jeeeeeeesus the third book in the devoured worlds series is such a mindfuck and i am loving it. seriously, if you trust my opinion on books at all—and want to devour an absolutely gorgeous queernorm science fiction trilogy (that kinda sorta maybe borders on horror and fantasy, but in a very good way) with a bi narrator (there are technically two narrators; this technicality hinges on the “interlude” chapters—but the male narrator is canonically bisexual) and an absolutely wonderful romance at its heart—read this series. i have an arc of book 3, but it comes out in may 2024 and books 1 and 2 are already out (they both released in 2023), so you won’t have long to wait and will have plenty of material to occupy you til then.
arguably my favorite part of the series is the worldbuilding bc of so many factors, but, to narrow it down to one specific thing and prevent this post from being pages long, it’s the idea of “printing.” i’m pretty sure i’ve talked about this on here before, but “printing” is essentially 3D printing a body in your “preferred print,” which can be adjusted from what you’re born in via little things (a la changing the shape of your nose) or big things (if you’re born with a penis, you can change it so your preferred print—your preferred body—has a vagina) which is a practice not only accepted but encouraged for trans people should they want to transition, and the aforementioned male narrator creates an organization to help poor people born in the wrong body print into their preferred one
but beyond that, there are so many other things that easily make this one of my all-time favorite book series ever (absolutely my only current favorite book series, to the point that i might actually reread it, which i haven’t done for any book in literal years. i only owned the ebook copies and got the print copies for Christmas so i could reread them in paperback and get everyone i live with to read them, too. that’s how much i love this book series). from the plethora of they/them characters (though admittedly i wouldn’t have minded some neopronouns; this is the future, after all) and the constant queer rep (beyond the two narrators, of the secondary characters, i’d say 80% of them are confirmed queer, while the rest either don’t have romantic relations on page and you thus can’t know for sure, or you can simply assume they’re queer in some capacity bc of context clues—a la one male character remarking on the hotness of another male character; this happened not too long ago in book 3) to the sheer brilliance of the science fiction, horror, and fantasy elements, to the fact book 1 is literally about the characters trying to figure out why an entire planet is honest to god fucking haunted, the horrific creep factor of the misprints, and the fact book 1 got me to care about a fucking spaceship beyond just that old “humans will get attached to anything” schtick (we got its pov in book 1!! i was emotionally devastated!!). plus, and while avoiding spoilers, if you like the fungus from the last of us, this series takes it a thousand steps further. and that’s not even touching on the absolutely gripping plots of all three books. i am obsessed.
and if you’re a character-driven reader like me, you’ll be thrilled that each and every character is multifaceted and endearing in myriad ways—even the shitty ones: looking at you, Fletch, and i fucking love Chiyo even with her finalizer wife—so you look forward to each and every one of them appearing on page.
MILD SPOILER: book 3 even introduces time travel, which could seem campy and ridiculous but is written in such a way that you can’t help but enjoy it. Megan E O’Keefe is fucking brilliant, my dudes END MILD SPOILER
christ i could ramble about this series all day, but that would mean i can’t continue reading book 3 and i really fucking wanna do that, so i’ll leave it here. here’s my reviews for book 1 The Blighted Stars and book 2 The Fractured Dark. just. go read this series, and then come yell at me about it. i want more people to read it so i can fangirl with you.
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so I got really pissed off at this dude last night on fetlife asking me to be his puppy (i.e., a type of submissive) and I got reaaaally pissed bc people (read: cishet men) have been doing this constantly so I took my aggression out on his stupid ass. here is what I said, I reread it this morning and it's SO AGGRESSIVE LOL I WAS SO MAD. here it is + more under the cut:
IF YOU HAD ACTUALLY LEARNED TO READ BASIC ENGLISH IN YOUR LIFE TIME, YOU WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE I AM PERMANENTLY UNAVAILABLE AS ANY TYPE OF BOTTOM.
GET FÜKED YA LIL GUPPY! JFC. WHAT A SAD & DESPAIRING MINUSCULE THING YOU ARE.
YOUR FUCKIN...OUTRIGHT & DESPERATELY CRYING EXCUSE OF A """MATING CALL""" IS MORE DEPRESSING THAN WATCHIN' A WEE BOY BEIN' STRAPPED UP & FORCED TO WATCH HIS GROTESQUE BLOB OF A MOMMA BAG & BEAT THE SHIT OF HER TINY LIL BABY DAUGHTER FOR SPILLIN' HER WEE GLASS OF MILK, INNIIT YEAH?,
GOOD GODS, JEEEEEEESUS JESUS FUCKIN CHRIST. THAT BASTARD'S ROTTING CARCASS GATHERING ASTEROIDS, STAR DUST AND SATELLITE DEBRIS...YOU THINK WHATEVER GODS YOU BELIEVE IN??? YOU THINK THAT THEY ARE LISTENING ? THAT THEY HAD, AT SOME POINT IN ETERNITY, TO LISTEN TO YOU??? MISERABLE FREAK.
FUCKIN A' MAN, IT'S THE FUCKING OBLIVIOUS CIS HETERO YT CUNTS LIKE YOU, THAT ARE ALWAYS JUST MUCKING ABOUT. STICKING Y'ALL'S ENTIRELY VOMIT-INDUCING, TINY, NASTY FUCKING DICKS AND JUST PLASTERING THAT SHRIVELED UP FUCKING MINISCULE GHERKIN ALL OVER THE INTERNET FOR ALL CREEPS TO BK TN HI BB
GAG! FUCKING GAGGING AT THE RIGHT OF YOU, WITH A SINGLE CAVEMAN-LIKE FOUR WORD, DISGUSTING PHRASE.
GOOD LORDS OF HEAVEN, HELL, & LIMBO. MAY I ASK YOU TO MAKE IT OUT SO THIS FUCKHEAD OF A MAN NEVER FEELS THE TOUCH NOR SMELLS THE SCENT OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN EVER AGAIN DID THE REST OF HIS EXISTENCE IN THIS UNIVERSE.
AND WITH THAT!!!!! GOODBYE SHIT STANK ASS MAN.
NEXT TIME READ A PERSON'S PROFILE BEFORE YOU SEND YOUR STUPID FUCKING TRASH.
GET EATEN ALIVE BY GEESE.......BYYYYEEEE.... EAT YER OWN FUCKIN ASS!!!
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Reading One Piece: Chapters 1020-1022
-”And that is why I tell you to protect Wano- for me!” Oh, he will, Kaido. Just not the way you think.
-”Well, after years of practice, wishing every day your friends’ death was a dream... one does get used to being hurt by illusions.” Oh, ow.
-I like this a lot. Robin’s done doubting herself and her crew; they’re in this together come hell or high water. No illusions or misdirection will shatter that faith anymore.
-Oh, duh, of course Momo can just fly Luffy back up! Assuming he can master his whole transforming dragon powers, of course...
-”I can be a demon if I have to.” JEEEEEEESUS CHRIST
-Yeah, that was a damn good fight. Physical and visceral in all the best ways.
-”Turn me into an adult!” ...shit, she can do that?
-”It is those very emotions that make us who we are!” Loootta history coming home to roost here.
-god these fucking voodoo powers suck so much
-Hell yeah, vengeance for Pedro!
-”It’s time for the stars to take the stage!” What a badass way to bow out of a battle and still technically win the fight.
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TFATWS episode 2 rewatch commentary
We should've guessed John Walker was going to be an asshole the moment it was revealed he played football in high school
That remix of star spangled man is my villain origin story JEEEEEEESUS i want to punch something
They literally mass produced a Walker action figure in two weeks what the fuck
"Your new Captain America" GAAAAAAAAAAh * angry noises *
"For those who aren't familiar with John's resume" thank you GMA lady
My face during that whole speech: wtf and indignation intensify
Bucky's face: yep same.
Imagine being Sam and everywhere you go you're seeing your one (1) mistake spit in your face overandoverandover again that's g r e a t
Tbh that sambucky reunion was anticlimatic as fuck but i actually liked that, it was like WELL HERE WE GO AGAIN they can’t look at each other for 5 seconds before they need to start bickering
"You think it didn't break my heart" SAM SWEETIE
YeAH TELL HIM SAM
The way I know this clip by heart help me. It's still hilarious but it's even better now that I know that they literally just met and they're already bickering can you PLEASE stop you children
T H E B I G T H R E E
Spoiler it was a thing
Love how nonchalant Joaquín is about this entire situation lmao
"You sure about that"
*Fakes smiles* yeah, * screams *
Congrats at least you didn't rip your arm off this time that's what I call progress
is he… is he wearing high wasted skinny (jeans) combat pants?
Redwing i'm sorry for what's about to happen :(
"Look at you all stealthy" PLEASE
"it's white wolf, actually" n e r d
SAM MATERIALIZING OUT OF THIN AIR SAFHAJSFHA this is the second time that happened it’s so funny
H E LLO H O W A R E Y O U?
GOOD! WHAT DID I MISS! NOTHING
They're literally 5 CHILDREN CHILDREN PLEASE STOP
AND I CAN FLY WHO GIVES A SHIT fsdjhfadjkfh
L e t m e s e e
Four
Yeah
Five!
YeaH
“So they're strong. W h a t e v e r”
SFHJDASKFA we're superheroes ma'am vibes
3 supersoldiers what could possibly go wrong
REDWING MY BELOVED FAREWELL
"I always wanted to do that" *gets punched in the face* you deserved that
YEAH BABEE look at those wings
Why do the knockoff duo have a special handshake jesus fucking christ i hate them
“SAM JOHN WALKER CAPTAIN AMERICA” Sam: *Glares harder*
Sam is having a very shitty day
So are we going to ignore that Bucky did t h e t h i n g with the shield? Ok? Ok.
You can't tell me he wasn't thinking of just grabbing it like a toy and not returning it in the middle of the fight sfj
LOOK AT THOSE W I N G S
*whispers* t h e e arm thing
*Stares at the wall* I CAN'T WITH THAT SEQUENCE WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO MEJSFHJASFAH PLEASE they didn't have to go that far with the grunting noises PLEASE
John Walker getting his ass served is something that can be so personal<3
Also, I like that they've now established that he CAN lose a fight, which makes me wonder if he's also going to use his political influence as leverage against sam and bucky once he goes berserk
"It's one of the big three" "Aliens, androids or wizards" "pretty sure" lmao yeah I don't think that's the vindication Sam was looking for
"Look, I've done the work, okay" SHUT THE FUUUUUUCK UP
"You ever jump on top of a grenade" bucky finding out about it in the middle of a briefing during the war fic trope intensifies
"It's a reinforced helmet" well you're fucking losing the point there then you naive clown
Captain "Kind of the government" America??? NOPE NOPE GOODBYE N O P E NOOOOOOOOOOOPE
"Usually said by the people with the resources" daaamn
“I'm Battlestar. John's partner" A clown that’s what you are
Bucky: YES I'VE REACHED MY LIMIT STOP THE FUCKING CAR
"It'd be a whole lot easier if I had Cap's wingmen on my side" FUUUUUUUUUCK YOUUUUUUU
"It's always that last line" yeP
Erin Kellyman is??? So pretty???
"The GRC care more about the people who came back than the ones who never left" love how they keep putting those random bits since otherwise their position sounds??? Extremely reasonable?? BUT THEY ARE V I O L E N T R E V O L U T I O N E R S fuck off
"Let's take the shield, Sam" oh you BET he's been spiraling thinking about 3224 strategies on how to steal the shield during that flight
Sharon name drop:)
YES I KNOW YOU WERE ON THE RUN FOR TWO YEARS I'D REALLY HAVE WANTED TO SEE MORE OF IT JFC @marvel i hate you so much
The whole Baltimore sequence * chef's kiss *
ELI SWEETIE
Friendly reminder that Isaiah Bradley won a fight against the Winter Soldier. Proceed.
"I'm not a killer anymore" bucky sweetie
"You think you can wake up one day and decide who you wanna be" OOOOF
Carl Lumbly's acting f u c k
"How could nobody bring him up" SAM SWEETIE
I'm going to go ballistic now excuse me:))
This whole scene is so well written jesus fucking christ
Have you praised Anthony Mackie's performance today?
Twitter is this clear enough for you?????
Tbh i'm actually surprised marvel allow them to go there even if the situation didn't escalate.
They put the tiiiiniest handcuffs on bucky lmfao
How many more "bucky"s from Walker's mouth until someone punches him?
"He's too valuable of an asset to have tied up" YEAH BEEP BEEP ALARMS GOING OFF RIGHT THE FUCK NOW UHM THOSE WERE SOME… WORD CHOICES… THAT WERE USED… fuck you Walker
"It's something I use with couples" oh coME ON
SFHAJSDFH this is ridiculous i love it
Malcolm Spellman: * agressively takes notes on Stackie's interviews *
SOUL-GAZING EXERCISE LMFAO
THEY'RE SO STUPID I HATE THEM
Sambucky: *chaotic leg positioning*
Dr Raynor: WOW ALL RIGHT
I love that the staring contest thing is the conclusion of the bucky staring joke lmao
AND DON'T SAY SOMETHING CHILDISH
this is literally not about you bucky
"Maybe this is something you or Steve will never understand. But can you accept that I did what I thought was right?" YEAH!!!!
Why is everyone, on the show and outside of it too, acting as if Sam made that decision of out the blue and didn't think about it for six months straight, and look what happened! He got fucking played! He's feeling enough remorse as it is jfc
"Thanks Doc for making it weird I feel much better" LMFAO
Oh you KNOW that the shoulder clap is going to come back unironically and it's going to be soft as fuck
"I feel better" "I feel awful" props for the honesty boys!
"It wouldn't make sense to work with you" more like you're the fucking government's lap dog and we wouldn't touch that with a twelve feet long pole. Let's fucking go Sam let's fucking go
10/10 building of Walker actually being a fucking asSHOLE
The Power Broker name drop!
Yes Bucky SHOULD beat the SHIT out of Zemo. As a treat.
"We're going to go see Zemo" *CLASSICAL MUSIC STARTS BLASTING IN THE BACKGROUND*
Oh I love that last bird eye's shot at the end of the scene
Overall thoughts: This episode was MUCH MUCH better on second viewing. I do think it’s a little bit too fast paced so a lot of things keep happening and there’s not enough time to process them in between?? Again the best moments are the quiet ones like the flight back and the Baltimore scene, but mad props to everyone from jumping between comedy and drama so fucking well. Even though there are, in tone, some very opposite atmospheres in the episode it never feels chaotic, and the situations that happen are very well connected and don’t feel disjointed at all.
The highlight of the episode was definitely the two different ways Sam and Bucky are (avoiding) grieving over Steve, and how his legacy hangs between them at all times. It makes so much sense for Bucky to take the entire situation so personally because Steve was the One thing he knew he could trust, while Sam is trying to see the bigger picture and not just what Steve demanded of him.
Hope that makes sense!
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