istibaethoriel
istibaethoriel
The Occasional Mermaid Poltergeist
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My writing blog for elf fic and not a whole lot else! Previously Ladyartanis. Sidebar art by nowerewolves and cover art by rabidtanuki. Avatar art by Chi.
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istibaethoriel · 1 day ago
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let’s go everywhere with mama
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istibaethoriel · 1 day ago
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nice pair of characters who trust each other more than anyone else in the whole entire world it would sure be a shame if one of them betrayed that trust for the sake of trying to keep the other alive. it would sure be a shame to love someone so much you destroy them
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istibaethoriel · 1 day ago
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The fear of abandonment isn’t just about people leaving, it’s the gut-wrenching belief that you aren’t worth staying for.
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istibaethoriel · 1 day ago
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im cooking
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crisp glass of water moodboard
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istibaethoriel · 1 day ago
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The computer is a machine built for looking at pictures of fish you wouldn't otherwise see. Anything else you can do with a computer was an accident and unintended
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istibaethoriel · 2 days ago
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wow you got to the red stop light faster and more dangerously than anyone else. should we throw a party?? should we call nascar
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istibaethoriel · 3 days ago
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Crazy to think that this is all Ronald Reagan’s fault
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istibaethoriel · 3 days ago
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istibaethoriel · 3 days ago
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knight who is constantly searching for a good and noble king to serve but cannot fucking find one for the life of him so he has to become the good and noble king himself.
and now all these other knights are coming around like "please let me serve you" and like obviously hes going to let them serve him thats the point of being a good and noble king but its also. very annoying. one of you become the good and noble king for once lets trade
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istibaethoriel · 3 days ago
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what if unicorn cowboy
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istibaethoriel · 4 days ago
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I wish everything was quieter and softer and less often. 
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istibaethoriel · 4 days ago
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Being an adult in this recession and being like wow I am totally "splurging" on 3 new sets of cotton underwear and 3 pairs of socks like whoaaaaa hold your horses duke of the land where's all this money gonna come from
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istibaethoriel · 13 days ago
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decentralize and clean up your life!!!
use overdrive, libby, hoopla, cloudlibrary, and kanopy instead of amazon and audible.
use firefox instead of chrome or opera (both are made with chromium, which blocks functionality for ad-blockers. firefox isn't based on chromium).
use mega or proton drive instead of google drive.
get rid of bloatware
use libreoffice instead of microsoft office suite
use vetted sites on r/FREEMEDIAHECKYEAH for free movies, books, games, etc.
use trakt or letterboxd instead of imdb.
use storygraph instead of goodreads.
use darkpatterns to find mobile game with no ads or microtransactions
use ground news to read unbiased news and find blind spots in news stories.
use mediahuman or cobalt to download music, or support your favorite artists directly through bandcamp
make youtube bearable by using mtube, newpipe, or the unhook extension on chrome, firefox, or microsoft edge
use search for a cause or ecosia to support the environment instead of google
use thriftbooks to buy new or used books (they also have manga, textbooks, home goods, CDs, DVDs, and blurays)
use flashpoint to play archived online flash games
find books, movies, games, etc. on the internet archive! for starters, here's a bunch of David Attenborough documentaries and all of the Animorphs books
burn your music onto cds
use pdf24 (available online or as a desktop app) instead of adobe
use unroll.me to clean your email inboxes
use thunderbird, mailfence, countermail, edison mail, tuta, or proton mail instead of gmail
remove bloatware on windows PC, macOS, and iOS X
remove bloatware on samsung X
use pixelfed instead of instagram or meta
use NCH suite for free software like a file converter, image editor, video editors, pdf editor, etc.
feel free to add more alternatives, resources or advice in the reblogs or replies, and i'll add them to the main post <3
last updated: march 18th 2025
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istibaethoriel · 13 days ago
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istibaethoriel · 13 days ago
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if you ever find yourself thinking “wow I scraped the bottom of the barrel with my energy with that and came out okay!” that’s the devil talking. you did not come out okay. you borrowed energy from the future. you will repay it if you don’t rest and replenish the borrowed energy first.
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istibaethoriel · 16 days ago
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glowing hot metal is such a touchable shade of orange
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