#is that the van or something else?

[scalpho]

did somebody say elmville talking mode of transportation relationship chart

[see-arcane]

Harker evidently meant to try the matter, for he had ready his great Kukri knife and made a fierce and sudden cut at him.

My Ko-Fi is here.

[kuuniichi]

The guest of honor is the worst crook in town 🎩

[javierduffy]

different.

[a-stars-art-blog]

BepBarbo Tuesday!!

[queereads-bracket]

Queer Fiction Free-for-All Book Bracket Tournament: Preliminary Round

Book summaries and submitted endorsements below:

The Beautiful Something Else by Ash Van Otterloo

Endorsement from submitter: "Life-changing."

It’s exhausting trying to be the perfect daughter. Still, getting good grades without making any waves may be the only way to distract from the fact that Sparrow Malone’s mother is on the verge of falling apart. Which means no getting upset. No being weird. No standing out for the wrong reasons.

But when Mom’s attempts to cope spiral out of control, Sparrow is sent to live with Aunt Mags on a sprawling estate full of interesting, colorful new neighbors. And for the first time, trying to fit in doesn’t feel right anymore. Even Sparrow’s shadow has stopped following the rules.

As Shadow nudges Sparrow to try all the scary, exciting things Mom has always forbidden, Sparrow begins to realize something life-changing: They don’t feel like a girl. Or a boy. And while this discovery is exciting, now Sparrow must decide whether to tell everyone—their new family and friends, not-so-secret crush, and, most importantly, their mom—the truth, especially if it means things change forever.

Contemporary, coming of age, magical realism, middle grade

Curse Words: Spellcasting for Fun and Prophet series (The Cursed Heart, The Labyrinth of Dreams, The Heiress of Duniyasar, From the Top of the World, and other stories) by Derin Edala

Kayden was six months old when the doctor found the curse in his heart. From then on, his life was a struggle to manage it, to keep it locked away and dormant and above all secret, dreading the day that it would finally break free and wreak havoc. Now he's fourteen, and that day has come.

Things look bad, but there's hope — the world's most prestigious magical school is willing to take him in, keep him safe, and pay his legal fees to avoid bankrupting his family. Most importantly, they can teach him to control his curse, to avoid ever hurting anyone else. It sounds far too good to be true, but what other option does he have?

Kayden quickly finds himself embroiled in a large political game he doesn't understand. But he'd better learn fast. Because the secrets of his new school run deeper than he ever expected, and his actions have far more dangerous consequences than he could ever have known.

Fantasy, series, young adult

[chirpsythismorning]

El being *12 hours earlier* than the Cali timeline when she arrives at Nina. Will saying ‘it’s been 9 hrs’ in the scene following his monologue in the van.

We know that at some point their timelines merged when they arrived to save her…

But we don’t know when exactly those alignments took place when they were still apart… which just makes you wonder…

[narfin-frood]

What do you think wander lore would be like if we had a third season ?

i really don't know, it would depend on how much of his backstory was ever intended to be revealed. like he gets close to talking about the other names people used for him in the past, and he's excited to show sylvia what he was up to a thousand years ago, but like, would we get an explanation for that little shaking wander he's so afraid of in the wanders? would we get to know what made wander so helpless he wanted to make sure nobody ever felt that way again? would we see a home planet, or a family, or any old traveling companions? or is he doomed to be vague because it makes him more magical?

honestly i think it would probably include like. a couple of little lore-drops to expand on a little more, but it wouldn't leave the audience without like a hundred more questions. i think the speculation is really fun, anyway, so i dunno if i would rather know his full life's story or if i'd rather keep guessing at whatever is most interesting to me. im just like these people except cooler and less wrong (slash j)

and tbh i don't have any real headcanons for wander's actual origin point because everything i think about feels a little unsatisfying and makes him a little too dr who. in my head, wander's been around for however long it takes the universe to forget the imprint of whatever brought him into existence in the first place, and that's all i can speculate on without feeling like melodie and her expansive tale of family and feels or whatever

[art-by-fate]

i woke up in a cold sweat to draw this

[redstairs]

[dyingtobehim]

the joetrick dynamic is absolutely crazy if you think about it. what if the kid who corrected you on asinine band trivia when you were younger was your bandmate was your best friend was the boy you got famous with before either of you could drink. what if he was your idols favourite. what if he was such a bitch. what if you got hazed but he didn't. what if he was kind of your mom

[daipeanutsaiban]

The Lord of the House is fourteen years old.

[sloasis]

rewatching 2x08 and buck is wearing the same outfit in his convo with taylor that he was wearing in the finale w the realtor which could mean nothing…

HMMMM it definitely is super similar , not entirely sure what it Could mean but . Maybe it could have something to do with his insecurities in relationships , him thinking he was taking advantage of Taylor by hooking up in the bathroom , him subletting for Eddie because he didn't want to let him go . Thinking he's clingy and needy and resorting back to old Buck 1.0 ways but he's NOT that guy anymore . Trying to force himself to move on from someone he's had a life changing relationship with ( Abby , Tommy , Eddie even . )

[vanhelsingapologist]

Arrigal is currently with our party and has been making this arc... interesting, to say the least! I had to sketch another little piece of him, and got carried away!

[ludinusdaleth]

between ludinus keeping the peace constantly between the cerberus assembly in c2, and matts new lore drop that the vanguard fell apart as compatriots the second lud wasnt micromanaging, i think it is a very interesting conundrum of a trait that lud really is sort of the heart and glue of all his operations. the only person he was close with was liliana, and notably she is the only person he shacked up with that never had ambition of her own and really believed in his plans. most of lud's worst deeds were through the evil he allowed to happen while he kept awful people close by. but i wonder if he kept his hero complex because he was nearly the only one he ever worked with who didnt want to stray from goals he saw as good, and he saw these folk do cruelty for the fun of it, while he saw his deeds as neccessary.

[a-stars-art-blog]

God I love how Barok and Albert understand each other.

And specifically Albert to Barok.

And it’s at THE two scenes. The big ones for them. The prison visit and the “Laudable not Laughable” talk. They’re just such good scenes for them and their relationship.

Both instances Barok is going out of his way for Albert. To give him a heads up or to comfort him. And what I want to note is how Albert reacts to it compared to his interactions with other characters.

Usually Albert is energetic and rambles. He’s so expressive and is just constantly moving. But at the mentioned scenes, after Barok is done talking, Albert just…accepts it. He doesn’t freak out or make a big deal. He simply bows his head and says “thank you.”

Like Barok says a few words but they mean so much and Albert can see that.