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[aurorangen]

Hey everyone…it's been a while, over two months now. The longest I've been away.

At first, I was taking a quick break, then some bad news came: my grandma is ill and was hospitalised. She's doing better than before, though we are still worried about her health. Usually, simblr helps me forget my anxieties, but it has been difficult to concentrate and make the next posts given what happened to Felix. So over time, my sim slump grew. I have no real mood to play any of my saves and interact with your blogs (or do anything really; all I feel like doing with my alone time is read and rot in bed. I'm in my bookish phase, which is a good thing actually, instead of screens all the time 😅).

Honestly, part of me is glad to be in a sim slump. I love simblr, but gosh is it so distracting. I put myself in shitty situations here. Like constantly checking simblr and obsessing over making/catching up on posts instead of doing other things. It's not a healthy habit. Still, I'm struggling to find a good balance between online and real life. I'm unsure if I'm even motivated and committed to continue this blog...

I just wanted to update you all because now is not the best time to be active here. My family and health come first and I am stressed about other stuff too. But I will return when things get better, though that's if I feel like posting again. I hope everyone is doing well and I miss you all very much. Take care my friends 🤗❤️

[caelysiiium]

TanFang from We Are คือเรารักกัน (2024) + some of my favourite romantic book quotes

[littlemillion]

Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice

(1813)

[micromegazz]

REAL REAL REAL

[asexualbookbird]

I don't usually care about storygraph graphs because I don't do star ratings or choose the correct format or log pages/hours read in a day, but. Here yall go.

[sancta-seraphina]

I wish I felt more like marketing my book right now and I wish I felt more excited about its release :(

[chronicallydragons]

MY YA FANTASY DEBUT IS ON GOODREADS! I REPEAT! MY YA FANTASY DEBUT IS FINALLY UP ON GOODREADS!!!!

It comes out Feb 2026 from Inked in Gray Press and is about Kat, a 17 year old high school senior who just found out that not only are dragons real, she is one. But shapeshifting dragons have been cursed to be puppets in their dragon forms to tyrannical dragon kings. Now, with new friends and new powers, Kat's on a mission to stop the kings, break the curse, free the dragons, and (maybe hardest of all) still pass calculus.

It's queer (aro/ace, bi, gay, nb rep galore!) It's got sword and sorcery and high school! It's got dragons and disability rep! This bad boy can fit so much sarcasm and angst in it!

[kevinsdsy]

this lil thing the apple books app does is so sexc to me

[roselinbooks]

Shifting Roots is on goodreads!!!! AAAAAAA!!!!!!!

[bloodmoonlich]

how do you stay so up to date/in the know on all the new music releases?? i feel like im constantly finding this like weeks/months after they release lol (also im dying to know your thoughts on the f5ve album!!)

One of my favorite questions! I mainly use the website album of the year - they have a page where people frequently add upcoming albums. Usually on Mondays I'll go through that to start my list for upcoming albums and then Friday morning I check the main page and see if there are any new/surprise additions. They usually have most albums I'm interested in. They also have a page where you can look for new singles. Finding and listening to new music is my favorite hobby so I loveeeee going through this website (and also checking around reddit / specific artists' social media) 😊

I'm excited for f5ve!!! Hoping I'll have time to listen today, but I've been so busy might not be until tomorrow. Hope you enjoy too!! Or enjoyed if you've already listened!!

[haeerizm]

why is shelf so cute wtf

[submersero]

to be honest i was weirded out a bit that the biggest plot twist was lestat = the saviour. i still liked the episode and i do enjoy lestat as a character. but it felt like an unnecessary change to have lestat save louis at the trial. i thought the whole point of the trial was armand killing claudia and madeleine and painting lestat as the bad guy so he could have louis for himself. now it seems armand had no plan or reason to even let the trial take place? if he didn't want to "save" louis anymore... he just did it to please the coven or because he already sold the tickets or he was too passive to cancel his earlier plans? am i missing something?

not feeling that twist either, actually hate it. and their later meeting and Louis apologizing 😬

have already made a post about it, also recommend checking #vampterview, i'm 100% sure there's more cohesive meta that actually makes sense lol also the interviews are out, haven't read all of them (idk where to get links, also no time) but do check them out. i rarely trust actors' insight, but it seems that there's communication between the iwtv show-runners, writers and actors for better understanding of the plot and characters' motivation.

i thought the whole point of the trial was armand killing claudia and madeleine and painting lestat as the bad guy so he could have louis for himself.

that was his plan in the book, yes

it seems armand had no plan or reason to even let the trial take place? if he didn't want to “save” louis anymore... he just did it to please the coven or because he already sold the tickets or he was too passive to cancel his earlier plans? am i missing something?

Armand had a reason to go along.

I agree with Assad, and the thing about Madeleine is not only the turn itself, but also the disobedience.

Armand had to choose between an unloved but stable coven he knew for 200 years, or unstable disobedient hard to control Louis who couldn't express his feelings clearly enough to dissipate Armand's growing doubts/fear about their (his) future. Armand's fear of rejecting the coven in Louis' favor comes from him being terrified of loneliness and abandonment. What if he leaves me? I've got nothing/no one left. (which is worse for vampires, as it had been accentuated at least two times in this show)

Let's not forget that Armand went in those tunnels with the intent of killing Louis, so it's not even his 1st attempt to make a tough choice and soothe the coven back into its place, and tickle Santiago's ego. Louis' inability to integrate, submit and accept the rules was the problem. After the direct threat (especially at Claudia) Louis changes his behavior. He submits by doming Armand, makes an effort with the theatre, which ironically results with Louis putting his mask back on, role-playing Lestat in bed, and distancing/cooling himself even more.

Louis gives him what Armand was trying to obtain this whole time, — control over himself (with consequences for both of them). For a second there, Louis thinks he has some kind of real domination over Armand, but it's clear to the viewers that unfortunately it's not the case. As Assad had said, Louis turns Madeleine despite Armand's “disapproval”. Disobedience (loss of control, no stability, possible loneliness), again. A big shift in their relationship that solidifies the choice.

Sacrifice had to be done regardless of Armand's feelings towards Louis, that's how he survives. Armand has his priorities. Control via rituals and rules gives him a sense of security, he prefers familiarity even if it's abusive and indifferent, anything but solitude. Armand would rather not move at all than risk and lose something he's used to/what he already has, even if he hates it. His fear leads to stupor, pain to disassociation. So he just stands there, in his cage, pretending everything's fine. The choice is whom to pull in.

Louis' attachment/dependence to/on Claudia (who was doomed from the start no matter what) would be a problem after her death, resulting in a complete broken/unstable/detached/chaotic/very hard to control Louis. If Armand wasn't sure about his future with Louis before the coven's ultimatum/play, now he is 100% sure, not even worth risking his comfortable confinement to try. (we saw a glimpse of the conflict and how Armand had dealt with it in the 70s)

After Louis refuses to leave and destroys the coven, Armand has nothing left but Louis. Better this than nothing, i'll make it work. He was panicking in the Magnus' tower, luckily for him Lestat is the worst, so Armand creates a new cage. You could see the fear in his eyes during the Dubai big reveal, hear it in his voice. Stupidly, he decided to diminish/deescalate the seriousness of the situation in the worst possible way (not that it would change something), which resulted in Louis bonking Armand's head against the wall. (same situation with Lestat in the tower: “And I have to be willing… and I'm not in the mood.”, but in this case Armand had allowed Louis his rightful outburst). Guess it's now Daniel's turn, lol

not going to lie, i lost it at your line: “because he already sold the tickets”, the idea of Armand going further with his act because the tickets were already sold sends me

[borealopelta]

@ferrame tagged me to share 9 books i'm looking forward to reading in 2025! thank you!

so much nonfiction from my nonfic tbr, exciting christmas presents, and my "of course i can read a novel in italian without learning italian" delusion book purchase.

i'll tag uhh @marcusagrippa @vedrividia @daughterofhecata @smolsleepyfox @derry-rain and @gnfard if you want to do it!!

[oblivionsdream]

I’m almost certain someone has to have suggested it before but if you like the fae you might really enjoy Seanan McGuire’s October Daye series

I don't think so? Or if they have I don't remember. But I'll definitely add it to my tbr!

[dwell-the-brave]

GENTLE REMINDER

Just a gentle reminder to NOT add fanfic to sites such as Goodreads and the like. Fanfic exists in a legal grey area as transformative works but what we won't want to do is summon the Great Eye of Sauron that is publishers and rights holders to the little sandbox we all play in by making fanfic INCLUDED IN SEARCH RESULTS FOR THE ORIGINAL MEDIA.

I've had to email Goodreads support to get my fanfic removed from their site this morning, and I'm waiting on a response now.

Goddamn.

This is the only time I will ask nicely.

x

[sancta-seraphina]

best wishes to thee!! how might we read thy book?

Holiest, which is the first book of the series, will be available starting Aug. 13, 2025, on at least Amazon & Ingram. I'm planning on e-books, paperbacks, and a hardcover. A potential audiobook is also being researched/looked into.

I am still deciding which other platforms to make the books available on. 💕