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brain: you should uhh,,, move on

me, about to cry: mmhmm yeah but remember when the hand hurt elektra and she was poisoned and dying and matt was panicking so much?? and how much they smile and laugh when they’re together? and when they were fighting the hand and he said he’d run with her wherever she goes??? and when elektra died?? and matt was holding her??? and then she was brought back and he kept trying to convince her that she was more than just the black sky??? and elektra went to matt’s place and she curled up on hus. bed?? and when the building came crumbling down??? and “this is what living feels like” and how matt’s world had come crumbling down too?? when he made it out but she didn’t and-

[ugly crying]

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this is the best post about koa

the beginning of Kingdom of Ash is literally

Aelin: being tortured without a single hope of being found

Rowan: half dead from exhaustion and depressed

Aedion: angry and horny but mostly angry

Lysandra: horny and angry but mostly horny

Dorian: depressed as hell and angsty as fuck

Manon: angsty as hell and depressed as fuck

Elide: angry and hating lorcan

Lorcan: sad and hating lorcan

Chaol: trying to hold it together but he has no idea that the two people he’s looking for won’t be found

Yrene: terrified at the thought of bringing a ***** into the world when it could mean certain death for it if either her or Chaol dies

Nesryn: anxious as hell and terrified of what this war could mean for the home she’s finally found for herself

Sartaq:

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This is so far from perfect but I made a preliminary EOS+TOD reading guide if you’re interested! I may tweak this when I use it later this summer but let me know if you use it & it works!! Shout-out to SJM for ruining my life (in the best way) 

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Sam Cortland - Headcanon

Imagine that Sam Cortland never died. Instead, beaten just to the brink of death and into a deep state of unconsciousness. 

Imagine Arobynn Hamel coming into his room on the day he wakes, a menacing look on his face as he points his finger towards Sam, blaming him for the death of Celaena Sardothien, murdered by Rourke Farran after Sam’s failed attempt to kill Ioan Jayne. 

Imagine Arobynn showing him a body on a slate. Blonde hair bloody and face so beaten up you can barely tell who it used to be. 

Imagine Sam believing Arobynn that it was Celaena who was on that slate. Celaena who died. Celaena who was tortured. Celaena who he lost. 

Imagine Sam leaving Erilea believing Celaena was dead and gone.

Imagine Sam Cortland living far from Erilea when he hears of the return of the Queen of Terrasen. 

Imagine Sam remembering Celaena and so he leaves for Erilea once more, to help fight for the place that she used to be from. 

Imagine Sam finally returning to Erilea and realizing who the Queen there had been so much talk about was. 

Imagine the tears on Sam’s face as he realizes that Celaena never died, and that she was not Celaena, but the Queen of Terrasen. 

Imagine Sam finding out what Aelin went through in the salt mines, in Rifthold and what Arobynn put her through.

Imagine Sam finding out who this famed fae Prince Rowan Whitethorn was to Aelin. 

Imagine Sam feeling heartbroken and sad for the love he was so selfishly torn from.

Imagine him feeling proud and happy for Aelin despite everything that happened. 

Imagine him traveling to Terrasen, to the court of Aelin Ashryver Galathynius and for Aelin not to be Aelin. 

Imagine the choked sound that Lysandra would make as she sees Sam Cortland but can’t tell him who she really is and where Aelin is. 

Imagine Sam Cortland being alive but not understanding why Aelin  would be so distant with him, not knowing that its not Aelin who is standing in front of him, but Lysandra because Aelin Ashryver Galathynius has been imprisoned once more inside an iron coffin. 

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tips on how to make sure we get more seasons of shadow and bone

1. Like the trailer on youtube

the more likes the trailer gets, the more popular the show will be and the more likely it will get on trending which means more viewers

2, Create content

create content. content everywhere. People will see it and want to get involved and will read the books then watch the show. Again, the more views the better

3. watch the show

this one is pretty straighforward. Just rewatch the show over and over again to give it more views. 

4. get your friends to watch it

do I need to explain this?

5. Reblog this post

the more people see this, the more people follow the instructions above. Also share this on different platforms e.g. Pinterest or Twitter

6. Don’t hate on the cast

If you hate on the cast they may decide it’s not worth doing it anymore and cancel. Also consider being a decent human being

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“it remains under the surface, bubbling away for another day”

ooooooh man i cant wait for that day :’)

Amita: I remember my audition scene, and it was her speaking to Kaz about only taking down the bad guys and not the good guys, and how Kaz has questionable intentions. And I think in that moment, for her, she has this wonderful quality of seeing the good in life, and seeing the good in people.

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all of the shadow and bone fandom after finishing the whole show in one day:

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we really got so lucky having freddy carter as kaz brekker. i don't know if this was all him or the writers but every single time someone touched him during the show, he looked down at the spot they touched and looked visually uncomfortable. not to mention how much it looked like he wanted to help inej when she got injured but he physically couldn't bring himself to. i cannot put into words how much i love this cast for reading the books and actually caring about the characters they are bringing to life.

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My favourite part of shadow and bone is when we’re watching Inej and Kaz fighting for their lives in the Little Palace, and Inej having a huge life changing moment for her, and Jesper is literally pining for a goat and hooks up with a stable hand and still manages to snatch Alina without any effort whatsoever.

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the crows are that picture of the diverse group of friends laughing and having lunch on the quad on every university’s website homepage but they’re actually planning a heist to steal exam answers from the prof’s office and sell them online

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this is insane?

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twitter and tumblr and tiktok raving about a particular book ALWAYS ruins it for me but like they also help hype that book up for me????? i HATE this toxic relationship

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Regardless of what your English teacher says, these are the actual books everyone should read at least once in their life: 

Animal Farm (1945) by George Orwell- This is the most hardcut and simplest take on the raw danger of totalitarian government you will probably ever read. Don’t get me wrong, George Orwell is shit and most of his books are trash, but this one is worth a read even if you’re not assigned it because it makes you understand in a way that some long ass, philosophical bullshit essay by a modern Old White Man ™ won’t and honestly, it’s a little psychologically disturbing. 

Eleanor & Park (2012) by Rainbow Rowell- A lot of people don’t like this one and that’s completely justifiable. There are some slight racist elements throughout the novel that absolutely need to be addressed (though what exactly those elements are have created some discourse in its fanbase). But the reasons you should read it, in my own personal opinion, far outweigh the reasons you shouldn’t. You should read E&P because it perfectly captures the intensity of being a teenager falling fast and hard in love for the first time. Not only that, but Eleanor’s story of escaping abuse is hyperealistic and hits a very personal place if you’ve ever been in a similar situation. 

History Is All You Left Me (2017) by Adam Silvera- This is a beautiful study of life, love, and death. It’s the after told at the same time as the before, leaving you in more pain you than you likely thought possible of such a short novel. Everything is so realistic, even when it’s dramatic, like loosing what could have been the love of your life while still in high school, or running away to the other side of the country in your grief. The book also does a phenomenal job at balancing the reality of queer relationships and relationships in general. Griffin, Jackson, and Theo don’t have these huge, life altering, mind blowing coming out stories. It’s a brief issue, but doesn’t take any more time than it should. It’s the little things heteronormative people don’t understand, like discovering your partner may not be the sexuality you were under the impression they were, or what sex the birds and the bees represent.

Night (1960) by Ellie Wiesel- This is a horrifyingly firsthand and raw account of the Holocaust and the conditions inside concentration camps. Every school should require this the be read by every student. It is highly disturbing, it will likely make you cry and it will most certainly make you uncomfortable. But that’s the point. If you haven’t read this, I believe you to be downright incapable of speaking about the Holocaust and/or modern antisemitism. 

The Hunger Games (2008) by Suzanne Collins- Contrary to what indie culture and the film adaptations would have you believe, this trilogy is beautifully written and carries a deeper meaning not obvious maybe even your second time reading. Collins originally wrote the novel to criticize the abuse and glorification of child stars and purposefully wrote Katniss to be this literal child expected to take care of her family, raise her sister, and then fight for her life because society and the government demanded it. Yes, there are tired YA dystopian tropes the book unfortunately falls into, but these tropes are not nearly as overplayed as people seem to think. Yes, they’re there, but the only reason we discuss them as much as we do is because of shallow teenage girls kind of hijacking the fanbase and focusing on the wrong things. 

The Librarian of Auschwitz (2017) by Antonio Iturbe- The true story of the little girl who risked her life in a systematic death camp to keep hope and joy alive through books. Education and literature is a dangerous thing. It allows people to think for themselves and imagine a better world and how to get there. Even if you don’t believe these sentiments or think you would be able to give up all literature, read this. You’ll change your mind.  

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If you have the time and if you don't mind, what are some books you really recommend? Doesn't have to be all time faves, but anything that pops into mind that you want more ppl to read and love, Extra points if lgbt+ , i got the whole summer with little to do and i wanna spend it reading some good quality writing and honestly so far your recs have introduced me to so many faves its unbelievable

[blushes profusely] oh wow, thank you!!!  i’m so glad you’ve trusted me enough to check out some of the stuff i reblog; that is like the ultimate compliment, i can’t even???  i don’t mind at all(!), fair warning though: i only started recording what i read partway through last year and my mind is like a sieve so i’ll do my absolute best to remember what’s sang to me in the recent past.  warning number two: i’m in an open relationship with absolutely every genre out there so i’ll try to note which belongs where so you can avoid those that hold no interest for you.

LGBT+

i’ll give you the sun.  i loved this book, the writing is fucking transformative and all the characters are so damn likable, while still being realistically flawed human beings.

the raven cycle (tetralogy).  definitely my favorite series since harry potter.  the writing, the world-building, the characters, it’s all on top-form.  i wrote a little, mini non-spoilery review of it: here, back when i was better (worse?) wordly-wise and my feels were brand new.

more happy than not.  i’m still not sure how i feel about this book.  it was hard, but it felt very true to the characters and the lingo and style matched the ages of the players and i have a lot of respect for that.

the watchmaker of filigree street.  woooow i loved this book.  i admit ‘historical fiction’ kind of makes me cringe.  it never precludes me from reading a book but it does knock it down the list by a book or five because they’re often very dense and very clunky and end up taking me ages to get through.  but this one was gorgeous.  i loved the plot, the attention lovingly placed on every character and the historical elements.  the surprise gay in an already brilliant book felt like winning the lottery honestly.

captive prince (trilogy).  okay, truthfully, i’m only putting this on here because the second book is such a high point for me.  it was never bad at any point but it had unfortunately been hyped far too much for it to live up to my, admittedly, very high expectations.  hopefully it’ll fare better with you?

everything i never told you.  i go back and forth on this one.  i like the writing a lot, i like the LGBT aspect a lot, and i like the mystery aspect a lot but there are definitely characters i would cut out entirely for sheer predictability if i could and that killed a lot of my enjoyment at the time (but i think much more highly of it in retrospect?).  so, take that as you like.

aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe.  if there’s a book that handles its characters with more care or respect or consideration then i haven’t run into it.  i love the way this is written and the people it’s populated with.

flying lessons & other stories.  a bunch of uber talented authors writing a bunch of uber diverse and LGBT-focused stories and, yes, that is exactly as awesome as it sounds.

the song of achilles.  it is utterly heart-breaking but so rich, honestly.

FANTASY

the diviners.  (also has a minor LGBT character, who may play a bigger role in the sequel?)  fair warning, i have not read the sequel, lair of dreams, because it is somehow still not out in paperback (yes, i read physical books, yes, i pretty exclusively read paperbacks so i can lug them everywhere with me, YES, I PRE-ORDERED THIS ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO AND IT’S STILL NOT OUT, NOT THAT I’M BITTER ABOUT THAT OR ANYTHING) so i can’t speak to that one finishing on a high note as i don’t know.  but this was the first historical novel i managed to like in a long while.  it does such a good job of fusing in 1920s lingo and dress and aspects that i couldn’t help but love it.  add in the fantasy elements and i can admit i’m the perfect sucker for it.

the scorpio races.  i’m not sure why but it took me a long-ass time to get into this book, i wasn’t flipping pages with gusto until well towards the end but - especially as i was reading so much YA at the time - i really appreciated coming across a romance that lets both people come into it as themselves and stay themselves, neither puck nor sean were ever smashed or crumpled or shaved away to fit into their relationship, which was so refreshing.  plus the water horses were fucking cool.

the night circus.  the writing, the atmosphere, the circus.  just… it is all very whoa.

all the birds in the sky.  i loved this writing style and these characters and the magical elements.

CONTEMPORARY

i’ll meet you there.  there was something about this and i just… ended up liking it way more than i expected to.  i might’ve just read it at exactly the right time, i’m not sure, but i really enjoyed it.

the invoice.  this is honestly just hella cute and so freaking surreal.  swedes, man.

NON-FICTION

why not me?  i like mindy kaling a lot.  i make no apologies for that.  plus you can read both her books in about five seconds, haha.

SCIENCE FICTION

station eleven.  i loved this book.  the way the narrative is woven is so refreshing and i wish the comic book miranda was writing in this book was a real thing more than anything else in the woooorld.

illuminae.  hot DAMN this book was cool.  the plot was rock solid, the characters were hilarious and badass and the graphics made out of text and spiraling words and just the way this thing is put together?  shit, it’s worth your money and then some.

a robot in the garden.  okay this is just cute as hell.  i can’t even with tang, he’s the most adorable robot to ever adorable.

annihilation (southern reach trilogy).  (LGBT minor characters.)  okay, honestly?  i don’t know.  this was freaking zany but i was invested as fuck in all the kookiness for reasons i can’t articulately elaborate on.

the martian.  hilarious, engaging, SPACE.  what more do you want?

HORROR

things we lost in the fire.  this is more atmospheric than anything but, damn, could this get me wishing i wasn’t reading this in the dark or looking over my shoulder to make absolutely sure no one was standing behind me.  it’s a book of short stories (by the way, i love books of short stories and i definitely realize that is not true for everyone) and each one is so well-delivered and stylized.  i really enjoyed reading this.

let the right one in.  okay, this is legit horror so definitely stay away if you’re easily squicked out but it is harrrrrd to find good horror (at least in my opinion) and this definitely, definitely qualifies.

horrorstör.  i honestly had such low expectations for this, a horror story set in a wannabe-ikea, but it ended up being so ridiculous and strange and funny that i was won over by the finish.

the girl with all the gifts.  holy unique and well-executed zombie idea, batman!

SHORT STORIES

the bigness of the world.  there were definitely ones here that hit better than others but the ones i liked, i really liked!

GRAPHIC NOVELS (i read a lot of these so, um, prepare yourself)

saga.  (LGBT minor characters as well.)  this is world-building to a degree that i’m convinced did not exist before.  just, i can’t say enough amazing things about this series and the staggering amount of imagination that regularly goes into it.

ms. marvel.  heart-warming as fuck.  it’s definitely really easy to lose faith in the world these days, luckily kamala is there to remind you that people are primarily and genuinely good.

black science.  this is another one that took just an insane amount of imagination to cook up.  i got off to kind of a rocky start with this one but the gray-ness of all the characters really speaks to me, and that doesn’t really blossom until later in the series.

spider-man/deadpool.  this was very satisfying for my super duper spideypool-shipping mind.  joe and ed did us so good, and joe basically said in his sign-off: i made it absolutely as gay as they would let me, haha.

the wicked + the divine.  (LGBT minor characters that you’re going to get way too attached to, and retroactively.  it’s awful [sobs].)  the concept for this, gods reincarnating into teenagers before they burn up their hosts after a predetermined set of time, is so fucking cool.  the humor and the characters and the plot is all just aces.

iceman (LGBT MAIN CHARACTER).  okay, so this just started.  like issue #2 was only released days ago but 1) i am liking it so far and 2) marvel did it so dirty and barely advertised bobby - an openly homosexual superhero - was getting his own series, like, i found out about it the day before it went on sale and i keep my ear fairly close to the ground (not as close as some BY A LOT, but closer than the lay person i’d say) so if you can support it, please do!  pre-orders mean a lot in terms of numbers. :))))

descender.  admittedly, this starts out rooough.  because the main character, TIM-21 (and his little dog too), are annoying as hell.  he’s an android so there’s no dimension to him so he’s booooring as all get out but i am so glad i stuck with it through to the next trade because, probably picking up on the unsustainability of him as a main character, he gets shuffled off and the side characters get the stage and they rock so hard.

paper girls. (LGBT main characters.)  i’m kind of just convinced that brian k. vaughan can do no wrong at this point.  his plots are so tight and mind-blowing and badass.

monstress.  here’s a little tid-bit about me: female comic book writers are 100% more likely to get my money and my time because they are so damn rare and this series is unique, badass, and eye-opening.

black monday murders.  i’m a little premature with this since there’s only one volume and i usually try to wait until there are at least two but i check up on a volume two a lot so that definitely means something intrigued me!

nailbiter.  okay, i haven’t read the final volume yet ‘cause i’m reluctant to let it go but, so far, a series about multiple serial killers all being from the same town has me VERY HOOKED.

i wish i could remember more but this is honestly way better than i expected to do, haha.  they’re definitely not all my all-time faves but they’re ones that have stuck with me for one reason or another and that i didn’t feel i wasted my time on, so that’s something, right?  i hope this helps get you started and that you don’t think too awfully of me when you inevitably run across ones that aren’t your cup of tea!

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THIS VIDEO HAS ME SHOOK!

omg this is literally the most beautiful thing i have ever seen. everything about it is perfect & flawless

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what to watch?

*Updated november 2016* Please reblog to help as many people as possible getting new awesome movie experiences! I love movies. Seriously. I’ve watched so many that I feel like I’m running out of movies. I know how crappy it is when you really wanna watch a movie, but you don’t know what to watch.  So here is my list of all types of good movies I’ve ever watched - some are better than others, but I’d say they’re all worth watching. The list will be updated as I watch new movies. If you know any amazing movies I haven’t seen yet, please let me know!

My all time favorites: Almost Famous Chronicle Forrest Gump Into the wild The boy with the striped pyjamas The Shawshank Redemption

Action/adventure: Alice in Wonderland Ant-man Avengers Deadpool Fantastic beasts and where to find them Harry Potter Jurassic Park Kick-Ass King Kong Lord of the Rings Narnia Pirates of the Caribbean Snow White and the Huntsman The Hobbit The Hunger Games The Maze Runner Animated: A nightmare before christmas Despicable Me Finding Nemo Frozen Hotel Transylvania Inside Out Lion King Monsters Inc. Shrek South Park the movie Spirit Spongebob Squarepants the movie Tangled Toy Story Up Wreck-it Ralph Zootopia Drama/thriller: 127 hours 50/50 Alpha Dog American History X Apocalypto Black Swan Blood Diamond Blow Catch me if you can Changeling Click Crank Django Unchained Enter the Void Fight Club Girl, Interrupted Gladiator Gone Baby Gone Hidalgo Hotel Rwanda House at the end of the street Hummingbird Inception Memento Misery Nightcrawler No country for old men Now you see me Premonition Pulp Fiction Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rocky Safety Not Guaranteed Seabiscuit Secret Window Seven Seven years in Tibet Shutter Island Side Effects Silver Linings Playbook Stranger Than Fiction Taken Taking Lives The Beach The Blind Side The Butterfly Effect The Call The Circle The Day after Tomorrow The Departed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Invisible The Lincoln Lawyer The Martian The Sixth Sense The Theory of Everything The Wolf of Wallstreet We need to talk about Kevin Unknown Zodiac Comedy: 21 Jump Street American Pie Bruce Almighty Delivery Man Dude, where’s my car? Due date Elf Epic Movie Eurotrip Forgetting Sarah Marshall Get him to the Greek Hallpass Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy Horrible Bosses How high I love you, man I love you, Philip Morris Jackass Just friends Just my luck Meet the Fockers Meet the Parents Movie 43 Neighbors Not another teen movie Pineapple Express Popstar: Never stop never stopping Role models Scary movie Shallow Hal Stan Helsing Ted Tenacious D - The Pick of Destiny That Awkward Moment The Hangover The Heat The Internship The Interview The Proposal Tropic Thunder Yes man Up in smoke Van the man Wedding crashers We’re the Millers White Chicks Girly/love: 10 things I hate about you 13 going on 30 17 again 500 days of summer A Cinderella Story A walk to remember Bridge to Terabithia Confessions of a Shopaholic Crazy stupid love Definitely, maybe Eat pray love Easy A Enchanted Friends with benefits Grease He’s just not that into you High School Musical How to lose a guy in 10 days Legally Blonde LOL Love Actually Marley and Me Mean Girls Midnight in Paris Miss Congeniality No strings attached P.s. I love you Ruby Sparks She’s out of my league She’s the man Stuck in love The First Time The Fundamentals of Caring The Great Gatsby The Holiday The Last Song The Notebook The Other Woman The Spectacular Now Titanic What a girl wants What to expect, when you’re expecting Wild Child Wild Horror: A nightmare on Elmstreet Cabin in the Woods Case 39 Creep Drag me to Hell Eden Lake El Orfanato Evil Dead Friday the 13th Gag Halloween Hannibal Rising Hostel I spit on your grave Insidious Mama Martyrs Paranormal Activity Poltergeist Rest Stop Room 148 Saw Silence of the Lambs Silent Hill Sinister Ted Bundy Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Blair Witch project The Collector The Conjuring The Eye The Fourth Kind The Grudge The Hills Have Eyes The Others The Ring The Shining The Ward The woman in black Would you rather Wrong turn

Music: Blues Brothers Nowhere Boy Pitch Perfect Raise your voice Rock of Ages Rock Star School of Rock The Runaways Whiplash

Teenager: Adventureland Boyhood Cyberbully Dakota Skye Fish tank How to be It’s kind of a funny story Juno My Suicide – Archie’s final project Perks of being a wallflower Project X The art of getting by The Bling Ring The Breakfast Club Thinspiration Thirteen Triple Dog

Tv-shows: American Horror Story Arrested Development Awkward Bones Breaking Bad Brooklyn Nine Nine Californication Criminal Minds CSI Desperate Housewives Dexter Freaks and Geeks Friends Game of Thrones Gilmore Girls Glee Gossip Girl Greek Homeland House of Cards How I met your mother Lost Misfits Modern Family Mr. Robot New Girl Orange is the new Black Parks and Recreation Pretty Little Liars Prison Break Sons of Anarchy Supernatural Teen Wolf That ‘70s show The Inbetweeners The Walking Dead Twin Peaks Undeclared Weeds Wilfred

Documentaries: Blackfish Bowling for Columbine Buck Catfish Fahrenheit 9/11 Making a Murderer Reincarnated Supersize Me Unbranded Zeitgeist: The Movie