#you wont regret

[noodles-and-tea]

This is what the inside of my ears look like every Tuesday :)))

[bartisblog]

never ever read a better description of what the bart sequence is about *teary eyed bowing* thank you for your service!!! 🥲🫶

not the person who sent the ask that received these tags but... i too am a lover of egotistical asshole self sabotaging suicidal codependent protags. tell more about bartimaeus?

THE BARTIMAEUS TRILOGY by jonathan stroud is the greatest fantasy series for children ever written. it takes place in an alternate history london where magicians make up the ruling class. as was once true in real life, england is a massive colonial power with a baseless aristocracy that brutally oppresses the working class. the "commoners" believe that magicians have inherent power, but secretly all magicians are just educated in the art of summoning and controlling spirits (hatefully referred to by humans as "demons"). all western magicians of this period punish and abuse spirits into doing what they want, no exception, as has been the case in many places and in many time periods over the years. the spirits are just invisible, giving the magicians the illusion of power.

the series is about 3 people: nathaniel, a traumatized adolescent boy who rapidly starts sacrificing his morals for power and prestige in the cutthroat world of the magic elite; bartimaeus, an ancient all-powerful djinni that nathaniel relies on to do his dirty work; and kitty jones, a commoner whose friend is brutalized by a magician who is never brought to justice. it's actually also about a fourth person who died thousands of years ago, but that's a surprise tool that will help us later.

the story is about how these 3 lives intersectin a decade of political turmoil, as the commoners' oppression becomes untenable and foreign governments sick of the british empire's power seek to exploit its growing weaknesses. it's about how the power-hungry oligarchy cannibalizes itself, and how external political, cultural, and social forces shape the characters and their relationships.

it's about trauma and power and justice. it's about oppression and freedom and classism and colonialism and the many purposeful lies inherent in the system you believe you can't change (*cough* capitalism *cough*). it's about how connection to another person can change you. it's about recognizing who the real enemy is.

it's also, if you would believe it, riotously, insanely funny, mostly because bartimaeus—who narrates about 50% of it—is a sarcastic, irreverent drama queen who can never shut the hell up. he's been alive for 5000 years and he's made it this far by being avoidant and self-serving and bitchy and lucky. he thinks he's hot shit and he kind of is, but he's mostly just driven by a need to survive. he and nathaniel are friends but also not really. nathaniel is both scared of him and scared to lose him, and the series ultimately centers on their relationship, the wariness and abuse and dependence, and the way it changes as nathaniel changes. nathaniel also does go through severe depression, for that anon who was asking about lockwood.

the bartimaeus trilogy is tightly, deftly written, and one of the only kids' series that i think 100% holds up without caveats. there's a great balance of action, emotion, humor, character development, and plot, and the worldbuilding is insane—it's very smart and never overexplains anything. i can't recommend it enough. every character is written with such care and realism by a writer who Knows How to Write. it's so, so good. every fantasy fan should read it imo.

[anbaisai]

POV You asked the most no-fun guy on campus to play a game

[tinymintywolf]

you feel it down there, too.

[riolone-moon]

More knkdz clothes swap! I rlly liked to draw this one 🤍

References/inspiration & close up below

Dazai's pose: this manga panel (ch. 3) that I rlly love!

Kunikida's pose: bsd mayoi card, rlly sad bc it's only available in jp version of the game

Close-ups

[blackkatdraws2]

There are more things in the Parable than Stanley knows about. [Blank Scripts AU]

[valtsv]

sometimes i go to a thrift shop and have to force myself not to spend money on clothes just because they look weird and unusual

[annikin-im-panicin]

This fic never fails to make me scream laugh! Especially this line while they are training with Dammon

Please, Dammon. I’ll do that thing you’ve always wanted me to do. I’ll wear the fake horns and the tail, and I’ll even let you …

I had to take a lap around the room and wipe the tears from my eyes oh my G O D.

Chapter 9 of "Magistrate's Advocate"

Chapter 9 is out!

... in which Astarion gets started on his New Year's resolution to be a little less of a skinny, pathetic bitch and continues to write fanfiction about his former bestie and her hot boyfriend.

Read on AO3

[dangalakmayhem]

Tristamp ww and post trimax vash hurt comfor 🥺

[lioncoded]

quick tip for my fellow therians/otherkin: GROW YOUR NATURAL NAILS OUT!!!!!!!!! get yourself some cuticle oil and a nail care kit and start growing them out and filing them into a shape that feels nice to you. i PROMISE it feels way better than getting extensions and the joy of growing your own claws is immense

[fairycosmos]

so sick of every day just being about surviving it. that's all i have the energy to do but it feels like i'm not really experiencing anything at all

[thestarstoasun]

I HAVE READ IT. (I WENT SCROLLING YHROUGH REBLOGS). ITS ACTUALLY SO AMAZIMG. THE WRITING AND EVERYTJING. 😭😭😭😭 I DIDNT REALIZE YOU WERE ON TUMBLR HELP-

I have this stupid headcanon that Will's tears are like, gold and opaque, kinda like golden ichor (the blood of gods) and that's why he doesn't like to cry infront of people because when he first cried infront of the other campers, it made the them think he was like, a god or something and they panicked

[caseythebunnyboy]

being a shorter boy is so nice when you're also into manhandling 💜💜 it takes almost no effort to carry you, slap you around, and pin your body down on any surface your partner intends to fuck you on. if they decide the current position is too boring, they'll simply grab your tiny body and toss you around until you're in the position they want. squirming and moving too much while they finger fuck you? they use their bigger size to pin you down and make you stay still. riding them a bit too slow? they grab your hips, lift them, and start fucking you from below. you went limp because you're tired from being on all fours while being filled to the brim with their cum? they carry your body themself so they can keep wrecking your sweet boycunt. you weight almost nothing to them and their strength, which they definitely plan on using to their advantage 💜 (he/him, im a guy)

[this-blog-needs-a-new-name]

So let me get this straight as straight as it can be

You introduce yourself after you’ve spent a night under the stars tasting each other’s love…

Giving each other whole heartily without holding back because you are each other’s first love!

And exploring all that desire with each tender tough, stare and feelings…steady my little Pluto heart

How do I swallow all this love they share under and over a set of vanilla scented Candles…I feel very single HELP!!

[cookiecomics]

Finally, get to post A Tale of Two Tricksters key art from @mafuwara Chapter 52:

♟️ Sins of Our Father♟️

Thank you Alba for this incredible Commission working with you is always such a dream 💕

[3ksdee]

will post here too, I love their dynamic so much!!💕