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the most beautiful thought 🤍

the most beautiful thought

is that you exist, that you

the equal to me in every way exists and

that no other shall see me the way you see me

and no other shall see you the way I see you

- Forest Blakk

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state your case in the notes!

happy wot wednesday!!!!!!!!!!! don't forget to go to SaveWot.com and support the campaign!!!!!!!!!

and of course join in on posting about the show this and every wednesday under the hashtags #save wot and #wheel of time. i bet we can get the show trending again if we try :)

this post is another example of my thesis that wot is basically a live action battle animanga

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this one's just been sitting in my drafts. have I seriously not posted it?

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Every day I wake up like "I miss lady jane, why did you do this to me Amazon?"

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“Dearest, Siuan…”

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Moraine from The Wheel of Time.

Practicing with new brushes so is a bit of an experiment, but I think it finally looks nice. I don’t know to make a face without age so instead tried to give her a very intense look to make her misterious and a bit imposing without looking angry.

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Intertwined - Siuane x Moiraine

If you'd like a print of this, link is below!

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To get back to the fanfic recs (I’m working on a longer post, or maybe two, about recs for the fandom classics, but this will need a little bit more time), I have some recommendations or longer fics that are relatively new, so I hope they are also new for some of you.

As you will see with most of my recs, I prefer human AU’s, so these all fall into this category.

You're the Bad Guys (Rated E, 91643 words) by @alphacentaurinebula

I really love this fic. It is a lovely story with a really great characterization of the two ineffables but what it sets the story apart is the setting and that you can feel all the research the author put into it. It takes place, true to the Cold War setting of the book, in Berlin in the early Eighties and it is a really good depiction of this time and place. I was alive back then, and living in East Germany and I really loved to see our two in the role of spies and to navigate this complicated setting. This is a lovely spy story, with all the love, the misunderstanding and shenanigans we expect from a GO story, enriched with a good history lesson.

Author summary: Berlin, 1981. MI6 Agent Aziraphale has never been good at one night stands, but why not give ‘em another go in the middle of a mission in Cold War Germany? What could possibly go wrong?

Agent Crowley goes along with the KGB as far as he can. But how far might he be willing to go for a certain British secret agent with blond curls and a penchant for waistcoats?

Heaven's Calling (Rated E, 87350 words) by @sixbynine-da I followed along with this in parts really heartbreaking story and it really staid with me. It is sweat and kind but has a really heavy topic (please be aware of the emotional/psychological abuse tag). But from my point of view the story was never to heavy, but it was earnest in regards do the topic. I was particularly impressed with the ending, or to be more precise the last couple of chapters. But to say why would spoil this, so I hope this will find some more readers.

Author summary: Aziraphale Whitegate is a cellist, the pride and joy of the wealthy and well known, God-fearing, Whitegate family. He is front and centre of their church community, representing everything the family stands for. Talent, dedication, class, subservience and above all else the image of perfection Gabriel has carefully crafted for them.

Crowley hates him the second he meets him. From the tip of his polished shoes to his perfectly buttoned shirt Aziraphale represents the worst of society as far as the guitarist is concerned. Now he’s expected to play alongside him and make nice, even though Aziraphale isn’t exactly making it easy.

But people’s lives are a lot more complicated under the surface.

Punks without pants (Rated E, WIP) by @playdohangel

And one WIP to add to my recs, which is currently waiting for an update, just to give the author some love (but absolutely no pressure) because I really enjoyed reading along and especially learn about the English punk scene of the past. There is so much research and love in the scene involved in this fic and I also appreciate the literature recs in the notes.

Author summary: This is an AU based in London around the end of 1978 to 1979 known as ‘the winter of discontent’. Strikes, protests and political upheaval were the norm. Crowley, a self confessed rich spoiled little shit, is more discontented than anyone. Running away from his life of privilege he lands in a squat with Hastur a dodgy student who makes "art" from found metal. Has Crowley told anyone where he came from? Has he fuck. He's spiked his hair, torn his jeans and signed up for the dole, he listens to punk and is pretending he's as ordinary as everyone else....

Az an avid follower of the Northern Soul music scene is having a pretty shitty time of it. His dads been laid off and he's had to come down to London and work for his uncle who owns the punk venue Dingwalls. He spends his nights breaking up fights and serving pints to groups of pretentious "punks" who have more hair gel than manners...

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Right!?!? On my last reread I spent all mat’s chapters in the later books thinking how there must be so much fic, and then when I finished the reread and went to look - disappointment!!

Hello my favorite WOT resource on Tumblr <3 I have never really been interested in fanfiction for anything before in my life but Mat Cauthon has infected my brain and I need to see him in romantic situations. Can you or any of your followers point me to some fics to scratch that itch? Preferably not Cauthor (sorry lol). Literally anyone else will do, M/M or M/F I don't give a shit. I tried a quick search in Ao3 but didn't know where to start short of clicking on random fics after filtering for Mat and filtering out Rand/Mat. It seemed like he was a character in a lot of the fics but not the main focus. Sorry if this is basic stuff, I've never used Ao3 before. Can anyone help me out?? Thanks!!!

HI i know you sent this to me in.......april.......BUT I AM FINALLY ANSWERING IT so i hope you still feel like reading some mat fics!!!!!!!!

now, first of all, i think you should open your heart to cauthor, but otherwise!!!!!! you're gonna probably looking at mostly fics about his book canon love interest Tuon, so book spoilers will abound, be forewarned.

I will link and tag a few authors, and also just in general if you're not used to ao3 using the filters and then sorting by reviews or kudos or bookmarks buttons are your friends. and if you find a fic you like, read everything else by that author and then check their bookmarks for more recommendations.

First off @highladyluck definitely has a number of matuon fics on her ao3 and also has a matuon rec list here.

@asha-mage definitely writes a significant amount of cauthor but also has some matuon on his ao3 page here.

and @butterflydm also writes a lot of cauthor but also has a couple really great fics exploring mat/elayne both as part of the larger rand polycule and by themselves on her ao3 page here

if anyone tagged here or anyone reading this would like to add more specific mat centric fic recs please do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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state your case in the notes!

happy wot wednesday!!!!!!!!!!! don't forget to go to SaveWot.com and support the campaign!!!!!!!!!

and of course join in on posting about the show this and every wednesday under the hashtags #save wot and #wheel of time. i bet we can get the show trending again if we try :)

this post is another example of my thesis that wot is basically a live action battle animanga

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The wheel of time out of context:

Noble heiress has a sapphic fling, takes a break from uni to a coastal city, and enjoys the local nightlife by engaging in high stakes lewd karaoke

Local babysitter tries desperately to keep the young adults she took care of as kids alive on their quest to save the world

One chosen one's quest to have One Nice Day fails terrifically over and over

Man tries and fails for three seasons to have a threesome

Local blacksmith returns home and is elected to political office without his consent

Lesbian wizard divorce era leave multiple dead or wounded

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YOU CANNOT FATHOM IT, CAN YOU? [Unreasonably attractive fandom] demanded of [Amazon]. IT IS BEYOND YOU. YOU BREAK US, AND STILL WE FIGHT!

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HERE IS YOUR FLAW, [AMAZON] - LORD OF THE DARK, LORD OF ENVY! LORD OF NOTHING! HERE IS WHY YOU FAIL! [...] HERE IS THE TRUTH, [AMAZON] [...] YOU CANNOT WIN UNLESS WE GIVE UP. [...] YOU WIN WHEN YOU BREAK US. BUT YOU HAVEN'T. YOU CAN'T.

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLlJxyVOUIa/?igsh=MWJsNnl3dTcxYTAxaQ==

I can’t work out how to embed a reel but like - these fans who showed up in full costume to sing Weep for Manetheren outside Sony HQ really got to me. Almost teared up. I have been so inspired by how people have fought for this show.

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the most beautiful thought 🤍

the most beautiful thought

is that you exist, that you

the equal to me in every way exists and

that no other shall see me the way you see me

and no other shall see you the way I see you

- Forest Blakk

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i already fucking miss hardison and its only been one episode when the fuckkkkk does he come backkkkk like im willing to be entertained by harry and breanna as the newcomers but i need hardison with his heart and his soul and his beautiful insane dialogue