#year recap

[candiedspit]

my favorite pieces of writing I did in 2024

GRB-0803196; a short story about a manic depressive

when I was lucid; a short story from the perspective of the only daughter in a family of mobsters

I killed a deer in Wisconsin; a poem about a loser at the end of his life

excerpt from a book I wrote in the spring titled MOON IN SPEED about a young man who lives in a hotel making porn and doing drugs

goat; a poem about a monk’s sex dream

1948 Antarctica; a love poem from the middle of nowhere

Smear Frame 1992; a short story about a young man freshly out of the mental hospital

elephant man no 81; another love poem about a troubled relationship

[longingforrotkehlchen]

My 2024 Top 10 Favourites.

On Melancholy Hill Tumblr's and my absolute favourite. There isn't much to say. I just remember turning around while counting geese, and there it was - an idyllic scene. A crow extraordinarily relaxed, loafing on a nice spring afternoon. I came a bit closer thinking I *really* hope it stays. Then I crouched fearing the same, but the crow, watched me attentively and stayed. I was blessed - the luck of photographing birds more used to people. The slope gave me the perfect height for the shot, and the crow just chilled there, looking like something was occupying its mind. I got what I wanted and left. The crow stayed there, but it also stayed with me forever.

Sweet mommy's love It was Graugansito season and fortunately I was right in time to see the very little ones. This scene was beautiful, and obviously the geese just chill by the lake and all you need is a perfect moment to capture. This one stood out for me. And I can neither confirm nor deny whether there were more goslings hidden under mommy's wing.

Europe's angriest bird This picture was taking by cheating. So call me a cheat. It is nice, but I cheated. And even worse, I made a little guy angry. Yes, I did play playback (even though I believe that's wrong) in this one because I had seen a pair of goldcrests here the previous week and I was very curious to see if they were genuinely staying and breeding in this place. The male came and sang immediately –that's how I got him nicely close to me–, but the best thing about this encounter wasn't the pictures - it was realizing that the bird seemed to know there wasn't another bird. That I was the source of the goldcrest song. That I was his enemy. I haven't managed to make a bird love me, but that day, I managed to make one hate me.

The light of duckling This pond lends itself to high contrasts and you can play a little with that. I didn't have much time, and the ducklings were all over the place, but I got lucky (otherwise, this post wouldn't exist). As I was leaving I took one last shot with the settings I had for a different spot - and it turned out well. Some of my favourite photos are those that transmit emotions when you look at them. I think this is also one of them.

Spring has arrived It's easy to forget you don't have to be very close to the bird to get a nice photo. In any case, here I was taking a photo out of excitement at seeing Hausrotschwanzkehlchen back, before getting closer to the bird. I never intended it to be anything more than a 'proof' shot, but sometimes those turn out way better than expected.

Is this fluff real? It was peak migration, sunny late afternoon, Schwanzmeise flock and there I was, trying to capture this so-called product of my imagination. It was difficult to get the right angle as the sun was behind them and I had to avoid the backlight, but the good thing about them is that they don't seem to care much about your presence. I got this one really really nicely, and right after they left, I saw my first black storks in the sky. Last September was good.

One more shot As I focus on birding and photography comes second, sometimes I might just leave with zero nice photos to post. That day was no different, but that day I was also thinking: "I'm running out of current photos to post." So I gave it an extra shot, overstayed, and tried to find a subject. A big Blaumeise bunch showed up, many of them, busy foraging, and (I think it was always the same) one came so close that allowed me to take some cute photos.

The pose There's little challenge in taking photos of the coots in this pond. If that wasn't enough, the light was nice that day and someone had thrown a pallet in it. The coot was standing on it and I thought the opportunity was too nice to ignore. Then it even started stretching, giving me the chance to capture this nice pose. The poop is just extra.

The babiest Wacholderdrossel As I was leaving the S-Bahn station, coming up the stairs, I saw this baby perched on a handrail. I could barely believe it, so I emerged, went there, and took my camera out. The baby was going nowhere despite people walking right in front of it. I took some photos, in awe, and I don't know what everybody else contemplating us thought, but I thought that I was so damn lucky to have such a cute photo without even having started.

Just a moment If you're learning photography, nobody is going to tell you "just shoot at whatever you see," but that seems to work sometimes. It's not my intention, mind, because here I saw a little bird perching above my head and I really needed this shot to indeed confirm I was seeing Fitis and not Zilpzalp. But look at that little face, that smoothness... I guess when you take thousands of shots while going places, a few might also be nice. It's never easy to decide, but here's my selection with some background/behind the scenes. As usual there isn't much to it. Mostly just press the button. Let's hope 2025 brings us more bird joy to all of us!

[sonnet009games]

2024 RECAP

Well, this has been kind of an incredible year for me in a lot of ways. In April I released the first chapter of my new interactive erotic fiction novel Demonology: Incubus, and then released four more chapters throughout the year. The reaction to Incubus has been, in a word, breathtaking. I never could've imagined the love and support I'd receive from so many corners, from people who've been with me since the very beginning of my game dev journey to newcomers seduced in by Flea's unique brand of rabid chihuahua sex appeal. I am so, so grateful to all of you--to everyone who bought, played, reviewed, discussed, theorised over, and honestly just cared at all about this deeply personal passion project of mine. Thank you! I'll never be able to say it enough--thank you!

2024 was also a very difficult year in other ways, particularly these last few months. My dad underwent a very extreme surgery that did not go well and, while struggling to recover from that, he then suffered a stroke. It has been an awful time for the family, and it has not only taken a lot of joy from my day-to-day life, but also severely reduced the time I have to dedicate to writing Incubus. Sometimes, even when I do have the time, I just don't have the heart. The one good thing is that there is progress, every week, bit by bit. My love for these walking disasters and their shithole universe is strong, and I feel nothing but happiness whenever I manage to escape into it.

So, looking ahead to 2025! New chapters of Incubus are coming, Chapter 6 releasing sometime in the first quarter of the year--release date to come when it's nailed down. I am so, so, so excited for this one. It has some of the scenes and moments that made me want to write this story in the first place. The second half of Incubus gets kind of wild--hope you enjoy!

My love to you all for being here for this. <3

[ari-biri]

sorry, i dont know good graphic design lazy art year in review stuff June and October were really hard to pick a single piece for

[zzigzadig]

some of the works i like best from this year!

This is great considering that before this time i have been in state where i didnt enjoy drawing anymore, for about 4-5 years. Still fighting the thought of what id be able to do if i didnt stopped for so long but hey as long as im alive i can do more

[toram-toram]

The year of Chilchuck!💚

I'm so glad I randomly decided to come back to tumblr 7 years later

I met so many cool ppl

So many creative and freaky anons!

So many talented and sweet artists!

Thank you all for including me in your lives 🫶🏼

Happy new year! 🎉

[23b0075nke]

sawtooth kind of year! lotta bad, lotta good. it was a challenge to make things, but still worth honoring what did get done.

[2023]

[milky-rozen]

It's been a crazy year, but I'm proud of what I've accomplished so far! Hopefully, next year will be just as prolific!

[keriweird]

Art of 2024.

Digital art fell by the wayside thanks to frustration with the brushes not doing exactly what I wanted them to. Stuff just wasn't clicking and the gap between my brain and my eye and my hand brought me to coloured pencils this year instead. I'm enjoying the precision and control it allows me, and the challenge of figuring out how to layer and blend to achieve the colours and textures I want. I'll probably continue in this vein for now. Might mix media a bit, too, moving forward. All in all I think the return to traditional art has been healing, but it makes the leap back to digital all the harder haha.

[purpleeggyboi]

My YouTube music recap ig

[onlydylanobrien]

Dylan O’Brien in 2024

January

New / Old

Dylan with his "Anniversary" co-stars Zoey & Phoebe

"Ponyboi" bts: x, x

New

Sundance Film Festival

Movie News

‘SNL 1975’ Finds Its Garrett Morris, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase And John Belushi

February

New / Old

"Ponyboi" bts

Dylan with his family

New

"Twinless" bts: x, x

Movie News

Dylan O’Brien Sets ‘Twinless’ With James Sweeney Directing & Starring; Republic Pictures Takes Global On Three Point Capital & David Permut Production

March

New / Old

Dylan with fans

New

Dylan with a fan, x

"Saturday Night" bts

April

New / Old

"Infinite" bts: x, x

Dylan with a fan

New

"Saturday Night" bts

"Saturday Night" Wrap Party

Dylan with a fan

May

New / Old

Dylan with a fan

Dylan and "Caddo Lake" co-stars with fans: x, x, x

New

"Twinless" bts

Dylan with fans, x, x, x, x

Rachel Antonoff’s 15th Anniversary Party

TV News

Dylan in the "Fantasmas" Trailer

News

Dylan deleted his Twitter / X account

June

New / Old

Dylan with his family

New

Dylan with a fan, x, x, x

 “Sacramento” premiere

"Fantasmas" Stills

July

New

Dylan O'Brien at the Russian & Turkish Baths Health Club in New York

"Fantasmas" Still & bts

August

New / Old

Rachel Zegler shared this throwback picture of Dylan O'Brien in her birthday post for him

Dylan with a fan, x

New

Dylan's 33rd Birthday

Dylan with a fan

September

New / Old

Dylan O'Brien, Alexander Flores and Cooper Hoffman on the SAG-AFTRA picket line in New York City. 

New

Toronto Film Festival

“Shell” premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

Dylan O'Brien and Tommy Alter with fans

"Saturday Night" Press days

Dylan with a fan, x

Dylan at a Mets game

Dylan in New York

"Saturday Night" NY Screenings & Q+A

October

New / Old

"Ponyboi" bts

"Caddo Lake" bts

New

“Caddo Lake” Tribeca screening

Dylan was photographed by Brad Ogbonna for Men’s Health

Dylan with a fan, x

November

New

New York Knicks vs. Milwaukee Bucks basketball game

“Gloria” play reading

"The Wrap" Magazine photoshoot

December

New / Old

Dylan with Tommy Alter

New

First "Twinless" Still

Dylan with a fan

In total:

Dylan filmed 2 movies this year("Saturday Night" & "Twinless")

Had 1 guest star role in a TV show (2 episodes in "Fantasmas)

we got a lot of new photoshoots

2 new movies with Dylan were released ("Caddo Lake" (after waiting 3 years for it) & "Saturday Night")

[longingforrotkehlchen]

My Faves of 2023

I (quickly) chose 15 photos I took last year that I really like. I actually did more birding than photography this year but, in my case, one thing leads to the other, so it shouldn't be surprising that I have more photos I really like than last year. Though I'm surprised.

[parmahamlarrie]

To celebrate another wonderful year of reading, here are some of my favourite quotes from fics I read this year. This is by no means all of my favourite fics I've read, and I am without a doubt that there are thousands I've yet to read, but I wanted to celebrate some of the writers who brought me joy in 2024!

"It's hard watching someone who was your safe space turn into a source of anxiety through no fault of their own." ~ a little, then suddenly by @holdingontochaos

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"Like therapy dogs, but they're all therapy dogs and they all need therapy." ~ All Your Mates Are Here by @londonfoginacup

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"And honestly, if Harry didn't want Louis to fall in love with him, then maybe he should've just never talked to Louis. Ever." ~ Down the Line by @sunflouwerhabit

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"He's at his best, his happiest, his most secure, when he's laughing with Louis. And that's the point." ~ Down the Line (Extra Innings) by @sunflouwerhabit

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"'You're Louis Tomlinson! You're Louis Tomlinson!' And then she promptly burst into tears." ~ Face Your Fears by @sadaveniren

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"Then he kissed him, in the way that was starting to come Harry's favourite. Slowly, gently, and totally in control." ~ Have Faith In Me by @stylinsoncity

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"'You know the feeling you get when you're talking to someone late into the night, and it starts to feel sort of sweet and magical? These sugar plums--visionary sugar plums--are about that feeling, where you're a little nutty, and the sweetness of it is sticky, and you just know you're going to dream about the person you're talking with.'" ~ I Really Like Your Styles: The Baking Advent-ure by @homosociallyyours

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"She figured it would take a while to actually meet someone, though. And then it hadn't." ~ I'd Choose You Over Sleep by @homosociallyyours

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"He thinks he'd like to be reincarnated as an aquarium fish -- the ocean itself is too big and too unknown and too dangerous." ~ in an octopus's garden with you by @liminalkitty369

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"'Omega.' Harry shivered. That was his new nickname. Louis used it when he wanted Harry's knee to go weak." ~ Just for Tonight (I can by ours) by @sadaveniren

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"Soulmate Geese can get increasingly more persistent if the soulmates don't get their shit together." ~ Louis and the no good, very bad day by @haztobegood

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"A sweet gentle kiss is placed atop his lips. It feels like an incandescent glow." ~ My Hands at Risk, I Fold by @yoursolosong

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"'Men are useless,' she complains in a grumble. 'This is why you don't have a girlfriend.' Liam grins. 'Can't say you're doing any better than I am.' Harry hits him." ~ reckless serenade by @thepolourryexpress

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"Harry's pretty sure that Louis isn't in love with him, which is good, but there have been signs that he might be falling, and Harry's starting to feel it too, so he's got to be careful. 'Hi, beautiful,' Harry says as he approaches Louis." ~ Sharp as Sugar, Sweet as Spice by @holdingontochaos

────── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ──────

"This is what Harry does, fucking hell. The power she yields simply by existing." ~ Slippery When Wet by @uhoh-but-yeah-alright

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"Plus, he'd never been into athletes before, but there was something in the dedication Harry had to swimming that he found really hot, actually. [...] They were so different on paper, but they thought about things in nearly the same way." ~ sunshine, baby! by @harruandlou

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"You're the very beat of my heart." ~ The Green Room by JasTheLarrie

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"Harry loves him. It's the biggest and smallest thing in the fucking world, this realization." ~ would it be enough if I never could give you peace? by @hemakeshimstrongx

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"His mind was reeling to come up with an explanation that didn't sound insane. One that wasn't I made this for you because you said you wanted it that one time months ago." ~ you were in my dream by @harruandlou

[roxynani9292]

Sylus 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ recap

[mentha-vacciniumrainbow]

My Zestmilla recap for this year:

Around 22 fanarts posted

More than 20 memes

8 roleplays

1 short comic

1 discord server joined

A collage

An edit

A short animatic

Over 129.000 words posted in 16 fanfictions, with 3 being multichapters.

1 attempted cosplay.

...

Wow.

I'm pretty bad at celebrating things, I'm usually never satisfied, but this time I'm pretty proud. Creating content for this pair gave me a sense of purpose when I was going through a very low moment, and it's still being a big source of comfort.

It's also the reason why I ended up meeting so many wonderful people... and what can I say. I'm glad.

Happy new year to everyone- life is hard, but we still try 💜

[matchasquid]

Tumblr Artists!!

I've been seeing a lot of people doing the trend where you show how your art evolved through the year by showing an illustration you did in each month.

I think this trend is very cool, but I've seen many artists with "blank spaces" talking about how "unproductive" they were this year or trying to justify themselves...

It's ok. You're not a machine. Everyone has their own pace ^^

And so, I thought about something else I'd like to do instead of it! If you'd like, you can do it too!

Show and talk about the three pieces you did this year that you're the most proud of!

Here, I'll start:

Commission for @trenchcoatofthelord

I'm very proud of this piece because I think the pose and overall flow came out great! It was one of my best attempts to adapt the Splatoon Art Style™ to something I'm more comfortable with, and it was also my first commission ever!!

I'm very thankful to @trenchcoatofthelord for making my first commission experience be so pleasant and for being so understanding during the whole process, as I was still figuring out how to talk to clients and how to use Paypal lksajdfhaklh

2. Amiibo Inkling

This is one of the first Splatoon fanarts I did, and it's also the first illustration that people really liked here on Tumblr, which gave me a big boost of confidence by the start of the year!

Although I don't like the execution (style of it) anymore, it holds a special place in my heart (and nightmares) <3

3. Fanart of @fisheyezzz's Bocca Della Verita

This is a fanart I did of a fanfic written by @fisheyezzz, called Bocca Della Verita! Go read it, it's really good!!

I'm very proud of this piece because I used to only draw single characters doing poses or portraits, so drawing two characters dancing with each other was definitely out of my comfort zone. I also tried a different art style to the one I usually draw in with this one, and I really liked the result :3