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#blorbo from my shows#glup shitto#feel free to tag your most underrated or unknown blorbo#daneposting#how dare you suggest such a thing#of course this isnt about dane#(it is)#but its also about every actor for whom i have watched some truly mid content#because they were an extra in it 15 years ago or in it for 15 seconds#rohan campbell#brian van holt#bill moseley#brad dourif#especially brad. the way he is the foundation my writing blog was built on#and for all my random glups who i decided were worthy of main character energy#the things we do for our faves (watch mid media)
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the training montage in crossroads re-ignited a headcanon i had of geralt waking up and doing gymnastics, performing kickflips and mid-air spins around on a fencepost outside an hour before sunrise to ‘limber up,’ and bleary-eyed dandelion wrapping himself up in a blanket to be like "heyyy... what the hell are you doing 💖"
#if you're wondering what kind of moves he's doing he's standing on a fencepost and doing your typical flexibility stretches#but alternating between reps of stretches with kickflips from one post to the other#like ciri training in kaer morhen#i'm not going to lie witchers are cool but fandom ruined them a bit for me and now crossroads has given me that childlike wonder back#because fandom heard 'physical ability and stamina' and did you know what with it#but the agility and precision of witchers remain so underrated. as part of the deconstruction of the superhuman trope#geralt doesnt really show off as much in the books and does cool stuff only when needed but#like when (mentioned) he hit the rat in the darkness with his thrown fork... as a party trick#and killing renfri's men in the market at blaviken... and killing the scoia'tael on thanedd#and RUNNING ALONG THE BRIDGE on the battle of the bridge#and the nilfgaardians were amazed and they WERE AMAZED AS THEY DIED!!!!!!!!#and killing rience's mercenaries who didn't know who they were fighting so they were like hey what the fuck... what the fuck#i'm literally back to witcher 101 basics here. nothing interesting to contribute but like a little boy i am just smiling and saying#'dude geralt of rivia is soooo cool he can like fight a bunch of guys with his sword'#half of me wants to seek deeper themes and half of me is just like YOOO GERALT SO COOL !!#listen... there is a time to plant a time to reap#a time to analyze and a time to geek#i should probably just watch a bunch of ballet or best of gymnastics comps and i'll find what i'm looking for#also sorry CROSSROADS OF RAVENS SPOILERS artamon dying was a hilarious moment i know it was like oooh this will have consequences#but it was nice to have the evil antagonist get merked in the sme chapter as he's fucking introduced#and not even by mature experienced geralt but by some literal eighteen year-old who he tried pulling a fast one on#1) i was happy that sapkowski didn't drag it out terribly. this was humorous and refreshing after in season of storms#2) geralt almost riding off but having a feeling to go back... listen i know it's so cliche and it's giving lady of the lake chapter 4#where he eavesdrops in the caves under castle zubarran and just happens to hear stefan skellen reveal that vilgefortz was in castle stygga#but it also was satisfying to me because after reading the hussite trilogy#where reynevan (stupid and young man; like geralt here) DOES NOT LEARN after several. SEVERAL lessons#i was honestly worried for a second that we were going to get a reynevan moment. but no. because this is geralt and not reynevan#and seeing geralt develop critical thinking skills in real time was not only satisfying but a bit funny#and yes nostalgiabaiting me#like omggggg yesss his detective skills yesss that's so geralt of him
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Guess who has a new hyperfixation?
Again.
#I love them#I love them SO MUCH ❤️🩵❤️🩵❤️🩵❤️🩵#These two are my everything#AND WHAT IS WITH ME GETTING ATTACHED TO SHOWS THAT ARE CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED??????#I’m waiting for a second season#Netflix don’t test me#Sgrb#Super giant robot brothers#“Tell me you’re autistic without telling me you’re autistic” - @shut-up-jo#LITERALLY AFTER I TOLD HER THE TITLE#Istg I need a second season#THIS SHOW IS ALREADY A YEAR OLD#NETFLIX STOP GIVING ALL UR MONEY TO BIG MOUTH PLEASE#Sigh…#Sgrb Thunder#Sgrb Shiny#They are so ADHD and Autism coded it’s insane
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Was anyone going to tell me that fyolai made it to top100 ships of the year on ao3 or was I just supposed to find out through a youtube video
#shoutout to coley#I love her content#coley if you ever need anyone to explain the plot hit me up#but seriously two things#one it's hysterical that atsushi is so underrated in his show that coley thought he was a secondary character#I don't blame her but yeah atsushi has been underhyped for a really long time#and the second thing is I spent the past year feeling terrified of writing a fyolai fic due to the number of readers increasing but I was#telling myself that I'm probably overreacting and I was actually right??#like they entered the chart at number 80 that's actually wild for someone who remembers the time before nikolai was even animated#I'm definitely really happy about them getting popular and all the new readers and writers are welcomed#am I gonna go back to writing fics? probably not but it makes me happy to see so many people enjoying the ship#and now I'm gonna disappear again until the new chapter drops#bsd original
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head in my hands you guys ever think about richie lipschitz
#he just wanted to belong and be liked and he got one taste of happiness before being brutally murdered#the second he got finally accepted by the people who'd relentlessly bullied him for years the second he was finally loved#it was all torn away#and he was murdered in the same way that he'd been tormented his whole life. even in death he couldn't escape it#he got maybe five minutes of happiness before being thrown back into the same cycle#(listened to nerdy prudes must die (song) and got emotional voice)#also jon matteson is such a good actor severely underrated#og#starkid#npmd#richie lipschitz#npmd spoilers#not really but in the tags
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Revisiting another part of my childhood (Polly and the Zhu Zhu Pets/The Zhu Zhus) <333
I always loved that show. It was done so dirty </3
#i will be forever mad that they changed Polly’s name#AND THE THEME SONG#like it was for good reason but#YOU WILL ALWAYS BE POLLY TO ME#it really needed a second season too ngl#didn’t even last a year </3#it’s an underrated gem and disney basically forgot about it#i love it sm it’s so wacky and chaotic and wholesome#in the most positive way possible <3#YOU WERE DONE SO DIRTTYYYYYYYY#we need to bring this show back/revive this show#it’s basically lost media now <///3#polly and the zhu zhu pets#zhu zhu#zhu zhu pets#zhuzhu#zhuzhu pets
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sometimes i'm in the mood for torturing myself, so i go and rewatch wolf's rain.
#IT'S BEEN MORE THAN 15 YEARS AND I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH THIS ANIME I FEEL THE SAME NOW AS I DID BACK THEN WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL#literally the first ten seconds of the first episode and I'm already in tears#wolf's rain is so good and so fucking underrated#IT'S A CRIME HOW UNDERRATED IT IS#and mamory miyano voices one of the leads... that means i had a crush on his characters from the moment i had access to internet#from zero in vampire knight to kiba to light to chrollo#C-CONSISTENCY
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me 99.9% of the time i hear the song happy birthday: oh my godddd shut uppppp i don't careeeeee
me when tick, tick... boom!'s louder than words starts to fade out with a light piano rendition of happy birthday: uncontrollable sobbing despite the fact that i listen to this song so often that it has been on my spotify wrapped every year since it came out
#GIRLLL REWATCHING THE MOVIE WITH MY BIRTHDAY IN LIKE 10 DAYS WAS A DUMBBBB IDEAAAA#cc speaks#tick tick... boom!#this shit came out two years ago and was a smash success and i still think it is overrated#*UNDERRATED OH MY GOD THAT TYPO#i have not stopped thinking about this goddamn movie musical since#andrew garfield i owe you my life#and the fucking actual demo with jonathan larson singing it???#fucking FORGET it i literally can't get more than a few seconds in without crying good god
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When you get hit by a random powerful wave of nostalgia for like your first fandom ever
#brb gonna rewatch all of teen titans (after i do work for 7 hours sob)#my brain today is like: yo. you should draw a modern redesign of joey#because besides beast boy (ofc - BEST boy) he's my favourite character and so underrated#disabled icon?? who is also kind of traumatized and caught between good and evil?? the son of a villain?? why does no one remember jericho#like?? does anyone remember him??? hello??#sometimes teen titans comes back and hits me in the face y'know. happens a lot.#i had to take out my 18 year old beast boy figure for emotional support after writing this asdfgfdfs#do it for her - except it's a plastic beast boy from 2005 with chewed bits#also 18??????? years old???????????#one time i left him out in the sun and he started to bend like jelly bc he almost melted and that was my first panic attack#i thought he was gonna DIE and i was prepared to go with him#my asshole friend at the time also pulled his hand off (it does not naturally come off) and my nana hot glued it#- second panic attack right there.#i do not have a jericho action figure unfortunately. i don't think they ever made them. BUT i did make a doll of him myself.#the 7 year old beast boy fan to genderqueer adult pipeline is STRONG.
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Dick: Hey Bart! How’s it hanging?
Kid Flash: We accidentally travelled back in time like ten years or so
Dick: what else is new
Kid flash: .. Tim ran into his younger self
Dick:
Tim *walking past them and muttering under his breath*
Tim *mimicking*: Look at me! I’m so young and dumb! Such an annoying kid my god no wonder our parents were always trying to get away
Dick:
Tim *mimicking*: I’m so happy I’m smiling!
Kid flash: He-
Tim: Just suffer like the rest of us you coward
Tim *mimicking*: That’s not fair!
Tim: oh! Look at that! LIFE’S not fair dumbass
Dick:
Tim: Waah I’ve been hurt! I want love! Please don’t leave me!
Tim: Fool. Shut up and carry on with that pain in silence like the rest of us. Pathetic I was never like that . People are overrated and crying is underrated.
Tim *mimicking*: Oh! Batman’s awesome! And so is Robin!
Tim: Batman’s a goddamn idiot. Robin.. well okay true for the first one. But the second? The second one is a BITC-
#dick grayson#batman#jason todd#nightwing#tim drake#red hood#batfam#bruce wayne#headcanons#kid!flash#bart Allen#red Robin#robin!jason todd#robin!dick grayson#batfam headcanons#batfam incorrect quotes#tim drake incorrect quotes
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Just watched moto2 and CELESTINO THE SEXY MAN YOU ARE
#havent watch sprint and motogp race but watched moto3 and moto2 dy#my family rarely watch live and since qatar makes the time of the race so late we just record it and watch later :((#BUT MY MY CELEEEEEE THE SEXIEST MAN#literally he has a 3.3 second gap to canet in 3 laps to go AND HE BEAT CANET WOOP WOOP#BUT THEY DIDNT SHOW HIM DOING HIS SEXY OVERTAKE A CRIME A CRIMEEEEEEE#was defending him so bad from my parents because my mom was like so cele is in what team this year and i said Ajo :/#and mom was like oh then he better do well because look at deniz he already got points and not to far away from cele#that was when oncu was p15 and cele was p13 or something#and i was like >:( ITS CELE HE USUALLY WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO OVERTAKE#and yeah cele is a flop but hes MY flop so no one can shit on him except me#and he proved everyone wrong!!!! and got p9!!!! YAYYYYYYY#and ogura p4!!!! overall a very satisfying podium because im neutral to alonso but i do like him#and then barry!!! and garcia!!!#they didn't show cele and ogu at the end tho im so fucking pissed#SHOW MY BOYS PLEASE I NEED AIRTIME#anyway a very good race im so happy and cant wait to watch motogp so that i can finally open soc med without fear of spoilers#already the podium and a bit of results from the sprint thanks to my shitty twin who cried about tony flopping#literally woke up to her telling me she saw moto2 spoilers and said tony flopped so bad but her underrated boy got top 3#so i was already expecting barry ngl but turns out its a sexy podium!!!#cant wait for portimao 😋#personal.txt
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i've been finding it very funny that over the past 6 months i've simultaneously committed to being a business girlie and started writing fanfic again for the first time in a decade but when you think about it i think these are just necessary to balance each other out. like i have to prove to the universe that i'm still fun even though i now wear suits
#though new job is proving to me just how hard it will be to be On Here all the time when im in school. sigh#true underrated blessing of my last job was that 4 years really gives you a lot of leeway in how productive you are every second#bella things
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just saw someone say they hate series 12 *shakes you by the shoulders violently*
#idk how to express emotions#but even outside of my favorite you know who it’s such a good series to me#I love everyone in that series even if it took me a second to warm up to morgana#I loved the tasks I loved the people I had so much fun watching it#the only thing I didn’t like was that one food task but I hate gross out takes in general#(for some reason I’ve only become squeamish in like the past year or two I used to be fine with shit like that… huh)#it’s such an underrated series in my opinion this is the first time I’ve seen someone talk shit abt it#usually I just don’t see it mentioned much#idk if this makes sense I just like the show a bit too much
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anyone looking for more wincest fic recs?? nobody?? okay here you go anyway. i have a bunch of fics i couldn't fit into the other list, so i needed to make a brand new one with more variety this time around. i organized it by wordcount to make things easier, however i rarely read long fics, so these are mostly pretty short. once again this list got way out of hand...
(for mature or explicit rating, you can assume it's [sometimes implied] bottom sam, or it isn't discussed. for bottom dean or versatile samdean, i made a small separate section of my favorites.)
1k~5k
Remember the Mountain Bed by nigeltde (G, 1k): post canon. sam and dean jr. one of the only fics that have ever made me cry and with only a thousand words! this one is so very dear to my heart, heartbreaking in its details, yet warm and soothing at the same time. just gorgeous.
Are You by lovetincture (G, 1k): one of my favorite gen fics. i adore second person POV and this is a great example of how it can maximize impact.
I Was the Dirty Little Boy (E, 1k): a quick weecest sparring session turning into spanking... you know. the good stuff.
Stealth Run by LaughableLament (E, 1k): late seasons + established relationship + possessive dean + slutty sam. i love this author a lot.
State of Mind by lovetincture (M, 2k): the summary goes "It's legal in the state of Ohio." yes it is as good as suggested. the tension in this fic mwahh
The Euphoria Emporium by Laughable_Lament (E, 2k): sam and dean visit a sex shop and dean gets jealous. quick and nasty.
Be Mine by De_Nugis (T, 2k): first part of a short series. for people who love silly, goofy samdean. this is no plot, pure crack. the kind that actually makes you laugh out loud.
Dating for Dummies by sevenfists (M, 3k): there's not enough first time aftermath fics. this has ruined me because it is the exact level of lighthearted i love, where the brothers continue being brothers first and foremost, even after boning.
We Are Drinking Beer at Noon on Tuesday by whirlpoolsleep (M, 3k): neat outsider POV. always love seeing the brothers through normal people's eyes.
With Mercy for the Greedy by whiskyandoldspice (E, 3k): unmatched weecest pwp. the amount of hits/kudos doesn't always mean quality but for this one it absolutely does. this is pretty much flawless in my eyes.
August 5th, 2001 by coricomile (M, 4k): established weecest! this was cute and tender with the right amount of angst surrounding sam's imminent departure. bittersweet ending.
Run It All Over by runawaydr3amer (E, 4k): first part of a series. the classic "brotherly handjobs" scenario, but it immediately stood out to me. really on point voices and hot atmosphere.
Dean's palm would be rougher by FrancesHouseman (M, 4k): hand kink! i think we can all relate to sam here. this has a scene that's hotter than many pwps i've read lol
Know when to walk away and know when to run by deirdre_c (E, 4k): brothers playing strip poker goes too far... set in s3. great sexual tension and a super satisfying first time.
At Least It's Only One Song by ADeedWithoutaName (E, 4k): dean-gifting-sam-a-lap-dance fic. another outsider POV with an instantly likable OC. she can tell there's something off about those guys...
sticks and stones and weed and bones by aeroport_art (M, 5k): sam seeing a therapist at stanford. really great character study and winchester family dynamics. the conclusion to this story is just... crazy. so well done.
Shadows on the Sun by Linden (M, 5k): soft weecest first kiss! the thing i liked most in this story is how protective they both are. nice brotherly feelings.
wretched creation (M, 5k): one of my favorite reads of last year! criminally underrated work with less than a thousand hits. angsty feels and an unsettling atmosphere. dean facing a demon who knows more about his feelings toward his little brother than he'd like.
Forty-One by themegalosaurus (E, 5k): angsty unnegotiated kinky sex with lots of hell trauma. the kind of porn that's so nuanced and well written it doesn't get me horny (that's a compliment!)
Monumentally Stupid by strive2bhappy (5k): dean helps sam shave and it was hotter than i could ever imagine. great banter, tension, and emotional weight.
Double Solitaire by objectlesson (M, 5k): post mystery spot. amazing character study through a very creative concept. this is one of the authors who really knew how to write dysfunctional wincest.
6k~10k
this bullet inside me by missroserose (E, 6k): who's up for angsty first time in a long time? if you enjoy hathfrozen (i'm sure you do), this will definitely hit a similar spot.
Belonging by strive2bhappy (6k): wifey sam. i repeat Wifey Sam!!!
Lucky Streak by merle_p (M, 6k): thirsty pining done so right. incest that gives you butterflies in the stomach, believe it or not.
You Can't Lose What You Never Had by nigeltde (E, 6k): nigeltde is an incredible writer. from beginning to end this fic is insane. angsty, desperate, emotional, shameful, this takes you on a rollercoaster of emotions. top notch characterization.
How it Works by Dyed_Red (M, 6k): this is probably in my top ten fics of all time, peak codependent, obsessive, dysfunctional samdean. this particular fic really nails their dynamic and the most delicious, fucked up aspects of it.
Taking to Give by Dyed_Red (M, 7k): lovely character study. this one is a bit softer than most Dyed_Red works, it offers an emotional view of sam and dean growing up. heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time.
Wire Inside Me by merle_p (E, 7k): the sam-is-carrying-lucifer's-baby fic. this story is great for how it deals with the pregnancy pushing dean over the edge. the first time tension here is excellent!
Dean is badass. Sam has always known it. by FrancesHouseman (E, 7k): very interesting dynamic with sam and dean playing mind games to see who gives in first. i like this cocky sam a lot.
Hush Little Baby by hellhoundsprey (E, 7k): CNC weecest. sam and dean go to a haunted house and get up to some nasty freaky shit. it's even better than you can imagine. fyi there's dean in a clown costume.
they said it was the fall of man by jukeboxhound (M, 7k): set in s6, the aftermath of sam getting his soul back through dean's POV. pure angst and overwhelming emotions, beautifully written, it hurt so good.
Man of Steel by glovered (T, 8k): THE lighthearted incest fic for me. along the lines of paxlux's 'Artery', at least to me. this borders on crack, a hilarious, feel-good story that always makes me smile when i think about it.
Disney Princess Hair by Dyed_Red (T, 8k): gencest/weirdcest in its best shape. sam as sleeping beauty! and obviously dean being very very very weird about handling the curse. i loved how this touched on the obsessive aspects of their relationship while keeping the tone light.
Architecture of Choice by Dyed_Red (E, 9k): yes another Dyed_Red work bc they're my favorite author. this one has one of my fave tropes (fuck or die) and it deals with sam's lack of bodily autonomy in a visceral way.
Pull over by jjtaylor (E, 9k): for my piss play enjoyers! this has lots of great tension and it goes way beyond kinky sex.
This Is All Very Meta by road_rhythm (E, 10k): loss of virginity roleplay fic. except it's sooo much more than that. i thought this would be fun and lighthearted, couldn't have been more wrong. the emotional depth delivered here caught me by surprise, but it shouldn't have, given the author. flawless characterization as usual.
God will forgive me but by sammyatstanford (E, 10k): weecest with lots of pining!sam and angsty yearning. brothers who need each other in sick, twisted ways. there was also a great amount of actual brotherly feelings, which is always a plus in my book.
>10k
Acid by Goshen (E, 12k): to this day one of the most insane things ever written. this fic is a classic, it's a surreal experience, a fever dream. dissecting the brotherfuckers, no stone left unturned.
Baby Blue by Edwardina (E, 13k): sam gets hit with a curse that makes him need to suck on a pacifier 24/7. it turned out to be way less sexual than i expected, this is for caretaker!dean lovers.
Learn to say the same thing by glovered (T, 14k): great case fic. sam and dean go to a single's retreat in the mountains for a case and eventually have to confront their incestuous feelings. every glovered fic just fills me with joy.
Supersize Me, Sammy by awabubbles (E, 16k): sadly one of the only size queen sam fics ever written, but it is absolutely perfect so i made my peace with that.
Only Natural (Be My Hands) (E, 17k): sam manages to break both his wrists so dean steps up to take care of his needs. and i mean all of his needs.
Relapse by ani_coolgirl (M, 21k): lebanon AU. i adore this fic, i'm in love with it, i think about it all the time and will think about it forever probably. everything here was done incredibly well, one of those fics that feel specifically made for me lol
Edges by glovered (M, 23k): amazing banter and lots of UST. set in stanford era but it's not really angsty. the tone was just perfect for me, this fic had me GIDDY.
Driving Down the Darkness by Nutkin (M, 39k): one of my faves in terms of Brotherly Feels. extremely well written and thoughtful, super slow burn. outstanding early seasons getting together fic that everyone should read.
Like a Ghost with Two Voices by Dyed_Red (E, 46k): my favorite demon!dean fic. some of the wildest scenes i've ever read. pretty disturbing and incredibly delicious. if you're into fucked up consent stuff, this is a must read. it has a happy ending!
Burn the Witch by urchinesque (E, 80k): very solid case fic, set in s10, with sam and dean trying to work through their issues. slow sloww burn, witch!sam shenanigans, mild pining. really enjoyed their voices here.
bottom dean and versatile samdean recs:
Take Backs by saltandbyrne (E, 2k): swesson + switching. hands down one of the best PWPs i've ever read, which was to be expected from saltandbyrne. it really doesn't get filthier than this.
How to Wear Polka Dots by homo_pink (M, 6k): swesson. this one is so so weird. and so charming. interesting and refreshing writing style, i had so much fun reading this.
Here's Your Future by autoschediastic (E, 7k): weecest with teasing!dean for a change. loved the power dynamics here, and the intensity throughout the whole fic. desperate, guilty first time, badwrong at its finest.
Enduring Love by oschun (E, 7k): really enjoyed the relationship study here, insightful and well written.
there will be better days by deadlybride (E, 9k): my favorite heaven fic! so warm and peaceful and emotional, full of love and longing and happy reunited soulmates. just thinking about this story makes my heart ache in the best way. really really beautiful.
Yeah, I'm a Back Door Man (E, 22k): established relationship. dean's hell trauma. this was a rollercoaster, great character study, good mix of angst and schmoop as well. probably the best bottom dean i've read so far (along with a couple Goshen works)
Yesterday, minnesota by Goshen: (E, 29k): speaking of applecrumbledore... this fic truly rewired my brain. the queen of "fucking for years without talking about it until one of them snaps". brilliantly executed, one of my favorite deans ever.
yay it's finally over! still i wish i had more long fics to rec lmao do check tags carefully before reading! enjoy the wincest goodness!
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summary: vil falling in love with you type of post: short fic characters: vil schoenheit additional info: romantic, FLUFF, reader is yuu, reader is gender neutral, takes place during/after book 6 author's note: vilyuu is such a good and underrated dynamic I'm never not obsessed with it. always thinking about him. holding them like dolls making them kiss mwah mwah
One might be bold enough to assume that actor and model Vil Schoenheit had been a victim of Eros before.
With the world under his thumb and millions of adoring fans at his beck and call, it was easy to fantasize about the image of a shining star that had left a string of broken hearts behind him. His persona of perfection gave off such a dazzling impression that any other truth is simply unimaginable. Beautiful, talented, devoted...
...Untouchable to such a degree that the very truth of the matter was that Vil Schoenheit had never been in love. He had no use, let alone time, to indulge himself in something that he found distracting at best and frustrating at worst. For most of his life, romance was nothing but another part to play, a frustrating rumor to dispel, a disaster to witness, something that nagged at him from the outside yet never made itself a home within him.
This idea of the confident heartbreaker Vil Schoenheit was nothing but a reflection of the image he put out, shone back at him by tabloids and fan accounts. It was a hollow interpretation, fueled by fantasies of a Vil that didn't exist in flesh and blood. And so, every time an invasive interviewer or pesky reporter inquired about the state of his personal affairs, he answered truthfully: Vil Schoenheit could easily go throughout life focusing solely on his career, on improving himself, and not miss out on anything at all.
There have been very, very few things that Vil has called himself an idiot over. That answer was one of them.
Because the very second he saw you again after being separated by Styx, the want to smack you for being so reckless in coming after him was only secondary to his want to hold you and cry until his water-proof mascara was running.
Love is such a strange emotion. Vil could never understand why Rook was so obsessed with it, how the vice housewarden fell in love with every beautiful person he saw. For his whole life Vil thought it to be painful, to be distracting, to be finite and often times nothing but a shallow reflection of all of one's ugliest traits.
And now, it made him feel weak and messy. He hated feeling messy.
...And yet, what he wouldn't do to have his lipstick smeared over your mouths. To have you see him with his hair undone and eyes bleary with sleep, and to see you in that state as well. It was not the time, nor the place, but he wanted to cradle you in his arms until this terrible, sickly feeling of longing you'd left him with went away.
For the first time in his life, Vil was suddenly terrified of being alone.
No, not alone- he was terrified of being without you.
To never see your smile again would be a fate worse than death, worse than growing old and haggard. How terrible to think that just one simple person could so easily undo everything about him, and yet, he wanted more of that very feeling. He would unwrap himself layer by layer for you if you asked, taking off all of the years of discipline and poise, and lay vulnerable before you so that you could be soft and simple together. Vil had always regarded romance as difficult, but falling in love with you was surprisingly easy.
He did not have to save Grim from the Underworld, despite what he claimed. Such a risky move cost him everything he loved, everything beautiful about him, everything except for you. And as much as he mourned for himself, he knew he would do it again and again if it meant saving the smile on your face.
And perhaps he was too wishful with his thinking, but he could have sworn he saw that same familiar glimmer of affection and admiration in your eyes when you met his gaze. As if you couldn't even see the pasty, wrinkled mess he'd turned into, and were peering at something behind it.
It made him feel utterly exposed and offered him no comfort, but the thought that you were looking at something not even he could see lingered in the back of his mind, even after his magical energy was rejuvenated.
He had become so familiar with everyone around him being a mirror, reflecting his carefully crafted image right back at him, showering him with two-dimensional praises, that being seen as an object of flesh and blood and tears was a strange notion. To behold his presence and see a person with wants and needs and flaws rather than a flat surface, a decorative magazine atop a coffee table, left him with a strange feeling in his chest. The thought both bothered and warmed him.
Vil Schoenheit was so hopelessly in love with you, and it didn't hurt. It wasn't difficult or ugly or forced, it took not even the least bit of effort. He sunk into the feeling like a warm bath which never grew colder, and he let that be his new reality. It felt strange to imagine that there was a time where he didn't love you, where he didn't look at you as if you were the moon itself, where you weren't such a part of his being that he couldn't imagine life without you.
And he never expressed these feelings in words. They existed inside of him, running through his veins like the very blood that kept him alive and warm, and they weren't distracting, just another part of him that he kept tucked away to occupy his thoughts on rainy days.
...But the best part of it was that he didn't need words. Because when you looked at him, when you saw the Vil that not even he could see, you could already tell they were there. The mirror, the pane of glass that had always existed between himself and others, was non-existent for you.
Vil thought that someday he might be able to see himself through that glass the way you did, but he was perfectly content with simply looking at you instead for the time being.
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Top 23 of 2023
Have you been aching to get your hot little hands on 52 weeks of data around original posts, likes, reblogs, and searches, all weighted and ranked and tied up into categories with a nice little bow on top? Well, today’s your day! It should come as no surprise that Artists on Tumblr reign supreme: from stunning traditional art, jaw-dropping digital art, fanart, sculptures, textile art—you name it, basically—this year’s list shows that Tumblr truly is the home for art and artists. Thank you, Artists on Tumblr, for enriching our dashboards day after day.
Rounding out the top three, we have two iconic shows: Good Omens is live-action, and The Owl House is animated, but both have a heck of a love story at their core. The second season of Good Omens blessed us with not one but two ineffably exquisite ships, while the final season of The Owl House broke and then healed fans’ hearts in equal measure. Thanks, @danaterrace! Actually, come to think of it, the Good Omens finale kinda did the same in reverse. Thanks to you, too, @neil-gaiman! We can’t wait for season 3.
Speaking of heartbreak and healing, Our Flag Means Death’s second season offered both in droves. The entire cast gave stellar performances, and fans couldn’t have been happier to see the kinds of representation the show displayed. Last year’s #1 topic, Stranger Things, may have dropped a bit, but trust us, you wouldn’t know it from the amount of meta, fanart, and fics in the tag. And did you hear about the live-action adaptations of both The Last of Us and One Piece? They were a preeeetty big deal this year, too. Check ‘em out if you haven’t yet (lol, of course you have). And we’d be remiss not to mention the hugely dedicated fans, fanartists, and fic writers devoting their time to all things Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Y’all deserve a little pizza, as a treat.
2023 was also a year for blockbuster movies, which of course hasn’t escaped anybody’s notice here on Tumblr. Barbie smashed box offices worldwide and left us reeling with every re-watch. How can one describe Greta Gerwig’s pink-filled opus? It certainly is one of the movies of all time. Meanwhile, with its incredible animation and soundtrack, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse introduced us to a whole new multiverse of Spider-People, opening the portal to a veritable flood of incredible OCs. And then, of course, we got a fresh perspective on an old classic when cinephiles introduced Martin Scorscese’s cinematic masterpiece, Goncharov (1973), to a new generation of film aficionados who resoundingly agree that it is, in fact, the greatest mafia movie ever made. We’re so glad this underrated film finally got the acclaim it has long deserved.
In the realms of gaming and tech, the long-anticipated Baldur’s Gate 3 has basically become everyone’s new favorite D&D/dating sim combination. Of course, the Pokémon franchise, games, shows, and Hatsune Miku collabs remain perennial favorites. Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter, sorry, we mean of course X, made waves across the internet. Similarly, the Reddit blackout drove Redditors to new venues, and Tumblr users welcomed the folks from r/196 with open arms—we’re huge fans of your memes, y’all, and you fit right in. Welcome, we’re glad you enjoy the chaos. Here’s a fun fact: if we included post metadata in Year in Review rankings, #polls, introduced in January of 2023, would have been the #5 topic on Tumblr this year. Phenomenal.
And, oh right. Taylor Swift had kind of a big year, what with the albums, the epic global tour, and the movie and stuff. Fantastic work, @taylorswift, the Swifties on Tumblr thank you for everything.
This is Tumblr’s Year in Review.
Artists on Tumblr
Good Omens
The Owl House
Barbie
Pokémon
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Critical Role
Goncharov
Taylor Swift
Genshin Impact
Stranger Things
The Last of Us
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Elon Musk
196
Star Wars
Our Flag Means Death
Crowley | Good Omens
LGBTQ
Cottagecore
Baldur's Gate 3
One Piece
Aziraphale | Good Omens
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