom!! unrequited love?? pining!!?! I am here for this. This fic breaks my heart! I am still unsure if Tom now likes reader romantically or if it'a just really platonic BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO GET MY HOPES HIGH AGAIN JUST SO OP CAN DROP IT AGAIN 

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I LOVE YOU!!! 

The Rooftop Party (Tom Holland x Reader) by @twilightparker

Comments from readers:

perfectly angsty with a huge amount of wonderfully written fluff at the wnd 

everything by @twilightparker is just beautiful 

I love your writings and you’re a sweetheart 

Still Here (Tom Holland x Reader) by @sparky-holland

Comments from readers:

it’s just so original with an interesting twist 

it’s different and well written 

Invisible (Peter Parker x Reader) by @celestialparker

Comments from readers:

it’s original and beautifully written. 

I love celestialparker’s writings so much wowowow 

Cheerleaders & Milkshakes (Peter Parker x Cheerleader!Fem!Reader) by @spxderbarnes

Comments from readers:

I love the whole popular!reader x peter parker! 

it’s so original and fluffy and soft. The reader isn’t your typical popular girl and she reminds me a lot of liz. She’s kind and generous along with warm hearted and I love it! 

thank you for this! 

We’re Only Kidding Ourselves (Tom Holland x Reader) by @wazzupmrstark 

Comments from readers:

The inevitable tension between reader and Tom is insane. So much anticipation I love it. 

the fact that I plan to be a PA one day and die every time i read it because this is my dream 

You deserve ALL the reads!! Even through only 5 chapters so far this story gets me so excited every update. :) 

Dare You To Move (FWB!Roommate!Tom Holland x Reader) by @starksparker

Comments from readers:

Because it's amazingly well written! 

I haven't read many fics this year (I'm relatively new to the whole writing on Tumblr thing) and this one really stood out to me amongst the ones I have read. 

kaylee i love u and keep up the amazing work!! ur my role model!!!!! 

Prove Myself (Peter Parker x Superhero!Reader) by @foreverbeingthunderbuddy

Comments from readers:

EVERYTHING!! the entire fic is gold and so so good. 

her writing just absolutely astounds me and i love it so goddamn much. this was the first i read of hers and i literally cannot get enough of her writing 

you are awesome! you are amazing & i hope you keep writing 

Comments from another reader:

The cute, slow burn relationship with Peter, the reader‘s powers and the connection to Thor. Also how tony went into dad mode 

Because the plot idea is so original and the reader character was so relatable and i loved the humor and every chapter had me at the edge of my seat. Always come back to reread 

Please never stop and I hope you‘ll get more recognition for your writing, sweetie, I really do 

Get To Know You Better (Sebastian Stan x Reader) by @ugly-crying-over-bucky-barnes

Comments from readers:

Umm all of it? But especially the part where they make a family and it's really cute and I love it. The series is really cute. 

Cus it was one of the first fics I read written by Jill and it led to us being mutuals and I love her so much. The series just is so cute but it has heavier bits and it's realistic in the issues it deals with. All of her stuff is. I love it all so much. 

I love your stuff and I think you're really great. 

Tearing Down Sandcastles (Sebastian Stan x Reader) by @ugly-crying-over-bucky-barnes

Comments from readers:

The part they meet up again in New York after the holiday. 

Because it's really cute and realistic and I love it a lot. I just really love her serieses. (what's the plural of series?)

You got this, buddy.     

Happier (Sebastian Stan x Reader) by @ugly-crying-over-bucky-barnes

Comments from readers:

when they start to be friendly to each other again. Conflict really plays with my emotions 

It's very different from what she usually writes and it's kinda new, I guess. It's very dramatic and intense. 

It's different, but it's really good. You should definitely keep this one til the end. you're just great at everything you do, I guess. Both cute relationships and toxic ones. 

Comments from another reader:

the part when they make it up to each other. Conflict really plays with my emotions ;-; 

it's something new. It's full of toxicity and drama and I love it 

I don't know how you can be good at everything but you are. 

Check My Heartrate I Think I’m Falling For You (Sebastian Stan x Reader) by @ugly-crying-over-bucky-barnes

Comments from readers:

the first part of the series. 

It's really light and humorous and I love that. 

I've read this one so many times I love it. Its snazzy. 

Write Me A Lullaby (Sebastian Stan x Reader) by @ugly-crying-over-bucky-barnes

Comments from readers:

the part where they meet face to face for the first time it's great 

cus it was the very first thing I ever read that belonged to Jill and it's also what really introduced me to the Marvel fandom. It's the first Marvel thing I read. It's what ultimately led to me becoming mutuals with Jill and then everyone else I met afterwards. 

I love you! 

They’ll Make A Movie About Us (Sebastian Stan x Reader) by @ugly-crying-over-bucky-barnes

Comments from readers:

the part where he gets the call. It's cute how concerned he is about her. 

It's just a really small, hurt/comfort thing and I love that 

❤️❤️❤️❤️ 

Like Dark Chocolate (Tom Holland x Reader) by @madmadmilk  

Comments from readers:

The drama but honestly everything 

Because it’s so well written and the slowburn and suspense are  killing me and giving me life at the same time 

I love you and your writing. You are such a talented writer and artist and just an amazing person overall 

Comments from another reader:

I just- This fic is wow! and please beware everything I'm saying is going to be full of spoilers so STOP READING THIS IF YOU HAVEN'T READ LDC YET AND READ THIS FIC NOW!!! ok so like Reader loves Tom who is still in a relationship with Mal who emotionally manipulates him and ughh I hate Mal but I love how Jacky handled her character! like?!?!? Mal obviously has deep problems it doesn't excuse her behavior but I hope she gets help?!?! like?!? and I think Tom genuinely likes reader and wants to leave Mal but he's scared because he knows what's up with her and is afraid that something happens when he leaves her but!!!! I still think he shouldn't have had sex with reader and go back to Mal because wow reading that shit really hurt me AND reader. I must admit sometimes I rooted for Haz but then reader did the same thing like Tom and u f f this is a mess AND UGHH I HOPE READER AND TOM TALK IT OUT (and usvakakba it's been a while since I read it soabjasnj) 

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STOP GIVING ME FEELS 

Jasminum Sambac (Sebastian Stan x OC) by @ugly-crying-over-bucky-barnes

Comments from readers:

When he finally admits his feelings for her 

It's a flowershop thing and I love those 

💕😍 

Keep My Heart (Chris Evans x Fem!OC) by @ugly-crying-over-bucky-barnes

Comments from readers:

when they get a baby! ahhh 

It's been going on for a long time and I think it's still ongoing so it's just something nice to come back to. It provides plenty of hurt/comfort and I love that. 

This is definitely one of my favourite things you've written, I love it. 

25 Days Of Sebmas (Sebastian Stan x Reader) by @ugly-crying-over-bucky-barnes

Comments from readers:

I like the last two prompts 

Cus they were all really nice stories that didn't have really complex storylines liek the rest of her stuff. Just some quick and cute reads 

Well done on completing the challenge! 

Blame It On The Whiskey (Bucky Barnes x Fem!Reader) by @lostinbuckyseyes

Comments from readers:

the ending when he tells her it's okay and he tells her he likes her. 

Cus it's really good and cute but it's not hard to understand. It's really well written. 

I know you're going through some hard times but it'll be okay. It'll all work out. And hey, now you match Bucky! 

The Sun Could Never Hate You (Chris Evans x Sebastian Stan) by @what-the-buckybarnes

Comments from readers:

The real emotion portrayed so well 

It’s not over the top, it’s very simple but is so raw and life like that it just blows other fics out of the water 

You are my fave mutual and your writing is A+ 

Partners In Crime (Mob!Tom Holland x Mob!Fem!Reader) by @spiderrrling

Comments from readers:

I love that she writers a badass female character in a Mob! series 

Light (Dad!Tony Stark x Daughter!Reader) by @letthembehappymcu

Comments from readers:

father and daughter relationship 

Good Together (Bucky Barnes x Reader) by @irndad

Comments from readers:

Her characterization of Bucky is just spot on, and the way she writes the relationship really draws the reader in. 

I'm always searching for really good Bucky reader insert fics and they're hard to find because the mcu didn't give Bucky much of a characterization, but she really made him feel whole, alive, and real.

Thank you so much for writing this and I hope you know how talented you are.   

Kiss Me At Midnight (BestFriend!Tom Holland x Reader) by @petuniatom

Comments from readers:

FAKE DATING?!?!?! YES!!! MEETING THE FAM?!?!?! YESSS?!?!??! THEIR RELATIONSHIP?!?!? YES YES YED 

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YOUR WRITING IS AMAZING BIHHHHH!! PLEASE KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR!!!! 

Ground Rules (Tom Holland x Reader) by @madmadmilk

Comments from readers:

Uh basically how she threw her rules out the window for Tom cause it’s kinda relatable like we all have someone that we threw our rules out the window for 

Helped me through a really tough time tbh 

Thank you for being such an amazing writer and gifting us with such beautiful fics 

Comments from another reader:

THIS IS THE SHIT! TO KEEP IT SHORT THIS IS AMAZING AND A FUCKING ROLLERCOASTER SO FUCKING PREPARE YOURSELVES HOES!!!! AND SPOILERWARNING!!!! Honestly reading how Reader loves Haz was so heartbreaking because those two were so close and I'm just akshakakaah and his Gf Em YES I love her and I love how Jacky didn't pit Em and Reader against each other instead they show love and support for each other AND I AM HERE FOR THIS GIRL SUPPORT the same with Z too😤😤😤 and I love how Tom and reader's relationship was developed and u f f THAT part (y'all know which I'm talking about) still shook me 'till this day like wow! BUT!!! I am so happy how it ended. Like?!?! Z and Reader are in a good term (not like they've ever been bad to each other), Tom opening himself to reader up!!! Haz and Em are amazing!!! THIS FIC IST JUST GREAT OK!!! 

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JACKY YOUR DOING GREAT 

Domino (Tom Holland x Reader) by @madmadmilk

Comments from readers:

Ok first of all I LOVE Tom and Reader's relationship like?!?!?! It's definitely not perfect and they both still have some things to work out with BUT THAT WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT!!! AND the friendship between Tom, Reader, Z and Haz is AMAZING (and I love when Jacob and Laura makes an appearance👀) I- THIS FIC MADE ME CRY AND LAUGH AND JUST! GAVE! ME! SO! MANY! FEELINGS! 

It was my first Tom fic so👀👀 

Jacky YOU ARE AMAZING! I LOVE  EVERYTHING YOU WROTE! I hope you had an amazing break! I missed you and ajsvakamjsak ACCEPT MY LOVE ANR SUPPORT💗💞💓💟💕💗💟💞💗💟💗💞 

Common Courtesy (Harrison Osterfield x Reader) by @madmadmilk

Comments from readers:

It was so cute!!! EVERYTHING IS GOOD ABOUT IT 

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I LOVE YOU JACKY 

Silence (Vigilante!Tom Holland x Reader) by @astronomyparkers

Comments from readers:

This fic AMAZING!!! It's so exciting and that TWIST IN THE LAST PART WAS WOW!!!! JUST READ IT GUYS!!! 

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Bby YOU'RE DOING GREAT 

The First Punch (Boxer!Tom Holland x Boxer!Reader0 by @starksparker

Comments from readers:

Currently it would be the tension between Tom, y/n, and Arthur. All I can picture is obadiah from Iron Man. 

The writing is fantastic, the story is compelling and it feels like you've been dropped into a Shameless (US) AU with Marvel and Tom related themes. The twists and turns don't stop. It's a beautiful, agonizing, intense, and overall amazing piece of work. 

Other than my review above, just keep writing and reach out to publishers. Everything you write I immediately get hooked on and I can't wait to see where this next year takes you and your creative writing. If there is any way to add me to you permanent tags list, please do because I love seeing what you create. @angrybitch679 

Protected (Harrison Osterfield x Reader) by @hholyholland

Comments from readers:

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I just got out of an emotionally abusive relationship about 2 months ago, and man that stuff tears you up. Reading this was like a little fluffy reminder that I'll be ok. 

Thank you for writing this. Seriously, when stuff my ex said to me gets caught up in my head, I go back and read this. I mean I cry like every time, but worth it. 

For King Or Country (Tom Holland x Reader) by @avengers-sweethearts

Comments from readers:

Every scene kept me on edge! The whole series is beautiful. 

All of Madison's series are amazing but there is something about the time period that makes this fic dramatic and adventurous.This series is so full of twists and turns, you have no idea where it will go next. The stakes are constantly high, so the moments of fluff are relishable.  

Madison really knows how to keep her readers wanting more & she is so gosh darn sweet that it's impossible not to like all of her series!     

[qwanderer]

Post the first line of your last 10 published fics, then tag 10 people.

I’m going to count serieses as one fic for the purposes of this meme, so:

1. “When Elim Garak had first studied the Federation, their culture and language, his interest had almost immediately been drawn to the British Empire. The language and culture of one small island had spread itself across half the world, and then? Well, other Terrans had fought back, gained independence, overthrown the influence of the English.” My Dear Doctor

2. “Loki's loyalty is to Asgard.” The Wars We Fight

3. “Flight school is just a stupid dream.” cherry trees can grow in space

4. “Keith had always known that Pidge was a girl.” Hanahaki in Various Shades

5. “"Hey, Adam," Keith greeted as the pilot approached his table in the near-deserted commissary.” ☒fair ☒easy ☑normal

6. “Pidge had been sure for a while now that Lance was pursuing Allura fairly seriously and that they would eventually get together.” Honestly

7. “After everything... after waking up to find that Altea had been destroyed and she'd lost ten thousand years and everyone but Coran, after having to mourn her father a second time, after Lotor... after almost losing Shiro again, and losing three more years... after the void trying to pull them all apart... after everything... the dry dusty air of earth felt cleansing.” as thin as a choice

8. “The Komar had brought them here, Shiro realized, distantly and far, far too late.” I’d Kill For You

9. “Dan and Anne have Eddie over for dinner every week, as a rule, mostly to make sure he's okay. Anne gets antsy when she hasn't heard from him in too long, starts talking about the kinds of trouble he could be in. They have known for a few weeks now that Venom survived the explosion at the LIFE Foundation. Dan still isn't sure whether it makes the whole talking-to-himself thing less concerning, or moreso.” The rest is anyone’s guess

10. “Ina Leifsdottir is currently feeling perfectly cozy. She is on her favorite sofa, with a sweet fragrant cup of tea on one side and a warm, happy Nadia on the other.” Love At Any Volume

I took @jmathieson-fic up on their invitation to participate in this meme. I am also going to pass along an open invitation to my followers.

[samsexualdeancurious]

For honesty hour...who are some of your fave fic writerd,? Some of your fave fics?

You’re a tad late for honesty hour, nonny, but that’s okay! I’m always happy to talk about my favorite/go-to people (note: these are not in any particular order, just the order I thought of them in) and my favorites from their masterlists (most of these links are for Tumblr posts, with the exception of some AO3 ones. Let me know if anything isn’t working right).

@teamfreewill-imagine​

I love everything Jamie writes (and I love Jamie herself- we have so much in common, it’s kinda scary), but here are my three faves:

I Know Your Wife (She Wouldn’t Mind) - If you haven’t read this series yet, get on that shit. It’s a Jared x Gen x Reader that fulfills all my favorite fantasies and is the perfect blend of angst, smut, and fluff. I never want it to end.

Forgive Me, Father - this fic. THIS FIC. I have no words. It’s pure smutty goodness, with Virgin!Priest!Sam who’s so cute I could cry.

Soy Un Perdedor - Stripper!Sam. Nuff said.

Some honorable mentions are: Ask For What You Want, the entire Daddy!Sam verse, and her Series Rewrite

@manawhaat

Mana is the sweetest person who can also rip your heart to shreds and I love her very much, especially when she puts up with me always asking her to beta my fics (the woman is magic, I swear. She makes everything better). Her masterlist if my go-to when I’m craving some John Winchester or some cry-into-your-pillow angst. Some highlights include:

When Your Grace is Gone - Tears. Literal tears were shed. Sam x Reader, but Cas-centric, and the feels were almost to much. Mana would know. I yelled at her about it, lol

Wild Horses - So cute and so hot. I love me some Sammy. Sammy in the backseat of the Impala is even better. There are some things Dean will never know.

Wild Bloom - This is a long one, but 100% worth it. Fuckin’ slayed me with the porn. Gotta love some John x Younger!Reader and middle-of-nowhere sex.

@ilostmyshoe-79

Kim is the first multishipper I followed and she kills me regularly with the porn (especially Porn Gif Drabble Days. They’re too good). She’s got such a great variety to choose from, but I particularly enjoy her Wincest and Poly fics:

Sketches - Wincest, Voyeur!Artist!Cas, and eventual Wincestiel. Need I say more?

Cursed - If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know I thrive on Dom!Sam. I love the idea of a giant man without much control in his daily life taking complete control during sex. But this fic is just one more reason why I’m now so partial so a more submissive version of my favorite moose. The imagery of Sam begging for Dean is too much to handle.

Both - This fic is the poly ship I didn’t know I needed. The idea of Dean getting both of the people he loves it so satisfying.

Release and Relief - I was trying to limit this to three fics per author, but this one cannot be left out. I’ve been shipping Sam/Rowena for a while, but Dean/Rowena is just so good and I’m always a slut for a sub!Dean. Read all the parts. You will not regret it.

@kittenofdoomage

Kitten’s fics were kinda my gateway into the world of smut and reader-inserts, and she definitely inspired me to start this blog! Kitten never ceases to amaze me. I adore everything she writes, so it was really hard to pick just a few fics:

Spin Cycle - It’s hard to chose just one of Kitten’s John x Reader fics, but this is definitely in my top three. It’s got all the good stuff- a damsel in distress, Handyman!John to the rescue, cheesy flirting, and filthy smut.

Substitution - If you have a thing for sex worker!Dean and jealous!Sam (like me), this is the Wincest fic for you. Kitten doesn’t usually (read: ever) write bottom!Dean, but she did such a good job and I still love it (clearly).

Come as You Are - Fluff and smut and enough angst to have you yelling at your phone screen cos WHY WON’T THEY JUST TALK. Also, tattooed!punk!Dean. What more do you need?

Breakdown - Sometimes Kitten’s premises read like the beginning of a porno and this is definitely one of those, and i absolutely love every word of it. Makes me wish my car would break down in the middle of nowhere just so I could run into a tall, gorgeous farmer names Sam. Please and thank you.

Honorable mentions are the Magic and Mark serieses (Strippers and smut. That’s all you need to know), and, of course, Left Behind.

@justanothersaltandburn

Dean introduced me to the wonderful world that is poly ships and interesting kinks I never knew I had. I thought picking fics from Kitten’s masterlist was hard, but picking from Dean’s was nearly impossible:

Tails of a Demi-Demon and His Doms - I was a little hesitant going into this fic, but I’m not entirely sure why? Cos it’s got everything I love- Wincestiel, sub!Dean, some lovely kinks I’d forgotten I have. It’s a little on the longer side, but well worth the time.

Four’s Company - I’m a sucker for a good fix-it and while I did enjoy Season 12, I was bummed to see so many amazing characters go in the finale. Luckily, when I get sad, I can just reread this amazing series and pretend Dean got banged in the Bunker bathroom by Ketch and everyone is still alive.

The Scars We Leave - Speaking of kinks I didn’t know I had and pairings I didn’t know I shipped. This fic is not for the faint of heart, but if you like Demon!Dean x Crowley, Sub!Dean, predicament bondage (specifically my favorite kind and a position I’ve put Dean in before, because he’s so much fun to torture), and some pain kink, this is the fic for you. It’s filthy and dark and oh so good.

@floweryhanzo (you might know him as @beekeepercain)

If you’ve been following me for any amount of time, you probably know of my adoration for anything Leo writes. His depth of understanding of the characters and the way he can paint a picture with his words just never ceases to blow my mind. I highly recommend reading everything on his AO3, but here are a few of my favorites (and they’re not all SPN fics!):

Soft: A Story - This fics is so sweet and cute, but also angsty and deep and thought-provoking. It was written for Nanowrimo, so it’s really long, but it’s honestly just amazing. Little Dean is so stinkin’ cute and Sam’s trying to hard to be a good big brother after being the little brother his whole life, and I just love every moment of it.

A Bark With A Bow - this fic was actually written for me, for a Christmas exchange in 2016, and it’s perfection. I’ve always said Sam needs a dog, particularly a therapy dog, and Leo delivered in the most splendid fashion, complete with brothers being cute brothers. It’s a Christmas fic, but I read it all year round.

Gibralter - I DON’T EVEN PLAY THIS DAMN GAME. All I’ve done is watch some of the videos and read this fic. Multiple times. It’s so damn good. Forever long, but so intriguing. I’m a sucker for brother dynamics (have you seen my favorite show??), and this has all of that, with a fantastic blend of lack-of-communication, beautifully written trauma, bottled up emotions, and some action to spice things up a little. I love it so much.

[cromulentbookreview]

Definitely Not Chocolate Wine

Because life in late 19th century Paris was basically just Another Period but real.

To my fellow non-French speakers out there: vin de coca does NOT mean “chocolate wine.” It really doesn’t.

And by that, I mean: Sensational, sequel to Spectacle by Jodie Lynn Zdrok!

Paris! June, 1889! The same year as The Gilded Wolves! The year of the Exposition Universelle! It’s almost time for the 100th anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille! The Eiffel Tower makes it���s grand debut! Vincent Van Gogh paints The Starry Night! The Wall Street Journal is established! Seattle, in spite of the incessant rain, somehow manages to catch fire! Bustles are slowly on their way out, but weighty ornaments added to dresses is super in! Ribbons! Flounces! Lace! Bows! All that, plus corsets laced far tighter than they should be and no air conditioning! Sounds great! 

Anyway: it’s been two years since the events of Spectacle, and our heroine Nathalie is now 18. Things are going pretty great: she no longer has to hide her identity writing her morgue column for Le Petit Journal, she has a steady boyfriend in her fellow insightful, Jules, and she’s even found a workaround for the memory loss caused by her visions: she keeps extremely detailed journals, keeping a record of everything she does in case she forgets later. With the support of her family and friends, Nathalie might just be able to pull of this whole “insightful who witnesses the deaths of murder victims from the perspective of the killer for some reason then reports those visions to the police but suffers memory loss as a side-effect” gig work. 

Just so long as she ignores all the lingering looks she gives to her friend, the morgue’s police liaison Christophe. And her lingering guilt over the death of her friend Agnès at the hands of the Dark Artist serial killer. And her institutionalized aunt’s deteriorating mental health.

But besides all of that, Nathalie’s life is going pretty well. She’s 18 at the height of Belle Époque, routinely attending the Exposition Universelle with her boyfriend and her best friends. Life is good!

Until Nathalie and her friends stumble upon a severed head among the sculptures of the Galerie Rapp. Then, to make things worse, a spectator jostles the pillar on which the head is sitting, knocking it over. The head falls and, without thinking, Nathalie puts out her hands to catch it.

Much more than una catastrofia con una pelota de beisbol.

Anyway, this causes Nathalie to have a vision, and, faster than you can say “cocaine wine,” the whole of Paris is gripped by the both the spectacle (first book title drop!) of the Exposition, and the rampage of a new serial killer who dumps his victims on Exposition grounds. The killer is soon dubbed Le Rasoir by the press, as they behead their victims with a guillotine. 

Fun fact: the last time France used the guillotine to execute someone was in 1977. That seems far too recent to me, but, I mean, I guess it works...?

So far as sequels go, Sensational gives us more of Nathalie’s story without being bogged down with exposition and questions. We get to jump into the action right away, but there are plenty of callbacks in case you may have forgotten a detail or two from Spectacle. My favorite part, of both Spectacle and Sensational is all the detail we get about what life is like in 19th century Paris. Paris is a fascinating place in general, but Paris during the late 1880s, early 1890s? During the era of the Third French Republic, Belle Époque and the birth of Cabaret? If time machines were a thing, I would definitely go and party in late 19th century Paris - hang around Montmantre, get wasted at Le Chat Noir...

Speaking of which: one of the things I will freely admit is that I don’t speak French. Like, at all. I know a few words here and there, but Deutsch ist immer noch eine wunderschöne Sprache. So, in Spectacle there’s a scene where Nathalie is hanging out with her friends Simone and Louis along with her boyfriend, Jules, at Simone’s apartment. Simone has managed to get her hands on a bottle of vin de coca. Now, for some reason, I immediately thought “oooh, chocolate wine!” 

Yeah, vin de coca is not chocolate wine. That much became obvious as the scene progressed, and I felt like a total moron. 

Vin de coca is wine with cocaine in it. 

Because in the 19th century, that was just fine. I mean, just watch The Knick if you want to see just how much late-19th and early-20th century medicine relied on cocaine. (Seriously, watch The Knick - I’m still pissed that show got cancelled). 

Still, whenever I see the word “coca” I think chocolate. Because chocolate is great. Even though I know a “pain au chocolat” literally translates to “chocolate bread” and coca refers to any of the four plants in the family Erythroxylaceae, but mostly Erythroxylum coca, which is where cocaine comes from. It’s where the “coca” in “coca cola” comes from. Seriously, how did I miss that?

Speaking of pain au chocolat: fun fact, the Japanese word for bread, pan (パン) is a word they lifted from the Portuguese after the Portuguese went to Japan in the 16th century. Pan means bread in Spanish, in Portuguese it’s Pão (I guess the Japanese had a hard time with the tilde and went with the Spanish version instead) and it’s barely a step away from the French word Pain and the Italian Pane.

Meanwhile, in Germany, we say Brot because the Romance languages are insane and we want nothing to do with them. Hurray for the Germanics! In Dutch, it’s brood, in Danish it’s brød, in Swedish it’s bröd, Norwegian? Brød (you’d think it’d be the Swedes to copy the Danes since they’re literally right next to each other but...nope). Icelandic? Brauð. English = bread! And in Afrikaans, Dutch’s weird, long-distance cousin? Brood. Yiddish? ברויט (broyt). Even the Welsh went with “bara” for bread. 

And in Finland, bread is called leipä, because Finnish is it’s own special brand of insanity. Same with Hungarian (kenyér = bread).

Damn, I’m kind of hungry. Maybe I should go and get some bread. Mmm. Gluten.

Anyway, my point being before I got off onto a bread tangent, the word “coca” instead of “cacao” or “chocolat” should’ve been a pretty big clue that what Nathalie and her friends were enjoying was NOT chocolate wine. Also the fact that they started to get really high while drinking it should’ve been a tip-off. 

Also, there’s a scene in season 1 of The Terror where the Goodest Sir, Harry D.S. Goodsir, offers the increasingly frantic Mr. Collins wine of coca as a treatment for his lead-poisoning-and-ice-diving-vision-induced crazies. Wine of coca is mostly, wait for it: 

How that would’ve helped a man going absolutely insane, I have no idea. I mean, wouldn’t cocaine wine make him more agitated? I don’t know, don’t ask me how 19th century medicine worked. Frankly, it’s a miracle anyone lived past the age of thirty back in those days. 

This whole tangent was an excuse for me to include some glorious gifs of the world’s Goodest Sir and King of all the Sideburns, Goodsir:

Watch season 1 of The Terror. Seriously, it’s amazing. How have you not watched it yet? Also, watch season 2 while you’re at it, both will hit you right in the feels but in different ways.

Anyway - the whole time I was reading Sensational, I was laboring under the delusion that this series would be a trilogy - I kept looking everywhere for the setup for book three, and finished the book fully believing that there would be another book.

Then I learned that this series was to be a duology. Not a trilogy. And that Sensational was to be the end of the story. Honestly? I was disappointed. I kind of wish I had looked that up going in, rather than blithely assuming that all YA serieses end up trilogies (or quartets. Or just, you know, never end at all). 

So while this book does give our characters a nice ending, there are still so many unanswered questions that could very well be answered by a third book. We never did find out what exactly caused Nathalie two-days worth of memory loss that made up the cliffhanger at the end of the first book. Like, what about all the other people who were affected by Dr. Henard’s magical mystery blood transfusions? How many people out there who, like Nathalie, inherited powers from their parents who took part in the experiment? Acgh, there’s just so much out there that can’t be covered in two books! Bah. That and I just need more YA mysteries set in late 19th century Paris. More, I says!

RECOMMENDED FOR: Fans of YA Historical Fantasy Fiction, 19th century Paris, murder mysteries, and badass girl journalist protagonists.

NOT RECOMMENDED FOR: Anyone familiar with the term hemolysis, anyone thinking that this was going to be a three-book thing, Lillian and Beatrice Bellacourt.

RATING: 4/5

RELEASE DATE: February 11, 2020.

TERROR RATING:

KNICK RATING:

ANOTHER PERIOD RATING: 

PARIS RATING:

ANTICIPATION LEVEL FOR THIRD BOOK THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN: Makalu.

[sublimazion3]

i wanted to ask u this since i saw u recommening PMMM to everyone here on tumblr: what kind of anime do u like? whats ur favorite anime and what other anime would u recommend? i'm very much interested in knowing ur favorite genre and tastes.

Oh lol, you’re the second person today asking me for “advice” about anime. Mh, I like pretty much any kind of anime which is not boring. I’m more into yuri anime and I’ve never watched a yaoi before just ‘cause I’m not really into that kinda stuff, but really, I usually go for psychological/mysterious/thriller genre. Just because I like to analyze the characters and going with the story until they plot-twist everything and you get me going like “WHAT THE HOLY FUCK??!!”. I love it when they turn everything upside down and they make me feel like I’ve been an idiot for that entire time, trusting the plot. I also like anime with very complex characters, but above all, anime with a very good character’s characterization. If there isn’t that, if the characters are plain and boring, the anime will be boring too, and sure as hell I won’t be watching it. 

I don’t think I’ve got a favorite anime. I’ve currently got three of them which are like in my top 3, which are PMMM, Guilty Crown and Mirai Nikki - the latter simply because yes, the plot is interesting but not THAT amazing, however it has got the one character which I love the most in the world. The one character I find the most complex and most wonderful in the whole anime/manga world; that being Gasai Yuno. I’m just in love with her. I’ve watched Mirai Nikki 5 times already , prolly, and I’ve started rewatching it today again, for the 6th time. And despite I know it by heart, like I legitimately know every single episode by heart, I know what’s gonna happen, when is gonna happen perfectly, I still don’t get tired of it because there’s Yuno. She’s honestly a pleasure for the eyes. 

I would totally recommend you Mirai Nikki and Guilty Crown, of course. If you like yuri anime and you haven’t watched it yet, then, I’d also recommend you Simoun. It is pretty heavy and intense as an anime too, but it’s really worth watching. Same thing goes for El Cazador the la Bruja or Blue Drop(!). There honestly are a thousand I’ve watched which I’ve more or less liked too (Seikon no Qwaser has got my no.1 anime/manga OTP in it…………..), all of different genres and with different plots and characters (Toradora! is one of my all time favorite anime, too!), so I really wouldn’t know… X°D I loved To Aru Majutsu no Index spin off serieses too (To Aru Kagaku no Railgun and Railgun S!  - which, by they way, imo they’ve got the BEST yuri character EVER conceived), I didn’t particularly enjoy Shingeki no Kyojin (despite it has got WONDERFUL soundracks!), but I loved Kill la Kill. And if we talk about ecchi anime, such as Seikon no Qwaser which I’ve already mentioned, I also kinda liked Ikkitousen series. Again, I honestly enjoy all sort of anime, so long as they’ve got something that interests me - a character, a couple, a plot-line, fighting scenes, I don’t know, anything (I love comedy anime too! Such as K-ON, Yuru Yuri etc.) But I usually definitely prefer the psychological/complex ones. 

[benthappiness]

Tags

I was tagged by @gaymergal and honestly thank you so much?! I love talking about myself! Also this is the first one of these in my memory that I’ve actually been tagged in so that’s pretty cool.

Rules: Answer the 11 random questions posted for you, create 11 new ones and tag 11 people.

1: What Hogwarts house are you in?  

Recently, I’m a pretty even mix of Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. Used to be like 100% Ravenclaw lol

2: Have any Tattoos or Piercings?

Damn I wish; eventually I’ll be less of a chicken shit and get it done, maybe, eventually

3: Last song you had stuck in your head?

“Shiny” from the Moana soundtrack and it’s still stuck there

4: What is your dream job like?

Fuck if I know. Something that pays enough for me to live comfortably and also donate to the people who need money more than I do. I guess it would be nice if I liked the people at my dream job too

5: What is your pet peeve?

Noisy chewers

6:  Who is the last person you hugged?

My brother

7: If you could have an animal companion, what/what kind of animal do you choose?

A hedgehog! And no, not fucking sonic, I don’t want sonic, I want an actual hedgehog, get out of here with your weird bull shit

8: Name/Nickname?

Jamu/Jamuí/Jammeh/etc

9: What is your favourite quote/lyric/poem?

Maybe not my favorite, but the one I always think of around this time of year: “What’s one more year/ a trip around the sun” from “Perfection?” by Guilt Machine

10: What is your favorite thing about you?

My ability to express myself

11: Top three film/book/fic recommendations?

Ohhhhh man, oh gosh, only three? Okay, due to my tendency to gush, I’m gonna list three books (or maybe serieses) and not put summaries because I invariably end up spoiling things, just trust me when I say that all these books are SO FUCKING GOOD and SO FUCKING QUEER:

1. Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear

2. The Elemental Logic Series by Laurie J. Marks

3. The Ancillary Series by Ann Leckie

READ THEM. READ THEM ALL PLEASE I DESPERATELY NEED MORE PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT THESE WITH AAAAAAAAA

Your Questions:

1: Choose your weapon! (Pick a weapon from any genre/source material you want, it ur weapon now)

2: If you could teach a course in anything you wanted, what would you teach?

3: Choose a superpower!

4: Who is your favorite character ever from anything ever?

5: Coffee, tea, hot cocoa, or all of them in one terrifying SUPERDRINK?

6: What’s the cheesiest pickup line you’ve ever heard?

7: Recommend me an awesome fic writer

8: What is the cutest baby animal? (photo evidence welcome but not required)

9: What’s a meme that you will always cherish?

10: Do you like spicy food?

11: Crunchy or chewy cookies?

Tagging (if u want): @chasseurdechars, @thelightfluxtastic, @gay-wastelander, @professorlunalovegood, @curiouscarson, @prof-k4b00m, @agentpuppy, @momentarydoubt, @2rsquared, @averybritishbumblebee, @korrasamishipper

Anyone I didn’t tag, I promise you I will not care if you pretend like I did tag you and do this thing anyways, basically do it if you want and use my url if you need an excuse and no one has tagged you

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as requested by sarah (sorry that probably there aren’t any big surprises here)...

MY FAVORITE 2009 FIC

in no particular order

Current WIP: read between the lines by @phanbliss - This fic truly captures the cringiness of ~2009 internet flirtation, and honestly, it might be the only ‘09 fic I really identify with. You’d think at this point, every ‘realistic’ way of writing 2009 would be covered, and certainly there are classic elements at play here, but the take is fresh and real and sometimes painful, but just because of the ways I was and wasn’t one of those teenagers.

Creeper series by @adorkablephil - I love fics that consider the power dynamics of 2009 phan. I love this Phil for his restraint, which gives a lovely tension to the whole thing and demonstrates how badly he wants to do this thing right.

Your Everything by ramonaspeaks - Body positive Skype fic with lots of sexual tension but no actual smut was literally everything I wanted at a point in time, and it’s still all good things.

Holding Back by ramonaspeaks - I don’t have to explain myself to you.

lost under the sun by nokomisfics - I’m a fan of Skype fics sometimes more than fics where they share physical space, and I just think this is a lovely adaptation of a formspring answer into a Skype fic.

the beginning of forever by @waveydnp - Our Manchester Days is also lovely, but I love Martyn in fic, more Skype, insecurities... I mean, I should put both but that’s weird because Sarah requested this list.

Spam by @agingphangirl - Maybe this is an indie choice, and of course Come Back, Be Here is also great. But this is so sweet with all that lovely uncertainty. A little prompt fic that made an impact on me.

Start With Your Lips by thespianhowell - There are some patterns you don’t necessarily fully process until they’re broken, but it’s refreshing to me to see even participation in beyond-suggestive Skyping. And it’s so full of Feelings they’re not ready to talk about.

Every Atom Belonging series by @iihappydaysii - There’s something great about serieses for 2009 fic, building across the mediums of text, videochat, and first meeting. Obviously I love the uncertainty of the early days, and the that-happened-are-we-gonna-talk-about-it-what-does-it-mean thing. In some ways these fics tread a lot of the same ground, but that really helps to highlight the details: the handling of the ex, the hinting, the first mutual acknowledgment, and what changes at what speed in the friendship once cards are on the table.

in the light of day by @alittledizzy - I’ll probably do a fave family fics list at some point, and this is one of those, but it’s also a 2009 one, and a different approach.

Some things I would like to see more often in 2009 fics: addressing the power dynamic, the abandoned hospital, the reasonable concern that either or both families might have, filming with Kath for the Christmas adventure, Halloween Gathering (& Dan’s imposter syndrome?), other 2009 Youtubers, ApartmentRed...