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I assure you: somebody, somewhere, is on the exact same wavelength as you are.

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ianthe & corona

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by killing herself in order for harrow to achieve lyctorhood, gideon nav, the sole survivor of the creche flu, completed the genocide harrow's parents planned and fulfilled its intent of giving harrow immense necromantic power

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six for the truth over solace in lies

my other locked tomb pieces

the ninth house 💀

the third house 💎

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anyways the genius thing about the way john gaius has set up his empire - and the genius thing about the way TM has structured the books - is that there are multiple ways to view him. gideon the ninth starts by painting him as this unknowable and inscrutable god figure - the King Undying, the Kindly Prince of Death! - and through most of that book he is more of an emblem than anything. a symbol of dominicus, the patriarch of the nine houses, the divine being of whom the eighth house has a massive fucking portrait for some reason, and ultimately the key to what sets this version of the solar system apart from our own.

harrow the ninth strips him down. he’s not just a god anymore. he’s a cool god. he makes shitty jokes. he eats peanuts. he fucks his friends on the dining room table. he tells our main character that he sees her as a daughter figure. he shows emotion; he makes mistakes; there are things that he cannot do. if gideon the ninth introduces him as the wizard of oz’s huge and intimidating head, then harrow the ninth is john pulling back his own curtain to show the man behind it. see! he’s kind of pathetic! he’s Just Like You!

and both of these images of john ultimately serve the same purpose, because they both play to his favor. whether you fear him or you woobify him, you have fallen into the trap he has set for you. because nona shows us an even truer john, a john who doomed the world and fucked it all up, a john convinced he was in the right even as his friends killed themselves in front of him. if harrow pulls back the curtain, nona peels off his face.

it does make me wonder whether there is a secret, smaller, fourth john gaius that will be explored in alecto the ninth. alecto is the only being in the universe who really and truly knows him. she knows what he’s done and why he did it. she chose him for a reason. beneath the god and beneath the god pretending to be a man and beneath the man pretending to be a god - is there truly just a man? is there anything left?

tl;dr version: john gaius is like an onion. john gaius has layers too

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More of my cowboy AU:

Harrow has mystic power with bones and stuff and she is on a quest for revenge

Gideon is just here for the fun ride

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People are constantly shocked to find that among the actual industry and its darlings + professionals, Vivziepop is not only well known, but actually very loved.

Hellaverse is actually very big and very well received among people outside your (general, not OPs) blogsphere.

HUH

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hello, sorry again.. struggling still. i am mega negative, very low on gas, im already running on fumes. im two weeks from my paycheck. can anyone spare $15? please.

cashapp paypal venmo

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The Emperor's Reason

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link: https://bsky.app/profile/brainvsbook.bsky.social/post/3llc72lyhu22j

google translate defaulting to chinese at first

okay but for those of us with interests in both the murderbot and the daomu biji fandoms this is kinda hilarious

(english-side-only really, i get that the kanji and hanzi are completely different)

our good (air)ship murderbot! thanks google

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ortus and harrow my beloveds their duo is so underrated harrow hate memorizing the noniad and experiencing emotional and physical pain whenever ortus takes his stupid little preparatory recitation breath, the solemnity and chill as they walk into the room as the reverend daughter and cavalier of drearburgh, the most disgustingly stereotypical examples of their house the nine houses have ever seen.the facade crumpling immediately as the giant bone hefting cavalier begins reciting poetry in the most disgustingly stereotypical and clunky metre you’ve ever heard, the reverend daughter throwing her head back in a long suffering groan of petulant disdain - immediately revealing this ridiculous pair to simply be a 17 year old girl eternally embarrassed by her uncle brother’s lameness. It appears to be a calligraphic S milady. How are we meant to understand potato? As your closest living relative. Pent is a marvel. I will write songs for pent - oh shut up and MOVE . Harrow I have come to the conclusion you were never mad. I should have offered you help I should have died for you I was and am a grown man and you both were neglected children . KILL ME

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cowboy AU commission for Fey

commission info

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Reading about bones in Māori funerary rites and having thoughts.

(From Lagoon View Funeral Services.)

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Art by "BringKrillbyPls" on Twitter

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5 Tiny Writing Tips That Aren’t Talked About Enough (but work for me)

These are some lowkey underrated tips I’ve seen floating around writing communities — the kind that don’t get flashy attention but seriously changed how I write.

1. Put “he/she/they” at the start of the sentence less often.

Try switching up your sentence rhythm. Instead of

“She walked to the window,”

try

“The window creaked open under her touch.”

Keeps it fresh and stops the paragraph from sounding like a checklist.

2. Don’t describe everything — describe what matters.

Instead of listing every detail in a room, pick 2–3 objects that say something.

“A half-drunk mug of tea and a knife on the table”

sets a way stronger tone than

“There was a wooden table, two chairs, and a shelf.”

3. Use beats instead of dialogue tags sometimes.

Instead of:

"I'm fine," she said.

Try:

"I'm fine." She wiped her hands on her skirt.

It helps shows emotion, and movement.

4. Write your first draft like no one will ever read it.

No pressure. No perfection. Just vibes. The point of draft one is to exist. Let it be messy and weird — future you will thank you for at least something to edit.

5. When stuck, ask: “What’s the most fun thing that could happen next?”

Not logical. Not realistic. FUN. It doesn’t have to stay — but chasing excitement can blast through writer’s block and give you ideas you actually want to write.

What’s a tip that unexpectedly helped with your writing? Let me know!! 🍒

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I’m not afraid of you now

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EGO DEATH