#I won't use tag stucky tho

[mirnightghost]

Starfalls

They are like falling stars for each other. Yes, they both fell, both are associated with stars (five-pointed, but still stars). But also...after the star falls, you make a wish. And they made a wish. The desire to hear each other’s heartbeat, to touch at least for another moment. And as with every desire, you have to pay a high price for it. Pain, nightmares, torture, ice – they went through all this to meet again.

I've noticed that I've never liked ship names that include two names together. There's almost always something that throws me off and sounds ridiculous at best. And when I am locked within four walls and I need to come to God, I have to come to something more so that I feel comfortable. And I did! Now for me Steve/Bucky are starfalls and you can’t imagine how much this has eased my fixation on the fandom. I finally feel connected to what I do...wow? Wow 🤝 Well, since the name is for my comfort, I automatically made their relationship platonic under this name. (But nevertheless, there is no headcanon on their orientation; I cannot describe their relationship for myself using labels. Although if I had to use them, then the aroace spectrum)

Yes, I thought it was important to outline all this. Now if you see a post with them on my blog and the word “starfalls”, then this is the name of this ship for me, yes.

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (4-10 Jun 2023)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

🙂 i've been having a horrible time pulling myself together (deadratz) - steddie, 74K - angsty getting together fic

🥰 Red Queen to Overwatch (BootsnBlossoms, Kryptaria) - excellent 00Q AU - Bond moves in across the hall from freelance tech genius Q but Q think his oldest brother Mycroft might be a problem…

😊👂‍ Rotten To The Core (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries #8) (T.E. Kinsey, author; Elizabeth Knowelden, narrator) - back at it again with Emily & Flo in this cozy mystery series

🥰 A Man of Good Fortune (softestpunk) - 43K, Dreamling regency omegaverse AU - absolutely delightful, warm and fluffy; great worldbuilding

😊 Baby, You're the End of June (Oh_i_swear & thiccbuckybarnes, author; britbrit99, artist) - 155K, stucky no powers omegaverse mpreg - quite enjoyable, loved the very slow burn - great embroidery art!

🥰👂‍ We Could Be So Good (Cat Sebastian, author; Joel Leslie, narrator) - imma just quote TJ Alexander's review bc they're a great writer and better than me with words: "It's late 1950s New York City, and two reporters for a liberal pinko newspaper are falling in love with each other. Nick and Andy are exquisite. The vibes are immaculate. And for those of us who are wary of reading about queer historicals because we’ve all read That Type of Story Where Things End Terribly: this is not that. And thank fuck." Cat continues her incredible streak of 'low angst, mostly vibes' which I absolutely adore.

😍 Paper Things (saltandanchor) - 73K, Inception Pretty Woman AU - the PW is really just the initial set up for this incredible fic, loved loved loved it even tho I know nothing about inception except that JGL & TH had insane chemistry [this fic was begun 10.5 years ago and the author recently finished it after an 8 yr hiatus!!!! so never give up hope!]

💖💖 +108K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

(Baby, Baby) Can't You Hear My Heart Beat? (E_Greer) - Ted Lasso: Keeley/Roy/Jamie, 37K - my fave tag for this story: "author's shameless adoration of cranky older partners"

your blood is my territory (saltandanchor) - Shameless (US): Ian/Mickey, 10K - canon-divergent (i think) AU where Ian dances in a club and Mickey won't look at him - I don't think I watched Shameless past s3 but this felt very true to their characters

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Hot Ones - LL COOL J - this was possibly my fave Hot Ones ever

Hot Ones - Jenna Ortega

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

Re: Dracula - June 5: Simple Seriousness

Into It - While Writers Strike, Special Effects Artists Try To Unionize

Vibe Check - Welcome to Club Renaissance

Culture Gabfest Plus - The Spider-Verse Proliferates

⭐99% Invisible #539 - Courtroom Sketch

The Waves Plus - Finding Love Without Romance

⭐Sidedoor - Recording the World

⭐Outward Plus - Pride Special: Is “I Do” Best for You?

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Fairy Castle

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Temple of Pythons

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Frozen Dead Guy

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Tabor Opera House

Re: Dracula - Bonus 3: Antisemitism and the Gothic

Twenty Thousand Hertz+ - Seventh-Inning Stretch

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Alive: 2007 (Live) [Daft Punk] {2007}

Random Access Memories [Daft Punk] {2013}

Presenting The Prodigy

Nitzer Ebb

Sister Machine Gun

Electronic Radio • 2000s

My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult Radio • Party

Sneaker Pimps Radio • Chill

My Mix #5 [Duran Duran, ELO, etc]

The Age Of Pleasure [Janelle Monáe] {2023} - I just put this album on repeat all day long from 7:30 to 17:30

Save Ferris

Tomorrow Never Comes [Rancid] {2023}

Rancid