#worlds worst detective

[kenaissance]

happy father’s day to the world’s worst (and sluttiest) detective

[ao3-anonymous]

Fastest Growing Fandoms on AO3 This Week (10/22/2024)

Every week I pull data on how many fics are in each fandom and compare to the previous week, then calculate the percentage increase to determine fastest growing fandoms.  Since this naturally skews towards smaller fandoms, I have included the same data filtered to Over 1k, 5k, & 10k fics.

Overall:

Over 1,000 Fics:

Over 5,000 Fics:

Over 10,000 Fics:

Source: AO3 Fandom Dashboard

[scattered-winter]

here's a banana man for carmen sandiego week <3 day 1: favorite character

i love when men are stupid and pathetic and make messes wherever they go <3

[goldenwaves]

curiosity becomes a heavy load, too heavy to hold, too heavy to hold will force you to be cold (♫)

[knickynoo]

So, one fun thing about me is that I always get great enjoyment out of mysteries, thrillers, etc in the various media I consume. Plot-twists? Literally will never see them coming. That grand reveal? Every single sentence of it will leave my jaw on the floor.

Earlier in the year, I went through a murder mystery series in which every single book left me utterly baffled until the clues were all woven together and explained at the end. Couldn't even venture a guess as to who the killer was or how they did it until the protagonist would give her big speech toward the end.

And I just now finished a book in which there was such a massive plot-twist in the last ten or so pages that I had to stop reading and just stare into space for a while to process it. What was that twist, you ask? One of the two main characters of the story is revealed to have been dead the entire time. She died 60 years prior to the opening of the story, and the main character, now elderly and never having gotten over the loss, has conjured her up as a "hallucination" that she talks to for comfort.

I went onto Goodreads after because I was so slapped in the face by this, and what do I see? Multiple negative reviews from people complaining the plot-twist was so obvious from the first few pages that it made the book unenjoyable to read. Well, sorry, 1-star-reviewers—couldn't be me. I did not pick up on a single clue that this woman was a figment of someone's imagination. Somehow completely missed the fact that no other characters aside from the main one ever spoke to her. I stepped over every last dropped bread crumb the author sprinkled in there to help readers piece things together.

And though I should be used to this happening by now, this particular one got to me so much that I needed to post about it.

[skrunksthatwunk]

this could be kuwameshi if you guys would like. take my hand and trust me

[elanormcinerney]

Introduction by Emily Wilson | Homer | The Iliad

[codezraxx]

Guys HELP

IM BACK AND I SOMEHOW GET NOSEBLEEDS KN THE DAILY. LORD PLEASE SAVE ME

[detco-hell]

admit it, you love them

[episode 112 - The Seven Mysteries of Teitan Elementary School Case]

[fullcolorfright]

Back in January I was exclusively reading 1940s detective novels

[shokogast]

i can’t remember for the life of me if i posted this one yet but

it Does exist alright!

[aftout]

sandwichhour on Tumblr dot com did this cute little relationship chart thing with their gothic lit babes that had silly quotes on it and I fucking LOVE silly quotes. So I went up to them and went hooh hello could I maybe do something like that with JD? And they said yeaas. So I went yippee!!

Before remembering that there are SEVEN of these guys and EIGHT designs. Making the lines SO CLUTTERED meaning I had to make EIGHT ALTERNATIVE SAVES. And my arm hurts and I’ll hate it in the morning .

[kittychicha]

i can't be trusted on anything unless i finish it bc it will take two episodes from me to be this show is the best im in love with it to this suck ill drop it

[chadsuke]

Comics Read in 2023:

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 9 by Koyoharu Gotouge (2017)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 10 by Koyoharu Gotouge (2018)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 11 by Koyoharu Gotouge (2018)

My Dear Detective: Mitsuko's Case Files Vol. 1 by Natsumi Ito (2023)

My Dear Detective: Mitsuko's Case Files Vol. 2 by Natsumi Ito (2023)

My Dear Detective: Mitsuko's Case Files Vol. 3 by Natsumi Ito (2023)

Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Vol. 6 by Yu Tomofuji (2018)

Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Vol. 7 by Yu Tomofuji (2018)

Cheating Men Must Die Vol. 1 by The King (2022)

[ID: Covers of the aforementioned books. End ID.]

[g0nta-g0kuhara]

If you're still doing the ask game

10, 11, and 12

(Also I totally agree that Ibuki's title being "Ultimate Musician" is too vague/generic. I'd call her "Ultimate Rockstar" or something.)

Ultimate rockstar!! That totally works, I like that!

10,11,12. Which was your favorite trial from THH? Which was your favorite trial from SDR2? Which was your favorite trial from V3?

Favourite trial from thh might honestly be trial 1? Even if the whole 11037 thing was lost in translation a bit, I still think it was an amazing set up for the series, and Leon's break down was amazing

Favourite sdr2 trial is probably trial 5!! The fact that they deduce Nagito's cause of death so quickly and then slowly began to realize what his plan was all along, Ah!! It really brought out the best in the sdr2 survivor's personalities and is so fun to watch letsplayers go through

V3 is SO hard because I think all of the trials have something fun and unique to them. Its so hard. I think it would be between trial 4 and trial 5. I'm leaning towards trial 5 mostly because it doesn't make me feel physically ill to replay or watch the way trial 4 does (cries). and MAN trial 5 just takes you on an emotional journey. I was losing my mind playing it for the first time. I should really get back to replaying v3, I'm right about to start that trial again..

[skyriderwednesday]

I figure the Watson/Morstan marriage started out as 'you allude to a husband and I'll fill in as necessary', but like making up a boyfriend to your grandparents, that eventually causes complications which I expect would be even more complicated in Victorian England, so eventually...

(One evening in Baker Street)

Holmes (doing chemistry): "If it bothers you that much, talk to her about it."

Watson: "It doesn't bother me, I'm just worried that eventually one of us will slip and we'll end up being caught out."

Holmes: "Which is something you need to discuss with Mary."

Watson: "Oh, alright..."

(The next day, at her flat)

Watson: "Mary, you know I've no issue with posing as your husband in public, but we really do need to get our stories straight."

Mary: "Are you referring to anything in particular?"

Watson: "Well, for instance, naturally I am happy to collect parcels for you, but it has been a little awkward at times."

Mary: "What do you mean?"

Watson (fidgeting): "Uh, well... It is of course fully within your rights to use your own name, but in context..."

Mary: "John, please get to the point, love."

Watson: "Ah, yes-- sorry. What I mean to say is, I am caught rather off guard when I collect parcels for you, since people keep assuming that my name is Mr Morstan."

Mary (cackling): "Oh god, sorry, I didn't think!"

Watson: "I'm not offended or anything like that, just typically with marriage the names go the other way around."

Mary: "No, I know! I just forget. Actually, I've been meaning to talk to you about our Arrangement, because as it is, it's causing some questions on my end."

Watson: "From whom?"

Mary: "Well, friends mostly, they think it's a little odd they've never met you, but more pressingly my landlady is getting suspicious."

Watson: "Ah... then what do you propose?"

Mary: "That was going to be it actually..."

Watson (confused): "It... was...? Sorry, I don't think I understand..."

Mary (taking his hands): "John Watson, will you marry me?"

(Watson returning home)

Holmes: "How did it go?"

Watson: "Mary and I are engaged!"

Holmes: "...I genuinely can't tell if that means the discussion went well or terribly."