#And to think

[ponury-grajek]

I needed the comfort content with them, so I draw it myself

[serpientesuenos]

🫀 feliz Aries szn 🫀

[little-flowers]

“I made a ladder”

“just for you mumbo”

[sardonic-simp]

Date that ends with my hand on their throat and my dick in their ass when?

[luciddaydreamingworlds]

My version of Selkie Dreamy!!

Due to Dreamy's long-term exposure to Smurf magic, instead of being a full-sized seal, he is no bigger than a pup (perhaps smaller!). I love drawing Dreamy Seal so much.

@butterfrogmantis did a beautiful job with him, I'm sorry it took so long for me to draw and post mine 😅

[ziipzeepzop-eez]

gyis i had two energy drinks (celsius) today and i uh i don't really think i was supposed to do that gurgrhhgh

[yuzuna123]

I privated and deleted the bird app on my phone. Bye-bye.

[evans-heaven]

Anytime I see Sabrina Carpenter trending, my first initial thought is "are y'all finally apologizing to her?"

[cheese-rat29]

mads mikkelson has such a talent for quiet menacing, and it adds a lot to his iteration of hannibal lecter. this choice, in both acting and casting, honors some of the canon attributes of dr. lecter in thomas harris’s original books as well as sets him apart from sir anthony hopkin’s (very book accurate) portrayal. the way he can change the tone of the scene with a subtle shift in body language, and how he never once yells in the show but is always very threatening. it’s part of what makes this show so engaging and suspenseful.

[bookofhappyescapes]

Unfortunately, I was a kid who had to attend school during a pandemic.

This means I have had the experience of online school and the terror of going to school in person.

All this combined has convinced me that I do not need to leave the house. I get more done working from home (thank you private school for giving me an incredible work ethic), and I'm an introvert - I dont want to be spending hours interacting with people.

[eyesthatroll]

so this happened today (technically yesterday), red wings just don’t want to see me happy. they live to cause me pain

[clockworkbee]

‼️the fragile threads of power, spoilers‼️

hello??? I was expecting and expecting and expecting a Holland Vosijk appearance (for some reason, idk) and when I finally accepted the fact that that guy isn't gonna get a pov because he isn't gonna come back because well, dude's dead, right? What with all the statues made in his honour and memory but FUCK, right when I lost all hope of getting any more Holland Vosijk on page, Schwab was like ‘here, here, honey. look up. that's right. there he is’ !!!!!!!

[aria-ashryver]

Scents in Starlight

ive noticed this super helpful list of scents for writers popping up on my feed a lot today and it got me curious about what specific scents I have mentioned so far in my SICSIG descriptions, and whether i was making good use of scent in my scenes to create a sense of atmosphere.

Turns out I have mentioned at least 80 different scents so far, so uhh,, i'd say im doin alright on that front!

Here's a few favs ✨✨✨

The trio's individual scents

Gabriel (Cas's POV)

Golden Boy always smelled like chamomile. Chamomile and licorice and vanilla ice cream with a hint of bourbon. Sweet, but not too sweet. It was a scent so delicately fragrant that every time Cas smelled it, it made him want to punch something. He was pretty sure it wasn’t a cologne or anything — Golden Boy just smelled like that. Not that Cas spent an inordinate amount of time sniffing Adalhard, or anything.

Luca (Cas's POV)

Cas couldn’t say he’d never thought about it. Some days he’d catch a hint of Luca’s scent, the cinnamon-caramel-brandy-laced heat of their skin making him think of baked goods and decadent desserts. It was only natural for some instinctive part of him to perk up and wonder if Luca’s blood would taste as rich and sweet as they smelled.

Cas (Gabriel's POV)

Gabriel was standing in the circle Cas Harlow’s arms, his chest solid and warm against his back. This close, he could smell the vestiges of Cas’s cologne clinging to his skin.

Bright mandarin, woody cedar, the earthy spice of patchouli mixed with notes of leather.

Cassius permanent-thorn-in-his-side Harlow had no business smelling that good!

A few descriptions I like!

The rain had stopped in the time that he’d been gone; the world smelled of wet pavement and gasoline, and the air outside had a thin kind of quality to it. An empty, sucking thing. Grey. The pause before an intake of breath.

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Flakes of off-white paint speckled their fingers as they climbed, the smells of rust and tractor oil comforting to Cas in an odd kind of way.

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When Gabriel arrived at Luca’s house after a tiresome first day back at school, it was to be met with the homely smells of sugar and vanilla wafting through the air. He breathed it in deep, something nostalgic tugging at his heart.

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The earthy smells of bursting pollen and damp moss lifted underfoot with each step of his heavy boots. A finch took off from the treetops, snapping a twig as it went.

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Cas had smelled of melancholy when he’d arrived at the coven meeting last night. Of the hoppy, frothy tang of cheap beer and spray paint.

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He’d dreamed of them last night. Memories so clear he could all but smell the paint thinner as his sister Michaela rinsed out her paintbrushes at the kitchen sink, her easel set up in the sunny bay window where their grandmother liked to read the mail.

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Notes of bourbon clung in the air, cloying and sweet; then there was the saltier, muskier smell of sweat and leather; older scents of gasoline, concrete, and dust; smoky, electrical heat from the dim hanging lights; the bright florals of Val’s perfume cut through with notes of coffee where she stood next to him; and there, on Luca’s other side, a wild, masculine, mouth-watering scent that could only be Cas.

I'm certain I've missed several, but here's what I've described so far in Starlight!

Green / Natural

Damp earth

Pollen

Moss

Mud

Wet bark

Rain

Smoke

Cedar

Juniper resin

Pine sap

Fruit / Vegetables

Mandarin

(apparently I don't describe the scent of fruit much)

(which is criminal, bc my fav scent in the world is nectarines)

Florals / Herbs / Spices

Orchids

Lilies

Lavender

Patchouli

Cinnamon

Turmeric

Paprika

Saffron

Star anise

Fennel

Parsley

Garlic

Parmesan

Urban / Industrial

Blood (death / copper / iron - its a vampire fic, there are a lot of iterations of this one lol)

Skin

Sweat

Antiseptic

Lemon dishwashing liquid

Cold night air

Smoke

Gasoline

Leather

Diesel fumes

Wet pavement

Warm rubber

Dust

Paint thinner

Hot, old electronics

Concrete

Candle smoke

Bubblegum scented gel markers

Shampoo

Nail polish

Moisturiser

Mist of a freshly-used shower

Floral perfume

Musky cologne

Damp carpet (post-flooding)

Pine-based cleaning products

Plastic

Cotton sheets

Spray paint

Rust

Tractor oil

Cheap beer

Weed

Bong water

Food

Coffee

Freshly-baked brownies

Burnt toast

Vanilla extract

Baking cupcakes

Sugar-scented air

Caramel

Churros

Brandy

Bourbon

Chamomile

Vanilla ice cream

Licorice

Beef stew

Black pepper

Bacon

Pancakes

Sourdough pizza

This list was so fun to put together! And it just makes me want to describe scent even more; its so very evocative in establishing mood and making scenes feel more immersive.

[soobadnoonecanstopher]

Good evening Lori, how have you been? I was randomly overcome with the memory of your writing and how much it means to me so I came by to remind you that you're special. Miss you mom 🫶🏼

😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️ every day I am so thankful!

Every day I am filled with such longing for a return and I am flooded with the nostalgia of this place and the beautiful connections I have made with you here and then I am instantly drowned underneath the magnitude of the idea of starting again.

So drowned, in fact, that I immediately shut it down and convince myself that there is no way I can find the time or the words or the headspace to be able to do it again.

Your messages of love and genuine unconditional support like this are the tether keeping me here tied to this dream that maybe one day, maybe some day, maybe. ❤️❤️

[sapphire-weapon]

OH FUCK THE CAPCOM SHOWCASE IS TOMORROW

OH FUCK SEPARATE WAYS

WHY THE FUCK DID YOSHI-P PICK TONIGHT TO DROP THE FFXVI DEMO

My brain isn't going to be able to take being pulled in two different directions like this. Hopefully the XVI demo just makes me go "ok cool this will be good when it comes out" instead of obsessed with Mr. Clive Final Fantasy and how much I want to suck his cock holy shit I want to suck that man's cock.

I'm not ready I need more time in RE why is XVI coming out so soon uuuggghhhhh

[darlingdisfunctional]

When you and your eldest sibling are having a theological discussion and accidentally call the Old Testament 'Season One'