#CONvergence Con

[convergencecon]

Hang out with real one and (former) Minnesota Viking, author, game designer, and activist Chris Kluwe this summer at CONvergence! Get weekend passes at cvgcon.org

[leebrontide]

Yay! I am on a panel at CONvergence after all! Many thanks to the scheduling staff who realized my panel signups didn't get sent in and let me sign up to a panel that wasn't full yet, that happened to be one that I really super wanted to be on!

I will be on the Eugenics in Science Fiction panel Thursday evening, and then go right from there to my book launch room party! My science fiction book that is very much about eugenics and it's expression in modern US life, told via superheroes!

I hope to see some of you there!

(EDIT: looks like it may be video recorded so if I get a chance I will share that with y'all)

[liaonyxrayne]

For anyone attending @convergencecon this year, look for my art in the Art Show and Marketplace! Nine different postcards up for sale!

[beelzerog]

Flyer TIme

Time & Date are set for the "Video Games After Dark" panel at @convergencecon. So it's time to make some flyers. Did these on stream on Joystick.tv yesterday. Had to play with the colors a bit because the "After Dark" wasn't showing up well on the printed versions.

[clannfearrunt]

If I understood physics and bones enough to design skeletons I’d be unstoppable. You just KNOW the splat era fish folks are hiding strange skeletal secrets in there. Those are not tetrapods they are New

[fucklestat]

come to me 🎶

[unhinged-comics-screaming]

I can order a navy bomber from uniqlo and pick up a metal gear shirt... or wait like 4 days and pick up a capcom anniversary shirt too...

[twincitiesgeek]

The Twin Cities Geek 2024 Minnesota Convention Guide

Our guide to the coming year of conventions in Minnesota is here! Which ones will you be attending?

A new year is here, and that means it’s time to update your convention calendar. There’s at least one con happening in almost every month of the year, with events focusing on gaming, comics, sci fi and fantasy, anime, horror, LEGOs, Broadway musicals, general pop culture, and more. Fandom-specific events include conventions dedicated entirely to Doctor Who, Pokémon, The Vampire Diaries, and…

[monstrous-woof]

so theres been a 21.5 inch screen tablet sitting at work for a few weeks and ive been watching the price go down. today it was $170 before my 25% staff discount and after reading some reviews i may have bought myself a little christmas present LOL it is really nice though and im gonna put it on an arm so i dont gotta deal with unplugging it and shit. it is preowned but its in really nice shape and it even has both of the 2 pens its supposed to have and 2 extra nibs! the only thing missing seems to be the 3 different options for the VGA converters which those arent expensive

[patrickwmarsh]

Visit me at CONvergence 2024

Favorite time of year. I’ll be at CONvergence 2024. I’ll be on panels. Selling my books and artwork. Hanging out. The whole thing. I love this event. This is my ninth year there. Always such a great group of people. You can hit it right here to learn more about it. Here is my schedule for Con Thursday – 7/4 I Know it’s Terrible But I love it Anyway – 12:30 pm – Moderator  Darker Storylines of…

[convergencecon]

Don't spend 4th of July weekend bored and melting. Come party, play games, and have a blast at CONvergence! Get passes now: cvgcon.org

[leebrontide]

Packing for this now!

If you're in the area, please stop by! I would love to talk to people. I will sign your book if you want, I will sell you a book if you want, or I will sit and chat with you about basically whatever, no purchase necessary.

I hope to see some of you, then!

[dental1234]

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[beelzerog]

Video Games After Dark

@convergencecon has their schedule up! Stop by Friday night for "Video Games After Dark". 18+

[benkaben]

I've got many thoughts about Top Form, actually, just not the structure to write them down separately and coherently ngghhhh.

First, I think a lot about the how it has adapted the original manga/anime in ways that both enrich the story and stay true to the characters feelings, I think the decision to step away from the whole non-con/dub-con aspect for the main pairing and instead offer moments that feel honest and kind was really smart.

I think about the commitment Boom and Smart dedicated to their roles and how attached to these characters they are, and how that adds to the overall high quality of it all, how they've payed attention to every detail and how well the story is being told.

I think a whole lot about the constant commentary it makes on real life celebrity culture and the entertainment industry, and how it tackles a lot of things that feel close and real to us, the current audience, like the homophobia actors face, the double standards of the fans, media manipulation, the predatory paparazzi practices, and how it goes hand in hand with the romantic side of the story.

I'm watching all of this develop hoping people listen, also.

Finally, I don't think I'll stop preaching the Quality™ of it all, the visual metaphors, the everything....

This whole sequence of Akin floating in a honey-dream space, as if being drowned by the sweetness of it all??​ Convincing himself he will wake up and everything will be gone, just as dreams do.

And then tying that together with the rooftop scene, where he accepts the fact that the love Jin is offering is real, it's not a dream, and not only that, but he is actually being himself, after so long of being just a mask of the expectations of everyone else...

God. Yeah. Storytelling my beloved.

I'm filled with a lot of thoughts, and they all converge with one another, but overall? I'm just really, really enjoying this show.

[allwaswell16]

A One Direction fic rec of long fics with bottom Harry as requested in this ask. If you enjoy the fics, please leave kudos and comments for the writers! You can find my other recs here. Happy reading!

- Louis / Harry -

📖 Time Bomb by ThisSentimentalHeart

(M, 291k, famous/famous au) the one where Louis has everything: a lead role in a giant Hollywood franchise, a glittering new house with an entertaining Irish neighbor, and a steady, normal boyfriend who he probably loves.

📖 Light, Spark and Fire (series) by green_feelings / @greenfeelings

(E, 239k, omegaverse) Harry’s working on taking Louis’ walls down, until he builds his own up.

📖 Pretty Please (With Sugar On Top) by @angelichl

(E, 113k, omegaverse) Harry is a sugar baby omega who cons rich alphas for a living. Louis is a rich alpha with too much self-control.

📖 Give Me Truths by iwillpaintasongforlou / @canonlarry

(E, 110k, punk Louis) the one in which Louis falls in love with a fragile boy and tells him every beautiful truth in the world, as long as it makes him happy.

📖 apple pie baked just right by 28goldensfics / @28goldens

(E, 106k, farm) Louis has to get away. The news of his father’s terminal diagnosis, the loss of his job, and the breakup with his girlfriend leads Louis to leave for a life of slower things in the small town of Cedar Hills.

📖 Say Something by @kingsofeverything

(E, 105k, omegaverse) At fifty years old and recently divorced, Omega Harry Styles isn't interested in dating. When his doctor suggests a heat and rut matching service, he signs up out of necessity.

📖 of the divine (series) by devilinmybrain / @thedevilinmybrain

(E, 104k, guardian angel Harry) "I'm your-" The man shifts his weight, hesitantly bringing his hands together in front of him. It's an endearingly nervous habit. "I'm your guardian angel."

📖 De amore ex tempore by @persephoneflouwers

(M, 101k, historical) the Time Travel AU where alternate versions of themselves live simultaneously in different realities and their paths collide every time, until somehow, they converge into one.

📖 Victorian Boy by audreyhheart

(E, 101k, historical) Victorian AU. Harry the virgin Duke of Somerset knows little of love, while Louis the sly Duke of Warwick knows too much. When the two dukes come together for the Bilsdale fox hunt in York, Harry finds himself drawn into Louis' bed.

📖 Ace of Spades (series) by @allwaswell16

(E, 90k, pirates) Living as a sheltered omega in a farming village has not prepared Harry for life aboard the most notorious pirate ship to sail the Atlantic. Or Louis is a pirate, Harry is his captive, and no one is who they say they are.

📖 The Pros and Cons of Breathing by @hellolovers13

(E, 81k, omegaverse) Omega Harry has always known he'd be married off someday, so when he's betrothed to Prince Louis, he's anxious about having to leave his life behind, but hopeful for a happy marriage. The hope doesn't last long

📖 Truth Be Told (I Never Was Yours) by JustForTommo

(E, 76k, wedding planner) the one where Louis and Harry have a complicated past, Louis is getting married to someone that’s not Harry, and the universe has decided to have a laugh and make Harry the wedding planner

📖 Falling For Me Won't Be A Mistake by Rearviewdreamer / @all-these-larrythings

(M, 74k, mpreg) Harry is married to his job and so overworked that he doesn't know how to stop. All it takes is a forced Hawaiian get-a-away, the warm tropical breeze of the island, and the most beautiful, elusive man he's ever seen to make him remember what living is like outside of work.

📖 And I'll judge the cover by the book by harrystylesandstuff

(M, 73k, uni) a Private University AU where Harry is a queer posh prince, Louis is a closeted troublemaker, and neither expect to understand each other the way they will.

📖 Bikestrike by thinlines / @thinlinez

(E, 68k, omegaverse) What would you do if you saw someone riding your bike, which had been stolen weeks before, across campus? Omega Harry chose to show no mercy. He didn't know it would all lead him to his own demise.

📖 More Than You Know by @brightlyharry

(E, 64k, miscommunication) the one where Louis is a doorman for a luxury apartment building and Harry is the newest resident of the penthouse

📖 Lend Me Your Hand by QuickedWeen / @becomeawendybird

(M, 63k, historical) Society has long since decided that the soulmarks everyone is born with are entirely unfashionable. They're just another way for people of a lower class to scam their way into marrying above their station.

📖 Bye Bye's Are Not For Legends (I'm Forever Young) by kikikryslee / @flamboyantommo

(M, 51k, superheroes) A Superhero AU where Louis, Liam and Niall are immortal and have superpowers - Liam can clone himself, Niall can inflict pain at the drop of a hat and Louis can kill with the blink of an eye - and want fellow immortal Harry, who puts a twist on the term 'mind control,' to join their group in order to save the world.

📖 you're ripped at every edge, but you're a masterpiece by Valentia

(E, 50k, uni) The one where Harry is soft and pretty but doesn't see it and Louis just wants to love him the way he deserves.

- Rare Pairs -

📖 All I Want by gvitup4zh

(E, 149k, Zayn/Harry) Zayn, music producer and single father, meets Harry, server and aspiring singer-songwriter, by chance one night and before the evening is over, Zayn has offered him a job as a nanny for his two kids.