#at 1:13:08 if anyones interested

[petrodragonicapocalypse]

https://youtu.be/cy-TydeYlrM?si=zVV-vCcvM4y0mcWp

It was during Daily Blues! You can see Stu's reaction to that as well lmao

LMAO??!?!?!!??!

[mostlysignssomeportents]

Oregon bans the corporate practice of medicine

I'm in the home stretch of my 20+ city book tour for my new novel PICKS AND SHOVELS. Catch me in PDX TODAY (June 20) at BARNES AND NOBLE with BUNNIE HUANG and at the TUALATIN public library on SUNDAY (June 22). After that, it's LONDON (July 1) with TRASHFUTURE'S RILEY QUINN and then a big finish in MANCHESTER on July 2.

Private equity firms are the demon princes of the hellspace that is the imploding, life-destroying, plutocrat-generating American economy. Their favorite scam, the "leveraged buyout" is a mafia bustout dressed up in respectable clothes, and if you mourn a beloved, failed business, chances are that an LBO was the murder weapon, and PE was the killer:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/23/spineless/#invertebrates

(Despite simplistic explanations and bad-faith apologestics, a leveraged buyout is nothing like a mortgage – it is a sinister, complex, destructive form of financial fraud:)

https://pluralistic.net/2024/08/05/rugged-individuals/#misleading-by-analogy

As bad as this is, it's ten quintillion times worse when applied to healthcare. When PE buys your hospital, people die. A lot of people:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/28/5000-bats/#charnel-house

PE doesn't even have to buy the whole hospital – for a long time, PE groups bought out anesthetist practices affilated with hospitals and pulled them out of the hospital's insurance affiliation. Unsuspecting patients who went in for routine surgical care at a hospital that was in-network for their insurer would get a rude awakening from their sedation: "surprise bills" running to tens or hundred of thousands of dollars. PE groups did the same thing with emergency rooms, so that people experiencing serious medical emergencies who had the presence of mind to insist upon being brought to an in-network ER nevertheless got hit with life-ruining surprise bills:

https://pluralistic.net/2022/03/14/unhealthy-finances/#steins-law

Donald Trump sometimes panders to anti-elitist elements in his base by threatening the private equity racket. For example, Trump has frequently railed against the "carried interest" tax loophole that allows PE bosses to pay half as much tax as you or I would on their vast takings. "Carried interest" is a tax law that gave 16th century sea-captains a break on their "interest" in the cargo they "carried." It is both weird and fantastically unjust that richest, worst financiers in America are able to take advantage of this Moby Dick-ass-law:

https://pluralistic.net/2021/04/29/writers-must-be-paid/#carried-interest

But while Trump sometimes talks a good line about fighting private equity looters, he does not, has not, and will not lift a finger to them. He dares not. The carried interest tax scam is preserved in the Big Beautiful Bill, joined with many other giveaways the least productive, most guillotineable looters America has produced:

https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/no-changes-carried-interest-big-beautiful-bill-so-far.html

Working people cannot rely on Trump's federal government and the Republican Congress to protect us from these vampires. But this is America: when the feds fail, that creates an opportunity for state legislators to step in and act. And that's just what's happened in Oregon, where the state legislature has passed sweeping, bipartisan legislation that bans corporations from owning or operating a medical practice in the state:

https://prospect.org/health/2025-06-13-united-health-care-oregon-corporate-medicine/

This is called the "corporate practice of medicine" (CPOM) and it's already banned. The American Medical Association has a longstanding, absolute prohibition on medical practices that are run by anyone except a doctor. Oregon has had a CPOM ban on the law-books since 1947. Private equity meets this prohibition with a very transparent ruse indeed: they get a "rent a doc," often out of state, to serve as the nominal owner of their practices, and the doctor takes orders from the PE firm, and hires the PE firm's outsource agencies to actually operate the clinic or hospital, absorbing the entirety of the practice's profits.

The Oregon bill closes this loophole, and not a minute too soon. Giant healthcare monopolists – most notably groups associated with Unitedhealth, the largest health corporation in America – have embarked on a statewide buying spree, buying and shutting down rural hospitals and clinics, and transforming the remaining facilities into understaffed charnel houses that hemorrhage doctors.

The bill took several tries to get through the legislature. As Oregon House Majority Leader Representative Ben Bowman told Matt Stoller and David Dayen on their Organized Money podcast, the statehouse was crawling with lobbyists hired by out of state private health-care firms who were worried about "contagion" if Oregon's bill passed and spread to other states:

https://www.organizedmoney.fm/p/how-oregon-is-ending-corporate-run

But the bill passed anyway, thanks to a combination of two factors. First, during the bill's legislative adventure, Unitedhealth's Optum bought out the Oregon Medical Group and made working conditions so terrible that dozens of doctors quit, leaving thousands of rural patients (from predominantly Republican districts) without medical care. Optum "fired" thousands of patients, including some who were undergoing cancer treatment, on the basis that they weren't profitable enough to care for:

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/private-equity-unitedhealth-take

In the midst of all this, another Unitedhealth monopolist, Change Health, got hacked and virtually no one in America could get a prescription filled – worse, the hack exposed the health records of almost everyone in America, the largest health-related breach in US history:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/28/dealer-management-software/#antonin-scalia-stole-your-car

Then, as icing on the cake, Unitedhealth's Oregon operation screwed over multiple, cancer-fighting lawmakers who were serving in the state-house as the bill was under debate. Combine this with testimony from doctors who described how they were unable to practice medicine after leaving Unitedhealth's terrible facilities because they had been trapped with noncompete clauses in their contracts, nor could they warn other doctors away from falling prey to this trap because they were also bound by nondisparagement clauses.

The new bill, SB 951, passed out of the legislature and was signed by the governor earlier this month. It is now good law in Oregon, which means that corporations can't operate medical practices, and that medical personnel can't be subjected to noncompete clauses (fun fact: every noncompete clause is written by a lawyer, but the American Bar Association prohibits noncompetes for lawyers).

Now it's time for those out-of-state healthcare looters' worst fears to be realized. It's time for the contagion to spread to other states.

The US federal system is a big, gnarly mess, but by design, it leaves a lot of power in local hands. That's bad news when local power is being used to ban trans people from peeing, or to attack school librarians, or to ban masking. But it's good news when states and cities can use the American system to create sanctuary systems that welcome asylum seekers and treat them with dignity (which is why the American right, the standard bearer for "states' rights" when it came to school segregation and voter suppression, is now all-in on sending armed soldiers to terrorize their fellow Americans with assault rifles).

Another reason to like state and local politics: local Democrats often suck way less than the necrotic federal Dem establishment. Some of them are even good! In Philly, Mayor Cherelle Parker just signed the Protect Our Workers, Enforce Rights (POWER) Act, which protects 750,000 workers from wage theft:

https://prospect.org/labor/2025-06-18-how-philadelphia-secured-basic-rights-for-750-000-workers/

The POWER Act shifts the burden of proof for wage theft allegations from workers to their bosses and allows them to recover their stolen wages plus $2,000 in statutory damages per violation; it sets up a new fund (replenished with employer fines) that gives money to victims of retaliation, and it creates a public "bad boss" database of repeat offenders.

As Brock Hrehor writes for The American Prospect, the POWER Act was passed after Trump gutted the National Labor Relations Board and left it unable to protect American workers. The POWER Act tackles one of the most pernicious forms of crime in America: wage theft, which accounts for more losses than all property crime in America combined, with losses overwhelming borne by Black and brown workers, especially women. Wage theft is notoriously hard to police, thanks to fear of retaliation and the precarity of victims of this crime.

The POWER Act passed as a result of the combined efforts of unions (SEIU, AFL-CIO) and the Working Families Party. Along with the Oregon Corporate Practice of Medicine ban, it shows how local, grassroots activism can protect everyday, working people from even the worst corporate criminals, even in Donald Trump's America.

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2025/06/20/the-doctor-will-gouge-you-now/#states-rights

[coriihanniee]

Guess WHO! - boynextdoor smau

𓂃۶ৎ SYNOPSIS : When multiple leaked photos ignite a wildfire of speculation, the world is certain—BOYNEXTDOOR'S Y/N is secretly dating one of the members. But who? No one knows, and you refuse to clear the air. Instead, you turn the chaos into a game, scattering cryptic clues and half-truths while every member plays along, deepening the mystery. Every glance, every post, every moment is a riddle waiting to be solved. Is the answer hidden in plain sight, or are you leading everyone in circles? How far can a secret stretch before it unravels? And when it does—will anyone be ready for the truth?

𓂃۶ৎ PAIRING : boynextdoor x 7th member!reader

𓂃۶ৎ GENRE(S) : smau, romance

𓂃۶ৎ WARNING(S) : kys/kms jokes, sexual jokes, gay jokes, random timestamps/timeskips, profanities, mentions of food

𓂃۶ৎ STATUS : completed!

𓂃۶ৎ AUTHOR'S NOTE : YAYYYYY NEW SMAU!!! I've been anticipating writing this one and I'm so happy to finally share it with all of you! I just think this is a new interesting take of a smau bcs I believe I haven't seen anyone do such a smau before! Place your bets! Who do you think is y/n's secret boyfriend?~ 😉 (credits to original owner for the main header!)

𓂃۶ৎ This is purely fictional and does not reflect the idols' real personality!

PROFILES

WHO WHO WHO'S THERE?

BOY BOY BOYNEXTDOOR!

CHAPTERS

01. fish police

02. yn x bubbles the fifth

03. leehan's sexy nonchalant bf moment

04. Thomas the Train written

05. alpha males

06. daebak escape arc

07. @taeandco(at)

08. baldy sungho

09. pp comeback

10. taiyaki whore

11. yn harem written

12. magical girl taesan

13. yn deathbed era

14. bearyoncé

15. red roses delivery

16. caught in 4k??

17. rainy situation written

18. leehan's cherry...coke???

19. babyhak, uwu 🥺

20. leehan's best girl

21. livestream gone wrong written

22. yn's dessert expert written

23. lice world domination

24. the plane menace

25. boomer jaehyun

26. the arcade duo written

27. an airport catastrophe written

28. it's not your fault

29. thanks, Sungho written

30. my best mistake (you) written

31. my darling you

BONUS CHAPTERS

1. discord kitten

2. new rumours?!?!

3. our youth is free written

@coriihanniee 💌

taglist : @lvlyhiyyih @supi-wupi @tinyelfperson @heeheesang @molensworld @wondoras @taesanfav @bbyinni @minfolio @mbella607 @cinnamonshuaa @defnotsanni @amarecerasus @enaile23 @nujeskz @janjoonty @imhereonlytoreadxoxo @pumpkg @cosmicwintr @mimimimiaa @hanniehq @s0shroe @slowlylefttyphoon @s1lkrabbit @missychief1404 @fae-renjun

[hgb94]

Nein in Hindsight: CR2E5

There's a fantastic observation in this post regarding Fjord's tactic of playing neutral/supportive of the concept of hijacking the caravan in order to get a better read on his new companions. It's great, go read it. (25:00)

It's been an age and the details of all the backstories are fuzzy (another reason why rewatching this is so fun) but if I believe Veth was frequently bullied and didn't really have friendship outside of her relationship with Yeza, which gives a lot of added meaning to the moment where Jester gives Nott a boquet because she'd said that "all girls love flowers" and then calls Nott her friend. (37:30)

Also very interesting that Nott is very anxious about waking the others in the middle of the night and despite believing herself to be cowardly, would prefer to go scout out an unknown shape in the darkness over potentially upsetting anyone in their traveling party. (40:45)

I will never stop being unhinged about the Caleb and Nott dynamic. The excitement and pride he has in her as he realizes she's cast a spell that he doesn't know himself. Character duo concept of all time for me. (42:30)

First Fjord Vision! Oh man, I forgot it happened so early, and we get him using his real accent during it too. Also, how fucked up is it that his visions take place underwater, with the feeling of drowning, and he wakes up spitting water out of his lungs. (48:05)

"Is our group going to be all about puns and that stuff?" - The Mighty Nein? Puns? Never. (59:15)

Caleb "Do you know what WC means in Zemnian? Toilet." Nott "It's a pun" They fist bump. Yeah. The Pun Party. (1:08:45)

Watching the hint of fire across a rooftop in the distance, Beau going "I think we just watched someone commit arson" while Caleb bluescreens. Rewatching is so fun. (1:13:40)

Oh hey, watching a small family of halflings fleeing in terror as their village is attacked, this must be bringing back fun memories for Nott. (1:15:10)

In the combat of this episode we also get to watch Nott drinking from her flask to soothe her nerves, Jester's first spiritual weapon lollipop, and Caleb trying not to hyperventilate after casting a scorching ray.

[bootleglesbian]

available bootlegs

this is everything i currently have available (updated 06/18/24). if you have anything to trade i generally prefer that but i am open to gifting any of the titles that are not starred! as a rule, if no cast is listed or only some members are listed, that means that i do not know the cast but i am happy to send a screenshot if you would like (and if anyone is interested in helping me identify unknown casts or dates of any files, let me know!).

green = video, pink = audio, starred = trade or donations only

*Anastasia (Hartford Theatre pre-Broadway run - Christy Altomare, Derek Klena)

*Anastasia (Broadway - Christy Altomare, Derek Klena)

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Broadway, 06/24/18 - Melissa Benoist)

Beetlejuice (Broadway, 10/31/19 aka Halloween)

Book of Mormon (Broadway - Ben Platt)

Come From Away (Broadway - Jenn Collela)

Falsettos (Proshot)

Falsettos (Broadway - ORC, not proshot)

Falsettos (Tour - Max von Essen, Nick Adams, Eden Espinosa, Nick Blaemire, Audrey Cardwell, Bryonha Marie Parham)

*Falsettos (Tour - Max von Essen, Nicka Adams, Eden Espinosa, Nick Blaemire, Audrey Cardwell, Bryonha Marie Parham)

Freaky Friday (La Jolla)

*Ghost (Broadway - Caissie Levy)

Hamilton (Broadway - Lexi Lawson)

Hamilton (First National Tour - Michael Luwoye, Solea Pffeifer, Joshua Henry, Emmy Raver Lampman, Isaiah Johnson, Jordan Donica, Mathenee Treco, Ruben J. Carbajal, Amber Iman, Rory O'Malley)

*Hamilton (Chicago Act 1 only - Karen Olivo, Ariana Afsar, Samantha Marie Ware, Miguel Cervantes, Joshua Henry)

*Hamilton (Broadway - OBC, not proshot)

*The Last Five Years (Off-Broadway - Betsy Wolfe, Adam Kantor)

*Lempicka (Broadway, 03/38/24 - Eden Espinosa, Amber Iman, Andrew Samonsky, George Abud, Natalie Joy Johnson, Zoe Glick, Nathaniel Stampley, Beth Leavel)

*Mean Girls (Broadway, 02/22/20 - Renee Rapp, Erika Henningson, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Grey Henson, Kate Rockwell, Krystina Alabado, Kyle Selig)

*Mean Girls (National Tour)

*Mystery of Edwin Drood (Broadway - Stephanie J. Block, Betsy Wolfe, Jessie Mueller)

*The Prom (Alliance Theatre pre-Broadway - Caitlin Kinnunen, Anna Grace Barlow)

*She Loves Me (Broadway - ORC proshot)

Waitress (ART pre-Broadway run - Jessie Mueller, Jeanna de Waal, Keala Settle, Drew Gehling, Joe Tippett, Dakin Matthews, Christopher Fitzgerald, Eric Anderson)

*Waitress (Broadway - Jessie Mueller, Keala Settle, Molly Jobe, Drew Gehling)

*Waitress (Broadway - Sara Barielles, Chris Diamantopoulos, Charity Angel Dawson, Molly Jobe, Will Swenson, Christopher Fitzgerald)

*Waitress (Broadway, 06/19/17 - Betsy Wolfe, Drew Gehling)

Waitress (Broadway, 12/14/17 - Stephanie Torns, Jason Mraz)

Waitress (Broadway - Shoshana Bean, Jeremy Jordan)

*Waitress (Broadway - Shoshana Bean, Jeremy Jordan)

Waitress (Broadway, 02/03/19 - Sara Bareilles, Gavin Creel)

Waitress (Tour, 08/26/18)

Wicked (Broadway, 02/01/15 - Caroline Bowman, Kara Lindsey)

Wicked (Broadway, 02/10/13 - Donna Vivino, Ali Mauzey, Kyle Dean Massey, Randy Danson, Adam Grupper, Catherine Charlebois, F. Michael Haynie, Tom Flynn)

Wicked (unknown - Eden Espinosa, Megan Hilty)

*Wicked (Broadway - Stephanie J. Block, Annaleigh Ashford)

*Wicked (Broadway - Lindsay Mendez, Katie Rose Clark)

[melefim]

Dead Boy Detectives full soundtrack!

(Or at least all the ones I could find)

I’ve seen several soundtrack playlists floating around, but unfortunately a lot have other songs added or are missing some that were used in the show, so I went ahead and made my own!

Below the cut is a full listing of when each song was used during the show, timestamped as accurately as I could manage.

Please let me know if there are any songs I missed, and I’ll add them ASAP! Score will be added if/when it’s released. If anyone would be interested in separate posts for each episode, let me know and I’ll get right on it!

Enjoy!

🎥Promotional🎥:

“Psychobilly Bandits” by Alibi Music: Teaser trailer

“Welcome to the Black Parade” by My Chemical Romance: Full trailer

“Young and in Love” by Fast Forward Romance: Meet the Characters teaser

🔮The Case of Crystal Palace🔮:

“Doorman” by slowthai, Mura Masa: Hotel hallway chase scene. (2:33-2:47)

“Hang on to Yourself” by David Bowie: Prep for Crystal’s case. (11:59-12:30)

“Bad Feeling” by Cobra Man: What Crystal is listening to on her headphones in the subway before the David the Demon fight. (12:36-13:04)

“I’m Telling Your Mum” by Danny Farrant, Paul Rawson: Jenny’s introduction. (21:46-22:44)

“It’s Not Unusual” by Tom Jones: In the Malt shop after they find Esther’s house and after Crystal sees David the Demon. (26:42-27:38, 29:24-29:47)

“Bones of Rock” by The Boneless Ones: In the background during Crystal and Jenny’s talk in the alley. (34:03-35:07)

“Take the Rest of Me” by Brocklesby Crooke: Dandelion sprites- Crystal meeting Niko. (36:39-36:51)

“Deal Wiv It” by Mura Masa, slowthai (instrumental): Meeting David the Demon flashback. (38:36-39:10)

“So What?” by NOISY (instrumental): Planning Becky’s rescue in the butcher shop. (41:34-42:19)

“White Teeth” by The Screaming Gypsy Bandits: Record playing inside Esther’s house. (43:33-44:30)

“Surfing in the Sky” by The Vaccines: Fight in Esther’s front yard. (49:08-49:50)

“Missing” by slowthai (instrumental): Sending Becky home, heading back to the butcher shop. (51:23-52:34)

🌼The Case of the Dandelion Shrine🌼:

“Take the Rest of Me” by Brocklesby Crooke: Dandelion sprites- Niko faints outside the bathroom and attracts attention in the butcher shop. (12:48-12:52, 28:29-28:57)

“Natural Successor” by Pictish Trail: Turning Monty human. (47:22-49:16)

🪓The Case of the Devlin House🪓:

“Free Tonight” by Skymachine: Charles & Crystal walk into butcher shop, just a few bars on radio before anchor talks about the storm. (8:13-8:15)

“Oceans” by The Yada Yada Yadas: on radio after anchor talks about the storm while Charles and Crystal are asking Jenny about the Devlin murders. (8:21-8:50)

“Owner of a Lonely Heart” by Yes: Devlin house time loop, repeated multiple times. (First full loop 19:06-21:09. Loop repeats: 21:31-23:05, 23:36-24:38, 25:02-25:35, 26:52-27:17, 29:04-29:55, 30:22-31:24, 33:17-34:30, 34:34-35:35, 35:48-37:01, 37:18-38:55, 39:28-40:50. Final loop: 42:23-42:36)

🌊The Case of the Lighthouse Leapers🌊:

“RoMaNcE” by ShitKid: Jenny reading letter from her secret admirer, gets rent from the girls. (1:16-2:40)

“Fire Escape” by Nine One One: Jenny reading letter before finding the Night Nurse upstairs. (29:06-29:32)

“The Wellerman” (original music box version): Charles winds up music box, hits Night Nurse with it, kicks her into Angie. (43:07-43:49)

“Young Blood- White Sea Remix” by The Naked and Famous, White Sea: End of episode- Niko starts to read letters from mother, Charles and Crystal kiss, end credits. (48:22-50:59)

🐉The Case of the Two Dead Dragons 🐉:

“Thunder” by ZEE MACHINE: Interviewing students about Brad & Hunter. (14:24-15:11)

“Apocalypse” by Cigarettes After Sex: Jenny and Maxine mid-date. (26:54-28:04)

“Melting” by Kali Uchis: Jenny and Maxine late date until stalker reveal. (36:25-38:10)

“Disorder” by Joy Division: End credits. (49:49-50:41)

🍄The Case of the Creeping Forest🍄:

“Who’s Ur Girl?” By The Mysterines: Niko redecorates her room. (1:15-1:29)

“The Wellerman” (original Music box version): Sea calming music box, playing inside Angie. (13:45-14:07, 15:35-15:49)

“A.T.T.A.C.K” by Arre! Arre!: Niko tries to get Jenny to forgive her in the butcher shop. (20:49-21:57)

“Shakedown” by Infamous Stiffs: End credits. (51:17-52:11)

🕷️The Case of the Very Long Stairway🕷️:

“Under the Milky Way” by The Church: Charles’ memories of his death. (11:06-13:15)

“Dinner Jazz” by Tony Kinsey: Limbo/Hotel lobby in Hell. (17:27-18:27, 44:13-44:30)

“Revolution Action” by Atari Teenage Riot: David turns on lights and music in abandoned bowling alley. (30:20-30:48)

“Window Shopping” by Robert Foster: Gluttony/Café when exiting Hell. (43:13-43:35)

“Circle In The Sand” by Belinda Carlisle: Jenny singing in Crystal’s head while possessed. (31:43-33:50)

“Burning” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Monty flies away from rooftop, Esther works on her machine, Jenny sleeps while Niko looks at Cursed Magic 8 ball, Night Nurse knocks on supervisor’ door, Crystal eats first memory marble, end credits. (52:37-55:16)

🐍The Case of the Hungry Snake🐍 :

“Standing In The Way of Control” by Gossip: Crystal’s first memory marble. (1:18-2:04)

“I’m What You Want” by Walt Disco: Crystal Club fight memory. (8:35-8:48)

“When I’m Gone” by Ging: Crystal says goodbye and leaves the butcher shop. (16:18-18:13)

“Sleeping On Grassy Ground” by The Heavy Heavy: Charles and Edwin wake up in Esther’s house. (25:55-27:43)

“Who’s Sorry Now” by Connie Francis: Niko and Crystal break into Esther’s house. (30:35-31:17)

“Loss & Relax” by Black Belt Eagle Scout: Talking in Niko’s room. (40:44-42:59)

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And if you like lists of things like I do, you can check out my other Dead Boy Detective ones here!

When Charles’ shirt color changes

George Rextrew’s Edwin comic inspo board

Moves, Incidents, and Cases masterlist

Swearing Stats Masterlist

First pass at finding where the songs in the score are used- full post with timestamps in progress.

[pokeybananas]

I was on the r/GaylorSwift subreddit and something someone said in passing is a very interesting thought: dating Travis is all part of Taylor's Coming Out(ler).

Since the Eras tour has been over, we've been in a bit of a Taylor drought. We went from hearing/seeing her nearly every week to a social media hiatus longer than the one she took after clearing her social media during Reputation era (not by much). The woman deserves a break! But, let's face it, Taylor is always at least 13 steps ahead of us.

First off, let's imagine a world where Taylor is out. Travis and all the other silly boys are out of the picture (besides Benjamin, he's the only silly boy who gets to stay), maybe Taylor is more public with her relationships, maybe not. But What would need to change for that to happen? I would like to possit a theory: she needs more attention, now, before the Coming Out.

(I'm not sure the time stamp will transfer over, it's 49:08). Essentially what Chely said was that in order to come out You have to be on the top of your career, so as to be the most impenetrable, To be able to scream it from the tops of the mountain, so it can reach the maximum amount of ears possible.

I would argue the Eras tour was the biggest point in her career, thus far. So, she must be planning something bigger? A scary thought!

So, let's go to the place where all the roadmaps lead: The Man subway wall (a tangent!)!

Zoom in...

WHAT IS THAT?!

Were we supposed to get Rep TV in November 2024? At the end of the Eras tour? Now, Taylor obviously couldn't have predicted COVID, which is the time when she came up with the idea for the Eras tour, but the fact that Eras did end in November 2024 is EXTREMELY SUSPICIOUS!!! Also ..

Is this supposed to be Taylor Glitter blood? Does Tyler Swift (aka the Man) have a UTI? Is the Man sick of fame?

Anyway, back to attention (can you tell I have ADHD?). What causes Taylor to get some of the most attention? Her dating life! Men! Okay, on to my next point...

We sure have been seeing Taylor reference a lot of celestial bodies lately! I highly recommend reading this post here to catch up, it's not too long (look at Pokey linking to other posts, someone give her a gold star!)!

Anyway, Taylor's stardom is fueled by attention! She's a people pleaser (insert other relevant lyrics here). So, Let's look at the life cycle of a star (there's a graph, it's fun, I swear!)

So, Taylor is a high mass star (high mass just means it's dense, it's got a lot of attention on her!) (so the line to the left!) Basically the "attention" a star gets (like say, from coming out), the bigger it gets, the more likely it is to blow up (picture Britney Spears in 2008, or of your too young Taylor in 2016). The pressure of fame gets too much and they can't stand it anymore. They collapse in on themselves (like a black hole). They then become a gapping hole of their former selves. And their celebrity status gets everyone who comes after them compared to them for the rest of forever (See the lyrics for Clara Bow). Aka stars require more energy (attention) right before they explode and turn into a black hole (which I personally think will turn into the Queer Black Hole, where anyone famous who comes out ever will be compared to her)

In summary, she's dating Travis so she can get bigger and come out.

Anyway, I'm going to bed. Maybe I'll edit this tomorrow. Maybe I won't, who knows

-what will get her the most attention possible? To cause her to go supernova (the supernova is the explosion)

Supernova theory, will she go out with a bang or a whimper

1) now the Eras tour is over, she's not reloading the rerecords at the previous rate

-she gets the most media attention when she's with a man

-when is big Taylor waving at us demanding attention

-i think he coming out will be the explosion

-

[mooshlovely]

Nein Again Episode 6

(oops I was traveling and got behind)

"Oh my god you killed your whole family" tbh I kind of expected a flinch from Caleb at this. But I guess Liam was distracted (12 min)

The Molly interrogation is interesting cause its such a huge percent lies lol (13)

"We agreed not to put anyone in harms way in an excessive manner" "When did we agree to that?" This is probably why people think Fjord is the moral backbone lol. Also just such a hilarious interaction (17)

Switching the salt and sugar is an underrated prank. I appreciate Jester's tiny bits of chaos so much. It's the sort of thing that I would love to do as a harmless prank, but can't cause once you get older it no longer really seems harmless anymore. (how much food will this person make before realizing? How much food is going to get wasted right after such a devastating battle?) (21)

"I've also been the victim of a horrible attack" well it's not a lie (28)

"I recommend you take it slow" Caleb speaking from experience here, I'm surprised no one asked when he felt like that before. I bet he wished he had friends he could have stayed with after it all went bad (33)

Matt really did an excellent job setting up the conflict between the Empire and the dynasty. He just keeps sprinkling bread crumbs (42)

"Famine, syphilis" ah so this is where it started (43)

"We are very experienced" Caleb stretching the truth a bit lol. Is this him overestimating their capabilities or manipulating Bryce to have more faith in them? (45)

I love finally understanding all the secrets. Jester clocking that the Starosta had been to the Chateaux is such a good detail. And it's even better because no one else knows what she's talking about (55)

Wow Liam's commitment to counting (1:02) Also stealthily under paying

And Nott's alchemy skills coming up :) (1:05)

"..I run and you kill them" (1:08)

"no social graces" is such an interesting comment from Caleb cause it so patently untrue. Is it reflecting his current uncertainty being around people cause he's out of practice? Or is it also manipulation to make people underestimate him? Cause it definitely doesn't reflect his actual skills. It could be the difference between interacting with strangers versus friends, he knows how to charm but not how to be himself (1:12)

Ooo the Fjord charisma coming out to play, got to love it (1:14) Not that it worked lol

And Caleb coming in to back him up (1:16) and also under paying again lol

"Bad news, oh shit, there's a fuckton of them" Amazing line from Beau, also exciting to see Beau investigating stuff (1:21)

"I don't want to, like, make y'all alarmed or anything, but that was kind of fucking efficient" You said it Fjord. I cannot help but like a party that is really fucking good at what they do and the Mighty Nein were scary efficient from the very start (1:42)

I also love the scavenger levels Taliesin (1:47)

I still can't believe Sam made a rogue thats literally scared of everything. And the intentional intoxication right before a combat encounter. I love Nott so much (and obviously Veth is great too, but this is the energy I miss in later episodes) (1:50)

"I think maybe …none.. of us should hold it" Wow Nott really has no faith in anybody. Which is totally justified lol. Fjord once again being singled out as the responsible one (2:10)

I love how this party plays with stereotypical party roles. What does it mean to be 'the cleric' or 'the rogue'. Like of course Nott has no idea how to check for traps, why would she? This whole scene in general is also just so good (2:12)

There's Caleb's weak stomach again (2:38)

Once again singling out Fjord and Caleb as the strategy ones. (2:43)

Love the top table dynamics, literally the whole brains of the operation (2:45)

The ball bearings! Did they ever actually help a situation? I swear every time Beau used them they did nothing or actively made things worse (2:58) and yup this time is no different

Oh yeah a baby in danger would fuck up Nott (3:52) Matt is not pulling his punches

[spade-riddles]

“I gave so many signs” - While we anticipate the final eras tour show may come with a surprise, let’s rewind on some of the anons, messages and gifts we’ve had here that point toward dates in December and when the clock strikes midnight after 12/12, Taylor’s birthday.

🎃

Notably, arrived and left us 12 messages. The further two were additions to the story.

“The entirety of the story I came to tell is within my previous 12 messages.”

“Closer to that final time you will duck under the edge of the pedestal and drown in the waves of grief and relief in equal measure.”

“Because once that curtain draws, things will never be the same again.” Final eras show?

🌋

First message arrives, on the 12th!

“friday the 13th. a daunting day for some, a day to be brave for others. i am in between.” Taylor’s birthday this year falls on Friday the 13th.

“the moon will be a waxing gibbous. just barely surpassing the first quarter. 58% illumination” the moon is at 58% illumination waxing gibbous on the final eras show 12/08.

“straight? what’s straight? a line can be straight, or a street… but the heart of a human being?” from A Streetcar Named Desire, premiered in December 1947 on broadway.

“my true love gave to me … eight maids a-milking” the eighth day of the twelve days of christmas…

🫚

“1 2, 3 4 steps back” could point to 12/7 or 12/12 but with the follow up lines “Like candles on a snack.” “And until the clock strikes midnight” and the addition of the word “tenfold” to this riddle makes me think we are multiplying numbers for 12/12, when the clock strikes midnight that night for her birthday.

“9, 10, the final act ends” we’ve talked about this running on different calendars, such as the Roman calendar which would make December the 10th month.

“Or must one await cazimi” Mercury is cazimi as of 12/05.

🎁

Gift anon’s last message “as when the neighbour holds the lamp,
to witness her Goodbye— “ arrived exactly 8 months before 12/12.

The “For now, she slumbers” book that gift anon was seemingly pointing us to was also published 2/26, this could be a reach but it’s interesting that 2+6 and 2x6 equal the final eras show date 12/08.

Also random note while reviewing; has anyone following the mass movement theory picked up that this riddler came with “two things can be true” before Fletcher released “two things can be true” and Kelsey Ballerini released “two things” with the same line – both announced AFTER we received this riddle and both tied to a heavily speculated on and secretive queer relationship. I have only just realised this!

Going anon, specifically the scissor emojis.

Spade, still going, going, going? 📝✂️🤰🏾

10/14 = 24 (12/12)

Spade, still going, going, going? 💵📝✂️👋

10/25 = 35, 35th birthday.

Spade, still going, going, going? 📄✂️📌

11/01 = another 12

Spade, still going, going, going? 🏈📌✂️

11/13 = 24 again, do you see the pattern? I think someone was telling us to pin the date for 12/12 🤔

There are so many more variations of twelves everywhere too, review the riddles and i’m sure you will see them. Has December been in front of our faces the whole time? I love numerology!

Good work, riddler friend!

[1ris5starlight]

The therapist is back everyone!!!🥳🎊

(0:16) 🤭🤭

(0:51) And I'm happy you feel better and that now you're stronger then ever, Earth!!!

(2:16) Ptf-

(2:26) Aww!!!

(2:31) PTFF-🤣

(4:22) You can do it Earth!

(5:08) *snores* I love this bit-!🤭

(8:00) Eeeehhhhhhh-

(10:24) Yeah....at that time there wasn't anything you guys could do for Nexus... he fell too deep in dark and he didn't ask for help, he didn't WANT help.... it hurts, I know that, but that wasn't in your control, so don't blame yourself for it..

(11:50) *notice Sun's about to cry*....Oh Sunny...

(12:21) UUUUUUHHHHHH- NO-??

(12:47) Oh trust me, IT WILL HAPPEN..

(13:20-15:00) Mh..interesting to know..

(15:14) YEP, He has gone trow SO MUCH..

(16:27) Uh? How so?

(19:39) Yeah!

(21:01) Yeah....

(21:41-24:00) FINALLY SUN TALKED ABOUT THIS and FINALLY SOMEONE SAID THAT TO HIM!!!

(24:30) My heart is melting-!!!!! THEY ARE SOO ADORABLE!!😭❤😭❤😭❤

1. Sun and Earth's relationship is SO adorable!!

2. This video made me think:

If you think about it, Earth is the only one that NEVER abandoned Sun's side.

She was ALWAYS there when he needed her, from their first meet until today.

She NEVER left him and she was one of few people- no, she was the ONLY ONE that actually cared and comforted him when Sun was at his lowest point (after Moon's death and before Nexus grew attached to him).

She was like the mother figure he never had, that treated him really well.

Before Earth, no-one really treated Sun with the respect and love he deserved, so this was like a whole new feeling for him!

I'm so happy they have each other, because at the end of the day they have a lot in common and can relate way better then anyone in the family(I think-).

[galesdevoteewife]

Wedding Ask! I'd love to read the answer to all of them, but let's start with 4, 6 and 29.😊

♡ Wedding Prompts ♡01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Thanks for the ask!!! <3333 Let's goooo!!!

4. Pre-Ceremony Events - Not quite, they didn't have much time for that. The couple hardly saw each other in the month or two leading up to the ceremony. Gale-IwantEverythingtoBePerfect-Dekarios was fully occupied with ceremony planning and preparations. Tara and Morena assisted in sending out family invitations. And Zilvera, on the other hand, was everywhere, from Astral plane to hells, on the mission of gathering their scattered friends. Of course they barely made it on time, covering with guts blood slime dirt and all sorts but that's a story for another day <3

6. Venue - Hehe it's outdoor in the Ardeep forest!

Everyone who wanted to bless the newlyweds was welcome to the wedding party. Gale designed a series of small trials for their guests, ensuring that only those with good intentions could attend. (A conclusion after back-and-forth with Morena. Some of the family relatives were unpleasant companies and Gale didn't want them.) First, his programmed illusion in the tower's grand hall explained the rules and handed out the invitation letter. Guests who solved the puzzles would be transported to a forest shrouded in magical mist for the second step: trials of kindness.

Something like the Lost Woods from Zelda

Those with good intentions would arrive at the venue: enchanted instruments played lively dance tunes in the air. Tables adorned with flowers, laden with a plentiful of varied gourmet selection and beverages. Warm strings of lights illuminated the space, and the guests were greeted by the elegantly dressed Tara and Morena, who took them to their seats. Everyone chatted, dined, and danced, awaiting the ceremony to begin.

On the other hand, those with ill intentions or who failed the trials would find themselves trapped in the misty loop until the next morning. As the first sunlight pierced through, they would find themselves standing on the outskirts of the forest. (With some compensation cookies and milk for breakfast.) [1] more about the forest if anyone's interested: Dragon #270

29. Private Moments - When the party quieted down, most people, including Gale, were drunk, happy, and satisfied. The wizard fell asleep among his family and friends, while Zilvera sneaked off for a walk alone to process the emotions. The love and blessings showered upon her that night overwhelmed her, more than anything she ever experienced. No battle or close call can ever compare how the night makes her heart beat. She found herself crying for reasons even unknown to her. Then she returned, quietly nestling in her lover's arms.

[otomiyaa]

Top 23 of 2023

Top 23 of 2023 on Tumblr is out and it made me remember something....!!! For those who also remember, I started this game last year and I just thought it would be nice to do it again. For reference, my post is ofc long gone, but here's Mia's~~

Tagging: @ticklygiggles & Everyone who wants to do it lol

Part 1: Fandom Faves 

01. Favorite new fandoms of the year: Red, White & Royal Blue, Honkai Star Rail

02. Favorite new ships since this year: Henry x Alex (RWRB) Sampo x Gepard (HSR), Ballister x Ambrosius (Nimona)

03. Favorite anime/TV shows of the year: Atarashii Joushi wa Do Tennen, Our Flag Means Death Season 2, Niehime to Kemono no Ou

04. Favorite movies of the year: Red White and Royal Blue, Nimona

05. Favorite characters of the year: Furina!!!! (Genshin Impact), also Gepard Landau (Honkai Star Rail), Miguel O'Hara (Across the Spiderverse), and a big honorable mention to the Fontaine gang in Genshin Impact (especially Freminet and Neuvillette)!

06. Favorite soundtrack of the year: Genshin Impact - Fontaine soundtrack and the Our Flag Means Death Season 2 soundtrack

07. Favorite book/manga/comic of the year: The Work Love Balance manhwa, and RWRB which is older but I discovered it thanks to the movie coming out.

08. Favorite games of the year: Genshin Impact, still my fav^^

09. Highlight of this year to remember: Bowuigi trending as a ship.

Part 2: Community Review

10. Favorite Tumblr moments of 2023: Tickletober with the very own list Mia and I created, and even though it was a negative thing at first - getting swarmed with kind words from you guys after I lost my blog. I'm a mere humble person but you guys seriously made me feel a little important for a moment there ^///^

11. Favorite fan art of the year: Hard to say, but I'll say this sampard piece I got from Val baby for my bday, and this Ukatake commission by @dokidoki-muffin, this spiderdads commission by @giulscomix, and this Ittorou commission by @chibimochii have also stolen my heart!

And ofc all other commissions of this year (the bowuigi one fs;ijogij; and miguel one omggg, the pokemon commission so CUTE). And *wiggles fingers* I have more on the way....

12. Favorite fic of the year: Hard to say but I've been enjoying a lot of the Tickletober works specifically by @lovelynim and @ticklygiggles, and also this Nimona fic by @bambinella has become a fav, and all RWRB fics by @kourtniwritesagain!!!!! I still need to reblog them here.

13. Favorite ask game of the year: I can't remember which ones I played, but I remember there was a time I had reblogged "post your anonymous confessions" or something, and it resulted in the most interesting asks and conversations with you guys^^ I liked that.

14. My top achievements as a writer/artist/creator/blogger: If I'll be around in a year, this won't be 'writer' but 'blogger', but for this one as a writer, it'll again be completing all 31 days of tickletober right on schedule despite a minor intervention.. :"D

15. My own best fic/post of the year: I have no idea! But if I ask AO3, it answers that my best fic of this year is my bowuigi fic mahahaha (based on kudos btw).

16. My most underappreciated fic/post of the year: Let's give that award to these 2 poor Tickletober fics (which I enjoyed writing a lot) that were not reblogged by anyone meaning they are no longer on Tumblr since my account loss:

Day 21: Horns/Fangs | Sariphi x Leonhart, King of Beasts (Niehime to Kemono no Ou) 

Day 23: Party | Momose x Shirosaki (Atarashii Joushi wa Do Tennen) 

17. A post of mine that got more popularity than expected: My comeback post! The comments, likes and even reblogs, I couldn't have ever imagined.

18. Something I changed on my blog since this year: You tell me 😂 No but besides the whole blog change, another change is that I got over my embarrassment and was brave enough to commission a couple of artists this year. Me and my money are now in a happy place!

Part 3: Next Year

19. Something I didn’t post this year but would like to do next year: A fic recommendations/faves post (from other writers). Wonder if I'll ever get to it, since my reading and fic reblogging is already not what I like it to be, meaning that every fic I reblog would probably belong on that list lol. But alright, I'd like to make a faves of the faves list then.

20. Goals for next year: Read more...!!! Read more books, more manga, more webtoons, more tickle fics. I love them, so I should read more! My truest ambition.

21. 2024 releases I look forward to the most: Every single update for Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail, and also: Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, Inside Out 2, Deadpool 3, Venom 3, Kimi ni Todoke S3, and Beastars Final Season!

22. Something else I look forward to next year: Traveling to Japan with my boyfriend! Also: receiving more tickles cuz why not. And last but not least, seeing Taylor Swift live at the Eras Tour in Amsterdam!

Part 4: Spreading Love

23. Shoutouts to people who made my 2023 a better year: I know, and you might know, I didn't do so well last time since I tagged a bunch of friends but also forgot to mention some... not because I didn't care about them but because I am a flopper. So to prevent this embarrassment I won't mention any names this time.

I especially would like to thank everyone who is still around, who is reading this, who followed my new blog. To be honest, on my old blog I felt flattered to have so many followers but I was also aware it was the effect of being active for 7 years in a ton of fandoms, and that it didn't say anything about the accurate number of people appreciating what I was posting.

But to be at already almost 500 followers on this blog? Where I only post shit? Now that's a compliment I will gladly accept. Thank you to all of you for the support!

Last but not least, special shoutout to the friends I talk to on Discord sooo much now, you know who you are!

Question list for copy paste below!

Part 1: Fandom Faves 

01. Favorite new fandoms of the year

02. Favorite new ships since this year 

03. Favorite anime/TV shows of the year 

04. Favorite movies of the year

05. Favorite characters of the year

06. Favorite soundtrack of the year

07. Favorite book/manga/comic of the year

08. Favorite games of the year

09. Highlight of this year to remember

Part 2: Community Review

10. Favorite Tumblr moments of 2023

11. Favorite fan art of the year

12. Favorite fic of the year

13. Favorite ask game of the year

14. My top achievements as a writer/artist/creator/blogger

15. My own best fic/post of the year

16. My most underappreciated fic/post of the year

17. A post of mine that got more popularity than expected

18. Something I changed on my blog since this year

Part 3: Next Year

19. Something I didn’t post this year but would like to do next year

20. Goals for next year

21. 2024 releases I look forward to the most

22. Something else I look forward to next year

Part 4: Spreading Love

23. Shoutouts to people who made my 2023 a better year

[richtearex]

Young Royals Season 3

✨Details✨ E1 & E2

Specific random details that my brain liked for reasons unknown.

(Episode 1; 08:56) The hippopotamus(?) by the window.

(Episode 1; 14:03) Reverse three of wands and reverse four of wands (credits to hightea3 on reddit).

(Episode 1; 22:38) True confessions by Jon Winokur next to Simon's head.

(Episode 1; 30:10) The Karin Boye poem.

(Episode 1; 30:14) The book of the left of his desk is Tålamod och längtan by Joel Halldorf and Kris by Karin Boye is on top of the pile of books under his headphones.

(Episode 2; 13:04) What appears to be children's arts and crafts projects on the wall behind Micke.

(Episode 2; 17:37) The book in August's room behind the raquet is Caminando 4, fourth edition (it looks like a textbook to learn Spanish).

(Episode 2; 17:42) The book Patterns of Democracy by Arned Lijphart.

(Episode 2; 21:12) Sara studying for her driving theory test.

(Episode 2; 22:22) THE GARFIELD PENCIL CASE

(Episode 2; 24:52) The green frog with a purple crown drawing.

(Episode 2; 25:11) Simon's address with oranges in the background.

(Episode 2; 26:17) The book at the back is Frank Blå Naturkunskap 1a1. (I googled it and apparently 'The final part deals with sex, consent and relationships, and the norms often attached to sexuality' in case anyone else was interested.)

(Episode 2; 30:32) The glass has hearts on.

(Some of the books are actually really interesting to relate to the narrative. I'm really bad a summaries and haven't actually read any of the books, only looked them up, so I haven't included any of it here.)

[dhr-ao3]

First Breath / Dramione

First Breath / Dramione https://ift.tt/NCkXcr6 by hisroseinagraveyard First Breath is a Dramione fanfiction that follows Draco Malfoy’s perspective as he navigates his way through a tough and unwelcoming, familiar yet unfamiliar environment after returning to Hogwarts after the War. With very few people left making any sort of attempt to take care of him, matters are left in his own hands—and he is not interested. He simply has no interest in anything…or anyone… until? Words: 1506, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Dramione - Fandom Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/M Characters: Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley, Ron Weasley, Blaise Zabini, Pansy Parkinson Relationships: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy, Theodore Nott/Pansy Parkinson, Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley Additional Tags: Hogwarts Eighth Year, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Trauma bond, Romance, POV Draco Malfoy, Damaged Draco Malfoy, Damaged Hermione Granger, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Alcoholism, Mental Health Issues, Hermione Granger & Pansy Parkinson Friendship, Hermione granger and Blaise Zabini friendship, Hermione Granger & Theodore Nott Friendship, Hermione Granger & Draco Malfoy Friendship, Past Character Death, Character Death via AO3 works tagged 'Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy' https://ift.tt/YPb8Ga7 July 13, 2024 at 08:17PM

[autumnslance]

LynMars FFXIV Write 2023 Master Post

This year's challenge completed! Congrats to everyone who wrote anything at all this month, even if just one prompt! Thanks again to @sea-wolf-coast-to-coast for 7 years of this!

Previous Years Master Posts: 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022

Anything wolcred ship-related is marked by an asterisk* as usual. Commentary and stats for anyone interested below the Read More.

01. Envoy: ARR; Aeryn makes her Grand Company choice. 02. Bark: Dark has the wrong pie thief suspect. 03. Free Day! 04. Off the Hook: EW; Lucia & Maxima explore their new HQ. 05. Barbarous: HW; Aeryn's frustrated by the land of her birth. 06. Ring: EW; keepsakes & memories of Aeryn's mother. 07. Noisome: Dark & Iyna contend with ubiquitous seasonal flavors. 08. Shed: EW; Aeryn answers Zenos at the edge of everything. 09. Fair: EW; Azem's brother tries to ensure the future has his aid. 10. Free Day! 11. Once Bitten Twice Shy: ShB Bozja; unwarranted concerns. 12. Dowdy: Backstory; Aeryn's always had Opinions about fashion. 13. Check: Iyna discovers C'oretta's personal business. 14. Clear*: ShB; semi-poetic sweetness of coming together. 15. Portentous: Backstory. Zaine speaks to Tanzel about a decision. 16. Jerk: EW; Aeryn meets an old friend as the Final Days loom. 17. Free Day! 18. Fish Out of Water: Shb: G'raha gets used to his new life. 19. Weal: EW; Vrtra sees to his people and their home. 20. Hamper: In a possible future, Iyna answers academic questions. 21. Grave: Legacy; Zaine Striker returns to his childhood home. 22. Fulsome: C'oretta sorts through her parents' old promos. 23. Suit: ARR; what the Scions wore that most fateful night. 24: Free Day! 25. Call it a Day: Pre-ARR; Iron Summer contemplating his daughter. 26. Last: EW; a final conversation between ancients. 27. Sole*: Post-ShB; Thancred vs the perils of Aeryn's flip-tastic jobs. 28. Blunt: Post-ShB; working with Gaius, like it or not. 29. Contravention: EW; "In from the Cold" violates laws of nature. 30. Amity: EW; Varshahn & Aeryn discuss Thavnair & Garlemald.

Only 2 short shippy prompts all month! All 4 modern girls got a couple spotlights, various family cameos and backstories, a future prompt as is tradition, Zaine had a few posts, a few NPC-only scenes, a LOT of Endwalker, and even Ancient Icarus got a story, tying into 2021's "Destruct" prompt and how/why the siblings' souls have been connected through time and reincarnations.

A few of these are alternate takes on scenes I've touched on before, but it's interesting what a new prompt at a different time can get one to say, how we change as writers in what we focus on and how we say it.

This comes in roughly 300 words shorter than last year, at 18,493. The week of the 18-22 I had off work for my birthday, and that had the most 1k+ prompts, with a word count nearly double the other 3 full weeks. While the longer prompts are good, I'm really happy with how so many of the short ones turned out!

I was again trying to be realistic about my time, energy, not pushing free write days...and also working on an original writing project on the side, so I actually did do more writing over the month, just not FFXIV related!

(Also why some of my responses were in just under the wire...)

But this was a good break and exercise from that other writing, and let me try a few new things.

And comparing to earlier years--especially 2017 and 2018 when I was getting back onto the writing horse and feeling out my OCs--I feel like my growth as a writer, especially to be more succinct yet still evocative when needed, is evident. I've gotten a lot of practice in over time, and this challenge is one of the things that helped me get to where I can write an original story on top of my fanfic!

Breakdowns for funsies: Longest: 21 Grave; 1,652 words Shortest: 14 Clear; 106 words

Between 100-500 words: 1 Envoy; 2 Bark; 4 Off the Hook; 5 Barbarous; 7 Noisome; 8 Shed; 14 Clear; 15 Portentous; 26 Last; 27 Sole. Between 500-1000 words: 6 Ring; 11 Once Bitten, Twice Shy; 13 Check; 16 Jerk; 18 Fish Out of Water; 22 Fulsome; 23 Suit; 25 Call it a Day; 28 Blunt; 29 Contravention; 30 Amity. 1000+ words: 9 Fair; 12 Dowdy; 19 Weal; 20 Hamper; 21 Grave.

I didn't look at the totals until the end; I only checked some of the shorter ones during the challenge to see if they hit my personal "500+ words" cut off for adding a Read More to the posts.

"Grave" honestly could have been a lot shorter; I started the plot too early, and much as I like Zaine making one last visit to his childhood Nana, for the purposes of the challenge, I could have just focused on going to the lichyard to save myself time and energy, and wrote about the visit on my own another time. On the other hand, it's done now!

Not sure which is a favorite; there's a lot I like.

As usual, these will be revised at...some point (some more than others, probably) and added to Ao3, in my various series and threads.

[somuchbooks]

Series Review #1 :

Magic In Manhattan Series by Ally Therin:

Spellbound

Starcrossed

Wonderstruck

Spellbound: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ( 5 out of 5 stars)

Starcrossed: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 out of 5 stars)

Wonderstruck: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 out of 5 stars)

Reading Time:

Spellbound: 03/08/2024 - 03/09/2024

Starcrossed: 03/11/2024 - 03/13/2024

Wonderstruck: 03/15/2024 - 03/16/2024

Notes:

So, this was a series that was recommended to me by a close friend..... and holy crap am I glad I took time to read these amazing books. First off, the plot? Fantastic. I've truly never read another book like it. The characters? Badass yet adorable. This might hold the current spot for my favorite male/male romance yet. It surprised me that I'd enjoy it this much to be honest, I'm not typically a massive reader of more historical-set books. But once I started, I could barely stop. It's been years since I read a series so fast, and I can't help but wish there were more than just the three. Thank goodness there's a spin-off series though ;)

Complete honesty, no words could describe how much I enjoyed it, a definite recommendation to anyone who seems even remotely interested.