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sketching is for the inside of books

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“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of a Library.” -Jorge Luis Borges ♡

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Stick it to Rainbow Capitalism!

Since rainbow capitalism sucks, here are some small queer shops to support this coming pride month instead of giving all your money to Disney and Walmart!

Pride bows!

All the buttons you could ever need or want!

Dice and dominoes!

Bottle charms!

Armour-inspired jewelry!

Stickers, stickers, and more stickers!

Black queer art prints!

Shoelaces!

Hats!

Patches!

Cross stitch!

Earrings, earrings, and more earrings!

Bat dolls!

Bracelets 1 and Bracelets 2

Dragon dolls!

Sweaters!

Queer Goats!

Abrosexual pride!

Do no harm, take no shit!

Pride moths!

Misc. Identity merch!

Chocolate!

Pride shrimp!

And finally, it's not specifically queer, but these shops do custom flags!

If you have a shop or know a shop you want to promote, please reblog with a link!

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rb to have a very gay 2022

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No but seriously as I’ve gotten older I realize more and more that although white gays do face certain levels of oppression they are still white people.....like does that make sense?

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I just got diagnosed today, I'm 20 and I had never heard of it. Explains a lot but kind of sucks that I've basically finished my education and should have been getting help a lot more than I was.

 I didn’t know that I had dyspraxia until I was 20. I only found out via google search after a rough day at work. 

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Dyspraxia culture is inadvertently performing slapstick comedy as you go about your day.

I literally stepped on a hoe yesterday and almost bonked myself in the face.

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Me: *wants to try out a new craft that requires good hand eye coordination or good motor skills*

My dyspraxia:

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dyspraxic culture is sheer, unbridled stress coursing through your veins whenever you have to walk while holding liquid

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dyspraxia things:

*falls over*

things breaking and spilling over without ever knowing how

“oh that’s gotta be about a kilometre away” (the thing is a metre away)

“I bet I could touch that if I just reached out” (the thing is a kilometre away)

*walks straight into a doorframe*

*zones out for 5 seconds and then forgets how to speak*

*holds scissors upside down* “why aren’t these working??”

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the only good thing about troy (2004) is the letterboxd reviews about achilles and patroclus

(+ bonus bc it's sending me)

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Concept: The next Iliad adaptation should be a Muppet Movie

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Fic Masterlist - 2020

2018 fics | 2019 fics

From Nemeses to Something More (499 words)

Simon and Baz are tired of fighting each other.

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“Spa” Day (4k)

Baz asks Simon to go on a spa day with him, but Simon seems to misunderstand the meaning of it.

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Speak Now (500 words)

Simon and Agatha are getting married, and Baz has to stop them before it’s too late.

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Warm Drinks and Snow (4.4k)

Rating: E

What starts out as a one-night stand becomes an awkward weekend snowed in together as Simon and Baz reflect on the events that led up to their night together.

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A Rescued Cat and A Cute Vet (4k)

Simon finds a cat shivering in the snow and takes it to the nearest vet clinic, which is run by the cutest vet he’s ever seen.

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Carry On Countdown Master List

I enjoyed participating in the Carry On Countdown this year, even though I didn’t hit as many of the prompts as I intended. My first two fics were written during nanowrimo (my first time trying that) and I may not have hit my word count but I’m content that I managed to write those two stories. Here is my entire list of Carry On Countdown 2019 fics. Don’t be surprised if some of my ideas for prompts I didn’t fill end up as fics this coming year! 

Day 1: Sun and Moon

Always The Sun 

Non-magical AU. In the high pressure world of international fashion Baz Pitch is a well recognised face and name. He finds himself unexpectedly thrust into forced proximity with Simon Snow, the inexperienced model who has become Watford’s new face and director Mage’s new protege. Thrown together for the frenetic events of Fashion Week across the globe, Simon and Baz find themselves spending more time together than either of them expect and revealing more to each other than anticipated. Fluff and mutual pining, soft boys in love. 

Day 2: Role Swap

Mirror Man 

Simon returns for eighth year at Watford but to his dismay the roommate he’s been pining over for three years is nowhere to be found. Simon searches for Baz, avoids Agatha and tries to come to terms with the long-term feelings he has for his missing roommate.

(I fully intend to come back to write more of this one)

Day 9: Pattern

Strangeness and Charm 

Simon and Baz favor the same coffee shop and engage in a competition over who is the most loyal customer. The competition grows heated but so do their emotions. A non-magical coffee shop AU of boys plotting, pining and falling in love.

art by the wonderful @sanexiah on Instagram 

https://carryonsimoncarryonbaz.tumblr.com/post/189458794323/glorious-art-commissioned-from-sanexiah-for-my

Day 11: Angst (this fic also filled the Magical Creatures and Carry On Prequel and Parental Figures prompts)

Scary Monsters  

set pre-Carry On. Young Baz deals with his concerns and anxieties about his eventual transition to full vampire state. There is support for him, from unexpected sources, but it doesn’t make the realizations and realities all that much easier to face. But sometimes it’s good to know you aren’t completely alone. Originally written for the Carry On Countdown magical creatures prompt but then it expanded to a Carry On prequel with an added a dash of parental figures to finally end up solidly in the angst category. Consider this a combo fic for all of those prompts.

lovely dragon art by @fight-surrender 

https://carryonsimoncarryonbaz.tumblr.com/post/189499641093/carry-on-countdown-day-11-angst

Day 14: Favorite Trope/Cliche (this fic also filled the Music/Song prompt)

Let’s Dance 

Simon and Baz are old schoolmates, roommates years ago at Watford. They’re both out of uni now and both undeniably single, which their friends find completely unacceptable. Penny has a solution for Simon’s doldrums and Baz was inebriated enough to agree to a bet with Dev and Niall. The boys end up on a blind date for Flirty Dancing and find they are as obsessed with each other as they ever were. But there’s something more there than either of them expect. Mutual pining, blind dates, Dev and Niall banter and sexy dance moves. Simon and Baz Flirty Dancing fic–If you aren’t familiar with Flirty Dancing it’s a UK blind date show where both contestants are given choreography and their first date is a performance of that dance. Look at this video on youtube–it was the inspiration for this fic. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfCmCX1tdNQ

beautiful art of their hands by @penpanoply 

https://penpanoply.tumblr.com/post/189884006564/lets-dance-chapter-1-tbazzsnow-artescapri

Day 20: Fairy Tale/Myth Retelling

Stand By Me Simon and Baz as Orestes and Pylades, from the Greek myth and play The Oresteia, the story of trials and tribulations of Orestes (the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra) and his faithful companion Pylades. Set after the Trojan War.

glorious art for this fic by @krisrix 

https://krisrix.tumblr.com/post/189669908762/ill-take-care-of-you-simon

Day 30: Christmas Celebration

I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm

A glimpse of domestic Baz and Simon soft morning moments on Christmas Eve day, set after events of Wayward Son. Ficlet written for the Carry On Countdown Day 30 Christmas Celebration. Based on art of Simon and Baz in Christmas jumpers by dancingwithdinosaurs on tumblr.

Glorious art inspiration here: https://dancingwdinosaurs.tumblr.com/post/189812265440/i-ve-been-crazy-busy-lately-so-this-took-forever