#this was a joy to read

[anincompletelist]

fic rec friday: Going Platinum by @cricketnationrise

E | 20k

a Camboy!Alex AU

Henry is going to expire and it’s all Pez’s fault. Pez, their insistence on vodka shots during PowerPoint night in their first year of uni, and a presentation about ethical porn. Henry would eviscerate them, but in the back of his mind he suspects he owes Pez rather a lot for introducing him to the concept of camboys in the first place. He had been perfectly content with the occasional hookup and getting himself off to fantasies of toned arses and lush lips the rest of the time. Henry had never really gotten the point of porn – why slog through mediocre, mostly heterosexual couples when his imagination was more than up to the task? Camboys, though – camboys were a whole other kettle of fish.

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[lotusarchon]

The fact your making the third Macaque successor story chapter and cooked so HARD with the lore it's like a Michelin star meal. But now I gotta share my ideas

So we know Y/n right? Average girl from our universe who chocked on a dumpling when she heard LBD adress her through the screen and got Isekaied here and became Macaque's ex successor and MK's lover, but what we gathered from the latest chapter it showed that she's more than an Isekaied NPC with the entire knowledge of how the show goes. From what we learnt from Saduko inspired lady (I ain't typing that name) her very existence changed one's path completely, and we know for a fact that path is Bai He's thanks to you saying that, so now Y/n has to worry over season 3 because LBD's host changed, but somehow she managed to have an effect on MK the same way in the original timeline, so we have that to worry about

Also when she came to Macaque the first time he abandoned her he called her the 'pretentious daughter', now I'm not exactly certain what he actually said (thanks to my memory issues) but daughter stuck out to me the most, because it's odd no? Because we seem to have a role in the show, despite Macaque never seeming to show it, but that leaves us with the question who's the parents? Because that seems to be very important because Macaque addressed her like that, so her parents must be connected to Macaque in some way (or we're realated to that monkey I have my doubts on that), but when she attacked Macaque by tricking him, he seemed proud, almost like a parent to a child? So it might come into play that Y/n's and Macaque fucked up relationship might come into heavy play, because it is apparent we'll see more of him than we thought and know as even stated by him she has something he wants.

Now one of my main focus, who's this spirit woman who showed up and vaguely warned Y/n about the extreme changes she unintentionally making? Because it's apparent this spirit seems to knows enough knowledge that matchs hers, maybe even more. And the fact she showed up while Y/n was trying to find a way to change the plot just a little to spare her boyfriend the pain makes me think, this spirit seems to think Y/n came here purposely, because she stated the obvious of the impact her very existence here changed the destiny of the show and it's cast, makes me think Y/n *is* part of the original cast, she was either reborn in accident in our universe or she had the awareness that all of their pain was just mere entertainment for children on a screen so she must had used some kind of divine power to bring her there to ease their pain, but because of some error or unknown price she began a completely new life there from the start with no memories of her's whatsoever, or its some kind of divine intervention from Nuwa to make sure destiny goes as planned but somehow our reincarnations keep coming back to mess it up for MK's sake and she had to take extreme measures. Idk why but I have a feeling this spirit was or is someone important to us, and she'll be extremely relevant in the later chapters

I have many ideas of what we are, but this one is one of my favourites. We're once a deity who got sick of the repeating cycles of pain and scarred hurt she and her loved ones had to go through, especially MK's, so sick and tired she decided to start somewhere far away for a fresh start and perhaps in a change of plot since she was aware of how important she was to Nuwa, sealing away her divine identify, memories, powers all away to leave a mortal she'll behind, empty and fresh to learn and act again, maybe she's like MK's other half thanks to Macaque's confirmation, two halfs of a whole, Yin and Yang, spiritual twins no matter if they're lovers, friends, siblings or even colleagues, her deity or true self wasn't aware it would be of no use, because LBD is hellbent on bringing back the other half of the Harbringer of Chaos, after all a whole is better than a half. So my idea is we were like a Harbringer of Prosperity, or something less significant nonetheless still a deity, and our deity form is screeching in insanity and anger at her plan failing, bringing what seemed to be more harm than good, scratching at the walls that kept her incased in her own mortal shell, hence why Y/n felt the need to keep MK all to herself, it's that depraved deity version of her's that clawing back in little by little the more time she spends with her other half, and I would absolutely love the ideas that deity Y/n and Mortal Y/n are two complete different people, like MK's monkey form and human form at the beginning

Ahah okay I liked reading this rhahdkfmsnf umm hang on how do I answer this...

1. One of the fics planned for this series is Macaque/Reader, so I'll clarify Successor and Macaque aren't related nor share any relations. The entire series is meant to focus on Macaque's relationship with Successor, specifically how he crappily treats/mock her, and since I'm using JTTW elements, his six ears are useful and he basically knows some things that he uses to mock Successor, as he normally does for some reason. (Also, she was isekai'd during s5's premiere, andddd wasn't actually addressed by anyone lmfao)

2. I don't mind yapping about her so spirit-Sadako lady (Dizàng) is inspired and intended to be a Bodhisattva known as Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who in JTTW offers his steed, the Diting, to help in distinguishing between Sun Wukong and the Six-Eared Macaque when the latter pretends to be Sun Wukong.

Most of my fics will at some point if ever, include a Bodhisattva that Wukong ran into at any point during his journey, and yes, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was chosen on purpose, for two reasons. The first being that he was involved in the Macaque chapter of JTTW, and the second revolves around his origins and legend.

Dìzàng pú sà is the pinyin of his name, but the Successor wouldn't really know this as she's not a native, and it's just kinda lucky she understands everything lmfao 😭. And the Bodhisattva appearing as a woman is referencing one of the stories revolving him :0

Anyways yeah Dizàng is definitely important for the lore later on :p

3. Eh...okay like the theory but not necessarily, no. Successor wasn't a part of the plot and like Dizàng says, is not supposed to be there at all. Her being there changes a lottttt of things which wasn't recorded, ever....and yeah all I can say before I ramble about the ideas for the rest of the series.

4. Not gonna refute Successor being a deity thing, but I'd like to clarify that I have no intention to make her another harbinger of anything. Interesting as those ideas are in general, I'm intending to stick with what we can get from LMK's world building mixed with other themes/legends. What makes a harbinger a, well, harbinger? If a harbinger of chaos is intended to help bring about the end of one cycle for another to start, what would any other harbinger do? And if we argue a harbinger of peace/prosperity whatever else you'd like to use is meant to bring about the beginning of a cycle, as opposed to MK, wouldn't that make no sense? Because Nuwa's a goddess of creation and in LMK most likely is in charge of taking care of the new cycles based on her words to MK, so wouldn't that role fall on her? I rambled about this on my server a while back but yeah, to summarize; as interesting as concepts for harbingers sound, I cannot and will not be adding them to my fics. Harbinger of Chaos is a title that unwillingly falls to MK, and I'm not copy-pasting his lore for Successor.

Is she a deity? Maybe, maybe not, but she's most certainly not any harbinger of anything. Just because she's Macaque's successor doesn't necessarily mean she's just a female/darker version of Mk's story. :v She has a completely different path/lore to follow

I'd also like to add that Macaque's words are intended to be mocking if not vague. He purposely takes enjoyment making people miserable, so him comparing Successor and MK is meant to be mocking. It's referring to his words in s2 to MK; that he's too naive and dense, and he's implying that Successor thinks she's different but she's just the same, if not worst (reference her thinking that Macaque kept her out of kindness etc).

Anyways everything else is up to guessing. Who knows, maybe it's true, maybe it isn't. Only gotta wait till the next one comes out :D

(which might take. Forever with my motivation lmfao 😭)

[sixosix]

ok hi im BACK. i may have been procrastinating reading ur thawed series (like a total loser?? how did i procrastinate that) but now that i finally did it i am so infatuated ?!?!?!? i fucking love how badass the reader is and i loved her silly little friendship with lynette and fremi (and lyney too, no matter how much they denied its existence (('its' like the friendship. not lyney. love him)). ever since i started genshining (crowd boos) ive been obsessed with polearms .. theyre just so ??? aghmakdmf ?? ? they feel like water. flowey. like. yk. rivers (woah high class poet here watch out). i think theyre not as restricting as swords, bows, etc. honestly, a polearm is like .. a sword and bow in one. a sword bc. swoosh, kachow, yk? but a bow if you're bold. like, imagine throwing ur polearm like its some fucking arrow. sick as FUCK!! it would just be embarrassing to walk to ur (hopefully) dead enemy to pick it back up like 'ooh. that may have been dramatic u guys. mb.' also i. im wondering if i missed something while reading bc the knave just let the reader go?? like that?? nuh uh. i dont believe that. shes definitely keeping an eye out on her, making sure no fatui secrets get out .. i think im more excited abt the probability of an encounter between reader and arlecchino than one with the siblings fdjfidj. readers fight or flight goes crazy, and i dont think neither of those are really an option against a fatui harbringer, especially one that watched you train for most of your life.. probably knows everything about you, too ... yeuugh. i love the thawed series, and im really looking forward to seeing more of it!!! its really well done, i was giggling and kicking my feet while reading. im probably gonna reread it a couple times so if u see any of my crazy ass asks rambling, theorizing, and whatnot (just like this one), dont mind them ^__^

TAKE CARE!!!!

hi oh my gosh it was such a joy to wake up to a long ask THIS MADE MY DAY WAAHH AND ITS JUST STARTED TOO

THANK YOU reader’s personality was one of my favorite parts to write in the series especially after a lightbulb moment where i was like. I’m going to make reader have a cryo vision.

LMFAOO yes I LOVE THE SIBLINGS SO MUCH i knew i was eventually going to make sure you guys know how much i love their dynamic. (you implying i wouldve thought of lyney as an ‘it’ LMFAOO HELPP)

I KNOW WHAT U MEAN!!!! polearms are just the COOLEST weapon. i made a poll a while back asking my readers to see what kind of weapon they want and catalyst won. but at the time i was playing xiao (duh) and i watched this cool fan animation from the genshin anniversary (i dont know if you know it; it had a part two. it was basically about albedo? and the part two had albedo, klee, scara, and raiden. AND RAIDEN!! did this very cool fight scene with a polearm and it BLEW MY MIND! it looked exactly as you described it. water flowey. Rivers. AND SHE ALSO THREW IT!!! i was like. Okay. i have to make this the weapon.)

hehe i dont want to say anything about the arlecchino’s stance on reader leaving but i will say i’m glad to know that you know her well.

im so so glad that u like my series!!! honestly i say it a lot but i didnt expect it to get this much support so each ask like this really makes me feel so blessed T__T and of course i dont mind!!! are you kidding!! it was really really fun to go through your thought process

[cryptocism]

"just as I did, in 1983."

you'd never know my favourite parts of the show are the fucked up insane bits when my first instinct is to draw the cheesiest thing imaginable

[cj-the-random-artist]

Is this my best comic ever?? Nope. Do I think I characterized either of these two particularly well in this comic?? Not really. Did I spend an unreasonable amount of time on it to the point that it would be a waste to not post it?? Yes, yes I did.

I really committed to this one, spent a lot of time on those backgrounds and treated myself to ample suffering with the perspective, which is not my strong suit but I am happy with how it ultimately looks. Yay perspective and background practice!!

(Tbh I shouldn't talk like I think this one sucks, I think I've just been staring at it for so long that my brain has decided it's not good and it's actually way better than I think it is, and honestly I am quite happy with it. The artistic process really is something, isn't it?)

The inspiration was basically me reminding... myself... to take breaks sometimes... by drawing for several hour stints during my only little bits of free time. Which totally tracks. Probably. But I've been rolling around in my brain this idea that Lambert is a very uptight people pleaser and anxious workaholic, but Narinder, at least since adjusting himself to the circumstances (which probably took at least a century, maybe two) has discovered the joys of self care, and has made an active effort to chill tf out. This has not made him any less terrifying to the cultists (save for Lambert's closest disciples), nor has it made him friendlier to really anyone but Lambert (and maybe his siblings), but he sure has found some serious peace of mind. That said, I can't place what his motivations are here. Perhaps he is secretly concerned about Lambert's sanity, because he doesn't want them to turn into what he was, or maybe he's just trying to steal away some quality time with his one and only friend, but regardless of the reason, I spent too much time on this for nobody to see it, dang it.

That said. Enjoy this silly little comic that I spent way too much time on, and I hope this silly comic brings you some joy today.

[into-the-very-fires-of-mordor]

This post beautifully expresses how I personally view Achilles and Patroclus' relationship and it gives their love story a beautiful openness and accessibility to everyone who wishes to read about them. Thank you so much, @juupiterfig, for sharing this perspective and sharing it so eloquently.

It doesn't matter whether or not Achilles and Patroclus were "lovers".

When I say this, I mean in the sense of whether they were sexual lovers. There's so much debate in modern interpretation about whether or not Patroclus and Achilles were platonic friends or romantic partners, but I think in some of the desperation surrounding rooting through ancient texts for proof of whether they were homosexual or not, we lose the real essence and beauty of their relationship.

I don't think it really matters whether or not Patroclus and Achilles were sexual lovers. Whether or not they were intimate in that way does not change the depth and extent to which they cared for each other.

I can only speak from the perspective of one homosexual person, but I don't think the peak of true love needs to be measured in terms of sexual intimacy. Regardless of whether or not they had sex, Patroclus is Achilles' poly philtatos, the most loved by far.

At the end of the day, the reason there is contention regarding the nature of their relationship is because Homer did not explicitly describe in The Iliad whether there is a sexual aspect to their relationship. However, their story is just a legend and anyone can interpret their relationship in any way that suits them. I think it's beautiful just the way The Iliad described them to be. Their love is clear and it is deeper than life and the will of gods.

If there was a sexual component, I think it's only another way by which they could have shown their love for each other. It would neither exalt their relationship any further, nor could it ever diminish it. They are already the epitome of true love.

[stil-lindigo]

warmth.

a comic about not being alone.

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[melioristicbeast]

"Knock knock! You boys up-" "NO! You can't come in, he's not DECENT!"

Stiles stilinski makes goo eyes at and jealously hoards soft derek hale send tweet

Part two of the brainworm @nerdherderette's request gave me (: Derek in stiles' clothing - the pajama bottoms are my own though (10+ years old target purchase, sadly not available anymore or i would've purchased a backup pair)

In my heart of hearts soft derek in comfy clothes makes stiles go HEART EYES MOTHERFUCKER in a markedly different way from nudity (◡‿◡✿)

[lale-txt]

writing reader inserts is so funny because it's like. yeah you would NOT say that but now you do and you're gonna enjoy it. it's inevitably pouring a part of you into this fic. it's describing your dissociative daydreams in overly detail to everyone searching specifically for food to feed their dissociative daydreams. it's coming up with a hundred different scenarios on how to get railed by your favorite 2D man and yeah his dick is always big and he wants you so badly. it's playing barbie with Y/N who is like an universal OC at this point. it's going on silly little adventures in my mind and taking you all with me. reader inserts i love you so much.

[kazbiter]

the beautiful thing abt reading neil interacting w literally any character who is pissing you off is that he'll get a good jab in for you and then ur like yeah neil whack him again!!!! and then HE WILL!!!

[bu99erfly]

JOY ‧｡˚°.⋆ 240828

[noodles-and-tea]

Some good ol’ ACD Holmes and Watson

[aliteralchicken]

dick and Tim on the top of two opposite buildings when the com link is down frantically playing charades in order to get the details of the case despite both of them being fluent in ASL

[calamitoustide]

thinking about how people who refuse to read WIPS have never experienced the joy of that ao3 email for an update you weren't expecting and not being able to think of anything else until you get to read it

[anyataylorjoys]

LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (2021) dir. Edgar Wright

[pigdemonart]

Oops 😬

Just some thoughts after watching the movie heheh. Nothing here is a spoiler though! Its mostly just Bowser’s demeanor HAHA

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