I'm Samayla on AO3 and DA. I write fantasy, scifi, historical, and fanfiction, and I currently have three (?!) novels in the works because I have no self control. I also create fandom based and original art when the mood strikes. I'm crafty and crazy and a little bit obsessed with everything, it would seem...
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Childermassâ vision (requested by â swingriaâ)
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Tried my hand at darning today! Is it perfect? No, but my recycled bedsheet skirt no longer has a hole in it!
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Hey, if youâre still looking for people to playtest your Scholomance rpg, Iâd love to do so! I can do either solo or group play, and Iâve read all the Scholomance books and absolutely LOVE THEM :)
That would be AMAZING!! I'm still meandering through a solo test myself, and I keep coming up with things that need tweaking, or ideas to make things easier for players -- my first attempt got my character killed like an hour into her first day because like three rules I'd written stacked up unexpectedly and absolutely wiped her out. Not very fun. Plus the 40-page Google Doc was a total nightmare to navigate, so I'm still working on reformatting the whole thing into Sheets for ease of access.
I feel bad this is taking so long, but I really want this to be sort of an open world/sandbox style game. That many choices mean a LOT of research and fact-checking, and the Wiki isn't exactly robust for this universe. I'm doing the research the old-fashioned way...

BUT -- I'm only working part-time this summer, so I hope to have this thing done very soon! I just really want this to be the whole-package, you know? A chance for players to climb inside the hope-punk world of the Scholomance and do magic! I'll definitely let you know when it's ready for more
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reposting this on here because I enjoy this account and because this is a really useful visual depiction of how to mend using thread.
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Mammals both produce milk and have hair. Ergo, a coconut is a mammal.
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Meet Zephyr!
The light in this pic doesn't pick it up, but his fins are edged with irridescent blue like the dot under his eye. So pretty! He also has shiny silver scales around his chin, and when he flares it's solid black like his lips.
He's very personable too - interestingly, he seems more comfortable with me than with the plants in his tank. He flared at the first leaf that brushed against him, then swam back up to me at the front of the tank!
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My sweet boy Quill the betta fish died today. Nearly a year on my desk, and I miss him sitting by me already. The students miss him too. I broke the news to six of my twenty classes today. Going to be a long week...

#betta fish#one second grader offered to give me the âone free betta fishâ i.o.u. he'd gotten for his birthday đ#he was enormous!#just his body proper was nearly the length of my index finger#then his beautiful veil tail#i'm just glad he's not suffering anymore#it was bad all last week
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never forget the universal rule of the order of things: People Will Not Read It
#worked in a gas station for a while and on certain days the wind would keep blowing open one door#so we had a massive neon green sign#and we would hang it at face level on the door when we had to lock it#âuse other door.â#the NUMBER OF PEOPLE who would walk directly into that sign!!!#like full-on faceplant into neon green USE OTHER DOOR sign#and then come in and shout at us about how our door wasn't working and we really should do something about that#omg the drama!
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It's my birthday and per tradition, I need to create something, but I just worked a 12-hour day, and I am shot.
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Yeah Mr. Darcyâs proposal was a complete turd and a half but you gotta understand. You got your life together. A good career, stable income, retirement plan, all that shit together. And you meet this girl. And sheâs everything. Clever, outspoken, funny, calls you on your bullshit. Grade A cutie, right? And she doesnât go out of her way to spend time with you but sheâs nice, and sometimes you catch her looking your way in a way that makes you think you might have a shot.
But her family. Holy shit.
First off, itâs p much ALL women, and mostly UNMARRIED women, which at this time means of something happens to her dad then youâre financially responsible for like. Four grown ass adults, potentially forever
Because mom in law is DEFINITELY gonna need someone to take care of her when dad in law kicks it, and they have like. NO money. So already youâre accepting that if all goes well, youâre gonna be one random old bagâs retirement home. Thatâs expensive and exhausting, yeah? Imagine asking someone on a first date knowing that if they say yes and things go good her high-strung chihuahua mother is gonna move in with you. IMAGINE.
And girlyâs other sisters. Well, one is a sweetheart, yeah, so she probably wonât be an issue, but that still leaves three more, and two of those ones are INSUFFERABLE. Never went to school, dumb as rocks, spend cash like itâs toilet paper
And while one of the two is young still and might grow out of it the OTHER one is actively torpedoâing her entire familyâs reputation by wandering off with random dudes and chasing ass. Sheâs never gonna work, she canât build connections, sheâs a fucking sinkhole, and sheâs being led on by the same goddamn con man ass leeching tit whoâs been bleeding you dry while telling anyone whoâll listen that your family is full of ratty thieving bastards.
And if he dumps her after a week- WHICH YOU KNOW HIS BITCH ASS IS GONNA- youâve got a SECOND UNMARRIABLE GROWN ASS ADULT TO PROVIDE FOR. And you KNOW sheâs gonna be a tantrum-throwing little shit about it, and itâs not like you can lock her in the basement or something, youâre gonna have to bring her fucking. Everywhere. And give her an allowance and shit while she contributes zero, because again, she NEVER GOT EDUCATED AND HAS NO MARKETABLE SKILLS. Sheâs not even good to TALK to. FUCK
And youâre looking at this girlâs father like âplease for the love of fuck get your spawn under control, marry them off, get them working on their rĂ©sumĂ©, learning to sew or be nursemaids or manage staff or SOMETHING, yall got no money and one foot in the graveâ and that old man just laughs like âhaha yeah, what can you do. lolâ
So youâre looking to the mom and finally itâs making sense how she got that twitch in her eye and as MUCH as she is youâre starting to realize sheâs the SMART one, desperately throwing her armloads of girls at random men like theyâre a bunch of fucking lifeboats bobbing around a sinking ship, like yes Jesus Christ sweetly that life boat IS old and ugly and kind of boring but for FUCKS SAKE PICK ONE
And you look back at this girl who is ALSO REFUSING THE LIFE BOATS BY THE WAY and god damn it sheâs still the most radiant thing youâve ever seen so fine, fuck it, Christ alive, youâll do it. Youâll shoot your shot. Sheâs everything youâve ever wanted in anybody abut itâs not even just about that anymore, itâs about being her best fucking shot at a future, and even if she doesnât like you all that much sheâs still gonna say yes and that might break your heart a bit knowing itâs about the money but who knows, maybe it will at least be civil, or companionable, and even if she doesnât LOVE you at least youâll know sheâs well and cared for
And so youâll do it. Youâll take on the neurotic stress mess mother in law, the absent father, the broke ass wingnut no brain no money no future airhead sisters, the bad mannered relatives and the embarrassing behaviour and the impending future of sharing your entire shit with a clown parade of freeloaders, youâll risk it all and accept the absolute certainty of financial ruin and emotional exhaustion for the rest of your whole ass life and youâll make your own family deal with it too, youâll do it, youâll fucking DO IT, you stupid lovesick motherfucker
And so you go to this chick like âlook. Your whole familyâs a shitshow. Youâve got fucking nothing and youâre gonna die on the street. But for some reason- and I donât get it either- Iâve fallen in love with you, and I wish I didnât, but I did, so Iâm telling you that whether you like me or not, Iâll give you everything. Iâll give you everything even if itâs the dumbest shit I ever done. Fuck my stupid Baka ass, Iâll marry you.â
And she looks at you- having heard or considered absolutely none of your months-long internal debate and monologue- and goes âThe fuck did you just say about my family, you son of a bitch?â
And the shock of that is enough to jolt you back into a reality where you are able to actually hear and process what just came out of your damn mouth And yeah
Yeah, I think I kinda get it
#pride and prejudice#to be fair#while that is a perfectly correct summary of Darcy's inner debate#Darcy's flaw is that he never stops to consider what Elizabeth's might be#He's just insulted her entire WORLD#The whole of her existence and realm of experience#The mother and sisters she has been desperately trying to manage#the absent father and lack of direction she's tried to rise above her entire life#all of the manners and wit and education and connections she's painstakingly cultivated for herself in spite of these terrible burdens#She loves them and wants the best for them and has done her best for them all her life.#He's basically told her it's all a dumpster fire and everything she's put her energy into all her life is just going to make him miserable#but hey wanna hitch your misery-inducing dumpster fire to me for the rest of your life?#And she's seen what a mismatched marriage looks like#Her father was likely dazzled by a pretty face and has regretted it ever since and look how hard that has made things!#Why would she expect anything different from Darcy after a speech like that?#Why would she ever choose that?#Even if he loves her now -- how could she expect that to last?#And her response is so satisfying for readers because we've been going through it with her#Darcy hasn't.#Until he makes the conscious decision to do so#To insert himself into scandal and stand by her family against his own#His first proposal is acknowledgement of a burden.#His second is him asking âHave I lightened it? Will you trust me to lighten it further?â#And that's why she says yes and why that's so satisfying too
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So..... The stars themselves do not appear to have been titanium or gold. The post was fine, but the edges of the actual stars made my ear itch within two hours... Sad day. That's what I get for gambling on Etsy.
I was out running errands in town, so I stopped into the studio that did my piercings, and they had FAR more choices than the last time I was in. They hooked me up with the pretty crystal moon and helped me change out the backs of both pieces so they fit better and won't spin.
The ear's a little sore right now, but I do like the moon. And mixing silver and gold means it'll generally match pretty much anything I wear in my lobes.

Just received new titanium and gold jewelry for my double flat cartilage piercing! I'm hideously allergic to almost all metals, so I've been stuck wearing basic titanium balls since I got these done. The new earrings are super cute, but the one might be too big for the placement I want... Cross your fingers while I try these on! I'll post pics if they work!
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I love them, Your Honor!
Just received new titanium and gold jewelry for my double flat cartilage piercing! I'm hideously allergic to almost all metals, so I've been stuck wearing basic titanium balls since I got these done. The new earrings are super cute, but the one might be too big for the placement I want... Cross your fingers while I try these on! I'll post pics if they work!
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