#it's finally here!

[chrysanthemumgames]

Fields of Asphodel is now on sale!

Descend to the Underworld and live among myths as the deity of spring!

Fields of Asphodel is a 1.3 million-word interactive novel by JJ Laurier. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

Forced into an arranged marriage with the God of the Dead, only you can decide what to make of your new life. Befriend misfit deities, repel giant attacks, find the culprit behind the river goddess's mysterious illness, and use your powers to nudge Fate in your favor! Decide what kind of deity you want to be—whether you'll answer prayers, how you'll develop your powers, and what role you'll take in governance.

Play as male, female, or nonbinary; gay, straight, bi, asexual, or poly.

Play as neurodivergent or neurotypical.

Take on the powers of spring and life.

Find love and friendship among the gods of the ancient Greek Underworld.

Develop your abilities and hobbies, and choose the kind of life you want to live.

Grow a garden in the Underworld.

Defend the realm, advise the King, and solve a mystery.

Make a new home, or seize the opportunity to return to your old one.

Can you bring light to the darkest of realms?

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I am delighted to announce that the wait is finally over. Fields of Asphodel is now available on Steam, the CoG Website, via the Hosted Games Omnibus app, and anywhere else Hosted Games are sold! For the next week, it's on sale for $7.99 (USD), so get it before the price goes up to $11.99!

Thank you all so much for your support through the game's development; it's what made this possible. A special shout-out to my Patrons, to the Discord server crew, and to @gncrezan, who not only makes regular and amazing art related to the game, but who drew the beautiful cover image as well.

If you enjoyed Fields of Asphodel, please consider leaving a review on the platform of your choice. It really does make a difference!

[animatedjen]

"You don't have to fight."

The renegade Inquisitor Cal Kestis seeks power through darkness, until a chance encounter forces him to confront his past.

[bitingdrivers]

looking through a two-way mirror

maxiel, explicit, 4.2k words

Turning around sharpy — so fast he almost loses balance on the truck roof — Daniel squints and sees a dark figure on the horizon. A few moments later, Daniel can make out some details: a man, dressed in dark clothes and helmet, driving a black motorcycle down the road towards him.

[burythecarnival]

💚merry piccolo day!💚

[truly-sincerely]

ALEX RIDER (BOOK 1-5) TIMELINE

According to years given in Skeleton Key the books all take place in 2001. Alex Rider's birthday is February 13th, 1987.

Caveat: April 1st, 2001 was a Sunday and while it wasn't explicitly stated as being a Monday in the book, that's the day of the week that makes the most sense based on what events happened on what days. So I've based the days of the week on the 2002 Calendar year (Bonus: April 1st was also on a Monday in 2013 and 2019).

Dates marked with a tilde (~) are approximate

STORMBREAKER

March 12 - Tuesday - Alex told about Ian’s death

March 13 - Wednesday - Ian Rider's Funeral

March 14 - Thursday - Alex almost gets compacted in Ian's car

March 15 - Friday - Alex goes to "the Bank" where he gets tranq'd

March 16 - Saturday - Briefing w/ Blunt and Jones

March 17 - Sunday - Day 1 at Brecon Beacons

March 26 - Tuesday - Killing house (day 10)

March 27 - Wednesday - Big hike (day 11)

March 28 - Thursday - Parachute, gadgets, Yassen briefing (day 12)

March 29 - Friday - Arrives at Sayle Enterprises

March 30 - Saturday - Plays with Stormbreaker

March 31 - Sunday - Yassen arrives 2am, daytime quad bike attack (claustrophobia)

April 1 - Monday - Ceremony at the science museum of london

April 2 - Tuesday - Sayle Yassassinated

POINT BLANK

April 3 - Wednesday - Alex is back at school

April 5 - Friday - Alex commits crane crimes (dissociative episode)

April 6 - Saturday - Point Blanc briefing

April 9 - Tuesday - Fiona Friend plays the most dangerous game

April 10 - Wednesday - Horse vs train (claustrophobia)

April 13 - Saturday - Meets Mrs Stellenbosch, hotel in paris

April 14 - Sunday - Arrives at Point Blanc

~April 22nd - Monday - Hits the panic button

~April 23rd - Tuesday - Captured and monologued

~April 24th - Wednesday - Alex’s 2am escape and funeral

~April 25th - Thursday - SAS raids Point Blanc

May 1 - Wednesday - Alex and Julius death match

SKELETON KEY

Note: There are major timeline problems internal to this book that have repercussions on Scorpia's timeline. This is the only way I could make it make sense with Wimbledon.

May 7 - Tuesday - Summer Term starts

May 24th - Friday - Crawley approaches Alex about Wimbledon

May 27th - Monday - Alex starts training to be a ball boy

June 24th - Monday - Wimbledon Tennis Tournament begins

~June 1st - Monday - Fights the Big Circle gangster

July 13th - Saturday - Arrived in Cornwall for vacation

July 17th - Wednesday - Jet ski attack

July 22nd - Monday - Packed off to Miami

July 23rd - Tuesday - Mayfair Lady explodes

July 24th - Wednesday - Arrived on Cayo Esqueleto

July 25th - Thursday - Scuba diving, shark racism, sugar crusher

July 26th - Friday - Sarov tells Alex about Vladimir

July 27th - Saturday - The Russian president arrives (claustrophobia)

July 28th - Sunday - Refueling stop in Edinburgh, Murmansk

August 2nd - Friday - Jones and Blunt meet to debrief

August 3rd - Saturday - Sabina invites Alex to the South of France

EAGLE STRIKE

August 10th - Saturday - Bomb at the rental (panic attack), bullfight

August 11th - Sunday - Back in London, blows it with Sabina

August 12th - Monday - Gameslayer launch party

August 13th - Tuesday - Meeting Marc Antonio in Paris

August 14th - Wednesday - Spying on Cray in Sloterdijk (claustrophobia)

August 15th - Thursday - Sabina kidnapped by Cray

August 16th - Friday - Cray’s ransom demand

August 17th - Saturday - Eagle Strike

SCORPIA

September 7th - Friday - Alex arrives in Venice

September 9th - Monday - Masquerade at the Widow’s Palace (claustrophobia)

September 10th - Tuesday - School trip leaves Venice without Alex

September 11th - Wednesday - Consanto blows up, dinner with the Widow

September 12th - Thursday - Malagosto

September 24th - Tuesday - Told he’s being sent back to England (suicidal ideation)

September 25th - Wednesday - Football team dies at Heathrow, Alex doesn’t kill Mrs Jones

September 26th - Thursday - Alex attends COBRA, sent back to Scorpia

September 27th - Friday - Invisible Sword

October 5th - Saturday - Alex debriefs, learns about his dad, and gets shot

TV Show Timelines: Season 1 and Season 3 and John & Ian Rider.

Complete Yassassination Count (for both TV and books)

Post where I talk about my methodology

[pharawee]

The Middleman. The Mediator. The Middle Child. Jade, the middleman… Mission: Turn the middleman into someone special.

—THE MIDDLEMAN'S LOVE · พี่เจตคนกลาง · 10 November 2023

[passengerseatsam]

WHERE THE SKIES CAN'T SEE US

Rating: Explicit Relationship: Sam Winchester/Dean Winchester Chapter Word Count: 4,133 Tags: preseries, canon divergent (normal life), angst, pining, john winchester's a+ parenting, neglect, implied alcoholism, slow burn, het sex, voyeurism, exhibitionism

CHAPTER 3: ON HEROES

"You ever think—" Sam starts, then stops. His throat works. "It doesn't matter what people are? Just… who they are to you?"

read it here || start at the beginning

[moth-like-habits]

May I proudly present to you, You're the Color Blue to Me!

In which Etho and Bdubs’ relationship grows, told through metaphors and poetry about the four seasons; a story about the subtle aspects of love and the words that don’t need to be said.

Thanks and links below!

I am so so excited to be sharing this fic as a part of the @hermitshippingbigbang! It has been an incredible experience to get to know this community and I recommend you check out all the work made for this event.

A special thank you to @oftheriverseine @halcyon-puns @setacin @pinkbear-13 and @chillingxy for being the most amazing artist team. You all have created such beautiful work and I'm so honored you chose my fic. Same goes to the doodlers- @smuggonifico-lmao, @flebdoodle, @absolutefandommess, thank you! All their works are included and linked in the fic (and have been reblogged by me)!

This fic was partially inspired by the works of @oh-snapperss and @tunastime so go check them out! I hope my fic does the concept justice :)

[windienine]

took my first dose of T today!

[fantastic-nonsense]

good morning, everyone! At long last, the first chapter of the knife fic is finally up! I hope you all enjoy it!

When Inej left the golden halls of her personal hell days after her fifteenth birthday, she flinched at the shadows. Two years later, the Wraith of Ketterdam made others flinch at her shadow instead. There were countless moments that forged the woman she would become, endless memories of late night stakeouts and heart-pounding fights that marked her time with the Dregs. But the remaking of Inej Ghafa began with a knife and an order to “be useful.” Or: The story of how Inej acquires her knives, keeps her faith, and reclaims herself in the two years between leaving the Menagerie and the job that changed her life.

[onepintobean]

COC day one | creature

happy carry on countdown to Trixie the Pixie and Trixie the Pixie only 🧚‍♀️✨

[cyclonestudios-alt]

Wingfeather Saga Character Names and Their Meanings

Janner Name Meaning: “one who lives near the sea"

Kalmar Name Meaning: “merchant"

Leeli Name Meaning: “gift of heaven"

Nia Name Meaning: “purpose, bright"

Artham Name Meaning: “one who possesses meaning"

Esben Name Meaning: “divine bear"

Podo Name Meaning: “foot"

Oskar Name Meaning: “God's spear"

Wendolyn Name Meaning: “wanderer, blessed ring"

Arundelle Name Meaning: “valley of the eagles"

Gammon Name Meaning: “one who is good at games"

Maraly Name Meaning: “happily"

Claxton Name Meaning: “clay town"

Sara Name Meaning: “princess"

Borley Name Meaning: “summer meadows"

Ortham Name Meaning: unknown

Davion Name Meaning: “beloved"

Gnag Name Meaning: “to naw"

Bonifer Name Meaning: “bringer of good"

Murgah Name Meaning: “of a dark color"

Amrah Name Meaning: “to thrive, to live long"

Will Name Meaning: “desiring protection"

Dwanye Name Meaning: “dark"

Gladys Name Meaning: “princess, ruler, the bright one"

Omer Name Meaning: “flourishing"

[meltyclownstudio]

❄️ Surprise! The Winter Hubris release trailer is ready and released! Watch it here! ❄️

[blackjackkent]

The Hellraisers - Chapter 1

Pairing: Karlach/Male Custom Tav, Tav & Wyll, Karlach & Wyll Characters: OC Male Tav (Hector Carlisle), Karlach, Wyll Rating: E (Fic), T (Chapter) Warnings: None Descriptors: Post-Game, Action/Adventure/Romance, Eventual Happy Ending Chapter Word Count: 4.5k Chapter Setting: Avernus, immediately after the end of BG3 Summary: Hector Carlisle, a Selunite monk turned adventuring warrior, follows his lover Karlach and his friend Wyll into the depths of hell after the fall of the Netherbrain. Together, they take on an even greater foe - Zariel, the Archdevil of Avernus. The Hells won't know what hit them. Chapter Summary: Hector, Karlach, and Wyll arrive in the Hells after a panicked flight from Baldur's Gate - and the weight of what they've decided to do starts to sink in.

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Hector Carlisle’s journals of the Absolutist crisis provide one of the most comprehensive summaries available to modern historians of the events leading up to what is now called the High Hall Shattering. There is not a single day for which Carlisle does not account in detail between Alturiak 10 1492 DR (when he first obtained pen and ink after the crash of the nautiloid which kidnapped him) and Uktar 24 (the night before the Netherbrain’s public attack on Baldur’s Gate’s Upper City). However, after the defeat of the Netherbrain, his own records of his activities abruptly become much more intermittent and rather staccato in nature, lacking the level of detail common to his so-called “Tadpole Chronicles.”

There are multiple theories regarding this sharp change in Carlisle’s record-keeping tendencies. Some of these theories incline towards the conspiratorial - suggesting that the monk’s disappearance into Avernus was associated with some sort of nefarious activity which he was unwilling to commit to paper. Some even go so far as to accuse him of sacrilegious behavior, though this is rendered unlikely by records of both Carlisle’s own Selunite convictions and opinions from all who knew him.

A far more probable explanation is that Carlisle’s thorough record-keeping in his pre-Shattering travels emerged from a sense of obligation. As a monk at the Silverlight Monastery, he had primarily occupied himself with transcription and scholarship of historical texts, and his training placed considerable emphasis on self-reliance and emotional reserve. As such, he considered his own journals to be necessary documentation in the same vein, and he prided himself on impartial and factual chronicling. 

His departure to Avernus with Wyll Ravengard and Karlach Cliffgate would ultimately prove no less impactful to the world at large. However, it is clear that he considered it a far more personal endeavor, as evidenced by the remarkably succinct entry from Uktar 25 1492, his first entry after his departure from the Material Plane:

Uktar 25 1492

She’s alive. She’s going to live. Thank the gods.

~ Excerpt from “Raising Hell: A History of Zariel’s Fall” by Harlow et. al., Blackstaff Academy Press

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"Hec, look out! On your left!"

Hector dodges to the side just in time to avoid the imp diving towards him; its claws skim the side of his head and score a painful line along his temple. Pivoting onto his heel, he spins, bringing his right fist around to slam heavily into the imp's thick torso. The evil little creature’s spine snaps and it screeches with pain. He takes no satisfaction in it, but watches with blank exhaustion as the imp falls to the rust-red dirt and is still. 

"Nice one!" Wyll calls. He withdraws his rapier from the body of another imp and points past Hector’s shoulder. "Looks like another wave coming in - off to the west." Hector follows his gaze and groans; sure enough, another band of the imps is closing in on them, surging over the horizon like a swarm of bees.

It’s been like this ever since they arrived. They’ve had no chance to orient themselves, no time to get a foothold after their panicked flight from the Material Plane. Avernus rose up to meet them like a body driving out an infection; the first wave of defenders appeared within minutes, closing on this raw strip of hellish wasteland to which they brought Karlach to save her life.

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[classicanalyzer]

THE REBELS S3-S4 SOUNDTRACKS OUT RIGHT NOW!!!