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i do think that the funniest i've ever been was entirely on accident one christmas when i was little. i'm a lifelong animal lover and left out carrots and water for the reindeer each year because they were doing the real work, and my poor parents tried to make a magical memory for me and left one carrot on the plate with a bite out of it as if the reindeer had left it.

unfortunately little me had the reasoning skills of a little sherlock and surmised based on my experience with horses that the teeth marks were WAY too small to have been from a reindeer and HAD to have been from a human.

which led to baby pen being PISSED at santa's greedy ass for getting at the carrots that were NOT for him.

the entire christmas morning was derailed because of my fury at santa claus. we didn't even open presents immediately because i had to write a letter IMMEDIATELY to let him know those carrots were NOT for him and it was NOT NICE to not share with the reindeer especially when EVERYONE was leaving cookies for him and-

needless to say, my parents did not EVER try to manufacture christmas magic again for fear of setting off a tiny reindeer union leader.

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Ofc no, tianlang jun said, go on i dont mind, what a carefree father

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the mindlessness of complete focus

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an unusually high number of people seem to refer to jiang cheng by his birth name and not his courtesy name.

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do you think you could take a vampire?

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The velveteen rabbit, by Margery Williams

Something about Xie Lian being the only one to see Hua Cheng's humanity and Hua Cheng unfailingly treating Xie Lian like a person...

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The reading comprehension and overall common sense on this website is piss poor.

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"Gimme a break! Queers never die!"

A tribute for Bon Clay just in time for Pride Month <3

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shit man tomorrow is christmas eve i swear yesterday was June 2010

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Shen Qingqiu most likely complains about Binghe daily but if anyone else dares to complain/insult him............!

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I think I just cracked a rib laughing 😂

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Cozy Fantasy and Why It Doesn't Work

I think I am among many who feel like they should love cozy fantasy and have found it an incredibly lacking genre.

This newly branded "cozy fantasy" genre that has taken readers by storm since 2020 and while it is new that books are now marketed as cozy, the genre itself isn't new. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones is a great example of the genre before it was labeled and also how to make it work.

Cozy fantasy is defined by many as fantasy with low stakes. Fantasy aesthetic but less sword fights. On paper, it sounds great. But the execution has been less than stellar for readers like me. The lack of physical stakes has also impacted the emotional stakes of these books, creating forgettable characters with boring problems. As a romance reader, I find this frustrating. Romance is known for being a predictable and formulaic genre, the now defunct Romance Writers of America defined romances as needing happy endings, a term romances have continued to follow. Yet these romance texts manage to have low physical stakes (how to date your neighbor, how to confront your toxic friends, etc) while still maintaining high personal stakes that keep readers invested and begging for more. So I was initially confused why cozy fantasy authors struggle to write texts that connect to readers like me.

I think I have found the answer which is the genre is just here for vibes. It is all about aesthetic, not even worldbuilding that fantasy is known for as most cozy fantasy I read have so many problems as soon as you ask one question. It is hard to acknowledge that a genre that is pitched to work for readers like me doesn't work for many of us. Especially because occasionally there is one that works beautifully to my taste.

I often say my favorite cozy fantasies that are more contemporary are short and visual, which I plays into the idea of the genre being an aesthetic. The Bakery Dragon by Devin Elle Kurtz is a good example because it is a simple story that is given the perfect amount of pages and gorgeous visuals without dragging on when the message is very clear and easy to understand. Books like The Phoenix Keeper and Legends and Lattes have absolutely nothing for me, their very clear message hitting the reader over and over so the readers don't miss it and focusing on the aesthetic of worldbuilding rather than the reality of the fantastic elements within the world.

I guess my point is. . . I realize this genre isn't for me since I have realized it is more of an aesthetic than anything. .. .but I want it to be. Should I let it go and put my efforts elsewhere? Or should I keep exploring this new trend and find the hidden gems?

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Name ten female characters you like, you get zapped if it's jsut a male character you call a babygirl or other feminine nicknames because I can't see people calling Lestat coquette again

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northern hemisphere babes we made it to the longest night of the year. we made it. for the next 6 months, every day will give us a little more daylight than the last. let's go. take my hand. climb out of the darkness with me

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DANDADAN By Gabriel Picolo